RESEARCH INTERESTS: Wind Effects on Structures, Hurricane & Community Resilience, Wind Energy, Vehicle Design & Safety

Sungmoon Jung, Professor & Executive Director - Sungmoon Jung is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Dr. Jung received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then worked for Caterpillar for three years. He then joined the engineering college in 2008. His main research interest is structural engineering and mechanics focusing on wind loading and impact loading. Dr. Jung and his students have published numerous papers in 1) analysis of the wind effects on structures considering characteristics of hurricane winds, 2) more accurate estimation of damage on buildings and communities subjected to strong winds, and 3) methods to mitigate structural damage against wind loading or impact loading. Agencies that funded his research include the National Science Foundation and the Florida Department of Transportation.