Dr. Eric M Lui is Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. He received his BSCE with high honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his MSCE and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Professor Lui's TEACHING and RESEARCH interests are in the area of Structural Engineering with an emphasis on structural stability, structural dynamics, structural materials, numerical methods, computer-aided analysis and design, and earthquake engineering.