Jack W. Baker

Education

Ph.D., Structural Engineering (2005) Stanford University

M.S., Statistics (2004) Stanford University

M.S., Structural Engineering (2002) Stanford University

B.A., Mathematics/Physics (2000) Whitman College

Academic Experience

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California (2006-present)

Acting Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California (2005-2006)

Visiting researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland (2005-2006)

Visiting researcher, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan (2004)

Teaching

CEE 101a, Mechanics of Materials

CEE 203, Probabilistic Models in Civil Engineering

CEE 204, Structural Reliability

CEE 289, Random Vibrations

Awards

Terman Fellow, Stanford University, 2006

Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship, 2004

American Society of Civil Engineers essay contest awards, 2003 and 2004

Stanford University graduate fellowship, 2001

Phi Beta Kappa, Whitman College, 2000

Scholar Athlete, Whitman College Varsity Basketball Team, 1997, 1998

Professional Affiliations

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)

Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS)

Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center

Seismological Society of America (SSA)

Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC)

Jack Baker