John W. Fisher
Joseph T. Stuart Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems     
Lehigh University      
117 ATLSS Drive
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-4793
Tele. (610) 758-3535

Education:

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1964  
M.S. Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1958  
B.S. Civil Engineering, Washington University, 1956  

Teaching Areas:
Structural analysis and steel design
Advanced topics in steel structures
Design of fatigue and fracture resistant structures

Research and Scholarship Areas:
Structural connections
Fatigue behavior of welded components
Fracture analysis of steel structures
Behavior and performance of steel bridges

Significant Honors and Awards:
Presented the John Roebling Medal by The Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania, 1995
Awarded Frank P. Brown Medal by the Franklin Institute (1992); R.R. and E.C. Hillman Award (1992).
Elected Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (1989)
Elected Corresponding Member, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (1989)
Named Engineer of the Year in Research by the Institute for Bridge Integrity and Safety (1989)
Joseph T. Stuart Professorship, Lehigh University (1988)
Dr. Honoris Causa from Swiss Federal Inst. of Tech., Lausanne, Switzerland (1988)
Construction's Man of the Year by Engineering News Record (1987)
Engineering Alumni Achievement Award by Washington Univ. (1987)
Elected member, National Academy of Engineering (1986)
Senior Visiting Scholar, Peoples Republic of China (1985)
Eleanor and Joseph Libsch Research Award (1985)
Civil College Eminent Overseas Speaker, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1983); Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (1981)
Engineer of the Year, Lehigh Valley Section PSPE (1980)

Professional Society Memberships:
American Society of Civil Engineers (Hon.)  
International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers; American Society for Engineering Education
American Welding Society; Transportation Research Board, NAS
Research Council on Structural Joints
American Railroad Engineering Association
American Institute of Steel Construction  
NAE, Advisory Committee, PBS Revolutionary Roads

Consultation and Other External Professional Activities:
Editorial Board, J. Construct. Steel Res., Constrado and Granada Pub. Ltd., England
Specification Advisory Committee, American Institute of Steel Construction (1978-93)
CONRAIL
Connecticut DOT
Pennsylvania DOT
Modjeski and Masters
Wiss, Janney & Eilstner
HDR Engineers
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
Minnesota DOT, Bechtel Corp., Wilbur Smith Assoc; Michael Baker Inc; Weidlinger Assoc.
 
Representative Recent Publications:
"High-Performance Steels for America's Bridges," J.W. Fisher & R.J. Dexter, Welding Journal, Presented at the Natl. Symposium on Steel Bridge Construction, AISC, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 11, 1993
"Construction Technologies in Japan," JTEC Panel Report, R.L. Tucker, J.W. Fisher, D.W. Halpin, R. Nielsen, B.C. Paulson, Jr., G.H. Watson & R.T. Wright, Japanese Technology Evaluation Center, Loyola College, MD, June 1991, NTIS Rep. #PB91-100057
"Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints," G.L. Kulak, J.W. Fisher & J.H.A. Struik, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987, ISBN0-471-83791-1
"Corrosion and Its Influence on Strength of Steel Bridge Members," J.W. Fisher, B.T. Yen & D. Wang, Transportation Research Record 1290, Vol. 1, March 1991
"Fatigue and Fracture of Steel Bridges," J.W. Fisher, Wiley Interscience 1984, ISBN0-471-80469-X