Welcome to the 15th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering to be held in St. Louis, Missouri!

The Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (ACWE) stands as a preeminent international gathering for the wind engineering community. With a great honor, the Center for Hazard Mitigation and Community Resilience (HMCR) at Missouri University of Science and Technology is proud to host the 15th ACWE in St. Louis, Missouri.

Building on the success of previous conferences, we expand the agenda to promote advanced research and practice to better confront the grand challenges of wind hazards under changing climate, which includes the improvement of building codes for diverse wind conditions. The chair extends her heartfelt welcome to you all, inviting you to come to establish connections, exchange insights, and transform challenges into opportunities together, ultimately fostering the growth of the wind engineering community.

Important Dates

Aug. 1, 2024:

Nov. 1, 2024:

Dec. 15, 2024:

Jan. 15, 2025:

Feb. 15, 2025:

Sept. 1, 2025:

Abstract Submission Opens

Abstract Submission Closes

Notification of Acceptance

Early Registration Opens

Early Registration Closes

Full Paper Submission Deadline


Organizing Committee

Grace Yan, Chair
Director, Center for Hazard Mitigation and Community Resilience (HMCR)
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T)

Kamal Khayat
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Vernon
Maralee Jones Endowed Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T

Joel Burken
Chair and Curators’ Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T

Genda Chen
Director, Center for Intelligent Infrastructure Professor and Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T

Kakkattukuzhy M. Isaac
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Missouri S&T

Ronaldo Luna
Professor, Department of Civil, Computer and Electrical Engineering 
Saint Louis University

Daoru Han
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Missouri S&T

Panneer Selvam
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
University Of Arkansas

Yi Zhao
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for HMCR
Missouri S&T

Natalie Goeddertz Email
Program/Project Support Coordinator, Center for Intelligent Infrastructure
Missouri S&T


Scientific Committee

Dr. Chris Baker
University of Birmingham

Dr. Gianni Bartoli
University of Florence, Italy

Dr. Mike Biggerstaff
University of Oklahoma, United States

Dr. Girma Bitsuamlak
Western University, Canada

Dr. Steve C.S. Cai
Louisiana State University, United States

Dr. Shuyang Cao
Tongi University, China

Dr. Suren Chen
Colorado State University, United States

Dr. Xinzhong Chen
Texas Tech University, United States

Dr. Shaohong Cheng
University of Windsor, Canada

Dr. Arindam Gan Chowdhury
Florida International University, United States

Dr. Amal Elawady
Florida International University, United States

Dr. Richard Flay
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Dr. YaoJun Ge
Tongji University, China

Dr. Catherine Gorle
Stanford University, United States

Dr. Yanlin Guo
Colorado State University, United States

Dr. Kurtis Gurley
University of Florida, United States

Dr. Fred Haan
Calvin College, United States

Dr. Horia Hangan
Western University, Canada

Dr. Xugang Hua
Hunan University, China

Dr. Peter Irwin
Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin, Inc. (RWDI), Canada

Dr. Sungmoon Jung
Florida A&M University-Florida State University, United States

Dr. Ahsan Kareem
University of Notre Dame, United States

Dr. Hiroshi Katsuchi
Yokohama National University, Japan

Dr. Tracy Kijewski-Correa
University of Notre Dame, United States

Dr. Gregory Kopp
Western University, Canada

Dr. Jamie Brown Kruse
East Carolina University, United States

Dr. Kenny Kwok
University of Western Sydney, Australia

Dr. Chris Letchford
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

Dr. Marc Levitan
National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

Dr. Mingshui Li Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Dr. Ruilong Li
Hamilton Re, United States

Dr. Daan Liang
National Science Foundation, United States

Dr. Frank Lombardo
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Dr. Kam Tim TSE The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China

Dr. Forrest Masters
University of Florida, United States

Dr. Murray Morrison
Institute for Business and Home Safety, United States

Dr. Brian Phillips
University of Florida

Dr. Jean-Paul Pinelli
Florida Institute of Technology, United States

Dr. Dorothy Reed
University of Washington, United States

Dr. Maryam Refan
CPP, Wind Engineering & Air Quality Consultants, United States

Dr. Partha Sarkar
Iowa State University, United States

Dr. John Schroeder
Texas Tech University, United States

Dr. R. Panneer Selvam
University of Arkansas

Dr. Seymour “MJ” Spence
University of Michigan, United States

Dr. Theodore Stathopoulos
Concordia University, Canada

Dr. Mark Sterling
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dr. Elaina J. Sutley
University of Kansas, United States

Dr. Yukio Tamura
Tokyo Polytechnic University (Chongqing University), Japan

Dr. Changda Feng
Verisk, United States

Dr. Tim K.T. TSE The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Dr. Teng Wu
University of Buffalo, United States

Dr. YL Xu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Dr. Grace Yan
Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

Dr. Qingshan Yang
Chongqing University, China

Dr. DongHun Yeo
National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

Dr. Wei Zhang
University of Connecticut, United States

Dr. Lin Zhao
Tongji University, China

Dr. Ioannis Zisis
Florida International University, United States

Dr. Delong Zuo
Texas Tech University, United States

Dr. Daniel M. Rhee
National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States


For any inquiries, please contact the conference organizers.

Email: hmcr.15acwe@mst.edu