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Meet our new faculty: Matthew DeJong, engineering

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Matthew DeJong

Name: Matthew DeJong
Discipline: Engineering
Degrees: B.S., civil engineering, University of California, Davis, 2001; M.S., civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005; Ph.D., building technology: structures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
Research interests: My research is primarily on earthquake engineering and monitoring and modeling of civil infrastructure. Within these fields, I have a particular interest in soil-structure interaction, aging infrastructure and rocking structures.
Other interests: Cycling, soccer and visiting historic buildings and bridges