• Undergraduate curriculum reform
• Structural mechanics
• Numerical methods applied to linear, nonlinear, and dynamic structural analysis
  

Education

• Ph.D., Civil (Structural) Engineering, 1988 - Georgia Institute of Technology.
• M.S., Civil (Structural) Engineering, 1978 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
• B.S., Civil (Structural) Engineering, 1977 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  
  

Professional Experience

• 1994 - present, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU.
• 1988 - 1994, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU.
• 1983 - 1988, Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology.
• 1985 - 1986, Instructor, Georgia Institute of Technology.
• 1980 - 1982, Researcher, Battelle Houston Operations.
• 1978 - 1980, Engineer, Marine Technology Development Department, Brown and Root, Inc.
• 1977 - 1978, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
  

Awards

• 2003, Outstanding Teacher, College of Engineering and Architecture.
• 1992, Leon Luck Award (most effective faculty member in department).
  

Teaching

• Advanced Mechanics of Materials
• Computer Methods of Structural Analysis
• Finite Elements
• Advanced Finite Elements
• Mechanics of Structures
  

Selected Publications and Book Sections

• Cofer, W. F., Zhang, Y., and McLean, D. I., "A Comparison of Current Computer Analysis Methods for Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Members," Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 835-861, 2002.
• Peterson, S. T., McLean, D. I., Symans, M. D., Pollock, D. G., Cofer, W. F., Emerson, R. N., and Fridley, K. J., "Application of Dynamic System Identification to Timber Beams – Part I: Development of Method and Analytical Verification," Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 418-425, 2001.
• Peterson, S. T., McLean, D. I., Symans, M. D., Pollock, D. G., Cofer, W. F., Emerson, R. N., and Fridley, K. J., "Application of Dynamic System Identification to Timber Beams – Part II: Laboratory Evaluation," Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 426-433, 2001.
• Fridley, K. J., Williams, J. M., and Cofer, W. F., "Reliability of Reused Sawn Lumber: Effect of Fastener Holes," Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 412-417, 2001.
• Williams, J.M., Fridley, K.J., Cofer, W.F., and Falk, R.H., "Failure Modeling of Sawn Lumber with a Fastener Hole," Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 83-98, 2000