Brent Phares
Email: bphares@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-5879
Title(s):
Research Associate Professor [CCE E]
Office
Primary
Ste 4700 Research Park 4
2711 S Loop Dr Ste 4700
Ames, IA 50010-8664
Secondary
418 Town Engr
813 Bissell Road
Ames, IA 50011-1066
Information
- 2012-Present, Associate Director, Institute for Transportation
- 2011-Present, Director, Bridge Engineering Center
- 2001-2011, Associate Director, Bridge Engineering Center
- Areas of research activity include the following: field testing of bridges, forensic engineering/failure investigation, and non-destructive evaluation.
- Engineer, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc, Conducted non-destructive testing and structural analysis of civil infrastructure
- Vice President, MGPS, Inc, Conducted non-destructive testing of civil infrastructure
Education
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1998
- M.S. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1996
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1994