Michel Bruneau

PhD

Michel Bruneau.

Michel Bruneau

PhD

Michel Bruneau

PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor
Registered Professional Engineer
Province of Ontario

Research Topics

Earthquake resistant design; blast resistant design; multi-hazard engineering; dynamic response of structures; seismic evaluation and retrofit of steel bridges and steel buildings; seismic evaluation and retrofit of unreinforced masonry buildings; ultimate behavior of steel, metal and advanced composite structures; behavior of guyed-towers, cable structures, long-span and tall structures

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Latest News

  • The Buffalo News spoke with Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the Buffalo Niagara region Monday morning.
  • Structure Magazine shared the contributions and experiences of Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in helping build California’s first SpeedCore tower. 
  • Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, appeared on In Our Community with Penny Wolfgang, a locally-produced radio show for Big WECK radio.
  • The American Society of Civil Engineers reviewed “The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It,” a new book by Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.

  • Highlights include making hydrogen fuel cell less expensive and keeping bridges open after earthquakes.

  • ASCE's Civil magazine reports on “The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It,” a new book by Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
  • Modern Steel Construction featured research work led by Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, that investigated the use of SpeedCore technology.