Grace Yan

Yan delivers plenary speech on tornado resilience

Posted by on November 4, 2025

Dr. Grace Yan, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, delivered a plenary speech titled “Dedication and Commitment of Missouri S&T in Enhancing Tornado Resilience for Missouri” at the State Risk Management Team meeting of the State Emergency Management Agency Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Jefferson City, Missouri.

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Yan delivers keynote on tornado resilience at global event

Posted by on October 7, 2025

Dr. Grace Yan, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, presented a keynote address at the 7th Global Summit of the Global Alliance for Disaster Resilience Institute, held in July in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Panel to address disaster resiliency and building codes Oct. 8

Posted by on October 6, 2025

Missouri S&T will host an expert panel discussion on disaster resiliency and building codes 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Hy Point Building, located at 4000 Enterprise Drive in Rolla.

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Faculty Success Fellows and Luce Professors

Posted by on September 25, 2025

The faculty success unit within faculty affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of several faculty to new roles. Faculty Fellows and Luce Professors were selected through a competitive application process that took place in spring 2025.

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15th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering held May 19-22

Posted by on June 3, 2025

The 15th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering was held May 19-22, at the St. Charles (Missouri) Convention Center. Dr. Grace Yan, professor of structural engineering and director of the Center for Hazard Mitigation and Community Resilience and Wind Hazard Mitigation Laboratory, chaired the conference.

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Tornado Wonders Team conducts damage survey after St. Louis storms

Posted by on June 3, 2025

The S&T Tornado Wonders Team, led by Dr. Grace Yan, professor of structural engineering and director of the Center for Hazard Mitigation and Community Resilience and the Wind Hazard Mitigation Laboratory (WHAM), conducted a full-scale tornado damage survey on May 16 following severe storms in St. Louis.

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Yan advances tornado resilience at state and national summits

Posted by on November 5, 2024

Dr. Grace Yan, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, recently delivered speeches at two resiliency summits.

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Yan delivers keynote speech at international conference on wind and structures

Posted by on November 5, 2024

In August, Dr. Grace Yan, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, delivered a keynote speech titled “High-fidelity Tornado-community Interaction Modeling and Its Application to Enhance Tornado Resilience” at the 2024 International Conference on Advances in Wind and Structures.

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Yan selected National Academies committee on extreme weather

Posted by on October 1, 2024

Dr. Grace Yan, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has been selected to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s committee on attribution of extreme weather events, climate change and their impact.

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19 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 10, 2024

Nineteen faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

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