Jong-Wha Bai, Ph.D.

Dr. Jong-Wha Bai received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Yonsei University in 2000. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2004 and 2011, respectively.

In the fall of 2010, Dr. Bai joined the College of Engineering at California Baptist University (CBU). Prior to joining CBU, he was a full-time visiting faculty at Southern Methodist University while completing his Ph.D. studies. He teaches courses in the area of structural engineering, including Statics, Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis, Structural Design I and II (steel and reinforced concrete design), and Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. He currently serves as Department Chair of Civil Engineering & Construction Management. He has also served as a faculty advisor for the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) between 2012 and 2019.

In terms of research, Dr. Bai’s interests focus on the general topics of resilient infrastructure and sustainable construction materials, including development of probabilistic models and fragility curves, damage assessment and loss estimation due to seismic events, performance evaluation and retrofit of structures, and structural behavior of high performance concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete. His previous research achievements in the area of development of fragility curves for several types of buildings and a probabilistic framework for structural damage assessment have been successfully implemented into MAEViz, a regional seismic loss estimation tool developed by the Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center. He carried out research funded through the PERISHIP fellowship in 2007 by utilizing a scenario-based assessment for seismic losses due to future earthquakes in the central United States. He also conducted research on the experimental study of creep for self-consolidating concrete with undergraduate students funded through a CBU Micro grant in 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Dr. Bai is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). Between 2015 and 2017, he served as Vice President of Student Activities for the Los Angeles section of the ASCE. In 2017 he was awarded Outstanding Faculty Advisor for Student Groups for the ASCE LA sections as well as for ASCE
Region 9, the state of California. He also received the CBU Distinguished Professor Award for the 2017-18 academic year.

Dr. Bai serves as a reviewer for several national and international journals, and has taken an interest in outreach activities for engineering education. For example, he has been participating in the Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) and the City of Riverside’s Long Night of Arts and Innovation to engage and retain K-12 students’ interest in engineering.

Dr. Bai was born and raised in Seoul, Korea. He is married to Namhee Kim (Associate Professor in Health Science at CBU). They have two children. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys playing music, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

EGR 241 - Statics
EGR 242 - Strength of Materials
EGR 351 - Structural Analysis
EGR 352 - Structural Design I
EGR 452 - Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
EGR 455 - Structural Design II

Classes taught at CBU in the past:
ARC 290 - Statics and Strength of Materials
ARC 393 - Structural Systems I
EGR 103 - Engineering Service I
EGR 254 - Materials Engineering
EGR 304 - Leadership Cohort
EGR 306 - Internship Preparation
EGR 353 - Soil Mechanics
EGR 354 - Soil and Foundation Engineering
EGR 382 - Applied Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineers
EGR 402 - Capstone Presentation
EGR 403 - FE Exam
EGR 507 - Research and Development
EGR 508 - Documentation and Presentation
Combined lab of EGR 352 and 354 - Junior Design Project

Resilient Infrastructure: Earthquake engineering and structural reliability analysis
- Seismic performance evaluation and seismic retrofit for existing structures
- Probabilistic capacity/demand model and fragility curve development
- Damage assessment and loss estimation
- Structural health monitoring and system identification

Sustainable Construction Materials: Materials engineering and probabilistic model development
- Probabilistic model development for concrete behavior
- Structural behavior of high performance concrete and fiber reinforced concrete
- Creep deformation of self-consolidating concrete

Visiting Lecturer, Southern Methodist University (SMU), August 2007–May 2010:
- Statics
- Mechanics of deformable bodies
- Mechanics of materials lab
- Structural analysis
- Design of concrete structures
- Matrix structural analysis and introduction to finite element methods (graduate-level)
- Advanced concrete design (graduate-level)

* BOOK CHAPTERS:

Kim, Y. and Bai, J.-W. (2017), “Seismic Fragility Analysis of Faulty Smart Structures,” Papadrakakis, M., Plevris, V., and Lagaros, N.D. (Eds.), Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering - Vol. 3, Springer.


* JOURNAL PAPERS - Published:

Kim, Y.H., Park, Y., and Bai, J.-W. (2016), “Probabilistic Shear Capacity Models for Concrete Members with Internal Composite Reinforcement,” Journal of Composites for Construction, 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000739, 04016083.

Cha, Y.J. and Bai, J.-W. (2016), “Seismic Fragility Estimates of Moment-Resisting Frame Building Controlled by MR Dampers using Performance-Based Design,” Engineering Structures, 116 (1), p. 192-202.

Bai, J.-W., Hueste, M.D., and Gardoni, P. (2015), “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Tilt-Up Concrete Structures,” Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 11(9), p. 1131-1146.

Bai, J.-W., Hueste, M.D., and Gardoni, P. (2014), “Case Study: Scenario-Based Seismic Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures in Mid-America,” Earthquake Spectra, 30 (4), p.1585-1599.

Kim, Y.S., Bai, J.-W., and Albano, L.D. (2013), “Fragility Estimates of Smart Structures with Sensor Faults,” Smart Materials and Structures, 22, 125012.

Bai, J.-W., Gardoni, P., and Hueste, M.D. (2011), “Story-Specific Demand Models and Seismic Fragility Estimates for Multi-Story Buildings,” Structural Safety, 33 (1), p. 96-107.

Bai, J.-W., Hueste, M.D., and Gardoni, P. (2009), “Probabilistic Assessment of Structural Damage due to Earthquakes for Buildings in Mid-America,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 135 (10), p. 1155-1163.

Hueste, M.D. and Bai, J.-W. (2007), “Seismic Retrofit of a Reinforced Concrete Flat-Slab Structure: Part I - Seismic Performance Evaluation,” Engineering Structures, 29 (6), p. 1165-1177.

Hueste, M.D. and Bai, J.-W. (2007), “Seismic Retrofit of a Reinforced Concrete Flat-Slab Structure: Part II - Seismic Fragility Analysis,” Engineering Structures, 29 (6), p. 1178-1188.


* JOURNAL PAPERS - To be submitted:

Mun, C., Bai, J.-W., and Song, J., “Hierarchical Bayesian Models with Subdomain Clustering for Parameter Estimation of Discrete Bayesian network,” Structural Safety, submitted for review.

De Leon, O.A. and Bai, J.-W., “Seismic Fragility Analysis of a High-Rise Building in Mid-America,” in preparation.

Kim, Y.H. and Bai, J.-W., “A Probabilistic Model for Predicting Creep Deformation of High-Performance Concrete Members,” in preparation.

Cha, Y.J. and Bai, J.-W., “Estimation of Seismic Fragility using Story-Specific Demand Models for Performance-Based Semi-Active Control Design of Nonlinear System,” in preparation.


* CONFERENCE PAPERS:

Mun, C., Bai, J.-W., and Song, J. (2024), “Risk Assessment of Damaged Structural Systems under Aftershocks using a Hierarchical Bayesian Model,” Proceedings, 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), Milan, Italy.

Mun, C., Bai, J.-W., and Song, J. (2023), “Probabilistic Risk Assessment for a Damaged Structural System to Aftershocks using Hierarchical Bayesian Model,” Proceedings, 14th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP14), Dublin, Ireland.

Mun, C., Bai, J.-W., and Song, J. (2022), “Bayesian Network for Building Structures under Sequence of Main and Aftershocks,” Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022), Shanghai, China.

Mun, C., Bai, J.-W., and Song, J. (2022), “Probabilistic Modeling and Inference for Building Structures under Earthquake Sequences Using Matrix-based Bayesian Network,” Proceedings, San Fernando Earthquake Conference – 50 Years of Lifeline Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.

Glenn, J. and Bai, J.-W. (2020), “Seismic Fragility Analysis of a Four-Story Masonry Building with Retrofit Techniques,” Proceedings, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan.

Kim, Y., Small, N., Kim, K.-H., Bai, J.-W., and Zhu, N. (2019), “Conditional Probability Approach of Assessing the Risk of High Ocean Waves,” Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13), Seoul, Korea.

Carrillo, R., Pankowski, B.F., Rither, L.N., Kim, Y., and Bai, J.-W. (2018), “Seismic Fragility Estimates for High-Rise Building with an Adaptive Damping System,” Proceedings, 11th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA.

Jung, H., Bai, J.-W., and Zhou, Z. (2017), “Comparison of Fundamental Engineering Exam Results between Civil and Mechanical Engineering Students,” Abstract published/Poster presented, 2017 ASEE-PSW Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ.

Kim, Y. and Bai, J.-W. (2017), “Vulnerability Assessment of Smart Bridge Piers due to Vehicle Collision,” Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Vienna, Austria.

Bai, J.-W., Carballo, J., Carrillo, R., and Kim, Y.H. (2017), “Probabilistic Model for Predicting Early Creep of Self-Consolidating Concrete Containing SCMs,” Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Vienna, Austria.

Freed, M.L., Kim, Y., and Bai, J.-W. (2016), “Fragility Analysis of Bridge Structures Subject to Collision Forces,” Proceedings, 5th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2016), Seoul, Korea.

Kim, Y.H. and Bai, J.-W. (2016), “Sensitivity Analysis of Shear Capacity Model for Concrete Members with Internal Composite Reinforcement,” Proceedings, 5th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2016), Seoul, Korea.

You, T., Bai, J.-W., and Kim, Y.H. (2016), “Finite Element Modeling for Predicting Creep of Self-Consolidating Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” Proceedings, 1st International Conference on Grand Challenges in Construction Materials (IGCMAT 2016), Los Angeles, CA.

Bai, J.-W. and Cha, Y.-J. (2016), “Seismic Fragility Analysis for Semi-Actively Controlled Structures Using MR Dampers,” Proceedings, Geotechnical & Structural Engineering Congress, Phoenix, AZ.

Park, Y., Abolmaali, A., Kim, Y.H., and Bai, J.-W. (2015), “Sensitivity Analysis of Flexural Characteristics for Steel and Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete,” Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Construction Materials (CONMAT '15), Whistler, Canada.

Kim, Y.H., Park, Y., and Bai, J.-W. (2015), “Probabilistic Shear Capacity Models for Concrete Members with Internal Composite Reinforcements,” Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Construction Materials (CONMAT '15), Whistler, Canada.

Bai, J.-W., Gardoni, P., and Hueste, M.D. (2014), “Comparison between Seismic Demand Models and Incremental Dynamic Analysis for Low-Rise and Mid-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings,” Proceedings, 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10NCEE), Anchorage, AK.

Cha, Y.-J. and Bai, J.-W. (2014), “Seismic Fragility Estimates of Controlled High-Rise Buildings with Magnetorheological Dampers,” Proceedings, 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10NCEE), Anchorage, AK.

Bai, J.-W., Hueste, M.D., and Gardoni, P. (2013), “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Tilt-Up Concrete Buildings in Mid-America,” Proceedings, ICOSSAR 2013 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, New York, NY.

Kim, Y.H. and Bai, J.-W. (2013), “A Probabilistic Model for Predicting Creep Deformation of High-Performance Concrete Members,” Proceedings, ICOSSAR 2013 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, New York, NY.

Kim, Y.H. and Bai, J.-W. (2012), “Development of Probabilistic Creep Model of High-Performance Concrete,” Proceedings, UKC 2012 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, Garden Grove, CA.

Bai, J.-W., Gardoni, P., and Hueste, M.D. (2011), “Scenario-Based Structural Loss Estimation for Concrete Buildings for Central U.S. Seismic Events,” Proceedings, ICASP11 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland.

Kim, Y.S. and Bai, J.-W. (2011), “Fragility Analysis for Sensor Fault Detection of Smart Structures,” Proceedings, ICASP11 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland.

Kim, Y.S. and Bai, J.-W. (2010), “Seismic Fragility Analysis of Smart Structures,” Proceedings, 5th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, Tokyo, Japan.

Bai, J.-W., Gardoni, P., and Hueste, M.D. (2009), “Story-Specific Demand Models and Seismic Fragility Estimates for Low-Rise Buildings,” Proceedings, ICOSSAR 2009 The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Osaka, Japan.

Bai, J.-W., Hueste, M.D., and Gardoni, P. (2009), “Seismic Performance and Retrofit for Tilt-Up Concrete Buildings in Mid-America,” Proceedings, ASCE Structures Congress 2009, Austin, TX.

Bai, J.-W., Hueste, M.D., and Gardoni, P. (2008), “Probabilistic Assessment of Structural Seismic Damage for Buildings in Mid-America,” Proceedings, MERCEA 08 Seismic Engineering International Conference, Reggio Calabria and Messina, Italy.

Bai, J.-W. and Hueste, M.D. (2006), “Seismic Fragility of a Tilt-Up Concrete Building in the Central United States,” Proceedings, 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8NCEE), Paper No. 0584, San Francisco, CA.

Hueste, M.D. and Bai, J.-W. (2004), “Impact of Retrofit on the Seismic Fragility of a Reinforced Concrete Structure,” Proceedings, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13WCEE), Paper No. 1163, Vancouver, Canada.

Hueste, M.D. and Bai, J.-W. (2003), “Predicting the Seismic Performance of a RC Building in the Central U.S.,” Proceedings, 5th US-Japan Workshop on Performance-Based Seismic Design Methodology for Concrete Buildings, Hakone, Japan.


* OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Van Niekerk, R., Yovanovich, J., Bai, J.-W., and Kim, Y. (2023), “Shake Table Testing of a Wooden Historic Structure with Seismic Retrofit Techniques,” California Baptist University, Final report of 2022-23 CBU Internal Research Grant.

Carrillo, R.J., Carballo, J.G., and Bai, J.-W. (2015), “Experimental Study on Creep of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC),” California Baptist University, Final report of 2014-15 Micro-Grant Project.

Carrillo, R.J., Carballo, J.G., and Bai, J.-W. (2014), “Experimental Setup and Material Testing for Creep Deformation of High Performance Concrete,” California Baptist University, Final report of 2013-14 Micro-Grant Project.

Bai, J.-W. and Hueste, M.D. (2007), “Deterministic and Probabilistic Evaluation of Retrofit Alternatives for a Five-Story Flat-Slab RC Building,” Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center Technical Report, 06-01.

Bai, J.-W. (2003), “Seismic Retrofit for a Reinforced Concrete Building Structures,” Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center Student Leadership Council (SLC) Online Magazine, Vol. III, No. 2.


* THESIS / DISSERTATION:

“Seismic Fragility Analysis and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Dec. 2011.

“Seismic Fragility and Retrofitting for a Reinforced Concrete Flat-Slab Structure,” M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, May 2004.


* PRESENTATIONS:

“CECM Summer Camp, Day3: Build and Shake,” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, July 2024, Riverside, CA.

“Earthquake Engineering and Pasta Building Shakedown (RUSD Camp),” Oral presentation, California Baptist University, June 2024, Riverside, CA.

“Shaking Up Learning: Engaging Engineering Education with a Shake Table,” Oral presentation, the 31st South-Western Regional Conference (SWRC), Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association – Southern California (KSEA-SC), Feb. 2024, Long Beach, CA.

“2023 Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Shakedown,” Oral presentation and shake table competition, California Baptist University, Dec. 2023, Riverside, CA.

“CECM Summer Camp, Day3: Build and Shake,” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, July 2023, Riverside, CA.

“Pasta Building Shakedown (RUSD Camp),” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, May 2023, Riverside, CA.

“Earthquake Engineering and Tsunami Warning System (RUSD Camp),” Oral presentation, California Baptist University, May 2023, Riverside, CA.

“Pasta Building Shakedown (Cooley Ranch Elementary School students),” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, Mar. 2023, Riverside, CA.

“Pasta Building Shakedown (ASCE student chapter event),” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, Feb. 2023, Riverside, CA.

“Pasta Building Shakedown (Chemawa Middle School students),” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, Feb. 2023, Riverside, CA.

“Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Shakedown,” Oral presentation and shake table competition, California Baptist University, Dec. 2022, Riverside, CA.

“Pasta Building Shakedown (Yucaipa High School students),” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, Oct. 2022, Riverside, CA.

“Design for Earthquakes – Shake Table Demo (RUSD STEM Teachers),” Oral presentation and shake table demonstration, California Baptist University, Sept. 2022, Riverside, CA.

“AZ Summer Camp: Build and Shake,” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, June 2022, Riverside, CA.

“CECM Summer Camp, Day3: Build and Shake,” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, June 2022, Riverside, CA.

“Shake Table Activity (Summer STEM Institute),” Oral presentation and shake table demonstration, California Baptist University, June 2022, Riverside, CA.

“Shake Table Activity (Yucaipa High School),” Oral presentation and shake table test, California Baptist University, May 2022, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Feb. 2022, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Sept. 2021, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Sept. 2020, Riverside, CA.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Invited seminar, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Sept. 2019, Ulsan, Korea.

“Vulnerability Assessment of Smart Bridge Piers due to Vehicle Collision,” Invited lecture, Cable Bridge Global Research Group 4th-year Workshop, Aug. 2019, Seoul, Korea.

“Conditional Probability Approach of Assessing the Risk of High Ocean Waves,” Oral presentation, 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13), Seoul, Korea.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Jan. 2019, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Oct. 2018, Riverside, CA.

“Seismic Fragility Estimates for High-Rise Building with an Adaptive Damping System,” Poster presentation, 11th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Jan. 2018, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Nov. 2017, Riverside, CA.

“Smart Structures: Seismic Risk Monitoring using a Sensor Network,” Smart Structure Demonstration, Long Night of Arts and Innovation, Oct. 2017, Riverside, CA.

“Vulnerability Assessment of Smart Bridge Piers due to Vehicle Collision,” Oral presentation, 12th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Vienna, Austria.

“Probabilistic Model for Predicting Early Creep of Self-Consolidating Concrete Containing SCMs,” Oral presentation, 12th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Vienna, Austria.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Jan. 2017, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Oct. 2016, Riverside, CA.

“Sensitivity Analysis of Shear Capacity Model for Concrete Members with Internal Composite Reinforcement,” Oral presentation, 5th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2016), Seoul, Korea.

“Fragility Analysis of Bridge Structures Subject to Collision Forces,” Oral presentation, 5th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2016), Seoul, Korea.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Invited seminar, Seoul National University, July 2016, Seoul, Korea.

“Effect of Fly Ash Particle Size on Early Creep of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Poster presentation, 1st International Conference on Grand Challenges in Construction Materials (IGCMAT 2016), Los Angeles, CA.

“Finite Element Modeling for Predicting Creep of Self-Consolidating Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” Poster presentation, 1st International Conference on Grand Challenges in Construction Materials (IGCMAT 2016), Los Angeles, CA.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis for Semi-Actively Controlled Structures Using MR Dampers,” Lightning session, Geotechnical & Structural Engineering Congress, Feb. 2016, Phoenix, AZ.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Feb. 2016, Riverside, CA.

“Smart Structures: Seismic Risk Monitoring using a Sensor Network,” Oral Presentation with Demonstration, Long Night of Arts and Innovation, Oct. 2015, Riverside, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Oct. 2015, Riverside, CA.

“Sensitivity Analysis of Flexural Characteristics for Steel and Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete,” CONMAT15, Aug. 2015, Whistler, Canada.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures in Central U.S.,” Invited seminar, Seoul National University, June 2015, Seoul, Korea.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Invited seminar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, April 2015, Worcester, MA.

“Probabilistic Loss Estimation for Concrete Buildings Subject to Seismic Events in the Central U.S.,” Poster presentation, 2015 EERI Annual Meeting, April 2015, Boston, MA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, March 2015, Riverside, CA.

“Creep at Early-Age of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC),” KSEA 25th South-Western Regional Conference, Feb. 2015, Carlsbad, CA.

“Introduction to Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering),” Invited seminar, California Baptist University, Dec. 2014, Riverside, CA.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Invited seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Oct. 2014, Baltimore, MD.

“A Probabilistic Model for Predicting Early-Age Creep Deformation of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” ACI Fall 2014 Convention, Oct. 2014, Washington D.C.

"Seismic Fragility Estimates of Controlled High-Rise Buildings with Magnetorheological Dampers." 10NCEE, July 2014, Anchorage, AK.

"Comparison between Seismic Demand Models and Incremental Dynamic Analysis for Low-Rise and Mid-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings," Poster presentation, 10NCEE, July 2014, Anchorage, AK.

"Seismic Loss Estimation for Concrete Buildings," KSEA 24th South-Western Regional Conference, March 2014, Garden Grove, CA.

“Smart Structures: Seismic Risk Monitoring using a Wireless Sensor Network,” Oral Presentation with Shake Table Demonstration, Long Night of Arts and Innovation, Oct. 2013, Riverside, CA.

“Structural Health Monitoring Demonstration,” Shake Table Demonstration, STEP 2013, Oct. 2013, Riverside, CA.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Invited seminar, Yonsei University, July 2013, Seoul, Korea.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Tilt-Up Concrete Buildings in Mid-America,” ICOSSAR 2013 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, June 2013, New York, NY.

“A Probabilistic Model for Predicting Creep Deformation of High-Performance Concrete Members,” ICOSSAR 2013 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, June 2013, New York, NY.

“Earthquake and Building Designs,” Shake Table Demonstration, Long Night of Arts and Innovation, Oct. 2012, Riverside, CA.

“Earthquake and Building Designs,” Shake Table Demonstration, STEP 2012, Oct. 2012, Riverside, CA.

“Development of Probabilistic Creep Model of High-Performance Concrete,” UKC 2012, Aug. 2012, Garden Grove, CA.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Invited talk, University of California at Los Angeles, May 2012, Los Angeles, CA.

“Scenario-Based Structural Loss Estimation for Concrete Buildings for Central U.S. Seismic Events,” ICASP11 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Aug. 2011, Zurich, Switzerland.

“Fragility Analysis for Sensor Fault Detection of Smart Structures,” ICASP11 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Aug. 2011, Zurich, Switzerland.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis of a High-Rise Building in Mid-America,” Poster session, ASCE Structures Congress, April 2011, Las Vegas, NV.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures,” Professional Development Seminar, California Baptist University, Nov. 2010, Riverside, CA.

“Structural Engineering and the Role of Structural Engineers,” Invited Lecture - Introduction to Environmental and Civil Eng., Southern Methodist University, Nov. 2009, Dallas, TX.

“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Engineering Structures,” Invited Seminar, Bucknell University, May 2009, Lewisburg, PA.

“Seismic Performance and Retrofit for Tilt-Up Concrete Buildings in Mid-America,” ASCE Structures Congress 2009, April 2009, Austin, TX.

“Structural Engineering and the Role of Structural Engineers,” Invited Lecture - Introduction to Environmental and Civil Eng., Southern Methodist University, Nov. 2008, Dallas, TX.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis of Typical Low- to Mid-Rise Reinforced Concrete Structures,” ASCE Structures Congress 2008, April 2008, Vancouver, Canada.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis and Damage Assessment for Concrete Structures,” Invited Lecture - Disaster Management, Southern Methodist University, Sept. 2007, Dallas, TX.

“Earthquake Engineering: An Earthshaking Experience!,” Workshop Presentation and Student Activity, Discover Engineering High School Conference, Oct. 2006, College Station, TX.

“Seismic Fragility Analysis and Loss Estimation for Concrete Structures in the Central U.S.,” Reliability and Risk Analysis Seminars, Texas A&M University, Sept. 2006, College Station, TX.

“Seismic Fragility of a Tilt-Up Concrete Building in the Central United States,” 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8NCEE), April 2006, San Francisco, CA.

“Seismic Fragility of a Tilt-Up Concrete Building in the Central U.S.,” EERI Annual Meeting Poster Session, 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Eng., April 2006, San Francisco, CA.

“Discover Engineering High School Conference - Earthquake Hazard on Buildings,” Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center Educational Program, Jan. 2006, Austin, TX.

“Earthquake Hazard on Buildings,” Workshop Presentation and Student Activity, Discover Engineering High School Conference, Oct. 2005, College Station, TX.

“Impact of Retrofit on the Seismic Fragility of a Reinforced Concrete Structure,” 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13WCEE), Aug. 2004, Vancouver, Canada.

“Consequence Minimization through Seismic Retrofit of a Reinforced Concrete Structure,” RA Symposium, Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center, Jan. 2004, Puerto Rico.

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* PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Editorial Board Member (Associate Editor), KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer), 2016-
2020
Vice President of Student Activities, Board of Directors, LA Section of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Oct. 2015 - Aug. 2017
Editorial Board Member (Associate Editor), KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer), 2016-2020
Editorial Board Member (Contributing Editor), American Journal of Engineering and Applied Science (Science Publications), 2014 - 2016
International Scientific Committee, 5th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2016)
Scientific Committee, 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13)
Reviewer, NSF (National Science Foundation), since 2012
Reviewer, NSERC (National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), since 2010
Reviewer, Mountain-Plains Consortium (MPC), since 2014
Reviewer, Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR), since 2014
Reviewer, Engineering Structures (Elsevier), since 2009
Reviewer, Journal of Vibration and Control (SAGE), since 2011
Reviewer, Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), since 2012
Reviewer, The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings (Wiley), since 2012
Reviewer, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (IEEE), since 2012
Reviewer, Advances in Structural Engineering (Multi-science), since 2012
Reviewer, Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), since 2013
Reviewer, International Journal of Sustainable Energy (Taylor and Francis), since 2013
Reviewer, Smart Structures and Systems (Techno-Press), since 2013
Reviewer, Computers and Concrete (Techno-Press), since 2014
Reviewer, American Journal of Engineering and Applied Science (Science Publications), since 2014
Reviewer, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer), since 2014
Reviewer, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems (ASCE-ASME), since 2014
Reviewer, Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier), since 2015
Reviewer, Steel and Composite Structures (Techno-Press), since 2015
Reviewer, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (Taylor and Francis), since 2015
Reviewer, Journal of Infrastructure Systems (ASCE), since 2015
Reviewer, Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), since 2016
Reviewer, Journal of Composites for Construction (ASCE), since 2016
Reviewer, Sensors (Open Access Journal), since 2016
Reviewer, Journal of Constructional Steel Research (Elsevier), since 2018
Reviewer, Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier), since 2018
Reviewer, Nuclear Engineering and Design (Elsevier), since 2019
Reviewer, Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance (Taylor and Francis), since 2019
Reviewer, SN Applied Sciences (Springer), since 2020
Reviewer, Reliability Engineering and System Safety (Elsevier), since 2020
Faculty Advisor of CBU ASCE Student Chapter, College of Engineering, California Baptist University, 2012-Present
Faculty Search Committee, College of Engineering, California Baptist University, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2023
Instructor, FE Exam Review Course, America Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Orange County
Younger Member Forum (YMF), 2021 and 2022
Instructor, FE Exam Preparation Courses, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA, 2011, 2014
Instructor, FE Exam Preparation Courses, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 2008 - 2010
Peer Instructor, Consequence-Based Engineering (CBE) Institute, College Station, TX, Jan. 2005
Volunteer, 100th Anniversary 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2006
Vice-president, Association of Civil Engineering Doctoral Students (ACE-Docs), 2006 - 2007
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Student Leadership Council (SLC) Representative, 2004 - 2005
Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center Texas A&M Chapter, College Station, TX
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Member
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Member
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Member
American Concrete Institute (ACI) Member
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) Member

* AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

California Baptist University Internal Research Grant ($9,965), 2023, Faculty Development Committee, California Baptist University
ASCE LA Section Distinguished Professor Award, 2021, 2022, ASCE LA Section and OC Younger Member Forum (YMF)
Faculty Development Fund, 2022, Faculty Development Committee, California Baptist University
Faculty Development Fund, 2019, Faculty Development Committee, California Baptist University
Faculty Member of the Game (CBU vs. Cal State Bakersfield), 2019, Guidestone
Faculty Development Fund, 2018, Faculty Development Committee, California Baptist University
Distinguished Professor of the Year Award, 2018, CBU Board of Trustees, California Baptist University
Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor, 2018, ASCE Region 9, American Society of Civil Engineers
Outstanding Faculty Advisor for Student Groups, 2017, ASCE Los Angeles Section, American Society of Civil Engineers
2017 ASCE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, 2017, ASCE San Bernardino and Riverside Branch, American Society of Civil Engineers
Faculty Development Fund, 2017, Faculty Development Committee, California Baptist University
Distinguished Paper Award, 2016, International Advisory Committee, 2016 International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management
Faculty Development Fund, 2016, California Baptist University
2015 ASCE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, 2015, ASCE Committee on Student Members, American Society of Civil Engineers
Faculty Development Fund, 2015, California Baptist University
CBU Micro Grant ($4952), 2015, California Baptist University
Faculty Development Fund, 2014, California Baptist University
CBU Micro Grant ($5000), 2014, California Baptist University
Faculty Development Fund, 2013, California Baptist University
Student's Favorite Faculty Recognition, 2012, CBU Alpha Chi Chapter, California Baptist University
Faculty Development Fund, 2012, California Baptist University
2011 ASCE ExCEEd Fellow, 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers
Faculty Development Fund, 2011, California Baptist University
SEJC Outstanding Faculty Award, 2010, Southern Methodist University
H.O.P.E. (Honoring Our Professors’ Excellence) Award, 2009, Southern Methodist University
National PERISHIP Award ($10,000), 2007, Dissertation Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF), Swiss Re, Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) and Natural Hazards Center
Cary N. Smith ’34 Scholarship, 2006, Texas A&M University
EERI Travel Award, 2006, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Mendon B. Krischer Memorial Scholarship, 2005, Texas A&M University
MAE Field Mission Fellowship, 2005, Mid-America Earthquake Center
CUREE Travel Award, 2004, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering

* PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS

P.E. (Professional Engineer), California, No. - 82875
E.I.T. (Engineer-In-Training), Texas, No. - 39204
Certificate of Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator and Coordinator Training, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 2022
Certificate of Completion of FEMA P-2018 Training Seminar on Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential, Applied Technology Council (ATC) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2022
Certificate of Completion of ASCE/SEI 41 Training Seminar on Evaluation and Retrofit of a Concrete Tilt-up Building and Sheathed Wood-Framed Shear Wall Building, Applied Technology Council (ATC) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2022
Certificate of Completion of FEMA P-58 Training Seminar on New Tools and Guidance for Performance-Based Seismic Design, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Applied Technology Council (ATC), 2018
Certificate of Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 2016
Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Training Course in Construction Safety and Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 2014
Certificate of Completion of ASCE 7 Seismic Provision Seminar, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2013
Certificate of Completion of Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2011
ACI/PCA Seminar - ACI 318-08 Building Code, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2008
Certificate in HAZUS-MH Training Classes, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Emergency Management Institute (EMI), National Emergency Training Center (NETC), 2007
Certificate in Earthquake Science & Engineering, Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center, 2004
Teaching Effectiveness Symposium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Aug. 2007

Dr. Bai has been married to Namhee Kim (Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders) since 2001 and they have two sons, Michael and Daniel. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys playing music, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

"Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday." Psalms 37:5–6, NASB