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Greg McLaskey received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2011. He was awarded the USGS Mendenhall Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2011 and worked as a Research Civil Engineer at the Earthquake Science Center of the USGS in Menlo Park, California, until he joined the faculty of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University in the Fall of 2014. In 2014, McLaskey received the Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award from the American Geophysical Union, which recognizes outstanding young scientists in the field of seismology. His research focuses on the use of seismic waves and sensors for studying the mechanics of earthquakes and the impact processes that generate sounds and vibrations in solids. He specializes in piezoelectric sensors to detect high-frequency, small-amplitude vibrations in materials such as rock, metals, concrete, and plastic, which are used for structural health monitoring. McLaskey's research also encompasses large-scale rock mechanics testing, seismology, acoustic emission methods, and nondestructive testing techniques. In addition, he teaches courses on sensors in the built environment and time series analysis.
Department of Architecture