PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.



The Materials and Structural Systems Division of the NIST is conducting research into the safety and progressive collapse of reinforced concrete buildings. The research outlined in this proposal focuses on:

- Development of detailed and reduced-order finite element models for reinforced concrete subsystems including (1) flat plate slabs and connections with consi...