
Andre Barbosa
Professor Andre Barbosa is the Cecil and Sally Drinkward Professor in Structural Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU). He holds an Honorary Professor position at the University of Bristol and an Adjunct Professor position at the Composite Materials & Engineering Center at the Washington State University. His research focuses on the development of experimental testing programs and numerical tools and techniques geared towards improving structural performance and resilience of the built environment to multiple hazards. Barbosa has co-authored more than 100 journal publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and has delivered more than 50 international conference presentations. He has received various awards, such as the 2017 State of Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce Newsmaker for contributions to the Cross-Laminated Timber Industry and the 2023 ASCE Croes Medal for work on soil-structure interaction. Before joining OSU in 2011, Barbosa completed a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD). Prior to starting his Ph.D. in 2005, he worked for seven years as a structural engineer in Portugal.