Larry A. Fahnestock holds a B.S. (Drexel University, 1996), M.S. (Lehigh University, 1998) and Ph.D. (Lehigh University, 2006), all in civil engineering, in addition to a B.S. (Drexel University, 1996) in architectural engineering. He has been on the faculty of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois since 2006. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Fahnestock worked as a structural engineer for KlingStubbins, an architectural and engineering firm located in Philadelphia, Pa.

 

Dr. Fahnestock teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in behavior and design of steel structures. He received the University of Illinois ASCE Student Chapter Outstanding Instructor Award in 2007.

 

Dr. Fahnestock is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC), and the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). He is a licensed professional engineer in California and Illinois. In 2009, he received the ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize and the AISC Faculty Fellowship.