Franklin T. Lombardo
Primary Research Area
- Structural Engineering
Research Areas
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Education
- Ph.D., Wind Science and Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2009
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Tri-State University (now Trine), 2002
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2015 - Present
- Research Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2015
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Aug. 2010-Jan. 2013
Professional Societies
- Chair, Wind Hazard Subcommittee - Committee on Adaptation to Climate Change 2016-
- Board Member, American Association for Wind Engineering 2017-
- Voting Member, ASCE 7-22 Wind Load Subcommittee (WLSC) 2018-
- Co-Chair, ASCE 7-22 WLSC, Tornado Loads Task Committee 2018-
Research Interests
- Wind Engineering
- Extreme Wind Characterization
- Bluff Body Aerodynamics
- Resilience
- Structural Damage
- Climate and Weather Extremes
- Structural Reliability
- Natural and Multi-Hazard Analysis
- Wind Energy
Primary Research Area
- Structural Engineering
Research Areas
Selected Articles in Journals
- Lombardo, F.T., Smith, D.A., Schroeder, J.L. and Mehta, K.C. (2014). “Thunderstorm characteristics of importance to wind engineering”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 125, 121-132
- Lombardo, F.T., Roueche, D. and Prevatt, D.O. (2015). “Comparisons of two methods of near-surface wind speed estimation 22 May 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado”, J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn., 138, 87-97
- Lombardo, F.T. and Ayyub, B. (2017), “Approach for Near Surface Wind Speed Estimation with Climate Change Considerations”, J. Risk Unc. Eng.
- Roueche, D.R., Lombardo, F.T., Prevatt, D.O. (2017). “Development of empirical fragility curves for residential construction from the May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado”, J. Struct. Eng., 143, 9
- Lombardo, F.T. (2017). "Engineering analysis of a full-scale, high-resolution tornado wind speed record", J. Struct. Eng., 144, 2
- Rhee, D.M. and Lombardo, F.T. (2018). “Improved near-surface wind speed characterization using damage patterns”. J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn., 180, 288-297
- Lombardo, F.T., Mason, M.S., Zaldivar, A. (2018). “Investigation of a downburst loading event on a full-scale, low-rise building”, J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn., 182, 272-285
- Lombardo, F.T. and Zickar, A.S. (2019). Characteristics of measured extreme thunderstorm near-surface wind gusts in the United States. J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn. 193, 103961
- Chen, G. and Lombardo, F.T. (2019). An analytical pattern based method for estimation of a near-surface tornadic wind field. J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn, 194, [103999].
- Nevill, J.B. and Lombardo, F.T. (2020). Structural functionality scale for light-framed wood buildings with indicators for windstorm damage. J. Struct. Eng.
- Chen. G., Lombardo, F.T (2020). "An automated classification method of thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind data based on a Convolutional Neural Network ", submitted to J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn. 207, 104407
Invited Lectures
- Downburst Loading of Structures
- Tornadoes and Thunderstorms: Their Importance in Wind Engineering
- Tornadoes and Thunderstorms: Their Importance in Wind Engineering
- Thunderstorm and Tornado Importance in Wind Engineering
Reports
- Kuligowski, E.D., Lombardo, F.T., Phan, L.T., Levitan, M.L., Jorgensen, D.P. (2014). “Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011 Tornado in Joplin, Missouri”, Final Report, NIST NCSTAR 3, 492 pp.
Teaching Honors
- ASCE Outstanding Instructor Award (2017)
Research Honors
- International Association for Wind Engineering Junior Award (2019)
- Department of Commerce Gold Medal (2014)