Wind storm events: their challenges and effects on structures

Maria Pia Repetto

Maria Pia Repetto is a professor of structural engineering in the Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the University of Genoa. She is a member of the Giovanni Solari Wind Engineering and Structural Dynamics Research Group (GS-WinDyn), working in the multidisciplinary field of interactions between wind and structures. She leads the THUNDERR project "Detection, simulation, modelling and loading of thunderstorm outflows to design wind-safer and cost-efficient structures" financed by European Research Council (ERC) (2017-2021).

The original contributions of her research have been awarded by the Junior Award 2011 from International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE) and by the Raymond C. Reese Research Prize 2014 from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-SEI). Maria Pia is also a Fellow of the Italian association for Wind Engineering, and a chartered civil engineer.

Mark Sterling

Mark Sterling is Beale professor of civil engineering and deputy pro-vice-chancellor (staffing) at the University of Birmingham. He is also the Europe-Africa regional representative for the International Association of Wind Engineering and former chair of the UK Wind Engineering Society. Over the last 20 years his research has examined a wide range of issues including, transient winds and the wind effects on infrastructure, vehicles and natural canopies. He was recently involved in rewriting the ASCE 49-21 standard “Wind tunnel testing of buildings and other structures” which is due to be published in 2021. Mark is also a Fellow of the Wind Engineering Society, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Chartered civil engineer.