Education James Michael Grayson, PhD 171 Moultrie Street Charleston, SC 29409 Office: (843) 953-7685; Cell: (843) 812-4349 jgrayson@citadel.edu Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from Clemson University August 2014 Emphasis: Structural Engineering; Risk Assessment Advisor: Weichiang Pang, PhD Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Clemson University December 2011 Emphasis: Structural Engineering; Risk Assessment Advisor: Weichiang Pang, PhD Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Clemson University December 2008 Minor: Environmental Engineering Summa Cum Laude Professional Registration Professional Engineer October 2016 South Carolina LLR Passed Exam; Pending Experience Verification Engineer-In-Training July 2009 South Carolina LLR Certification No.: 17351 Professional Experience Assistant Professor August 2015 Present Charleston, SC Adjunct Professor June 2015 August 2015 Charleston, SC Assistant Professor August 2014 May 2015 Florida A&M University Florida State University College of EngineeringTallahassee, FL, USA National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow June 2011 August 2014 Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Clemson University Clemson, SC, USA
Associate Engineer I May 2009 September 2009 Colleton Bridge Construction South Carolina Department of Transportation Adams Run, SC, USA Subcontractor September 2001 August 2007 Light Residential and Commercial Construction Beaufort, SC USA Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Grayson, J. M., Pang, W., Schiff, S. D. (2013) Building envelope failure assessment framework for residential communities subjected to hurricanes. Engineering Structures 51, 245-258. Grayson, J. M., Khan, A. A., Karanfil, T. (2013) Permeability of uniform and mixed size tire chips under different loading conditions. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000637. Grayson, J. M., Pang, W., Schiff, S. D. (2012) Three-dimensional probabilistic wind-borne debris trajectory model for building envelope impact risk assessment. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 102, 22-35. [2012 AAWE Best Journal Paper Award Recipient] Conference Proceedings Grayson, J.M. (2017). Improving community resilience to hurricanes through adherence to building codes and implementation of code-plus practices. In the proceedings of the 7 th biennial professional conference of the ASCE Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI 2017); Oklahoma City, OK, April 11-13, 2017. Grayson, J.M., S. Ghanat, T.A. Wood. (2017). Use of Active versus Passive Learning Pedagogies in a Statics course to Address Variations in Student Performance between Course Sections. In the proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Zone 2 Spring Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico; March 2-5, 2017. Wood, T.A., J.M. Grayson, K. Brown. (2017) Faculty and Student Perceptions of Plickers. In the proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Zone 2 Spring Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico; March 2-5, 2017. Ghanat, S., M. Woo, M. Bubacz, J.M. Grayson. (2017). From Analyzing Geotechnical Failures to Generating and Solving Crossword Puzzles: Adding Variety to a Geotechnical Engineering Course. In the proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Zone 2 Spring Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico; March 2-5, 2017. Ghanat, S., D. Michalaka, J.M. Grayson. (2017). Study of Pre- and Post-test Surveys in an Engineering Economy Course. In the proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Zone 2 Spring Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico; March 2-5, 2017. Page 2 of 5 Current as of: March 16, 2017
Ghanat, S.T., J.M. Grayson. (2016). Using various active learning techniques to create excitement in a mechanics of materials laboratory course. In the proceedings of the 2016 Mid-years Engineering Experience Conference (MYEE 2016); Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; March 30-April 1, 2016. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang. (2015). Analytical damage quantification method for residential developments subjected to hurricane wind hazards. In the proceedings of the 12 th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP12); Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada; July 12-15, 2015. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang. (2014) The influence of community wide hurricane wind hazard mitigation retrofits on community resilience. In the proceedings of Structures Congress 2014, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 3-5, 2014. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang, S. Schiff. (2013) Accounting for exogenous wind-borne debris in building envelope failure assessment models. In the proceedings of the 12 th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering. Seattle, Washington, USA, June 16-20, 2013. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang, S. Schiff (2013) Statistical development of an exogenous windborne debris generator for building envelope failure assessment models. In the proceedings of the 11 th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013). New York, New York, USA, June 16-20, 2013. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang, S. Schiff (2011) Probabilistic wind-borne debris trajectory model for building envelope impact risk assessment. In the proceedings of the 11 th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 11). Zurich, Switzerland, August 1-4, 2011, ETH. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang, S. Schiff (2012) Framework for the assessment of building envelope failures due to hurricane wind hazards. In the proceedings of the Applied Technology Council (ATC)-Structural Engineering Institute (SEI): Advances in Hurricane Engineering. Miami, Florida, USA, October 24-26, 2012. Other Publications Grayson, J. M. (2014) Building envelope failure assessment of residential developments subjected to hurricane wind hazards. Doctoral Dissertation. Clemson University. Grayson, J. M., W. Pang, S. Schiff (2012) Predicting building envelope failures of residential structures due to Atlantic Basin hurricane wind hazard. South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Report. Grayson, J. M. (2011) Development and application of a three-dimensional probabilistic wind-borne debris trajectory model. Master s Thesis. Clemson University. Presentations and Demonstrations Using various active learning techniques to create excitement in a mechanics of materials laboratory course. 2016 Mid-years Engineering Experience Conference (MYEE 2016); Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; March 30-April 1, 2016. Page 3 of 5 Current as of: March 16, 2017
The role of building codes and code-plus practices in disaster resilience. 2016 Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida. January 2016. The influence of community wide hurricane wind hazard mitigation retrofits on community resilience. 2014 Structures Congress, Boston, Massachusetts. April 2014. Building resilient: Taking steps towards a more sustainable future. The University of Oklahoma. School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. Norman, Oklahoma. March 2014. Building resilient: Taking steps towards a more sustainable future. FAMU FSU College of Engineering. Tallahassee, Florida. March 2014. Building resilient coastal communities subjected to hurricane wind hazards. 2013 Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Conference. Orlando, Florida. November 2013. Accounting for exogenous wind-borne debris in building envelope failure assessment models. 12 th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering. Seattle, Washington. June 2013. Framework for the assessment of building envelope failures due to hurricane wind hazards. Applied Technology Council (ATC)-Structural Engineering Institute (SEI): Advances in Hurricane Engineering. Miami, Florida. October 2012. Wind-borne debris impact damage demonstration/presentation. Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute. 2011 Tunica Mississippi Policy Conference. Tunica, Mississippi. June 2011. Grant Proposals FoC 3 us on STEM: Supporting STEM Education through Competencies, Collaboration, and Culture (submitted) $2,994,190 National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Albert Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Richard Robinson, Dr. J. Michael Grayson Submitted Jan 2017 Professional Memberships American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chi Epsilon, the Civil Engineering Honor Society Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2012 Present 2007 Present 2015 Present 2007 Present 2015 Present Page 4 of 5 Current as of: March 16, 2017
Teaching Instructor; CIVL 103 Introduction to Civil Engineering; (1) Instructor; CIVL 202 Statics; (2) Instructor; CIVL 304 Mechanics of Materials; (4) Instructor; CIVL 307 Materials Laboratory; (2) Instructor; CIVL 309 Structural Analysis; (1) Instructor; CIVL 320 Fluid Mechanics; (2) Instructor; CIVL 322 Introduction to Environmental Engineering; (1) Instructor; CIVL 406 Steel Design; (1) Florida A&M University Florida State University College of Engineering Instructor; CES 3100 Structural Analysis; (1) Instructor; CGN 5930 Risk Assessment of Civil Infrastructure; (1) Instructor; CGN 5905 Fragility Analysis of Civil Infrastructure; (1) Clemson University Instructor; MATLAB primer lecture for undergraduate and graduate students; Structural Engineers Association of South Carolina Clemson University student chapter; October 2012 Guest Instructor. Engineering Statics lecture on Moments of Inertia; Spring 2013 Independent In-house training instructor for light-frame residential and commercial construction; 2002 2007 Page 5 of 5 Current as of: March 16, 2017