Luis Fargier-Gabaldón
Associate Professor of the Practice
Areas of Interest
Luis Fargier-Gabaldón is the engineer of record of more than 1 million square feet of bridges and several building structures. He was the inaugural holder of the Massman-Beavers Heavy Civil Engineering Professorship at the University of Notre Dame.
Prof. Fargier-Gabaldon has worked extensively in academia and industry. He was a senior structural and bridge engineer at Kiewit. Academic appointments include, Edward Curtis Visiting Professor in Civil Engineering at Purdue University, faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Universidad de los Andes. He actively provides consultant services for the construction industry.
Research areas:
- Bridge engineering
- Reinforced and post-tensioned concrete structures
- New materials and structural systems
- Soil-structure interaction
- Earthquake engineering
- Retrofitting of structures
- Historic structures
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2005
M.S., Virginia Tech, 2012
M.S., University of Michigan, 2003
B.S., Universidad de los Andes, 2001
