Debra Laefer
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| Thesis | Prediction and Assessment of Ground Movement and Building Damage Induced by Adjacent Excavation (2001) |
Debra Laefer is the Director of Citizen Science program within NYU's Center for Urban Science + Progress and Associate Professor of NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. Previously a professor at University College, Dublin, her research in geotechnical and structural engineering focuses on ways to preserve architecturally significant buildings from sub-surface construction.[1][2]
Laefer leads the Urban Modelling Group which released the densest LiDAR dataset to date in order to facilitate urban development.[3] She was also featured in a showcase of eight leading female scientists of Ireland in an exhibition in 2016.[4]
Laefer earned her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Geotechnical Civil Engineering. She holds a B.A. in Art History and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Columbia University.[1] She is a fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a Fulbright fellow.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kroll, David (23 July 2015). "Focus On Dr. Debra Laefer, The Art Historian-Turned-Civil Engineer". Forbes.
- ^ "Debra Laefer". Google Scholar.
- ^ Etherington, Darrell (13 July 2017). "NYU releases the densest LiDAR dataset ever to help urban development". Techcrunch.
- ^ Boland, Rosita (25 June 2016). "Fresh impressions: female portraits on walls". Irish Times.
- ^ "25 of Ireland's phenomenal women of engineering". Silicon Republic. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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