Susan A. Brink
[email protected] 76187 Karlsruhe Hertzstraße 16
Education
Dec
2013
PhD Civil Engineering
University of Delaware, Newark DE GPA: 3.96/4.0
Specialization: Civil Infrastructure Systems
Thesis topic: “Framework for a comprehensive assessment of a city’s natural disaster risk with a case study for earthquake risk in Padang, Indonesia”
May
2013
Certificate of Geographic Information Science (GIS)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE GPA: 4.0/4.0
May
2009
MS Civil Engineering
University of Delaware, Newark, DE GPA: 3.97/4.0
Specialization: Civil Infrastructure Systems
Thesis topic: “Simulation of post earthquake water supply restoration: Calibration and application.”
BS Mathematics
May
2003
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. GPA: 3.94/4.0
Specialization: Pure Mathematics, Minor: Education
Summary
Civil engineer with a PhD and research experience in computer modeling and assessment of risk, disaster response and recovery and significant international experience.
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Professional Experience
2013–
present
Geophysikalisches Institut, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie,
Karlsruhe, Germany
Causal loss analysis project
Analyzing historic earthquake data to determine the factors that influence displacement and sheltering
2007 –
2013
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Delaware,
Newark, DE
Comprehensive regional risk analysis dissertation project
Funded by National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Developed a comprehensive framework for risk assessment
Conducted field work in Padang, Indonesia (May 2011- April 2012) focused on model application
Assessing community-scale damage, disruption, and early recovery in the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Funded by National Science Foundation RAPID grant
Helped collect data and analyze building damage and disruption at community level
Conducted fieldwork in Port-au-Prince area with team (May 2010)
Post-earthquake reconnaissance in Haiti
Invited member of 18-person Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Learning from Earthquakes Haiti reconnaissance team (February 2010)
Post-earthquake water restoration research project
Calibrated a simulation model of post-earthquake water restoration using historical data
Evaluated restoration strategies and total seismic risk to the water system in Los Angeles
Developed a GIS toolbar to visualize model output
2006–
2007
Suk Cheon Elementary School,
Bucheon, South Korea
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher
Taught formal and conversational English to approximately 150 Korean ESL students
Co-managed the afterschool English program
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Brink, S., Davidson, R. and Tabucchi, T. (2012). “Strategies to reduce durations of post-earthquake water service interruptions in Los Angeles.” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 8(2), 199-210.
Hill, A., Bevington, J., Davidson, R., Chang, S., Eguchi, R., Adams, A., Brink, S., Panjwani, D., Mills, R., Pyatt, S., Honey, M. and Amyx, P. (2011). “Community-scale damage, disruption, and early recovery in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.” Earthquake Spectra, 27(S1), S431-S446.
Tabucchi, T., Davidson, R., and Brink, S. (2010). “Simulation of post-earthquake water supply system restoration.” Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 27(4), 263-279.
#1 most read article in journal as of April 2012.
2003–
2005
Peace Corps / Tosamaganga Secondary School,
Tosamaganga, Tanzania
Mathematics Teacher
Taught advanced level mathematics to 250-350 students
Supervised the school soccer team and debate club
Taught night classes in basic computer skills to approximately 150 students
Participated in an on-call rotation for administrative duties to manage school operations
Managed a class of 30 boarding school students in a counseling and administrative role.
Broward Tutoring Center,
Gainesville, FL
2002-2003
Mathematics Tutor for undergraduate students
Tutored university students in mathematics
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Conference Papers and Reports
Adams, B., Amyx, P., Bevington, J., Brink, S., Chang, S., Davidson, R., Eguchi, R., Hill,
A., Honey, M., Mills, R., Panjwani, D., Pyatt, S. (2010). “Assessing community-scale damage, disruption, and early recovery in post-earthquake Haiti,” Disaster Research Center
Miscellaneous Report 70 <http://dspace.udel.edu:8080/dspace/handle/19716/5851>
Bevington, J., Pyatt, S., Hill, A., Honey, M., Adams, B., Davidson, R., Brink, S., Chang, S., Panjwani, D., Mills, R., Amyx, P. and Eguchi, R. (2010). “Uncovering community disruption using remote sensing: An assessment of early recovery in post-earthquake Haiti.” Proc.,8th
International Workshop for Remote Sensing for Disaster Management, Tokyo, Japan.
Bevington, J., Pyatt, S., Hill, A., Honey, M., Adams, B., Davidson, R., Brink, S., Chang, S., Panjwani, D., Mills, R., Amyx, P., Eguchi, R. (2010). “Uncovering community disruption using remote sensing: An assessment of early recovery in post-earthquake Haiti,” Disaster Research Center Miscellaneous Report 69, <http://dspace.udel.edu:8080dspace/
handle/19716/5850>
DesRoches, R., Brink, S., Coats, P., Elnashi, A., Etienne, H., Green, R. Hammer, M., Huyck, C., Irfanoglu, A., Jolibois, S., Lang, A. Lewis, A., Michaud, J., Miles, S., Olshansky, R., and Paultre, P. (2010). “The Mw 7.0 Haiti earthquake of January 12, 2010: Report #2.” EERI Special Earthquake Report.
Brink, S., Davidson, R., and Tabucchi, T. (2009). “Estimated durations of post-earthquake water service interruptions in Los Angeles.” Proc.,TCLEE2009: Lifeline Earthquake
Engineering in a Multihazard Environment, ASCE, Oakland, CA. Reston, VA, 1–12.
Tabucchi, T., Davidson, R. and Brink, S. (2008). “Restoring the Los Angeles water supply system following an earthquake.” Proc.,14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
Beijing, China.
Other Conference Presentations and Posters
Brink, S. and Davidson, R. (2011). “Evolving regional natural disaster risk in the international development context.” Proc., Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.
Brink, S. (2010). “Fundamental literature in risk analysis.” Proc., 2nd International Network
on Risk, Crisis and Disaster Conference,O stersund, Sweden.
Brink, S. (2010). “Strategies to reduce durations of post-earthquake water service interruptions in Los Angeles.” Proc., 1st International Network on Risk, Crisis and Disaster
conference, Umea , Sweden.
Brink, S. (2008). “Recovery of a Water System after an Earthquake.” Proc., Delaware GIS 2008: A Spatial Network, Dover, DE.
Professional Memberships
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), February 2010-present
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), February 2010-present
American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE), March 2010-present
Women in Engineering Steering Committee, College of Engineering, University of Delaware, July 2009-August 2011, Historian October 2010-August 2011
Graduate student member of Disaster Research Center, April 2008-2013
International Network on Risk, Crisis and Disaster, March 2010-2013
Skills
Extensive experience with geographic information systems: ArcGIS & Manifold
Significant programming experience in C++, Matlab and VBA and VBScript.
Experience working with Unix based cluster
Experience with engineering software: EPANET, Stella, HAZUS-MH
Mastery of Microsoft Office
Honors and Awards
University Dissertation Fellowship, University of Delaware, 2012
Global Research, Internships and Performances for Graduate Students Award, University of Delaware, 2010
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009
