Ann Jeffers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: 
2376 GG Brown
Phone: 
(734) 763-6832
Fax: 
(734) 764-4292
Email: 

jffrs@umich.edu

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Michigan
2350 Hayward
2376 GG Brown
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125

  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2009
  • M.S., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2005
  • B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004
  • Charles Via Ph.D. Fellowship, Virginia Tech, 2005 – 2008
  • Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2006
  • Pratt Research Fellowship, Virginia Tech, 2004 – 2005
  • Joel I. Abrams Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
  • Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society
  • Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)

Analysis of structures subjected to extreme load events (e.g., fire, blasts, earthquakes), numerical analysis of complex systems, advanced finite element methods, structural dynamics, structural stability. Also interested in various topics within engineering education.

A.E. Jeffers and E.D. Sotelino (2009). “Fiber Heat Transfer Element for Modeling the Thermal Response of Structures in Fire,” to appear in the Journal of Structural Engineering.

A.E. Jeffers and E.D. Sotelino (2009). “A Fiber-Based Heat Transfer Element for Modeling the Thermal Response of Structural Members Subjected to Fire,” Proceedings of the 2009 Structures Congress, Austin, TX, April 30-May 2.

R.H. Plaut, H.M. Favor, A.E. Jeffers, L.N. Virgin (2008). “Vibration Isolation Using Buckled or Pre-bent Columns. Part 1: Two-dimensional Motions of Horizontal Rigid Bar,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 310, 409-420.

A.E. Jeffers, R.H. Plaut, L.N. Virgin (2008). “Vibration Isolation Using Buckled or Pre-bent Columns. Part 2: Three-dimensional Motions of Horizontal Rigid Plate,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 310, 421-432.