Instructors

Dr. Elaksher holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University in 2002. Dr. Elaksher has more than 20 years of experience in both the academia and industry. He has more than 5 years of distance education experience using different online teaching technologies. He is severing on the editorial boards for several international journals and has been publishing in reputed journals and regional and international conferences. Dr. Elaksher is an affiliated member of ASCE and has been recognized as a professional speaker at different professional events.

Ms. Kelly is an experienced structural engineer with a focus on earthquake engineering. She has extensive experience in structural failure investigations, seismic structural design, and seismic risk assessments, and has practiced structural engineering in New York, California, and Christchurch, New Zealand. She is an active member of the structural engineering community, and participates in mentorship programs for younger engineers, as well as on a committee working towards improving the structural engineering profession for practicing engineers. Through the School of P.E., she is excited to teach fellow structural engineers about seismic engineering, and help students obtain their engineering certifications. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Masters of Engineering in Structural Engineering from Lehigh University

Dr. Sezen is a professor of structural engineering. He has a BS in Civil Engineering and MS and PhD in Structural Engineering. He has been teaching PE and SE courses for the School of PE since 2004. As a professor, he has been doing research and teaching courses on Principles of Structural Engineering, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, Bridge Engineering, Structural Analysis, and Prestressed Concrete Design. He has received several teaching awards. At School of PE, Dr. Sezen has been teaching structural engineering courses related to PE breadth and depth exams, and SE Vertical Forces and Lateral Forces exams.