Aivars Vilguts, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering

avilguts@charlotte.edu

EPIC 3166

Education

• Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2021
• M.S.E., Structural Engineering, Rigas Technical University, Riga, Latvia, 2014
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Rigas Technical University, Riga, Latvia, 2013

Research

• Wood and Mass Timber Structures
• Structural Resilience under Wind and Seismic Loading
• Sustainability and Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment
• Composite Materials and Hybrid Structural Systems
• Large-Scale Experimental Testing
• Engineering Education and Pedagogical Innovations