tvp personnel | Martin Turek
Martin E. Turek, PhD | President
Martin is a structural engineer from London, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Engineering Science Degree with honors specializing in Civil engineering and structures. In 2002, after relocating to Vancouver BC, he completed his Master of Applied Science Degree in Structural Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Martin's research for his Master's thesis focused on retrofit techniques for unreinforced masonry, and it was during this time that he began working on ambient vibration testing of large structures. In 2007, he earned a PhD from the University of British Columbia with a thesis on the application of damage detection algorithms for structural health monitoring systems. Throughout his time at UBC, Martin worked on several additional research and commercial projects involving shake-table testing of partial to full-scale components and ambient vibration testing of large structures including buildings and bridges.
Participation and Experience
- President: Western Society for Civil Engineering, UWO (1998 - 1999)
- Research Associate: Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (2000 - 2007)
- Project Engineer, intern and researcher at Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, the University of Western Ontario (1998 - 2000)
- Conference delegate at more than 20 conferences, in Canada, USA, and Europe (1998 - present)
- Winner of Peter S. Higgins Structural Analysis Competition: The University of Western Ontario (2000)
- Winner of Student Technical Competition: The University of Western Ontario (2000)
- Winner of Student Design Competition: The University of Western Ontario (1999)
- Teaching Assistant: Undergraduate survey school, UBC (2001 - 2006)
- Teaching Assistant: Graduate Structural Dynamics Course, UBC (2003 - 2004)
- Experience in heavy civil construction (1994 - 1998)