Hiba Baroud

  • Vanderbilt University

    Better models for weather disaster outcomes look beyond historical data

    In a world with more frequent extreme weather events, basing new bridges on historical weather data and previous structure wear no longer works. Take South Carolina, said Hiba Baroud, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. Four tropical storms plus Hurricane Matthew pounded the coastal state in 2016 alone, the latter… Read More

    Jun. 12, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Baroud receives inaugural Littlejohn Dean’s Faculty Fellowship

    A civil engineering professor who develops tools that improve infrastructure systems’ reliability and recovery from disasters like hurricanes and floods has received the inaugural Littlejohn Dean’s Faculty Fellowship. Vanderbilt Engineering School Dean Philippe Fauchet announced Jan. 13 that Hiba Baroud, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has received the… Read More

    Jan. 26, 2017

  • School of Engineering recruits 3 new faculty members

    School of Engineering recruits 3 new faculty members

    The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of three new faculty members to its full-time teaching staff. They are Hiba Baroud, Maithilee Kunda and Ethan Lippmann. Baroud After completing a Ph.D. at Oklahoma University’s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hiba Baroud has joined the civil and environmental… Read More

    Sep. 4, 2015