Lori Graham-Brady

Lori Graham-Brady

Lori Graham-Brady is a Professor in the Civil Engineering Departments at Johns Hopkins University, with a secondary appointment in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests are in computational stochastic mechanics, multiscale modeling of materials with random microstructure and the mechanics of failure under high-rate loading. Prof. Graham-Brady received her doctorate from Princeton University in 1996. After spending four years as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Virginia, she joined Johns Hopkins University in 2000. She is Director of an NSF-funded IGERT training program with the theme of Modeling Complex Systems. She has received a number of awards, including the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, and the William H. Huggins Award for Excellence in Teaching. She enjoys oil painting and proudly displays her work in the Brady family living room.