Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 2004 
• ME, Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 1995 
• BS, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1994 

 

Interest Areas

• Extreme events engineering 
• Accelerated construction 
• Fiber reinforced and ultra-high performance concrete
• Structural performance evaluation
• Power transmission structures 

Selected Publications

• J. M. Rouse, T. J. Wipf, B. M. Phares, F. Fanous, and O. Berg. 2011. Design, Construction, and Field Testing of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pi-Girder Bridge. Iowa Highway Research Board, Ames, IA, 82 pp.
• J. M. Rouse, F. W. Klaiber, and M. C. Currie. 2009. Feasibility investigation of segmentally precast bridge piers for accelerated construction. Iowa Highway Research Board, Ames, IA.
• J. M. Rouse. 2010. An alternative design approach for longitudinal loads. Proceedings of the Edison Electric Institute Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado.
• J. M. Rouse. 2010. An alternative design approach for longitudinal loads. Proceedings of the Midwest Electrical Transmission Exchange Annual Meeting, Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
• J. M. Rouse and F. Fanous. 2009. Design, construction and performance evaluation of a UHPC pi girder bridge. Proceedings of the Iowa County Engineers Association Annual Meeting, Ames, IA.
• J. M. Rouse, M .C. Currie, and F. W. Klaiber. 2009. Self- centering bridge piers with structural fuses. Proceedings of the 2009 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA.

Honors and Awards

• ISU Engineering Student Council Outstanding Teacher in Civil Engineering, 2009 
• George Winter Fellowship, Cornell University, 2002 
• Cornell Graduate Fellowship, Cornell University, 1999 
• Big 8 Conference Postgraduate Fellowship, Big 8 Conference, 1994
• Olin Fellowship, Cornell University, 1994