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Hannah Blum

Hannah Blum

Alain H. Peyrot Associate Professor
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Hannah Blum is the Alain H. Peyrot Associate Professor in Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UW-Madison. Dr. Blum conducts research in the broad areas of Infrastructure Resilience, Next Generation Structural Design, and Advanced Visualization and Extended Reality in Structural Engineering. Her research portfolio encompasses both conventional structural engineering research and collaborative, multi-disciplinary projects. Blum receives funding from federal government sources, industry associations, and individual companies. Dr. Blum has a range of active research on metal structural systems including structural steel, cold-formed steel, and stainless-steel members, steel joist and deck systems, steel framing, metal buildings, and extended reality in structural steel fabrication. She actively serves on multiple committees related to the development of design standards for steel, cold-formed steel, and stainless-steel structures.

Department

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Contact

2318, Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI
p: (608) 263-9292

  • PhD 2017, University of Sydney
  • MS 2012, Johns Hopkins University
  • BS 2010, Johns Hopkins University

  • Steel Structures
  • Cold-formed Steel Structures
  • Stainless-Steel Structures
  • Steel Deck and Steel Joist Systems
  • Structural Stability
  • Structural Reliability
  • Virtual Reality for Education
  • Augmented Reality in Structural Steel Fabrication
  • Data-Driven Applications in Structural Engineering

  • 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award
  • 2023 University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, Harvey Spangler Award for Innovative Teaching
  • 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Structural Engineering Outstanding Reviewer
  • 2023 American Institute of Steel Construction, Terry Peshia Early Career Faculty Award
  • 2022 Structural Stability Research Council, McGuire Award for Junior Researchers – MAJR Medal
  • 2021 Structural Stability Research Council, Yoon Duk Kim Young Researcher Award
  • 2020 Structural Stability Research Council, Yoon Duk Kim Young Researcher Award Hon. Mention (Nominated)
  • 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Exceed Fellowship
  • 2018 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alain H. Peyrot Fellowship
  • 2018 American Institute of Steel Construction, Advancing Structural Steel Education Award

  • Koh, H., & Blum, H. (2025). Data-driven design approaches for hollow section columns—Database analysis and implementation. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 224, 109085.
  • Koh, H., Sputo, T., & Blum, H. (2024). Data grouping analysis for performance-based design of shear connectors welded through steel deck. In Structures (p. 105946).
  • Laracuente, M. E., Sippel, E. J., & Blum, H. (2024). Experimental investigation of fixed-ended hot-rolled austenitic stainless-steel unequal-leg angles under compression. In Structures (p. 105585).
  • Xia, Y., Glauz, R. S., Schafer, B. W., Seek, M., & Blum, H. (2024). Cold-formed steel strength predictions for torsion and bending--torsion interaction. Thin-Walled Structures, 195, 111367.
  • Ding, C., Xia, Y., Li, Z., Blum, H., & Schafer, B. W. (2024). Strength of Bolted Lap Shear Connections with Advanced High-Strength Steel Sheets. Journal of Structural Engineering, 150(1), 04023208.
  • Koh, H., & Blum, H. (2023). Data-driven buckling capacity prediction of normal-and high-strength steel hollow structural section columns. In Proceedings of the Annual Stability Conference Structural Stability Research Council.
  • Sippel, E. J., & Blum, H. (2023). Stability of stainless steel unequal-leg angles with imperfect supports. In Proceedings of the 2023 SSRC annual stability conference (pp. 1–19).
  • Xia, Y., Glauz, R. S., Schafer, B. W., Seek, M., & Blum, H. (2023). Cold-Formed Steel Strength Predictions for Combined Bending and Torsion.
  • Sippel, E. J., Ziemian, R. D., & Blum, H. (2023). Experimental Verification of Eccentrically Loaded Steel Joist Analysis with Nonsymmetric Sections. Journal of Structural Engineering, 149(5), 04023027.
  • Akchurin, D., Ding, C., Xia, Y., Blum, H., Schafer, B. W., & Li, Z. (2023). Instability-driven family optimization of cold-formed steel lipped-channel cross-sections with strength and stiffness constraints. Thin-Walled Structures, 192, 111118.

  • CIV ENGR 699 - Independent Study (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 445 - Steel Structures I (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 545 - Steel Structures II (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 669 - Special Topics in Construction Engineering and Management (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 999 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 445 - Steel Structures I (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 999 - Advanced Independent Study (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)