Sam Sohn

CIEST Managing Director

  303-492-8221

  sam.sohn@colorado.edu

I earned my PhD in materials science from Virginia Tech in 2000, since then have worked in R&D and product developments across a range of industries including electronic materials (e-Ink), polymers (DuPont), automotive systems (ITW), consumer products (SC Johnson), and EV batteries (LG Chemical). My role is to manage staff and facility to support undergraduate teaching, provide experimental instruments for graduate research, and bring internal and external research to grow the center. The core mission of CIEST is to study infrastructure at small, medium and large scales such as building and underground systems—and to build a scientific foundation for improving resilience against natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.