Forrest J. Masters, PhD, PE

Assistant Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering | Program Director for Industrial Relations
Engineering School for Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment | ESSIE | University of Florida
365 Weil Hall, PO Box 116580, Gainesville, Florida 32611 | (352) 392-9537 x 1505 | masters@ce.ufl.edu


Research
Interests
  • Surface-level tropical cyclone winds and wind-driven rain
  • Wind and wind-driven rain effects on low-rise structures
  • Stochastic simulation of natural hazard events

Experience
  • August 2006 - Present. Assistant Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida
  • August 2004- August 2006. Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University
  • August 2004 - August 2006. Director of the Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research, International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International University

Education
  • PhD, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, August 2004
    Dissertation: Measurement, Modeling and Simulation of Ground Level Tropical Cyclone Winds
  • ME in Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, May 2002
    Thesis: Simulation of Stationary Non-Gaussian Processes and the CDF-Map Based Spectral Correction Method
  • BS in Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, December 1999, High Honors

Refereed Journal Articles

*Students under my supervision
  1. *Smith, J.T., F.J. Masters, Z. Liu and T.A. Reinhold: A simple technique to simulate prescribed boundary layer flow conditions in a multiple controlled fan wind tunnel. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Accepted for Publication
  2. *Dixon, C., F.J. Masters, K.R. Gurley and D.O. Prevatt: A historical perspective of the wind resistance of asphalt shingles. RCI Interface, Accepted for Publication
  3. Aung, N.N., Y. Jihong, and F.J. Masters, 2011: Simulation of multivariate non-Gaussian wind pressure on spherical latticed structures. Wind and Structures, Accepted for Publication.
  4. Aung, N.N., Y. Jihong, and F.J. Masters, 2011: Simulation of non-Gaussian wind pressure fields on domed structures. Journal of Chinese Institute of Engineers, Accepted for Publication.
  5. *Balderrama, J.A., F.J. Masters and K.R. Gurley. Peak factor estimation in hurricane surface winds. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 102, 1-13.
  6. Gurley, K.R. and F.J. Masters, 2011: Post 2004 hurricane field survey of residential building performance. Natural Hazards Review, 12, 177-183.
  7. *Balderrama, J.A., F.J. Masters, K.R. Gurley, D.O. Prevatt, L.D. Aponte-Bermudez, T.A. Reinhold, J.-P. Pinelli, C.S. Subramanian, S.D. Schiff, and A.G. Chowdhury, 2011: The Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP): A review. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 99, 979-995.
  8. Zhang, J.A., P. Zhu, F.J. Masters, R.R. Rogers, and F.D. Marks, 2011: On momentum transport and dissipative heating during hurricane landfalls. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 68, 1397–1404.
  9. *Lopez, C.R., F.J. Masters, and S. Bolton, 2011: Water penetration resistance of residential window and wall systems subjected to steady, rapid pulsed and fluctuating wind load pressures. Building and Environment, 46, 1329-1342.
  10. Gilman, E.F., F.J. Masters, C. Harchick and M. Paz, 2010: Root growth and lateral stability of live oak following different planting treatments. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, 36, 281–291.
  11. Zhu, P., J.A. Zhang, and F.J. Masters, 2010: Wavelet analyses of turbulence in the hurricane boundary layer. Journal of Atmospheric Science, 67, 3793–3805.
  12. Masters, F.J., P.J. Vickery, P. Bacon*, and E.N. Rappaport, 2010: Toward objective, standardized intensity estimates from surface wind speed observations. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 91, 1665-1682.
  13. *Fernandez, G., F.J. Masters and K.R. Gurley, 2010: Performance of hurricane shutters under impact by roof tiles. Engineering Structures, 32, 3384-3393.
  14. Johnson, E., R.A. Cook, F.J. Masters, and M. Ansley, 2010: Development of hurricane resistant traffic signal structures. Engineering Structures, 33(2), 357-367.
  15. Masters, F.J., H.W. Tieleman, and J.A. Balderrama*, 2010: Surface wind measurements in three gulf coast hurricanes of 2005. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 98, 533-547.
  16. Prevatt, D.O., L. Dupigny-Giroux, and F.J. Masters, 2010: Engineering perspectives on reducing hurricane damage to housing in CARICOM Caribbean islands. Natural Hazards Review, 11(4), 140-150.
  17. Masters, F.J., K.R. Gurley, N. Shah*, and G. Fernandez*, 2010: Vulnerability of residential window glass to lightweight windborne debris. Engineering Structures, 32(4), 911-921.
  18. *Salzano, C.T., F.J. Masters, and J.D. Katsaros, 2010. Water penetration resistance of residential window installation options for hurricane-prone areas. Building and Environment, 45(6), 1373-1388.
  19. Masters, F.J. and K.R. Gurley, 2010: Multivariate stochastic interpolation of wind pressure on low-rise structures. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 98(4-5), 226-235.
  20. Vickery, P.J., F.J. Masters, M.D. Powell, and D. Wadheraa, 2009: Hurricane hazard modeling: the past, present and future. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 97(7-8), 392-405.
  21. Yu, B., A.G. Chowdhury, and F.J. Masters, 2008: Hurricane power spectra, co-spectra, and integral length scales. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 129(3), 411-430.
  22. Gilman, E., F.J. Masters, and J. Grabosky, 2008: Pruning affects tree movement in hurricane force wind. Journal of Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 34(1), 18-26.
  23. Masters, F. and Gurley, K.R., 2003: Non-Gaussian simulation: CDF map-based spectral correction. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 129(12), 1418-1428.
  24. Graham, L.L., K.R. Gurley, and F. Masters, 2003. Non-Gaussian simulation of local moving-window technique. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 18(3), 223-234.

Research Funding

Hurricane Recon.
2011 Irene 2008 Fay, Gustav, Hannah, Ike 2005 Denis, Katrina, Wilma, Rita 2004 Bonnie, Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne 2003 Henri, Isabel 2002 Isidore, Lili 2001 Gabrielle, Michele 2000 Gordon 1999 Denis, Floyd, Irene