2014年4月26日-5月17日，黄廷方/信和讲席教授、来自英国布拉德福德大学（University of Bradford）大学的Dennis Lam教授来土木工程系访问，与我系师生展开了积极合作与交流。

Dennis Lam教授在布拉德福德大学工程设计和技术学院任职，并担任布拉德福德可持续环境中心的主管。作为我系黄廷方/信和讲席教授，他已来我系参与多次学术活动并开设相关短期课程。此次来访期间，Dennis Lam教授在我系302客座教授办公室办公，多次与相关领域的老师和同学进行了一对一的见面讨论，取得理想的效果。Dennis Lam教授参观了我系正在进行的部分力学试验，并提出了自己的见解；他还参与了我系师生与新加坡南洋理工大学Tan Kang Hai教授的交流活动，展开了热烈的讨论。

Dennis Lam教授的来访活动增加了我系师生对英国钢结构、组合结构发展情况的了解，拓宽了同学们的国际视野，加深了双方的学术交流，为进一步合作奠定了良好的基础。

附：Prof. Dennis Lam简介

Professor Dennis Lam is the Chair of Structural Engineering at the University of Bradford and was er Reader in Structural Engineering and Steel Design at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.  He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.  He is the President of Association for International Cooperation and Research in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures and vice chair of the research panel for the Institution of Structural Engineers. He is also a member of the British Standard Institute B525 and European Standard Committee CEN/T250/SC4 responsible for the BS5950 and Eurocode 4. His main research interests are in the area of steel and composite structures, including the use of stainless steel, precast concrete and fiber reinforced polymers.