Current Team


Jerry Wekezer, Ph.D., P.E.
Distinguished University Professor
E-mail:wekezer(at)eng.fsu.edu

Dr. Jerry Wekezer has established the Crashworthiness and Impact Analysis Laboratory (CIAL) at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in 1995. Dr. Wekezer served as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Alaska Anchorage (1990-94) and the Chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (1994-2004). He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the states of Alaska and Florida. His research interests include simulation-based engineering science and applied computational mechanics. Dr. Wekezer's research was sponsored by NSF, FHWA, FTA, FDOT, U.S. ERDC, ARL, and other federal and state agencies and organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.



Dr. Les Kwasniewski
Post Doctoral Research Associate
E-mail:l.kwasniewski(at)il.pw.edu.pl

Dr. Les Kwasniewski graduated with his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) in 1986. He also earned his Ph.D. degree from WUT in 1997. Dr. Les Kwasniewski has been working at CIAL since 2002 as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate. His primary employment is at the Department of Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology. He regularly visits the Lab (usually in February and in summers every year) to participate in current research projects.



Cezary Bojanowski
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant
E-mail:bojance(at)eng.fsu.edu

Cezary Bojanowski holds his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology in Poland. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. degree at the Florida A & M University - Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) joint College of Engineering. Cezary has been working at CIAL since 2006 as a Research Assistant on two projects:
  • Passenger Safety In Paratransit Buses
  • Crashworthiness Assessment Of Paratransit Buses
  • Please pray for him and his soon graduation.



    Jeff Siervogel
    MS Student and Research Assistant
    E-mail:siervje(at)eng.fsu.edu

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    Peter Szurgott
    Research Assistant
    E-mail:pszurgott(at)fsu.edu

    Peter Szurgott is a doctoral student at the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. He obtained his MS degree in Mechanics and Machinery Design at the Warsaw University of Technology in 2002. He has been working at CIAL since October 2007 as a Research Assistant on project titled Assessment of Actual Impact Factors for Florida Bridges conducted in cooperation with Florida Department of Transportation.