We’re excited to share recent news coming from SURG. Here are the latest events:

• July 1, 2025 – Prof. Shields was promoted to Full Professor
• June 5, 2025 – Prof. Shields was awarded the Early Achievement Award from the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability.

• April 29, 2025 – Ph.D. student Himanshu Sharma was awarded the Teaching Assistant Award from the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering

In the Media

Several stories have been published in the media involving SURG research. Below is a list of these stories.

CNN: https://www.2news.com/video/lessons-learned-from-the-baltimore-bridge-collapse/video_7ce16fe2-45a7-5b3d-8256-ace8c12ebde0.html

CBS Morning: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tugboat-captain-response-francis-scott-key-baltimore-bridge-collapse/

USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/24/us-bridges-risk-ship-collisions-study/82273919007/

Baltimore Banner: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/johns-hopkins-key-bridge-bay-bridge-risk-4TN3KE7H3ZFGXE2RTT6ZNUOONE/

Politico: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-transportation/2025/03/24/faa-army-to-face-dc-crash-questioning-00244190

NBC DC: https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/bridge-safety-under-scrutiny-a-year-after-baltimore-bridge-collapse/3876302/

WBAL: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/key-bridge-collapse-hopkins-research-bay-bridge-ship-collision-risk/64276054

WYPR: https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2025-03-26/many-bridges-across-the-u-s-face-the-same-risks-as-marylands-key-bridge

WJZ: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/video/johns-hopkins-says-more-bridges-highly-vulnerable-to-ship-collisions/

WBAL: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/key-bridge-collapse-hopkins-research-ntsb-report-preventable/64287244

WMAR: https://www.wmar2news.com/keybridgecollapse/johns-hopkins-engineers-find-concerning-risk-of-ship-collision-for-many-u-s-bridges

Politico Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/03/24/bridges-at-risk-of-catastrophic-ship-strikes-study-finds-00244113?source=email

Fox Live Now: https://www.livenowfox.com/news/bridges-ship-collissions-study

News Nation: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/key-bridge-collapse-highlights-growing-risk-of-us-bridge-collisions-morning-in-america/vi-AA1BHpej?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

News Nation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/key-bridge-collapse-bridge-collisions-risk/

Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/key-bridge-collapse-other-us-bridges-face-high-risk-of-ship-strikes

Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/chances-of-ship-strikes-bridges-high-johns-hopkins-analysis-20250324.html

WBAL radio: https://www.wbal.com/jhu-research-study-shows-chesapeake-bay-bridge-has-high-risk-for-ship-collisions

WJZ: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/key-bridge-johns-hopkins-maryland-vulnerability-bay-collapse/

WJLA: https://wjla.com/news/local/key-bridge-maryland-chesapeake-bay-collapse-baltimore-ship-collision-francis-scott-collisions-ships-high-risk-national-transportation-safety-board-anniversary

Hearst national syndicated: https://www.koco.com/article/vessel-strike-risk-us-bridges-study/64288585

Chesapeake Bay Magazine: https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/ntsb-johns-hopkins-engineers-call-for-ship-strike-evaluations-on-vulnerable-bay-bridge/

Asbury Park Press: https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2025/03/25/two-nj-bridges-have-a-very-high-risk-of-being-hit-by-a-ship-study/82649874007/

Fox 45: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bridge-risk-collapse-johns-hopkins-research-key-bridge-bay-bridge

***Center Square: https://www.thecentersquare.com/maryland/article_ba72bd7c-800a-4b3c-af63-2b613a44c684.html

Baltimore Fishbowl: https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/jhu-study-key-bridge-collapse-bridges-high-risk-ship-collision/

Georgia Patch: https://patch.com/georgia/savannah/talmadge-bridge-high-risk-collapse-if-hit-ship-new-study

NJ Patch: https://patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/these-nj-bridges-risk-collapse-if-hit-ship-new-study-shows

Fl Patch: https://patch.com/florida/jacksonville/fl-bridge-risk-collapse-if-hit-ship-new-study-shows

Consumer Affairs: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/study-names-bridges-most-likely-to-collapse-032425.html