Aysegul Gogus, PhD, PE, SE, has joined HGA as an Associate Vice President and Associate Principal in Structural Engineering in the Washington, D.C., office. She will work with engineering teams and business development firmwide to expand the office’s in-house seismic services, further building HGA’s engineering reputation as a national seismic design leader.
Gogus has more than 10 years of structural engineering experience specializing in seismic assessment and retrofit of existing buildings, seismic design of reinforced concrete and steel structures, and performance-based seismic design.
“I’m excited to collaborate across HGA’s team of architecture, engineering and design leaders as we increase our national profile in seismic engineering,” Gogus said. “HGA is nationally known for its interdisciplinary design processes. Adding seismic specialties will provide even greater benefit to our clients to sustain the long-term structural integrity of buildings and complex infrastructure.”
Before HGA, she was a structural engineer at Arup in Los Angeles, where she provided seismic design insight on a range of project types across arts, culture, aviation, education, government, commercial, hotels and leisure, and infrastructure markets.
Gogus has contributed to industry knowledge through academic research, speaking engagements, and national committee work on seismic topics.
She has presented at the Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council Meeting, U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Panel, World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics, and European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. She additionally has published articles in ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Earthquake Spectra, and Engineering Structures.
She was named 2020 Rising Stars in Structural by Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.
Gogus has a PhD and Master of Science in Structural and Earthquake Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
She is a member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), and Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.