Peter A. Irwin, Ph.D., P.Eng.

 GC Member of Miami WindTM

President of RWDI

519-823-1311 x 2215

E-mail: pai@rwdi.com

Peter joined the company in 1980 and became the President of RWDI in 1999. His experience in wind engineering dates back to 1974 and includes extensive research and consulting in wind loading, aeroelastic response, wind tunnel methods, and instrumentation. His previous experience includes six years of wind engineering work as a research officer with Canada's National Research Council and two years with the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, Great Britain. Peter earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. He has published over 100 papers and won several awards for his work, including the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering's Gzowski Medal in 1995. He serves on several committees for codes and standards, such as the Standing Committee on Structural Design for the Canadian Building Code and the wind committee of the US ASCE 7 standard.