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Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management

Dr. Johan Rene van Dorp, D.Sc.

Associate Professor of EMSE
Quantitative Risk Assessment and Risk Management Analyst

 

 

 

 

 

 
Contact Information
 

Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
The George Washington University
1776 G. St., N.W. (Suite 101)
Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: +1 (202) 994 6638
Fax: +1 (202) 994 0245
Email: dorpjr@gwu.edu

Office Hours
 

These vary by Semester. Please call to make an appointment

Research Areas
 
 
  • Simulation Modeling
  • Probabilistic Risk Analysis
  • Reliability Analysis Specifically: Maritime Transportation Risk Assessment utilizing Simulation
  • Aggregation of Data and Engineering/Expert Judgment
  • Statistical Dependence Modeling for Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis
  • Accelerated Life Testing Inference
 
Teaching
 
 
  • EMSE 234 Management of Risk and Vulnerability for Natural and Technological Hazards
  • EMSE 269 Elements of Decision Making and Problem Solving
  • EMSE 271 Data analysis for Engineers and Scientists
  • EMSE 273 Discrete System Simulation
  • EMSE 282 Quality Control and Acceptance Sampling
  • EMSE 388 Quantitative Method in Cost Engineering
 
Educational Background
 
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  • 1998 - D.Sc., Operations Research Department, The George Washington University
  • 1991 - Registered Technological Designer, Mathematical Control- and Policy Modeling, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • 1989 - M.S., Mathematics & Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
 
Professional Experience
 
 
  • September 2004 to Present: Associate Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
  • September 1999 to September 2004: Assistant Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
  • September 1997 to August 1999: Visiting Assistant Professor, Engineering Management Department, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
  • January 1994 – August 1997: Research Scientist, Operations Research Department, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • March 1993 – December 1993: Project Engineer, National Aerospace Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • April 1992 – November 1992: Research Associate, Operations Research Department, The George Washington University
  • January 1991 – January 1992: Research Analyst, Risk Analysis Department, DSM Research, The Netherlands
  • December 1988 – August 1989:Graduate Research Assistant, The Shell Research and Technology Centre, Amsterdam (SRTCA)
 
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