Educational Background:
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Wind Engineering), Western University, Canada, ongoing
M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), University of the Philippines Diliman, 2017
B.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), University of the Philippines Diliman, 2013

Current Membership in Professional Organizations:
Member, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers
Member, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines

Service Activities:
Meetings committee, Facilities Management committee, Course Programming Committee, Research Planning Committee

Recent Publications:

[1] Kopp, G. A., Wang, J., Guo, Y., Brusco, S., & Acosta, T. J. (2025). Assessment of the Main Wind Force Resisting System Provisions of ASCE/SEI 7-22 for Rigid Buildings. Submitted to the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.

[2] Guo, Y., Wang, J., Acosta, T. J., Brusco, S., & Kopp, G. A. (2025). Methodology for Obtaining Aerodynamic Coefficients for Consolidated MWFRS Provisions in ASCE 7. Submitted to the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.

[3] Acosta, T. J., Guo, Y., Wang, J., Brusco, S., & Kopp, G. A. (2024). Requirements for partial turbulence simulations using nondimensional turbulence energy contributions. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 254, 105886.

[4] Acosta, T. J., Wang, J., & Kopp, G. A. (2024). Non-Gaussian peak factor model for windward walls of rigid buildings of different aspect ratios. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 245, 105654.

Recent Presentations:

[1] Acosta, T. J., Wang, J., & Kopp, G. A. (2025). Effects of roof shape, geometric aspect ratio, and turbulence on the wind loads of windward surfaces of low-rise buildings. 15th American Conference on Wind Engineering (ACWE), St. Louis, Missouri, USA. May 19–22, 2025.

[2] Acosta, T. J., Guo, Y., Wang, J., Brusco, S., & Kopp, G. A. (2024). Quantification of turbulence effects using non-dimensional energy contributions. 9th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications (BBAA IX), Birmingham, United Kingdom. July 29–August 2, 2024.

[3] Acosta, T. J., Wang, J., & Kopp, G. A. (2023). Aspect ratio effects on peak wind loads of low-to-high rise buildings using CDF mapping. 16th International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE 16), Florence, Italy. August 27–31, 2023.