Engineer-in-training (EIT)
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Structures, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
M.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
B.S., Civil Engineering, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh University of Technology
Trai joined R+C in 2022. Trai has been involved in many of the firm’s significant projects including the Emeryville Station, SLAC CRMF, UC Davis Chemistry Annex, and UCD Health Sacramento Ambulatory Surgery Center.
Beautiful, Functional, Green
Alan led the R+C team to design a visually minimal support structure for the complex photovoltaic panel canopy between buildings at UC Merced’s Science and Engineering 2 building. The canopy is composed of vertical as well as horizontal PV panels and provides not only a solar energy source for the building, but shading for the plaza and a visually striking entrance.
