John William Fisher (born February 15, 1931, in Ancell, Missouri) is a professor emeritus of civil engineering.
In 1986 he was the founding director of Lehigh University's Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Center.
Other publications include "Construction Technologies in Japan," in the JTEC Panel Report, "Corrosion and Its Influence on Strength of Steel Bridge Members," in the Transportation Research Record and a book titled Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints.
"[3]In 2000 he received both the Roy W. Crum Award from the Transportation Research Board[3] and the John Fritz Medal[1] from the American Association of Engineering Societies.
From 2001 to 2002 he served on a FEMA panel of national experts that investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center following the September 11 attacks.