Dan Frangopol#
Membership Number: | 4073 |
Membership type: | FOREIGN |
Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
Elected: | 2015 |
Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
Homepage(s): | http://www.lehigh.edu/~dmf206 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2006 - present The Fazlur Rahman Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, Lehigh University, PA, USA
- 2006 - present Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, PA, USA
- 2006 - present Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Arch. Engrg., University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
- 1988 - 2006 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engrg., University of Coloardo at Boulder, CO, USA
- 1983 - 1988 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engrg., University of Colorado at Boulder,CO, USA
- 1979 - 1983 Project Engineer, A LIPSKI Consulting Engineers, Brussels, Belgium
- 1977 - 1979 Associate Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
- 1974 - 1976 Research Structural Engineer, Dept. of Mechanics of Materials and Structural Engineering, University of Liege, Belgium
- 1969 - 1974 Assistant Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
Fields of Scholarship
- Life-cycle performance of structures and infrastructure systems under uncertainty
- Safety, reliability, risk and multi-criteria optimization of structural systems
- Optimum inspection, maintenance, and management of deteriorating infrastructures
- Multi-hazard risk mitigation and health monitoring of bridges and naval ships
- Risk-based assessment and risk-informed decision making in civil and marine engineering
- Resilience and sustainability of structures and distributed infrastructure
- Life-cycle cost analysis and design of infrastructure systems
Honours and Awards
- 2016 OPAL Leadership Award for Lifetime Accomplishments in Education, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2015 Alfred Noble Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2014 Doctor Honoris Causa, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, Iași, Romania
- 2014 J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2012 Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2012 Fazlur R. Khan Life-Cycle Civil Engineering Medal, International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering
- 2012 Honorary Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
- 2010 Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2009 Honorary Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- 2008 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- 2007 Ernest E. Howard Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2006 T. Y. Lin Medal, T.Y. Lin International, USA
- 2006 Founding President, International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (http://www.ialcce.org)
- 2005 Nathan M. Newmark Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2004 Kajima Research Award, Kajima Corporation, Japan
- 2003 Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2001 Doctor Honoris Causa, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
- 2001 Senior Research Prize, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability
- 2000 Honorary Member, Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences
- 1999 Founding President, International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (http://www.iabmas.org)