Surendra P. Shah Explained

Surendra Poonamchand Shah is an engineer and emeritus professor, currently at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA. Shah started his academic career and has worked in fracture, fiber reinforced composites, non-destructive evaluation, transport properties, processing, rheology, nanotechnology, and use of solid waste materials.[1] His contributions to the fields of civil engineering and materials science have been recognized worldwide through membership and leadership in various scientific societies and universities.

Education

Shah received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from BVM Engineering College, India in 1959. He received his MSc and PhD degrees from Lehigh University in 1960 and Cornell University in 1965, respectively.[2]

Professional career

In 1966, Shah joined the faculty of the University of Illinois, where he held the role of assistant professor (1966–1969), associate professor (1969–1973), and the director of the graduate program in the Department of Materials Engineering (1973–1981). In 1981, Shah joined the faculty of Northwestern University and held various positions there. From 1981 to 2012, he was a Professor of Civil Engineering and a Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil Engineering within the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Also, from 1990 to 2012, he was the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials.[3] He has served as a Presidential Distinguished Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and Materials Science Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington since 2019.[4] He has also held the title of Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University since 2012.[5]

Shah has served as a consultant for the United Nations, various government bodies, and industries across the United States, France, Switzerland, China, Denmark and the Netherlands. He has been a visiting professor at universities including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Delft University of Technology, Technical University of Denmark, LCPC in France, The University of Syndey, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He served as a visiting scientist at NATO in 1992. In addition to this, Shah has held the post of Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras since 2014.[6]

He has held positions as an honorary professor at several universities including the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tongji University among others.[7] He is a member of Institute of Advanced Studies at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Shah has over 500 articles in scholarly journals.[8] As an editor, he has overseen the publication of 20 books and served as editor-in-chief for the journal Materials and Structures from 2001 to 2005 and the co-author-in-chief for the journal Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering since 2017.[9] [10]

Shah was appointed as the chairman of the technical committees of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM).[11] Within the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), he has served as the chairman of the technical committee, an executive committee member, and a member of the advisory board of the Engineering Mechanics Division.[12] He is part of the committee conducting research on concrete materials for the Transportation Research Board.[13]

Honors and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prof. Surendra P. SHAH HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study . 2024-09-20 . ias.hkust.edu.hk.
  2. Web site: ProQuest Better research, better learning, better insights. . 2024-09-20 . www.proquest.com . en.
  3. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award # 8808432 – Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Cement-Based Materials . 2024-09-16 . www.nsf.gov.
  4. Web site: Faculty Profile . 2024-09-16 . Faculty Profile – Academics – The University of Texas at Arlington . en.
  5. Web site: Shah, Surendra P. Faculty Northwestern Engineering . 2024-09-16 . www.mccormick.northwestern.edu.
  6. Web site: BTCM : Department of Civil Engineering-IIT Madras . 2024-09-18 . en-CA.
  7. Web site: Prof. Surendra P. Shah CEE/CSE 50th Anniversary . 2024-09-18 . Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . zh-HK.
  8. Web site: Surendra P Shah . 2024-09-16 . scholar.google.com.
  9. Web site: Materials and Structures . 2024-09-18 . SpringerLink . en.
  10. Web site: Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering . 2024-09-16 . SpringerLink . en.
  11. Web site: RILEM . Interview series with RILEM prominent members: Prof. Surendra P. Shah . 2024-09-18 . www.rilem.net . en.
  12. Web site: Search . 2024-09-18 . www.asce.org . en-US.
  13. Sprinkel . Michael . Greer . Charles . Shah . Surendra P. . Meininger . Richard . Kevern . John . Hou . Pengkun . Khayat . Kamal . Lu . Na (Luna) . Armaghani . Jamshid . Cavalline . Tara L. . Streeter . Donald . 2020 . Transportation Research Board's Influence on Concrete in Transportation Infrastructure . Centennial Papers.
  14. Web site: Dr. Surendra P. Shah . 2024-09-16 . NAE Website . en.
  15. Web site: Fellows . 2024-09-16 . NAI . en-US.
  16. Web site: 中国工程院2009年当选外籍院士名单 . 2024-09-18 . www.cae.cn.
  17. Web site: BTCM : Department of Civil Engineering-IIT Madras . 2024-09-18 . en-CA.
  18. Web site: IAS Senior Visiting Fellow Professor Surendra SHAH Elected to the Academy of Athens HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study . 2024-09-16 . ias.hkust.edu.hk.
  19. Web site: Surendra Shah Elected Member of Russian Academy of Engineering . 2024-09-16 . Northwestern Engineering . en.
  20. Web site: Surendra Shah Fulbright Scholar Program . 2024-09-18 . fulbrightscholars.org.
  21. Web site: You searched for Surendra Shah . 2024-09-18 . The American Ceramic Society . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2020-12-03 . ACI Establishes New Foundation Fellowship . 2024-09-18 . For Construction Pros . en-us.
  23. Web site: RILEM . Interview series with RILEM prominent members: Prof. Surendra P. Shah . 2024-09-18 . www.rilem.net . en.
  24. Web site: 2019-02-22 . CEE Seminar: Nanotechnology and Sustainability of Concrete Construction Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine . 2024-09-18 . engineering.uci.edu . en.

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