Instructor Profile: Venkatesh Kodur
Venkatesh Kodur
F. CAE, F. INAE, F.ASCE, F. SEI, F. ACI, F.SFPE
Director, Center on Structural Fire Engi
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Dr. Venkatesh Kodur is a University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics at Michigan State University. He is an internationally recognized scholar for his contributions to structural, material and fire engineering. His research interests include Fire resistance analysis and design of structural systems, material performance at elevated temperatures and Building collapse investigations. Dr. Kodur has published more than 450 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences and has given numerous keynote presentations at major international conferences. As per Google Scholar, he has over 14,500 citations with an "h" index of 65.
Dr. Kodur's contributions to the Civil Engineering and Fire Protection Engineering professions have been recognized by peers through prestigious honours and awards. He has been elected as a Fellow of six Institutes/Academies: the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Structural Engineering Institute, the American Concrete Institute, and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. He is a professional engineer, Associate Editor of the Journal of Structural Engineering and Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, editorial board member of five leading journals, Chairman of ASCE(SEI)-SFPE 29 (Fire) Standards Committee, and a member of the UK-EPSRC College of Reviewers. He has won many awards and prestigious appointments, including the Michigan State University "University Distinguished Professor" Award, American Institute of Steel Construction Faculty Fellowship Award, MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, NRCC (Government of Canada) Outstanding Achievement Award, Fulbright Scholar Award; "INFOSYS Visiting Chair Professor" appointment at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and NATO Award for collaborative research.
Most notably, Dr. Kodur was part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Society of Civil Engineers/Society of Fire Protection Engineers high profile "Experts Team" that investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings due to the September 11 attacks.
