Research Interests
Dr. Frangopol is a leading international figure in life-cycle performance, maintenance, reliability and multi-criteria optimization of structural systems and networks, whose work has had a significant impact on structural engineering evidenced by an h-index of 102, an i10-index of 477, and more than 38,000 citations (Google Scholar, March 28, 2024).
According to ASCE (2012) "Dan M. Frangopol is a preeminent authority in bridge safety and maintenance management, structural systems reliability and life-cycle engineering. His contributions have defined much of the practice around design specifications, management methods, and optimization approaches. From the maintenance of deteriorated structures and the development of system redundancy factors to assessing the performance of long span structures, Dr. Frangopol's research has not only saved time and money, but very likely also saved lives." "Frangopol's groundbreaking research into infrastructure from a holistic perspective has earned him a reputation in the civil engineering community" as the "Father of Life-Cycle Analysis." (ASCE 2020).
In 2023, ASCE established "Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-Cycle Engineering of Civil Structures."
Dr. Frangopol's main research interests are in the development and application of probabilistic concepts and methods to civil and marine engineering, including: structural reliability and probabilistic mechanics; life-cycle cost analysis; probability-based assessment, design, and multi-criteria life-cycle optimization of structures and infrastructure systems; structural health monitoring; life-cycle performance maintenance and management of structures and distributed infrastructure under extreme events (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods); risk-based assessment and decision making; multi-hazard risk mitigation; infrastructure sustainability and resilience to disasters; and climate change adaptation.
Selected Research Projects (PI, Co-PI, or Consultant)
AFOSR: Novel SiCN Ceramics for Health Monitoring of High Temperature Systems, Co-PI, 2001-04
ARCELORMITTAL / FHWA: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Different Steels for Highway Bridge Construction, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2008-09 (see Chapter 7 of the Final Report and Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 17, No.1, 2012, 168-172, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000219)
ARDEC, Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (through Pennsylvania Innovation and Advanced Technology Association (PIATA) by its Agent, Pennsylvania Innovation Enterprise (PIE)): Integrated Framework for the Application of Probabilistic Optimization Technology (POTECH) to Weapons with Emphasis on Modeling and Simulation: Phase 3, PI (with P. Bocchini, Co-PI), 2015-16
ARDEC, Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (through Pennsylvania Innovation and Advanced Technology Association (PIATA) by its Agent, Pennsylvania Innovation Enterprise (PIE)): Integrated Framework for the Application of Probabilistic Optimization Technology (POTECH) to Weapons with Emphasis on Modeling and Simulation: Phase 2, PI (with P. Bocchini, Co-PI), 2013-14 (brief summary)
ARDEC, Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (through Pennsylvania Innovation and Advanced Technology Association (PIATA) by its Agent, Pennsylvania Innovation Enterprise (PIE)): Integrated Framework for the Application of Probabilistic Optimization Technology (POTECH) to Weapons with Emphasis on Modeling and Simulation: Phase 1, PI (with P. Bocchini, Co-PI), 2012-13
ASCE: Baseline Documentation of the Use of Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) and Performance Based Design (PBD) in Civil Infrastructure Sectors, 2015-16.
ASCE/SEI: Life-Cycle Assessment and Design of Structural Systems: State-of-the-Art, Special Project Award by SEI/TAD, Project Manager with F. Biondini, 2014-16 (International Workshop, PDF)
ASCE: Three Special Projects Awarded by Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 1998-99, 2000-01, and 2002-03
ATC: Chair of the Project Advisory Panel of the ATC-81 Project on Development of Industry Foundation Classes for Structural Concrete Members under contract to the ACI Foundation, Consultant, 2010
ATC: Member of the Project Advisory Panel of the ATC-75 Project to Develop Industry Foundation Classes for Structural Components under contract to the Charles Pankow Foundation, Consultant, 2007-09
DoD: Reliability Algorithms for Corrosion Fatigue, Consultant, 2002
European Commission: SmartEN Marie Curie ITN Programme, EU Project, Smart Management for Sustainable Human Environment, Distinguished Scientist, 2009-13
FDOT: Long Term Monitoring on a Movable Bridge, Consultant, 2007-09
FHWA: Advancing Steel and Concrete Bridge Technology to Improve Infrastructure Performance, Co-PI; Funded by Cooperative Agreement between FHWA and Lehigh University, 2011-19
FHWA: Bridge System Reliability and Reliability-Based Redundancy Factors, PI, Funded by Cooperative Agreement between FHWA and Lehigh University, 2011-19 (Report published by FHWA)
FHWA: Development and Demonstration of Systems-Based Monitoring Approaches for Improved Infrastructure Management under Uncertainty, PI with N. Catbas, 2007-12
FHWA: Improved Corrosion Resistant Steel for Highway Bridge Construction, Senior Personnel, 2007-10
FHWA: Unified Quantitative Methodology for Integration of Nondestructive Bridge Evaluation and Bridge Management Systems, Co-PI, 1996-2000
FHWA: Load Prediction and Structural Response, Co-PI, 1988-92
FHWA / CDOT: Use of FRP Wraps for Bridge Retrofit and Strengthening, Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program (IBRC), Co-PI, 2003-04
FHWA / CDOT : Utilizing FRP for Pedestrian Bridges, Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program (IBRC), Co-PI, 2002-03
FHWA / CDOT : Evaluation of FRP Reinforced Bridge Decks, Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program (IBRC), Co-PI, 2000-01
FHWA / CDOT: High Performance Concrete Prestressed Precast Girder Bridge, Co-PI, 1996-98
FHWA / CDOT: Bridge Management Systems, Co-PI, 1992-97
FHWA / GATECH: Acceptance Test Specifications and Guidelines for Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Bridge Decks, Consultant, 2000-01
FHWA / RUTGERS: Advance Understanding of Bridge Life-Cycle Performance for the FHWA LTBP Program, LTBP Bridge Performance Primer (Publication No. FHWA-HRT-13-051, December 2013), Consultant, 2009-12
FHWA / Pennoni: Bridge Health Index Project, LTBP Program, Expert, 2014-
HA (Highways Agency, UK): Bridge Reliability and Optimum Maintenance Strategies, Consultant, 1996-2002; Optimum Maintenance Strategies for Different Bridge Types, PI, 1998-2000; Preventative Maintenance Strategies for Bridge Groups: Analysis, PI, 2001-03
Henry Luce Foundation: Bridging Disciplines and Cultures: The Chinese Bridge Project at Lehigh University, Co-PI, 2009-13
MOCT/KICT/Hanyang University (Korea): Development of LCC Analysis System for Design and Rehabilitation of Steel Bridges, Technical Advisor, 2003-06
MOE: Ministry of Education of Taiwan, NTUST Global Network Talent, Consultant, 2015-18
NASA: Advanced Materials Partnership - Technology for Aerospace and Defense, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2010-12
NATO: Life-Cycle Reliability Based System Management of Structures and Networks, PI, 1996-2000
NAVFAC/ASCE: Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command/American Society of Civil Engineers: Resilience under Nonstationary Extreme Design Loads due to Climate Change, Consultant, 2023
NCHRP: Bridge System Safety and Redundancy, NCHRP Project 12-86, Consultant, 2010-13
NCHRP: Developing a National Database System for Maintenance Actions on Highway Bridges, NCHRP Project 14-15, Co-PI, 2005-07
NCHRP/TRB: Development of a Comprehensive Bridge Specification and Commentary (AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, First Edition, 1994), NCHRP Project 12-33, Consultant, 1989-92
NRC/TRB: Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Academies (NAS, NAE, NAM) within TRB Committee to Review FHWA R&D Long-Term Infrastructure Program (LTIP), 2017-20
NRC/TRB: Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Academies (NAS, NAE, NAM) within TRB Expert Task Group on FHWA LTBP Special Activities (BSPEC), 2015-17
NRC/TRB: Member of Advisory Committee of the National Academies (NAS, NAE, NAM) within TRB Expert Task Group for FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program (LTBP) Bridge Traffic and Truck Weights (BT&T), 2012-15
NRC/TRB: Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Academies (NAS, NAE, NAM) within TRB Expert Task Group for Review of the Oregon Department of Transportation Study on Bridge Shear, Report, 2005
NSF: Life-Cycle Management of Civil Infrastructure Considering Risk and Sustainability, PI, 2015-20 (Abstract)
NSF: Integrated Maintenance-Monitoring-Management Framework for Optimal Decision Making in Bridge Life-Cycle Performance, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2005-11
NSF: Life-Cycle Reliability Analysis and Optimization of Micro-Systems , Co-PI, 2003-07
NSF: A Problem-Focused Research Agenda for the Highway Transportation Infrastructure: A Holistic Systems Identification and Integration by Using Field Test-Sites , Co-PI, 2003-04
NSF: A Feasibility Study of Estimation of Structural Systems Reliability under Hurricane Hazard, Co-PI, 2003-04
NSF: Life-Cycle Cost Model Simulator for Decision Making in Bridge Network Management, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2002-07
NSF: Optimum Life-Cycle Bridge Maintenance Planning Based on System Reliability, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2000-04
NSF: Accelerated Testing and Reliable Prediction of Durability of Concrete, Co-PI, 1998-2002
NSF: System Reliability for Evaluation and Design of Highway Bridges, PI, 1996-2001
NSF: Life-Cycle Reliability-Based Evaluation and Design of Deteriorating Structures, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 1995-2000
NSF: Modeling of RC/SRC Systems with Flexibility-Based Models, Co-PI, 1995-99
NSF: Design of Bridge Inspection Programs for Structural Reliability, Co-PI, 1994-97
NSF: Development of Adaptive Hybrid Control Techniques for Building Structures, Co-PI, 1992-96
NSF: Multiobjective Reliability-Based Optimization of Structural Systems, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 1990-94
NSF: Multilevel Reliability-Based Optimization of Structural Systems, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 1987-90
NSF: Seismic Hazard Prediction Using Fuzzy Sets, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 1986-88
NSF: Safety Evaluation of Existing Steel Bridges, PI, 1986-89
NSFC: International Joint Research Project on Long-term Performance Based Life-cycle Design of Concrete Structures, PI (with W. Jin, PI, Zhejiang University), 2019-2023
ONR / Progeny Systems: Development of Characterization of Failure Modes for Mechanical Components, Sole PI for Subcontract from Progeny Systems, 2014-15
ONR: Risk and Utility-Informed Optimum Decision Making for Naval Ship Structures Integrating Inspections, SHM, Time-Variant System Performance, and Probabilistic Consequences: A Comprehensive Framework, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2016-21
ONR: Integrating SHM and Time Variant System Performance of Naval Ship Structures for Near Real-Time Decision Making Under Uncertainty: A Comprehensive Framework, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2011-16
ONR: Integrated Life-Cycle Framework for Maintenance, Monitoring, and Reliability of Naval Ship Structures, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2008-12
Parsons Transportation Group, Denver Office, Consultant, 2000
PennDOT: Simple Load Capacity Tests for Bridges, Co-PI, 1987-90
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / MODJESKI & MASTERS: Life Extension of Deteriorating Steel Bridges by using Corrosion Resistant Steel, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2022-23
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / MODJESKI & MASTERS: Life-cycle Investigation on the Use of Novel Corrosion Resistant Steel in New and Existing Bridges, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2021-22
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Risk- and Sustainability-informed Decision-making for Durability Enhancement and Service Life Extension of Steel Bridges using Maintenance-free Steel, PI, 2020-21
PITA(Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Efficient Service Life Extension of Bridges through Risk-based Life-cycle Management and High-performance Construction Materials: Emphasis on Corrosion-resistant Steel, PI, 2019-20
PITA(Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Life-Cycle Optimal Risk-Based Management of Conventional Carbon Steel and Maintenance-Free Steel Bridges, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2018-19
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Effects of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Safety, Sustainability and Resilience of Steel Bridges, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2017-18
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Life-Cycle Cost, Risk and Sustainability Analysis and Prediction of Performance of Steel Bridges with and without Corrosion Resistant Steel, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2016-17
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Sustainability-Based Life-Cycle Performance and Cost Analysis of Highway Bridges: Emphasis on Steel Bridges, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2015-16
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / LOCKHEED MARTIN: Reliability, Maturity and Readiness of Complex Systems, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2014-15
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) / ARCELORMITTAL: Life-Cycle Performance and Cost Analysis of Steel Bridges, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2013-14
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Bridge Deicing using Geothermal Foundations, Co-PI (with M. Suleiman PI, and C. Naito and S. Neti, Co-PIs), 2013-14
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Integrated Framework using Monitoring and Reliability for Improved infrastructure Management under Uncertainty: Phase 3 - Performance Prediction and Optimum Monitoring Planning, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2009-11
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Development of a Corrosion Test Based on Electrochemical Surface Potential, Co-PI, 2008-10
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Integrated Framework using Monitoring and Reliability for Improved Infrastructure Management under Uncertainty: Phase 2 - Implementation Study, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2008-10
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Integrated Framework using Monitoring and Reliability for Improved Infrastructure Management under Uncertainty: Phase 1 - Feasibility Study, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2007-09
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Structural Performance Assessment Based on Monitoring: Phase 2 - Implementation Study, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2007-09
PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance): Structural Performance Assessment Based on Monitoring: Phase 1 - Feasibility Study, PI and Sole Award Recipient, 2007-08
RAE (Royal Academy of Engineering): Integration of Structural Health Monitoring with Risk-Based Performance; Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Metallic Highway Bridges, Sole Award Recipient, 2008-09
RCG (Research Grants Council, Hong Kong): Sustainable Marine Infrastructure Enabled by the Innovative Use of Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete and Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites, Project Coordinators J-G. Teng and T. Yu, External Advisory Board Member, 2019-23
RIJKSWATERSTAAT (Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment): Development of Methods for Optimal Bridge and Asset Management based on Condition, Safety, and Cost, Consultant, 2004-06
SHRP 2/ TRB: Member of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Renewal Technical Expert Task Group (T-ETG) on Bridges for Service Life beyond 100 years: Service Limit State Design (R19-B), 2009-13
TEPCO/Japan Institute of Systems Research: Civil Infrastructures, Consultant, 2000-01
U.S.DOT, Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic) University Transportation Center, The Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure System (CIAMTIS): Investigation of the Benefit of Using a Novel Corrosion Resistant Steel in New and Existing Steel Bridges in Pennsylvania, PI, 2021-22 (website; Final Report published by CIAMTIS)
U.S.DOT, Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic) University Transportation Center, The Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure System (CIAMTIS): Efficient Service Life Extension of Bridges through Risk-based Life-cycle Management and High-performance Construction Materials: Emphasis on Corrosion-resistant Steel, PI, 2019-20 (website; Final Report published by CIAMTIS)
U.S.DOT, University Transportation Centers Program (UTC): Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multi-modal Transportation Infrastructure Systems, Co-PI, 2018-22
U.S.-Spain Joint Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation: Service Life Prediction and Reliability Management of Deteriorating Concrete Bridges under Environmental Attack, PI, 2000-02
USACE /WES: Time-Dependent Reliability of Navigation Structures, PI, 1992-94
Research Associates Supervised and Sponsored
from Frangopol's Research Projects
Dr. Jiyu Xin, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2022-2023
Dr. David Yang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, 2017 - 2020
Dr. Changqing Gong, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada, 2018 - 2019
Dr. Yan Liu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 2016 - 2018
Dr. Samantha Sabatino, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, 2017
Dr. You Dong, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, 2016
Dr. Mohamed Soliman, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, 2015
Dr. Giorgio Barone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 2012 - 2013
Dr. Sunyong Kim, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, 2011
Dr. Hao Tian, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2010 - 2011
Dr. Paolo Bocchini, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 2009 - 2011
Dr. Andrè Orcesi, French Public Works Research Laboratory, Paris, France, 2008 - 2009
Dr. Ming Liu, MWH, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2007 - 2008
Dr. Alfred Strauss, University of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 2006 - 2007
Dr. Min Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA, 2003 - 2005
Dr. Jung Sik Kong, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2001- 2003
Dr. Emhaidy Gharaibeh, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2000
Dr. Michael Enright, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 1999
Prof. Mircea Cohn, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1989 and 1990
Dr. Rachid Nakib, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 1988 - 1989
Dr. Gongkang Fu, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1987- 1988
Dr. Marek Klisinski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Warsaw, Poland, 1987 - 1988
Visiting Scholars Hosted
Prof. Takumi Ito, Visiting Scholar, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Mr. Carlo Giovani, Visiting Scholar, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2021
Ms. Kexian Wu, Visiting Pre-Doctoral Research Associate, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 2019 - 2020
Dr. Yue Feng, Visiting Scholar, Hainan University, Hainan, China, 2019 - 2020
Prof. Arnold Yuan, Visiting Scholar, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2019
Prof. Alfred Strauss, University of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 2018, 2019
Dr. Erwin, Visiting Scholar, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 2018 - 2019
Prof. Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Visiting Research Associate, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2018 - 2019
Ms. Iviane Cunha e Santos, Visiting Pre-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil, 2017
Mr. David Yang, Visiting Pre-Doctoral Research Associate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, 2017
Mr. Hugo Guimaraes, Visiting Pre-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, 2017
Mr. Wei Fan, Visiting Scholar, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, Shandong, China, 2017 - 2018
Mr. Bing Tu, Doctoral Candidate, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2016 - 2017
Prof. Xiaoming Wang, Chang'an University, Xi'an, Shanxi, China, 2016 - 2017
Ms. Zhujun Wang, Doctoral Candidate, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 2016 - 2017
Prof. Fabio Biondini, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2015
Mr. Huang Tang, Doctoral Candidate, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2015 - 2016
Mr. Javier Pascual-Ramos, Graduate Student, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, 2015 - 2016
Prof. Jianxin Peng, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2015-2016
Ms. Tatiana Garcia-Segura, Doctoral Candidate, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 2015
Mr. Alberto Colombo, Doctoral Candidate, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2014 - 2015
Prof. Yong Zeng, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China, 2014 - 2016
Mr. David Yang, Doctoral Candidate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2014 - 2015
Mr. Ciaran Hanley, Doctoral Candidate, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, 2014
Mr. Zhiyi Yin, Doctoral Candidate, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2013 - 2015
Mr. Huile Li, Doctoral Candidate, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 2013 - 2014
Mr. Wei Pu, Doctoral Candidate, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2013 - 2014
Prof. Tao Wu, Chang'an University, Xi'an, China, 2013 - 2014
Prof. Jie Wu, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2013 - 2014
Ms. Valeria Di Silvestri, MS. Candidate, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2012
Dr. Andrea Titi, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2012
Dr. Banfu Yan, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2012 - 2013
Ms. Caroline Trimble, Research Intern, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 2012
Dr. Ling Liu, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2011 - 2012
Dr. Lucrezia Cascini, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy, 2011
Dr. Alfred Strauss, University of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Mr. Tim Zinke, Doctoral Candidate, Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2011
Prof. Jinzong Zhu, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 2009 - 2010
Dr. Paola Limonta, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2009
Prof. Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 2008 - 2009
Dr. Ruan Xin, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2008 - 2009
Mr. Victor Voiry, French Institute of Advanced Mechanics, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2009
Dr. Wenliang Lu, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 2007 - 2008
Mr. Nils Marquart, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 2007
Prof. Fabio Biondini, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2001 - 2009 (annual short visits)
Mr. Hiroshi Hattori, Doctoral Candidate, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 2006 - 2007
Mr. Till Wachholz, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 2006
Dr. Kei Kawamura, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan, 2006
Prof. Joan Casas, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 2005
Mr. Alberto Deco, MS. Candidate, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 2005
Mr. Koichiro Nakatsu, Doctoral Candidate, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 2005 - 2006
Ms. Saeri Fukuhara, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 2005 - 2006
Mr. Takahiro Kameda, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 2004 - 2005
Ms. Masae Erami, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 2004 - 2005
Prof. Hitoshi Furuta, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 2003 - 2004
Mr. Christian Koenig, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 2004 - 2005
Mr. Jacques Peugeot, French Institute of Advanced Mechanics, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2004 - 2005
Prof. Christian Bucher, Bauhaus-University Weimar, Weimar, Germany, 2004
Mr. Sebastian Wolff, Bauhaus-University Weimar, Weimar, Germany, 2003 - 2004
Dr. Kei Kawamura, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan, 2002 - 2004
Mr. Luca Sgambi, Doctoral Candidate, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, 2003
Mr. Luciano Catallo, Doctoral Candidate, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, 2003
Dr. Xiaoming Wang, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, 2002
Ms. Francesca Bortot, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, 2002
Mr. David Guillot, French Institute of Advanced Mechanics, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2002
Mr. Luis Neves, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, 2001 - 2004
Dr. Han Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2001 - 2002
Prof. Hideaki Nakamura, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan, 2001
Mr. Sebastien Recek, French Institute of Advanced Mechanics, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2001
Prof. Mark Stewart, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2000
Prof. Matsuho Shigeyuki, Anan National College of Technology, Tokushima, Japan, 1999
Prof. Tsuyoshi Takada, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1999
Mr. Christian Frier, Doctoral Candidate, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark, 1997
Prof. Joergen Amdahl, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1996 -1997
Dr. Matsuho Shigeyuki, Tottori University, Tottori City, Japan, 1996 – 1997
Prof. Marcello Ciampoli, University of Rome "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy, 1999
Mr. Fulvio Tonon, Doctoral Candidate, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 1996
Mr. Cesar Minguillon, Doctoral Candidate, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 1994
Dr. Satoshi Katsuki, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan, 1991 - 1993
Dr. Ebrahim Sanaei, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1991 - 1992
Dr. Petr Hajek, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1989
Dr. Mark Marley, University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway, 1989
Mr. Kenji Ikejima, Osaka Gas Corporation, Osaka, Japan, 1986 - 1987