Highlights of the Resume
Significant Recognition
Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), National Academy of Construction (NAC), Canadian Academy of Engineering, Mexican Academy of Engineering, Engineering Academy of Japan, Royal Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe, London), Romanian Academy, and Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences; 5 Honorary Doctorate Degrees at Universities in Belgium (Liège), Italy (Polytechnic of Milan), and Romania (Bucharest, Iaşi, and Timișoara); 14 Honorary Professorships and 6 Guest Professorships at Universities in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-cycle Engineering of Civil Structures, established by ASCE (2023, PDF)
ASCE Newmark, Freudenthal, Housner and Croes (twice) Medals; ASCE Ang (inaugural), Howard, Moisseiff (twice), Lifetime Achievement Award in Education Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award, and State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering (three times) Awards; ASCE-AIME-ASME-IEEE-WSE Noble Prize (twice); ASCE Reese and Wellington (twice) Prizes; ISHMII Mufti Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Civil SHM; European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3) Thorpe Medal; ASCE Lehigh Valley Section’s Civil Engineer of the Year Award; IABSE Outstanding Paper Award (OPA); ELSEVIER Munro Prize; IABMAS Lin Medal (inaugural); IALCCE Khan Medal (inaugural); IASSAR Research Prize; EUROSTRUCT International Award of Merit; KAJIMA Research Award; IFIP Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems Award; SAE Distinguished Probabilistic Methods Educator Award (inaugural); AICPS Opera Omnia Award.
Distinguished Member of ASCE (the highest honor ASCE can bestow); Fellow of ACI, ASCE-EMI (inaugural), ASCE-SEI (inaugural), IABSE, SCHSM (formerly ISHMII), and JSPS; Honorary Member of the Romanian Association of Structural Design Engineers (AICPS).
Ranked as the 10th most-cited civil engineering author in the August 2019 Stanford University worldwide citation survey published in PLOS, based on the Scopus citation data for 6 million scientists in 22 major fields and 176 sub-fields; the survey calculated citations deposited in Mendeley Data during the period 1996-2018 and ranked and sorted 100,000 scientists by a composite point index excluding self-citations. Ranked No. 1 (Lehigh University), No. 45 (United States), and No. 95 (World) on April 6, 2022, by Research.com on the list of top scientists in Engineering and Technology; position in the ranking was based on a meticulous examination of nearly 11,000 scientists on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph by December 6th 2021. With an h-index of 105, an i10-index of 501, and more than 41,500 citations (Google Scholar, March 20, 2025) his work has left an indelible mark on the field of structural engineering.
Lehigh University Awards: Hillman Faculty Award; Eleanor and Joseph F. Libsch Research Award; Hillman Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising; P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science's Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Leadership Award; Lynn S. Beedle Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineering Award (the CEE Department's highest recognition).
University of Colorado Awards: Boulder Faculty Assembly’s Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award; College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Faculty Research Award; Clarence L. Eckel Faculty Prize for Excellence; Distinguished Achievement Award; Research Development Award (twice); Teaching Award; Service Award.
Special issue of peer reviewed journal Structure and Infrastructure Engineering in honor of Dan M. Frangopol (2026, in progress).
Plenary and keynote lectures at over 70 international congresses, conferences, symposia and workshops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and New Zealand.
According to ASCE (2012) “Dan M. Frangopol is a preeminent authority in bridge safety and maintenance management, structural systems reliability, and life-cycle civil 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… Dr. Frangopol is a renowned teacher and mentor to future engineers.” He is also “widely recognized as a leading educator and creator in the field of life-cycle engineering.” (ASCE 2015). “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).
Significant Professional Service
Founding President of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) with more than 2,300 individual members and over 100 collective members from 77 countries and 14 national groups; Founding President of the International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE) with more than 940 members and 33 collective members from 65 countries and one national group; Founding Vice-President of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII); Honorary President of 7 National Groups of IABMAS (USA, Brazil, Chile, Korea, Italy, Sri Lanka, and Turkey) and of the IALCEE-Dutch Group; Honorary Member of 5 National Groups of IABMAS (Australia, China, Japan, Portugal, and Spain).
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal Structure and Infrastructure Engineering; Founder and Editor of the book series Structures and Infrastructures.
Past Chair of the Technical Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE; Past Vice- President of the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR) and Past Chair of the Executive Board of IASSAR; Past Vice-President of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of ASCE and Past Member of its Board of Governors; Past Chair of IABSE Commission 1 on Structural Performance, Safety and Analysis; Past Chair of IFIP WG 7.5 on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems; Founder and Inaugural Chair of the Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems; Past Chair of the ASCE Administrative Committee on Structural Safety and Reliability; Past Chair of IASSAR Awards Committee; Past-Chair of the ASCE Committees on Safety of Buildings, Safety of Bridges, and Optimal Structural Design; Past Chair of the TRB Subcommittee on Methods of Analyzing Steel Bridges; Past-Chair of the ACI Subcommittee on Existing Structures of Committee 348 on Structural Safety.
Appreciation in Recognition of Distinguished Service to Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) as the Vice-President and Member of the Board of Governors; ASCE Distinguished Service Appreciation as Chair of the Technical Division Executive Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI); IABMAS Special Service Award.
Initiator and Organizer of the Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series at Lehigh University (2007-2024), hosted 64 Distinguished Speakers from USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland.
Technical consultant or advisor to companies, organizations and government agencies in the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Education
- Sc. D. (Doctor of Applied Sciences), with the highest distinction (summa cum laude), University of Liège, Belgium, 1976
- Dipl.-Ing. (equivalent to B.Sc.+M.Sc.), Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, 1969
Member of National Academies and Academy of Europe
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the United States (founded in 1964), Member, Elected in 2025
- Mexican Academy of Engineering (established in 1973), Corresponding Member, Elected in 2023
- Canadian Academy of Engineering (established in 1987), International Fellow, Elected in 2022
- National Academy of Construction (NAC) of the United States (founded in 1999), Member, Elected in 2020
- Engineering Academy of Japan (established in 1987), Foreign Associate, Elected in 2020
- Romanian Academy (founded in 1866), Section on Engineering Sciences, Honorary Member, Elected in 2017
- Royal Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (founded in 1772), Section on Technical Sciences, Foreign Member, Elected in 2016
- Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe, London, founded in 1988), Section on Physics & Engineering Sciences, Foreign Member, Elected in 2015
- Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania (founded in 1997), Honorary Member, Elected in 2000
Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-Cycle Engineering of Civil Structures, ASCE
Honorary Doctorate Degrees
- Polytechnic University of Timișoara (Timișoara, Romania), 2024
- Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy), 2016
- Technical University of Iaşi (Iași, Romania), 2014
- University of Liège (Liège, Belgium), 2008
- Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania), 2001
Distinguished Member
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Class of 2010
Honorary Member
- Romanian Association of Structural Design Engineers, Elected in 2024
- Romanian Academy (founded in 1866), Elected in 2017
- Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania (founded in 1997), Elected in 2000
- Romanian Association for Wind Engineering, 2017
- Foundation of the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, Romania, 2014
- IABMAS- Denmark Group, 2023
- IABMAS- Spain Group, 2021
- IABMAS- Japan Group, 2015
- IABMAS- Australia Group, 2014
- IABMAS- China Group, 2012
- IABMAS- Portugal Group, 2006
- International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) - TC7 (WG7.5), 2006
Honorary Technical Advisor
- Korea Infrastructure Safety and Technology Corporation (KISTEC), 2003
Foreign or Corresponding Member, Foreign Associate and International Fellow
- Mexican Academy of Engineering (established in 1973), Corresponding Member, Elected in 2023
- Canadian Academy of Engineering (established in 1987), International Fellow, Elected in 2022
- Engineering Academy of Japan (established in 1987), Foreign Associate, Elected in 2020
- Royal Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (founded in 1772), Section on Technical Sciences, Foreign Member, Elected in 2016
- Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe, London, founded in 1988), Section on Physics & Engineering Sciences, Foreign Member, Elected in 2015
Founding President
- International Association for Life Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE, 2006-
- International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety, IABMAS, 1999-
Founding Vice President
- International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, ISHMII, 2004-
Vice President
- International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability, IASSAR, 2013-2017
- Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, EMI, 2014-2015
- International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, ISHMII, 2004-2012
Honorary President
- IABMAS- Sweden Group, 2023
- IABMAS-Canada Group, 2022
- IABMAS-USA Group, 2020
- IALCCE-Dutch Group, 2020
- IABMAS-Sri Lanka Group, 2019
- IABMAS-Korea Group, 2018
- IABMAS-Turkey Group, 2018
- IABMAS-Chile Group, 2017
- IABMAS-Italy Group, 2013
- IABMAS-Brazil Group, 2013
Honorary Professorships
- China University of Petroleum (East China), (Qingdao, China), 2019
- Shenyang Jianzhu University (Shenyang, China), 2018
- Hunan University (Hunan, China), 2016
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University (Melbourne, Australia), 2015
- Beijing Jiaotong University (Beijing, China), 2015
- Chongqing Jiaotong University (Chongqing, China), 2015
- Changsha University of Science and Technology (Changsha, China), 2015
- Dalian University of Technology (Dalian, China), 2014
- Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China), 2013
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China), 2012
- Chang'an University (Xi'an, China), 2012
- Southeast University (Nanjing, China), 2011
- Tianjin University (Tianjin, China), 2011
- Tongji University (Shanghai, China), 2009
Adjunct Professorships
- Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 2016
- University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado), 2006-
Guest Professorships
- Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China), 2017
- Wuhan University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, Hubei, China), 2013
- University of Paris-Est (Marne-la-Vallée, France), 2011
- French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR) (Paris, France), July 2011
- Central South University of Forestry and Technology (Changsha, Hunan, China), 2010
- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria), June 2008
Fellow
- Canadian Academy of Engineering, CAE (International Fellow)
- American Concrete Institute, ACI
- Engineering Mechanics Institute, ASCE-EMI (Inaugural Fellow)
- International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, IABSE
- International Society for Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, ISHMII
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS
- Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE, ASCE-SEI (Inaugural Fellow)
Professional Appointments
- Inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture Emeritus, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2025-
- Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2025-
- Inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2006-2025
- Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2006-2025
- Visiting Chair Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008-
- Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 2006-
- Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1988-2006
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1983-88
- Project Engineer, A. Lipski Consulting Engineers, Brussels, Belgium, 1979-83
- Associate Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, 1977-79
- Research Associate, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, 1974-76
- Assistant Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, 1969-74
Visiting Professor, Scientist and Researcher
- Visiting Honorary Professor, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia, January 2025
- Visiting Professor, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, June 2024
- Visiting Professor, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, June 2024
- Visiting Honorary Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, April 2024
- Visiting Professor, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, October 2022
- Visiting Professor, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, July 2022
- Visiting Professor, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, June 2019
- Visiting Honorary Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, November 2018
- Visiting Honorary Professor, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia, July 2018
- Visiting Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, June 2018
- Visiting Honorary Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, November 2017
- Visiting Guest Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, May 2017
- Visiting Professor (JSPS Fellow), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, March 2017
- Visiting Honorary Professor, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia, February 2017
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, July-August 2016
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, July 2016
- Visiting Professor, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2016
- Visiting Honorary Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, June 2016
- Visiting Professor, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, April-May 2016
- Visiting Honorary Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, April 2016
- Visiting Professor, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, China, December 2015
- Visiting Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, one week per year, 2015-2018
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, June 2014
- Visiting Honorary Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, March 2014
- Visiting Distinguished Scientist, SmartEN Marie Curie ITN, EU Project, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus, May 2013
- Visiting Professor, French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), Paris, France, July 2011
- Visiting Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, September 2009
- Visiting Professor, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, June 2009, June 2010 and June 2011
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Awarded by The Royal Academy of Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, March 2008
- Visiting Chair Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2008, October 2009, March 2010, and April 2011
- Visiting Professor, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan, November 2005
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, June-August 2005
- Visiting Professor, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, March-May 2005
- Visiting Professor (JSPS Fellow), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, June 2003
- Visiting Scholar, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, five short visits in 2000 and 2001
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, June-August 1998
- Visiting Researcher, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, April and May 1998
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, June and July 1997
- Visiting Professor, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, May and June 1995
- Visiting Scholar, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, July and August 1994
- Visiting Professor, Technical University (Politecnico) of Milan, Milan, Italy, July 1993
- Visiting Senior Scientist (Fellow of Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, June and July 1991, and June 1992
- Visiting Research Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 1991
- Visiting Professor, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, October 1989
- Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, June and July 1989
- Visiting Research Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, October 1980
- Visiting Research Associate, National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), Lisbon, Portugal, September 1976
Publications
Author or co-author of 5 books, 70 book chapters, over 500 articles in refereed journals, more than 700 papers in conference proceedings, and over 100 technical reports. Editor or co-editor of 59 books published by ASCE, Balkema, CIMNE, CRC Press, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Taylor &Francis, and Thomas Telford. Guest editor or co-editor of 30 special issues of refereed journals.
Research and Consulting
- Performed research and served as a technical consultant or advisor to companies, organizations and government agencies in the United States, Asia and Europe.
- Funded by the National Science Foundation; Federal Highway Administration; Office of Naval Research; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Army Corps of Engineers; Air Force Office of Scientific Research; Department of Defense; Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command; Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation; Transportation Research Board; U.S. DOT Region 3 University Transportation Center; Applied Technology Council; Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance; ArcelorMittal; Progeny System Corporation; Modjeski and Masters; Henry Luce Foundation; U.K. Highways Agency; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and Japan Ministry of Education, among others. He also received research funding from Tokyo Electric Power Company; Japan Institute of Systems Research; Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment; Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs; U.S.-Spain Joint Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation; Parsons Transportation Group; American Society of Civil Engineers; Georgia Institute of Technology; and University of Colorado.
Research Supervision/Advising
- Over the past 40 years supervised 106 graduate students (50 PhD and 56 MS), sponsored 22 post-doctoral researchers, and hosted over 70 visiting scholars. 30 of his former doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers are university professors in the United States and abroad, and many are prominent in professional practice and research laboratories.
- Served as external member of PhD Committees at universities in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA, and taught short courses in many leading universities in Asia, Europe, North America, and South Africa.