Civil and Environmental Engineering
Biography
Hessam Yazdani, PhD, PE, is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Sustainable Infrastructure, Geotechnics and Materials (SIGMa) Research Lab at the University of Missouri. Dr. Yazdani’s expertise spans geotechnical engineering, experimental and computational multiscale mechanics, AI-assisted materials discovery, and reliability-based optimization. His multidisciplinary research focuses on advancing the sustainability and resilience of civil and marine infrastructure. His work includes addressing geotechnical challenges associated with renewable energy systems; developing and discovering high-performance, multifunctional materials; and integrating risk assessment, sustainability, and optimization into the design of geotechnical and structural systems. Dr. Yazdani has authored or coauthored close to 100 publications, including books, journal articles, conference presentations, and technical reports. He has received several competitive national and international honors, including the NSF CAREER Award, the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and the DFI Best Paper Award. He has also been recognized multiple times by former students with Faculty, Mentor, and Advisor of the Year awards. Dr. Yazdani is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Michigan.
Education
PhD from the University of Oklahoma
MS from the University of Kerman
BS from the University of Kerman
Technical Focus
AI-powered materials discovery
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