Venkatesh Kodur
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg, 428 S Shaw Ln Room 3574
Biography
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 in civil and fire engineering fields and his research accomplishments have had major impacts. He has developed fundamental understanding on the behavior of materials and structural systems under extreme fire conditions. The techniques and methodologies resulting from hi
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Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Queen's University, Canada 1992
M.S., Structural Engineering, Queen's University, Canada 1988
B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, India 1985
Awards
Elected as Chairperson of the Steering Committee of “Structures in Fire”, an international organization for promoting fire safety.
"Distinguished Invited Visiting Professor” at EWHA Woman’s University, South Korea (2024)
Elected Fellow of Academy of Science of Royal Society of Canada (2023)
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Saini K., Matsagar, V.A., and Kodur, V., “Recent Advances in The use of Natural Fibers in Civil Engineering Structures”. J of Construction and Building Materials, Vo.. 411, pp. 134464, 2024.
Naser MZ, Ross B, Ogle J, Kodur V.K.R., Hawileh R., Abdalla J, Thai HT. “Evaluating the Performance of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Large Language Models in the FE and PE Structural Exams”, ASCE Practical Periodical on Structural Design and Constr., pp. 1-10, 2024
Venkatachari S. and Kodur V.K.R. “Modeling parameters for predicting the fire-induced progressive collapse in steel framed buildings”, J. of Resilient Cities and Structures, Vol 2(3), pp. 129-144, 2023.
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