- Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1979
- M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1977
- M.S., Tehran University, Iran, 1973
Research interests
- Earthquake engineering of bridges and buildings
- Large-scale concrete bridge component and system testing
- Field testing of highway bridges
- Analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures
- Application of composites, shape memory alloy, and other advanced materials in earthquake engineering