Achintya Haldar, Ph. D., P.E., Dist. M. ASCE, Fellow SEI, is a Professor of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics and da Vinci Fellow, PRIVATE University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. He received his B.S. from Jadavpur University, and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He spent two years working for the Nuclear Power Division of Bechtel Power Corporation in Los Angeles. Then he returned to an academic career, first at Illinois Institute of Technology, then at Georgia Institute of Technology, and now at the University of Arizona. He also taught courses at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and at the Technical University of Ostrava in the Czech Republic. He visited the University of Tokyo and Indian Inst. of Science, Bangalore. Dr. Haldar has more than 3 1/2 years of practical experience in India.
Dr. Haldar conducts research exclusively on risk and reliability applied to many branches of engineering. He developed the stochastic finite element concept, several novel approaches for structural health assessment, and now working on developing a new engineering design paradigm supported by the U.S. NSF. So far, Dr. Haldar has published about 600 technical articles, including 10 books, and gave numerous keynote and invited presentations worldwide. Dr. Haldar has advised a large number of graduate students. Some of them are now professor at major universities in the U.S., Canada, Iraq, Jordon, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, West Bank, etc. Some other students are now providing leadership in industries. Dr. Haldar received numerous awards for research and teaching. He was elected a Distinguished Member of ASCE and a Fellow of SEI. He also received Life Time Achievement Award from the Society for Reliability, Presidential Young Investigator Award from President Reagan, ASCE's Huber Civil Engineering Research prize, Honorable Diploma from the Czech Society for Mechanics, inaugural da Vinci fellowship, Distinguished Alumnus Award, etc. Dr. Haldar was selected one of 23 Scientists and Technologists of Indian Origin abroad (STIOs) (may be the only engineer) by the DST, for collaborative projects with Indian scientists and technologists.
