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Education 📚
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Cleveland, Ohio
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 1984
- M.S. in Civil Engineering, 1981
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1979
Experience 🏢
The City College of New York / CUNY
Professor of Civil Engineering (1999-present)
Associate Professor (1990-1998)
Assistant Professor (1985-1990)
Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Visiting Professor (2018-2019, 2010-2011, 1993-1994)
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Visiting Professor (2002-2002)
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Research Engineer (1984-1985)
Research Assistant (1979-1984)
Academic and Professional Honors 🏆
Professional Society Awards IALCCE Senior Researcher Award, 2023 IASSAR Research Achievement Award, 2017 IABSE Outstanding Paper Award, 2013 IABMAS Prize for Contributions to Bridge Redundancy, 2010 ASCE Arthur M. Wellington Prize, 1987
Editorial Boards
Managing Editor for North America – STRUCTURE and INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING Member of Editorial Board – JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL SAFETY
Academic Awards
CCNY President’s 2016 Award for Outstanding Faculty Service Craig J. Miller Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Civil Engineering, 1984
Keynote Lectures 🎙️
IALCCE (2023): Safety Assessment of Civil Engineering Assets in Milan, Italy IABMAS (2016): Iguazu Falls, Brazil COST ACTION TU1406 (2017): Quality Specifications for Roadway Bridges, Riga, Latvia
Professional Society Leadership 🌐
Chairman of ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability, and Risk of Structural Systems (2016-2022) Chairman of ASCE Task Group on Reliability-based Structural System Performance Indicators (2008-2015) Member of the Administrative Committee of the ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems (2008-2022) Chairman of ASCE Committee on Bridge Safety (1991-1995)
Workshop Chair 🛠️
Co-Chair, SEI/ASCE International Workshop (2022) Chair and Main Organizer of ASCE Workshop on Implementation of Risk-Based Methods (2014)
Fellowships 🌍
Spanish Ministry of Education and Science Fellowship, 2010 NASA Faculty Fellow at NASA Glenn Research Center, Summer 2004 and 2003 Generalitat of Catalonia, Spain Fellowship, 1994
Contributions to Engineering Practice 🏗️
Load Safety Factors proposed by M. Ghosn incorporated into AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation Simplified version of System Factors proposed by M. Ghosn incorporated into AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation Load factors proposed by Ghosn implemented in New York State DOT Manual and Louisiana DOTD manual for bridge design
ASCE Standards Committee 📏
Member of ASCE-7 Standards Committee (2023-2028) Member of SEI/ASCE Standards Committee – Disproportionate Collapse Mitigation (2018-2023)
Scientific Committees & Honors 🎓
Co-chair of International Scientific Committee of IABMAS (2022, 2018) Member of Organizing Committee of IABMAS (2010) Member of International Technical Committee of ICOSSAR (2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021) Member of Scientific Committee of IALCEE (2022, 2018, 2016, 2008) Member of International Scientific Committee for the Probabilistic Methods Track of IGTI (2010) Member of International Scientific Committee of ISRERM (2010) Member of Scientific Committee of IWRERM (2008)