RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Dr. Pessiki’s research interests include the behavior and design of structures; non-destructive evaluation of materials and structures; earthquake engineering; fire effects on structures; and innovative structural materials and systems. He has led his research team on numerous externally-funded experimental and analytical research projects encompassing both laboratory and field studies. He has investigated the field performance of numerous concrete, steel, masonry, fabric, and timber structures, including commercial and industrial buildings, bridges, dams, silos, chimneys, pavements and slabs, water tanks, and domes.
Dr. Pessiki has authored over 200 papers and reports, and delivered numerous invited lectures, keynote addresses and presentations. His work is widely recognized and cited. He is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute and the Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute. He is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Jinan, China, was a Visiting Scholar at Tongji University (2013) in Shanghai, China, and a Visiting Professor at Purdue University (2004). In 1997 ASCE awarded him the Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering.
Dr. Pessiki’s former doctoral advisees serve on the faculty of several universities, including Cairo University, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Manhattan College, Mustafa Kemal University, University of Notre Dame, and University of Texas at Tyler.