Jerome F. Hajjar, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor and Chair
Director, Laboratory for Structural Testing of Resilient and Sustainable Systems (STReSS Laboratory)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
400 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000 USA
617-373-3242 (telephone); 617-373-4419 (fax); jf.hajjar@neu.edu
Research Awards
2013 Fellow, Structural Engineering Institute
2010 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award (link 1; link 2)
2009 Shortridge Hardesty Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
2007 Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
2005 Narbey Khatchaturian Faculty Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005 T. R. Higgins Lectureship Award, American Institute of Steel Construction
2004 Special Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction
2003 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers
2000 UPS Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
2000 Norman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers
Teaching Awards
2008 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008 List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (twice)
2007 List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001 Charles E. Bowers Faculty Award, Institute
of Technology, University of Minnesota
1998 Taylor Career Development Award, Institute of Technology,
University of Minnesota
1997 Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates Undergraduate
Faculty Award, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Univ. of MN
1996 Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates Undergraduate
Faculty Award, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Univ. of MN
1996 Outstanding Instructor Award, Dept. of Civil Engrg.,
Institute of Technology Student Board, Univ. of MN
1995 Outstanding Instructor Award, Dept. of Civil Engrg.,
Institute of Technology Student Board, Univ. of MN
Service Awards
2010 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
2009 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
2008 Outstanding Contributions to NEES Community Cyberinfrastructure, George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, NEES, Inc.1995 Minnesota Young Engineer of the Year, Minnesota Federation
of Engineering Societies
1995 Minnesota Young Civil Engineer of the Year, American
Society of Civil Engineers, Minnesota Section
2009 JSPS Fellowship for Research in Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2003 Minnesota Supercomputer Institute
Travel Grant, University of Minnesota
2000 Bush Faculty Sabbatical Supplement, University of Minnesota
1998 Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Travel Grant, University
of Minnesota
1996 Institute of International Studies and Programs Travel
Grant, University of Minnesota
1996 Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Travel Grant, University
of Minnesota
1996 Engineering Foundation Travel Grant, Engineering Foundation,
New York