Jerome F. Hajjar, Ph.D., P.E.
CDM Smith Professor and Department 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@northeastern.edu
Examples of current research may be found at the following websites:
National Science Foundation
4C2B: Century-Scale Carbon-Sequestration in Cross-Laminated Timber Composite Bolted-Steel Buildings, Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere (HESTIA), Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, Department of Energy
Ensuring Long-Term Availability and Bankability of Offshore Wind
Through Hurricane Risk Assessment and Mitigation, National Offshore Wind
Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC, Department of Energy) and
Massachusetts Clean Energy Council
Physics-Reinforced
Deep Learning for Structural Metamodeling, National Science
Foundation
FastFloor: Behavior of Modular Steel Deck Floor Assemblies, Charles Pankow Foundation, MKA Foundation, American Institute of Steel Construction, Nucor Corp., and Schuff Steel Co.
Steel Deck Innovation Initiative: Transforming Building Structural Resilience Through Innovation in Steel Diaphragms, National Science Foundation, American Institute of Steel Construction, American Iron and Steel Institute, Steel Deck Institute, Steel Joist Institute, and Metal Building Manufacturers Association
National Science Foundation, George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and Industry
Controlled Rocking of Steel Frame Structures with Replaceable Energy-Dissipating Fuses, National Science Foundation and American Institute of Steel Construction
System Behavior Factors for Composite and Mixed Structural Systems, National Science Foundation and American Institute of Steel Construction
National Science Foundation and Industry
CRISP Type 2: Identification and Control of Uncertain, Highly Interdependent Processes Involving Humans with Applications to Resilient Emergency Health Response, National Science Foundation, Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP)
NRI-Large: Fast and Accurate Infrastructure Modeling and Inspection with Low-Flying Robots, National Science Foundation
Deconstructable Systems for Sustainable Design of Steel and Composite Structures, National Science Foundation and American Institute of Steel Construction
Reliability-based Hurricane Risk Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms, National Science Foundation and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
An Integrated Platform for Validated Prediction of Collapse of Structures, National Science Foundation
Reconfiguring Steel Structures: Energy Dissipation and Buckling Mitigation Through the Use of Steel Foams, National Science Foundation
Performance Assessment and Performance-Based Design Methodology for Composite Construction with Application to Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Structural Systems, National Science Foundation and American Institute of Steel Construction
Other Federal Agencies
Rapid Automated Damage Detection using Autonomous Robots (RAD2AR), Department of Homeland Security (subaward from the Pacific Northwest Economic Region Foundation) and Global Resilience Institute, Northeastern University
Disaster Resilience of Buildings, Infrastructure, and Communities, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Massachusetts Port AuthorityState Agencies
Massachusetts Research Partnership: Development of a National Offshore Wind Research Agenda, Massachusetts Clean Energy CenterAmerican Institute of Steel Construction and Industry
Thermal Break Strategies for Cladding Systems in Building Structures, Charles Pankow Foundation, American Institute of Steel Construction, American Composites Manufacturers Association, and the Pultrusion Industry Council
Bolted Steel Slip-Critical Connections with Fillers, American Institute of Steel Construction
Illinois Center for Transportation and Illinois Department of Transportation
Calibration and Refinement of Illinois’ Earthquake Resisting System Bridge Design Methodology, Illinois Department of Transportation
Northeastern University Civil and Environmental Engineering Report Series
Newmark Structural Engineering Report Series
For information about our undergraduate program in civil engineering: Northeastern University CEE Undergraduate Program
For information about our graduate program in civil engineering: Northeastern University CEE Graduate Program
For undergraduate application materials and admissions information: Northeastern University College of Engineering Undergraduate Programs
For graduate application materials and admissions information: Northeastern University College of Engineering Graduate Programs
For information about our engineering library: Snell Library