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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to nominate Habib Tabatabai to be a member of the NHERI User Forum. Below is his contact information and a brief bio.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Habib Tabatabai<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ht@uwm.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Habib Tabatabai is a professor of structural engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). In addition to his academic background, he has also worked as a practicing engineer for the Florida Department of Transportation and the Construction Technology Laboratories (CTL Group) for 13 years. His areas of expertise include
bridge engineering, survival analysis of structures, durability and reliability of structures, probabilistic assessment of service life, structural vibrations and control, non-destructive testing of structures, field instrumentation and testing, and damage
detection in structures. He has over 120 publications and one US patent. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. He is a licensed Structural Engineer and registered Professional Engineer in Illinois. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Andrew J. Graettinger, Ph.D.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Associate Dean for Research</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">College of Engineering & Applied Science</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#212121">University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#212121">EMS Building, Room E379B</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#212121">Office: (414) 229-7389</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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