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I have been nominated by Prof. Andy Graettinger for membership in NHEI's User Forum.</div>
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As requested by Dr. Mohammad Khosravi, I am providing a brief bio in support of this nomination.</div>
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Please let me know if you need any other information.</div>
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Thanks.</div>
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Habib</div>
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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 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><br>
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<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Habib Tabatabai, PhD, PE, SE</span><br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Professor and</span></div>
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Director of Structural Engineering Laboratory<br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</span><br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</span><br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">3200 N. Cramer St.</span><br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Milwaukee, WI 53211</span><br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">(414) 229-5166</span><br style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">ht@uwm.edu</span></div>
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