Shahram Pezeshk,
Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE is Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil
Engineering at the University of Memphis. Dr. Pezeshk worked as a bridge
engineer for Hanson Engineers, Inc. before joining the faculty at the
University of Memphis in 1989.
Through his research and publications, Dr. Pezeshk has made contributions to
structural engineering by integrating seismic hazard, structural
vulnerability, and structural optimization into the design process. His
recent work on ground motion prediction is being used in development of
probabilistic seismic hazard maps.
During the past ten years, Dr. Pezeshk has published numerous papers and
reports, seven book chapters, and delivered many invited lectures. He has
been the PI or Co-PI on funded research such as: nonlinear site response of
deep deposits, selection of scaling of ground motion time histories for
structural design, ground motion and site-specific studies and seismic site
characterization. He has received many awards recognizing his research
including the ASCE State-of-the-art award.
Dr. Pezeshk has been actively involved with ASCE’s Structural Division on
multiple technical committees, as well as participating as a member of the
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and other national associations.
He was appointed by the Governor of Tennessee to serve on the West Tennessee
Seismic Commission. Dr. Pezeshk is a licensed professional engineer in
Tennessee and received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign and his M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley.
