Hani Nassif

• Structural health monitoring (SHM) and Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) technologies
• Structural safety, reliability-based analysis, and code calibration/development
• Finite element modeling and dynamic analysis of bridges
• Concrete technology and use of advanced composites in infrastructure applications • Analysis of Structural concrete members with emphasis on the use of hybrid tendons

• 2025- Arthur J. Boase Award, American Concrete Institute.
• 2024- Best Theoretical Paper Award, FRPRCS’16, New Orleans, USA.
• 2023- Best Paper Award, Contest on Bridges by Long-Term Infrastructure Program (LTIP), FHWA, Jan. 10.
• 2020- Best Project Poster Award selected by NJDOT during the Research Showcase, October 28-30.
• 2020- Fellow, International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE).
• 2019- Member of Panel of Experts selected by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to evaluate the reconstruction of the triple-cantilevered stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) project between Atlantic and Sands streets in Brooklyn Heights, NYC, April 2019- 2020.
• 2018- Lifetime Achievement Award, New Jersey American Concrete Institute (NJACI) Chapter Awarded in recognition of demonstrated value of research to the concrete community, awarded during the Gala Award Dinner and Ceremony, May 10, 2018.
• 2017- 10th Annual Research Implementation Award, “Route 139 Rehabilitation: Pulaski Skyway Contract 2,” Awarded, for the second time, in recognition of demonstrated value of NJDOT research to the transportation community, 19th NJDOT Research Showcase, October 25, 2017.
• 2015- Grand Project Award presented at by the 52nd Annual NJ Jersey Concrete Awards, for Project titled: “The Lewandowski Memorial Hackensack River Bridge,” funded by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
• 2014- Appreciation and Recognition Award for leadership role while serving as President of the NJACI Chapter, 2014.
• 2014- Formal Invitation from AASHTO-RAC for Professor Nassif and NJDOT Research Bureau Project Manager, Ed Kondrath, to present the "Sweet Sixteen" project in a Special Session at the 2014 Annual TRB meeting, in Washington, D.C.
• 2013- High Value Research “Sweet Sixteen” Award by the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee (RAC), for Project titled: “Elimination of Weight Restriction on Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Conrail Line,” funded by the New Jersey Department of Transportation was one of the sixteen projects out of more than 100 that were selected for the 2013 High Value Research Award by the AASHTO RAC.
• 2013- 6th Annual Research Implementation Award, “Elimination of Weight Restriction on Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Conrail Line,” 15th NJDOT Research Showcase, October 2013.
• 2011- Best Paper Award, “Effective Flange Width for Composite Steel Beams,” co-authored by Talat Salama, PhD, The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
• 2010- International Visiting Scholar, Kung Hee University, School of Engineering, Siwon Campus, Seoul, S. Korea, 2010-2011.
• 2006- Educator of the Year Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), NJ, 2006.
• 2005- Project Award for Rutgers University, Parsons Brinkerhoff, and NJDOT received for role as PI on smart bridge construction and research on the “Doremus Avenue Bridge Project,” American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), NJ, 2005.
• 2005- Fellow, American Concrete Institute, 2005.
• 2004- Medallion of Appreciation, presented by the FHWA and NJDOT for organizing the 2nd Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Workshop, New Brunswick, Sept. 8-10, 2004.
• 2003- Educator of the Year Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Central New Jersey Branch, 2003
• Eight Time Recipient of Rutgers University Faculty Academic Service Increment Award, 1999-2008
• 1996- Sigma XI, Member of the National Scientific Research Society, 1996-Present; President of Rutgers Chapter, 2007-2010.
• 1996- Service Award, CEC Dept., Bradley University, May 1996
• 1995- Certificate of Appreciation, ASCE, Engineer's Week Committee, Peoria, Illinois, February 1995
• 1994- Student-Mentor Research Award, Bradley University, Second Annual Exhibition, April 1994
• 1992- Student of the Year Award, (1991) Region V - Great Lakes University Transportation Center (GLUTC), U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual meeting, 1992.
• 1991- CHI EPSILON, National Civil Engineering Honor Society, Honorary Member, Villanova University Student Chapter, 1998-present, and Member, University of Michigan Chapter, 1991-present.
• 1982- TAU BETA PI, National Engineering Honor Society, University of Detroit, 1982-present.

Professional Affiliation

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1991- present.
• American Concrete Institute (ACI), 1992- present.
• Transportation Research Board (TRB), 1993- present.
• International Association of Bridge Management and Safety (IABMAS), 1999-present.
• Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), 2000-present.
• Heavy Movable Structures (HMS), 2002-present.
• International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2014-present.
• Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY), 2016-present.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-present.
• American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI), 2020-present.
• American Society of Nondestructive testing (ASNT), 2020-present

Technical Committee Membership

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Activities

1. Education Activity Committee (EAC)– (Board level committee)

• Member; 2025-2028.

2. Committee of Nominations (CoN) – (Board level committee)

• Member; Elected by ACI members, 2018-2019; Nominated by the ACI Board for election to the Nomination Committee, 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.

3. Committee on Awards for Papers (CAP) – Board level appointment.

• Member; Subcommittee SC3, ACI Chester Paul Siess Award in Structural Research (2017-2019)

4. Convention Committee (CC)

• Member of Special Task Group, 2015-2016, selected by ACI President, Bill Rushing, to serve on a task group for evaluating the Open Session during the ACI Convention. Member, 2011-2017; Liaison Member, 2011-2016., Served as the Liaison to the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware (EPD) ACI Chapter for Organizing the ACI Convention in Philadelphia, PA.

5. Technical Activities Committee (TAC)

• Member, 2006-2012. Worked on many TAC reviews and tasks and served as TAC Contact for 11 different committee in the main area of Design and Analysis.
• Chair of TAC’s Task Group on Awards, 2008-2010. Coordinated paper awards.

6. Committee 444 – Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Instrumentation of Concrete Structures

• Chairman, 2012-2018; Invited, recruited, and appointed new members and experts to help change the focus of the committee for producing state-of-the-art documents. Committee is now one of the most success
• Member, 2011-Present; Served as TAC Contact to ACI 444 – Experimental Analysis, 2006-2011. Enacted changes in Goals and Mission to re-establish ACI 444 committee in 2011 as SHM and Instrumentation. I was appointed as Chair by TAC in 2012.

7. Committee for Selecting best paper for the Paul Siess Award – Member, 2017

8. Committee 435 – Deflection of Concrete Building Structures

• Member, 1995-Present; Secretary, 2003-2008.

9. Committee 348 – Structural Safety,

• Chair, 1997-2003; Member, 1995-Present.

10. Committee 209 – Creep and Shrinkage

• Secretary, 1995-1999; Chair, Subcommittee 209E “Testing Methods for Creep and Shrinkage”; Member, 1995-Present.

11. Joint ASCE-ACI Committee 343 – Concrete Bridges

• Member, 1996-Present;
• Chair, Bridge Design Subcommittee, 1996-2006
• Chair, Subcommittee 343F – Guideways, 2022-present

12. Committee 549 – Ferrocement and Thin Concrete Structures

• Chair, 2025-Present; Member, 2016-Present.

13. New Jersey American Concrete Institute (NJACI) Chapter

• Board Member, Re-elected, 2023-present.
• Past President Board Member and Chair of Nomination Committee, 2014-2016.
• President, 2012-2013; Vice President, 2009-2012; Board of Direction, Elected Member, 2005-2012; Member, 1998- Present.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1. Member, 1994-Present.

2. Committee on LRFD, Member, 2003-2006.

3. Committee on Safety of Buildings, Member, 1994-1998, 2003-2006.

4. Committee on Safety of Bridges, Member 1994-2006, Chair, 2003-2006.

5. Journal of Bridge Engineering, Associate Editor, 2018-2025; Section Editor, 2025-.

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

1. Committee AKB30 on Concrete bridges, Member, 2023-Present.

2. Committee AFF10 on General Structures, Member, 2009-2018.

3. Committee on Dynamic and Field Testing of Bridges, A2C05 (changed to Standing Committee on testing and Evaluation of Transportation Structures), and the Chair of its Sub-Committee A-Ongoing Research Projects (2000-2004), Secretary 2004-2007, Member 1995-2007.

4. Task Force on Seismic Design of Bridges (Elevated to Committee Status A2C08) Founding Member, 1995-2000.

5. Standing Committee on Mechanical Properties of Concrete (AFN20), Member, 1998-2010.

Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI)

1. Education Committee of the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), Member 2001-Present.

2. Bridge Committee of the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), DC-40, Chair 2009-2013, Member 2001-2015.

3. DC-40: PTI/ASBI Bridge Design Committee, 2015-present.

International Ferrocement Society (IFS)

1. Committee for the International Ferrocement Society, Member, 1998-Present, Board Member, 2012-Present, President, 2023-Present.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

1. IEEE Signal Processing Society, Member, 2016- Present.

2. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, Member, 2016-Present.

• Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, May 1993
• The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
• Graduate Certificate in Intelligent Vehicle-Highway System (IVHS), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, August 1993.
• B.S., M.S., Civil Engineering, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 1981&1983.
• University of Detroit, Detroit, MI 48221.

Hani Nassif is currently working in the research area of structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridges and the use of advanced cementitious materials for infrastructure applications. Dr. Nassif is currently the Director of the “Bridge Resource Program (BRP)”, sponsored by New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), designed to assist NJDOT in finding practical solutions for various challenges related to design, evaluation, load rating, SHM and Non-destructive testing (NDT), innovative materials, as well as on-call emergency services. He is also serving as the Associate Director for Outreach and Technology Transfer, for the Tier 1 Center (2017-2021), “Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation (C2SMART)” led by NYU.

Prof. Nassif is well known for advancing new generation of cementitious and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, the development of unique models of prestressed concrete members with hybrid tendons, and pioneering reliability-based code calibration for concrete structures. Dr. Nassif led on many research projects related to the development and implementation of nonproprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), High-Performance Concrete (HPC), Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC), and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC). With funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Dr. Nassif and his team developed and field-demonstrated a non-proprietary and low-shrinkage UHPC mix design for concrete bridge deck overlays and closure pours. He is also a pioneer in developing a reliability-based code calibration for the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications as part of the National Cooperative Highway Bridge Research Program (NCHRP) 12-33 and 12-83 projects in 1994 and 2014, respectively. He just completed NCHRP 12-123 for developing a guide for load rating of segmental bridges, and is currently working on NCHRP 12-127 to develop a guide for load rating and posting of long span bridges. Due to his achievements in concrete technology and bridges, he was invited by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) Panel of Experts to assess the 70-year old concrete double cantilever structure.

He is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, past member of its Technical Activity Committee (TAC), and currently serving as a member of ACI 209-Creep and Shrinkage, ACI 348-Structural Safety, ACI 435-Deflection, ACI 444- Structural Health Monitoring and Instrumentation, ACI 343-Design of Concrete Bridges, Educational Activity Committee (EAC), and Chair of ACI 549 Ferrocement and Thin Sections. He served as President of the NJACI Chapter and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of TRB, ASCE, PTI, PCI, IEEE and a Fellow of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE). He received various awards recognizing his work and accomplishments in the area of design and analysis of concrete structures including the 2025 Arthur J. Boase Award from the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation, Lifetime Achievement Award from NJACI Chapter (2018), AASHTO High Value Research Award (2013), NJDOT’s Research Implementation Award (2013 & 2017), and ASCE NJ (2003) and ACEC NJ (2006) Educator of the Year. He is a Senior Editor of the Journal of Construction and Building Materials and a Section Editor for the Journal of Bridge Engineering. Prior to his PhD, Professor Nassif has worked as a Structural Engineer in the area of design and construction of sewage treatment plants and bridge structures.