Mohammadamin Hariri Ardebili (Fed)

M. Amin Hariri-Ardebili, Ph.D., P.E., is a Research Structural Engineer in the Earthquake Engineering Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His research focuses on performance-based earthquake engineering, risk and resilience, uncertainty quantification, aging and deterioration of infrastructure, nonlinear computational modeling, and applied artificial intelligence and machine learning. His work encompasses buildings and critical infrastructure systems, including bridges, dams, and nuclear facilities.

Before joining NIST, Dr. Hariri-Ardebili served as a Research Scientist at the University of Maryland and a Research Associate at NIST for approximately seven years. Previously, he was a Research Associate and Lecturer at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he conducted research and taught undergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Dr. Hariri-Ardebili has approximately 20 years of professional engineering and consulting experience, including engineering and technical advisory positions at multiple consulting firms and the establishment of an engineering consulting LLC. His industry experience encompasses advanced computational modeling, risk analysis, and safety assessment of dams and complex structures.

Dr. Hariri-Ardebili has authored or coauthored more than 150 technical publications and eight books and edited volumes. He participated in the 2023 Türkiye earthquake reconnaissance mission, investigating the performance of RC buildings and dams. He has been actively involved in professional organizations, including ASCE, ACI, EERI, and USSD, where he has held several leadership and committee positions. He currently serves as Specialty Chief Editor for the Dam Engineering and Design section of Frontiers in Built Environment and as a member of the Editorial Board of the USSD Quarterly Bulletin.

• NIST Distinguished Associate Award, 2023, 2024, 2026.
• USSD Exceptional Young Professional of the Year, 2022.
• CU Boulder Engineering Recent Alumni Award, 2022.
• Stanford University/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List, 2021–2026.
• Editor's Choice Paper, Water, 2021.
• Best Paper Award, IEEE ICMLA, 2020.
• Best Doctoral Thesis Award, National Dam Safety Association, 2018.
• PAC Travel Award, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018.
• Marinus G. Smith Award, University of Colorado Boulder, 2017 and 2018.
• Outstanding Postdoctoral Award, University of Colorado Boulder, 2016.
• Outstanding Reviewer, Elsevier, 2016 and 2017.
• Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation, CEAE, University of Colorado Boulder, 2016.