Mihailo D Trifunac
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education
- 1966, Master's Degree, Civil Engineering, Princeton University
- 1965, Bachelor's Degree, Civil Enginering - Structures, University of Belgrade
- Doctoral Degree, Civil Engineering and Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
Biography
Ph.D. - 1969 - California Institute of Technology
M.S. - 1966 - Princeton University
Dipl. Ing. - 1965 - University of Belgrade
Research Summary
* Strong Motion Seismology
* Earthquake Engineering
* Structural Dynamics
* Wave Propagation
* Random Vibrations
* Instrumentation and Measurement
Awards
- 2018 ISET Maurice Biot Award for significant contributions to Earthquake Engineering
- 2011 Microsoft Academic Search Ranked by Microsoft Academic Search among the top authors (All years) in Civil Engineering (12th)
- 2011 Microsoft Academic Search Ranked by Microsoft Academic Search among the top authors (All years) in Reliability and Risk (1st)
- 2011 Microsoft Academic Search Ranked by Microsoft Academic Search among the top authors (All years) in Seismology (1st)
- 2011 Microsoft Academic Search Ranked by Microsoft Academic Search among the top authors (All years) in Mechanical Engineering (46th)
- 2005 Thomson Institute for Scientific Information Other Awards
- 2005 Thomson Institute for Scientific Information Other Awards
- 2005 Indian National Academy of Engineering Foreign Academy Affilication
- 2005 Yugoslav Association of Structural Engineers Fellow of Professional Society
- 2005 Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Crown an Eagle Medal of Honor
- 2002 Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Kapitsa Gold Medal
- 2002 Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Foreign Academy Affilication
- 2002 Indian Society of Earthquake Technology Fellow of Professional Society
- 2000 University of Southern California Lockhead Martin Senior Research Award
- 1999 Yugoslav Academy of Engineering Foreign Academy Affilication
- 1991 Indian Society of Earthquake Technology Best Paper
- 1989 Indian Society of Earthquake Technology Best Paper
Appointments
- Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office
- KAP 216D
- Kaprielian Hall
- 3620 South Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
- USC Mail Code: 2531
Contact Information
- (213) 740-0570
- trifunac@usc.edu