Najmedin Meshkati, Professor

Dr. Naj Meshkati Contact Information Dr. Nammedin Meshkati Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Southern California 3620 S. Vermont Avenue, KAP 224D Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531 Tel: (213) 740-8765 Fax: (213) 744-1426 Email: meshkati@usc.edu  Research Web site

Research Interests

• Safety, reliability, and efficiency of complex, large-scale technological systems, e.g., nuclear power and chemical processing plants, aviation systems
• Risk reduction of Civil Infrastructure Systems, e.g., highways, railroads, mass transit, ports and waterways, airports, fresh water and sewer, electric power generation, gas and liquid fuels, and telecommunication systems;
• Environmentally sustainable manufacturing and development

Biographical Information

B.S., 1976, Sharif (Arya-Meher) University of Technology
B.A., 1976, National University of Iran M.S. – 1978 University of Southern California
Ph.D., 1983 University of Southern California

Professor Meshkati is a recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. He is also Principal Investigator of a research grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.