Professor / NSERC-UNENE Chair
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 35858 Fax: (519) 888-4349 E-mail: mdpandey@uwaterloo.ca Office: CPH-2369B |
Research Interests
- Reliability of engineering systems
- Structural dynamics and passive control
- Estimation of the life-time distribution of an asset using inspection and surveillance data
- Optimum asset replacement/retirement scheduling
- Modelling of deterioration as a random process to predict failure probability over time
- Derivation of information from a small sample of data
- Maintenance scheduling given the life-time distribution of an asset
- Cost-benefit analysis of risk management programs
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 1992
- Master of Applied Science, Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 1988
- Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Bhopal University, Bhopal, India, 1986
Work Experience
| Professor | 2004 - Present | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Associate Professor | 2001 - 2004 | Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Assistant Professor | 1996 - 2001 | Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Research Engineer | 1994 - 1996 | Centre for Engineering Research Inc., Edmonton, Alberta |
| Research Associate | 1993 - 1994 | Institute for Risk Research, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Research Fellow | 1992 - 1993 | Institute of Mechanics, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
Major Awards
- Outstanding Performance Award, University of Waterloo, 2004
- Premier's Research Excellence Award, Province of Ontario, 2003
- Distinguished Performance Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2002
- Distinguished Performance Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1999
- Outstanding Achievement Award (Ph.D.), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 1992
- Teaching Assistantship Award, the Sandford Fleming Foundation, Waterloo, 1991
- Henry Adams Award (Diploma), Institution of Structural Engineers, UK, 1989
- Governor General of Canada's Gold Medal (Graduate), University of Waterloo, 1988
- Outstanding M.A.Sc. Thesis Award in Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1988
Research Fellowships
- Visiting Research Fellowship, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands, 1998-1999
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, successful in the year 1994 competition
- Visiting Research Fellowship, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, 1992
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario, 1988-1991
Professional Affiliations
- Editor, Journal of Reliability Engineering & System Safety
- Member, CSA N290.9 Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on Reliability and Maintenance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants
- Member, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Member, Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS)
- Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Courses
- GenE 121 - Digital Computation
- CivE 265 - Structure and Properties of Materials
- CivE 313 - Structural Concrete Design 1
- CivE 400 - Civil Engineering Project 1
- CivE 403 - Structural Analysis 2
Graduate Courses
- CivE 601 - Engineering Risk and Reliability
- CivE 613 - Structural Stability
- CivE 715 - Reliability-Based Design of Engineering Systems
Publications
For the most recent publications, please refer to the separate Publications page.