Dr. Kodur ’s contributions to the Civil Engineering and Fire Protection Engineering professions have been recognized by peers through prestigious honors and awards . He has been elected as Fellow of five Institutes/Academies : Canadian Academy of Engineering , American Society of Civil Engineers , Indian National Academy of Engineering , Structural Engineering Institute , and American Concrete Institute . He is a professional engineer , Associate Editor of Journal of Structural Engineering , and Journal of Structural Fire Engineering , editorial board member of five leading journals , Chairman of ASCE-29 ( Fire ) Standards Committee , and a member of UK-EPSRC College of Reviewers . He has won many awards including Michigan State University University Distinguished Professor Award , American Institute of Steel Construction Faculty Fellowship Award , MSU Distinguished Faculty Award , NRCC ( Government of Canada ) Outstanding Achievement Award , AISC Faculty Fellowship Award , and NATO Award for collaborative research . Dr. Kodur was part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency/American Society of Civil Engineers high profile " Experts Team " that investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings as a result of September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Venkatesh K. R. Kodur