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Dr. Burkan Isgor is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU), holding the Eric H.I. and Janice Hoffman endowed chair. He joined OSU in 2012 after serving on the faculty at Carleton University (2003–2012). His affiliations include the College of Engineering and the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at OSU, with research focused on infrastructure materials durability, corrosion science, and sustainable concrete technologies.
Dr. Isgor earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University (1995) and Carleton University (1997 and 2001). His expertise spans computational materials science, electrochemistry, and non-destructive evaluation of infrastructure materials. He has held leadership roles, including Vice President of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (2009–2011) and Chair of ACI Committee 222 (Corrosion of Metals in Concrete, 2017–2023).
His research emphasizes developing predictive tools for infrastructure resilience, integrating numerical models and sensory data to optimize maintenance strategies. Key focus areas include corrosion kinetics, carbonation effects, and low-carbon concrete formulations. His work bridges materials science and engineering practice, with applications in sustainable infrastructure management and advanced material characterization.
Awarded the ACI Wason Medal (2021), ACI Sustainability Award (2022), and Fellowships from ACI and CSCE, Dr. Isgor collaborates with professional societies like AMPP and serves on editorial boards for journals. His research group actively explores cellulose nanocrystals as sustainable additives and employs advanced techniques like FIB-SEM nanotomography to study steel-concrete interfaces.
His current projects include optimizing performance-engineered concrete mixtures, enhancing corrosion protection systems, and advancing digital twin technologies for infrastructure assessment. He advises on standards for electrical resistivity testing and contributes to interlaboratory studies ensuring precision in material characterization methods.
