Dimitrios Zekkos

Dimitrios Zekkos is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He holds affiliations with the Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) as faculty and serves as Founder & CEO of ARGO-E LLC, a geotechnical consultancy. His expertise spans geotechnical engineering, natural hazards, and remote sensing applications.

• Education: PhD (2005), MS (2002) – University of California, Berkeley; Ptychion (2001) – University of Patras, Greece.

Research focuses on landslide dynamics, seismic ground response, UAV-enabled disaster assessment, and waste management systems. His work integrates field observations with advanced computational methods to address challenges in infrastructure resilience and environmental sustainability. Key projects include:

• Regional landslide hazard modeling in Nepal/Puerto Rico
• Co-seismic landslide mobility prediction
• Flood impact analysis in mountainous regions
• Structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure

Zekkos' contributions to geotechnical engineering include novel liquefaction assessment procedures for gravelly soils and innovative applications of unmanned aerial vehicles for post-disaster reconnaissance. His research has been supported by NSF, NASA, and international collaborations.