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Paolo Bocchini is a Professor and Director of the Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience at Lehigh University, also serving as Director of Graduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He specializes in probabilistic methods for civil infrastructure resilience, catastrophe modeling, and computational mechanics. His research bridges engineering and policy, emphasizing interdependent infrastructure systems' recovery under natural disasters.
Education: Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics from the University of Bologna (2008), Laurea (B.Sc. + M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering (2004), and Degree from Collegio Superiore (2004), all at the University of Bologna.
Research focuses on:
- Catastrophe modeling for hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires
- Resilience metrics for transportation and energy systems
- AI applications in disaster management
- Climate change impacts on infrastructure
- 3D concrete printing for thermal energy storage
Key projects include the NSF-funded PRAISys initiative (2017-2022), involving 58 researchers to model infrastructure resilience, and leadership roles in ASCE's Objective Resilience Manual. His work informs U.S. Congress guidelines for transportation resilience funding and contributes to global climate adaptation strategies.
Awards:
- Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
Grants and collaborations include a $12M DOE grant for marine energy resilience (2024) and a $1M DOE Climate Resilience Center (2024). He advises on policy through National Academies committees and co-leads ASCE's climate impact publications. His lab's website: www.paolobocchini.com.
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