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Magued Iskander, PhD, PE, F.ASCE  is Professor and Chair of the Civil & Urban Engineering Department at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.   He is a geotechnical engineering educator with over 25 years of experience in analysis, design, and construction of foundations including teaching, research, and consulting.  

Read feature article in PDCA’s Pile Driver magazine about how Professor Iskander’s geotechnical research informs use of driven piling as well the industry’s understanding of soil structure interaction  here. 
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The following are Prof. Iskander’s Career Highlights:

Research Contributions: Recognized as the leader of two areas of geotechnical research: (1) modeling of soil structure interaction and flow using transparent soil surrogates, and (2) foundation engineering. Additionally, performed notable research on high-strain rate behavior of soils, applications of machine learning in geotechnics, dynamic image analysis, tunneling, seismic earth pressure, and soil structure interaction of rigidly framed structures.

Scholarship: Authored six books, edited 11 books, and published over 200 papers and reports including 110+ refereed journal articles. Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI of over $17 million in funded grants and contracts.

Mentorship: Graduated 16 doctoral and 40 masters students.  Served on the doctoral committees of 20+ graduates at four universities.  

Teaching Interests: Geotechnical engineering; foundation engineering; urban excavation support systems; advanced foundation design; and instrumentation, monitoring, and condition assessment of civil engineering structures.

Awards: Recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and six highly regarded teaching awards.

K-12 Outreach: Employed sensors and robotics in K-12 classrooms to engage students and excite them about pursuing their STEM studies.  Supervised the activities of over 50 Fellows deployed as engineers in residence in a variety of schools. 

Invited Speaker: Presented over 35 invited research presentations, 90 conference presentations, and 45+ short courses to professional groups across the United States and Canada. 

 

Education
  University of Texas, 1995

Doctor of Philosophy, Geotechnical Engineering
  Alexandria University, 1985

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering 

 

Academic Experience 
  Academic Appointments at Tandon School of Engineering (Formerly Polytechnic Institute/University)

  • Chair, Civil & Urban Engineering Department, 2013 to present
  • Professor, 2011 – present
  • Associate Professor, 2001 – 2011
  • Graduate Adviser, 2001 – 2011
  • Assistant Professor, 1995 – 2001
  Speaker of the Faculty Polytechnic Institute of New York University (2011 – 2013)

Principal faculty representative to the institute administration. Chaired and presided over faculty senate meetings. Lead the faculty executive committee (FEC) and its sub committees, which are concerned with education and student life. Played key leadership role in changing the status of Polytechnic Institute from being an affiliate of New York University to becoming its College of Engineering. Oversaw rewriting, balloting, and adoption of revised NYU Poly faculty governance documents to de-conflict them and similar documents at NYU. 
  Chair, Polytechnic University Enrollment Management Council (2003 – 2005)

Oversaw graduate and undergraduate admissions and retention. Streamlined enrollment work flow, and established accurate predictive models for enrollment. Drafted the university Enrollment Management Plan. Reported to university president, and assisted him in enrollment management. Developed strategies for enrollment growth, and reversed declining enrollment trend. Chaired Enrollment Management Council consisting of Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Director of the Graduate Center, Dean of Engineering, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Vice President of Student Affairs, Vice President of University Relations, and the Director of Financial Aid.

Selected Affiliations

  • Elected President, ASCE Metropolitan Section Geotechnical Group (1997 – 1998)
  • Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Member, Geo-Institute Deep Foundations Committee (Vice President 2003-2009)
  • Member, Geo-Institute Publications Committee
  • Member, Geo-Institute Conference Coordination Council
  • Member, Geo-Institute Task Force on Continuing Education
 
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