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Makarand Hastak

Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: HAMP 1223
Phone: (765) 494-0641
Email: hastak@purdue.edu

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Specialty Area(s)

Education
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994
MSL, Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University, 2024
MS, University of Cincinnati, 1991
BE, Nagpur University, India, 1987

Leadership Positions

Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications
Professional Engineer (Civil), Indiana, 5/26/2011 (# PE11100350)
Certified Cost Professional (CCP), 1996 (# 1902)
Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS), 2019

Research Interests

  • Decision support systems and construction process improvement
  • Risk assessment and strategic planning infrastructure management
  • International construction project cost control
  • Construction operations analysis
  • Simulation life cycle assessment of composite materials in construction

Teaching Activity
Graduate Courses

  • Infrastructure Planning
  • Risk Management in Construction
  • Computer Applications in Construction
  • Construction Graduate Seminar
  • Construction Operations Analysis (UC)
  • Strategic Planning (UC)
  • Construction Innovation Seminar (UC)
  • Project Costing and Financial Mgmt. (ADU)
  • Project Management Professionalism (ADU)
  • Cost Engineering
Undergraduate Courses
  • Construction Plans and Estimates
  • Construction Management
  • Construction Practice Project
  • Life Cycle Engrg & Mgmt. of Constructed Facilities
  • Project Control & Life Cycle Execution of Const Facilities
  • Construction Equipment
  • Measurements in Civil Engineering (NYU-Poly)

Honors & Awards

Selected Publications
Available via Google Scholar