Makarand Hastak

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

Websites

Education
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994
M.S., University of Cincinnati, 1991
B.E., Nagpur University, India, 1987

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

Selected Research Projects

• NSF/US-India Joint Workshop on Urban Housing and Supporting Infrastructure, August 2005-July 2006, Co-PI
• CII/Cost Schedule Tradeoff, March 2004-December 2006.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Manufactured Housing Production Process Planning and Facility Design, September 2002-August 2005.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Housing Research Agenda Workshop, August 2003-July 2004, Co-PI.
• CII/Achieving Radical Reduction in Project Cycle Time, March 2002-December 2004.
• JTRP/Constructibility, Maintainability, and Operability of FRP Bridge Deck Panels, November 2002-October 2004, Co-PI:D.W. Halpin

Teaching Activity
CE 220 - Construction Management

CE 221 - Construction Plans and Estimates

CE 522 Computer Applications in Construction

CE 597F Risk Management in Construction

Honors & Awards
Who's Who in Engineering Education (WWEE), 2002 edition.

Academic Achievement Award given by Construction Management Association of American (CMAA) NY/NJ section for Exec 21 program established at Polytechnic University in conjunction with Eugene Fasullo and Ilan Juran, Polytechnic University (1997).