Makarand Hastak
Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Office: HAMP 1223
Phone: (765) 494-0641
Email:
hastak@purdue.edu
Websites
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
- President - International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)
- Founding Chair - Global Leadership Forum for Construction Engineering and Management Programs (GLF-CEM)
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
- 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
- Elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE), 2024
- Elected to the National Academy of Construction (NAC), 2023
Selected Publications
Available via Google Scholar