Prof. Dr. Michael Khonsari holds the Dow Chemical Endowed Chair. Before joining LSU, he was a faculty member at Ohio State University, Pittsburgh University, and Southern Illinois University. Concurrently, he served as a faculty research fellow at NASA Glenn (formerly Lewis) Research Center in Cleveland, the Department of Energy in Pittsburgh, and Wright-Patterson Air Force (Dayton). He received his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the director of the NSF Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA). He was the Editor-in-Chief of ASME Journal of Tribology from 2012–2022. He currently serves on the editorial board of 10 scientific journals and is the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Fellow of AAAS, NAI, ASME, and STLE. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including ASME Mayo Hersey, ASME Burt NewKirk, and NLGI Clarence E. Earle Memorial. He concurrently serves as Associate Commissioner for Research at the Louisiana Board of Regents.
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Short Biography
Prof. Dr. Michael Khonsari holds the Dow Chemical Endowed Chair. Before joining LSU, he was a faculty member at Ohio State University, Pittsburgh University, and Southern Illinois University. Concurrently, he served as a faculty research fellow at NASA Glenn (formerly Lewis) Research Center in Cleveland, the Department of Energy in Pittsburgh, and Wright-Patterson Air Force (Dayton). He received his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the director of the NSF Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA). He was the Editor-in-Chief of ASME Journal of Tribology from 2012–2022. He currently serves on the editorial board of 10 scientific journals and is the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Fellow of AAAS, NAI, ASME, and STLE. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including ASME Mayo Hersey, ASME Burt NewKirk, and NLGI Clarence E. Earle Memorial. He concurrently serves as Associate Commissioner for Research at the Louisiana Board of Regents.
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