Anil Misra is the Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Florida International University. He has more than 35 years of experience in the area of multi-scale modeling, constitutive behavior of interfaces, granular soils, and cement/asphalt concrete, and multi-modal material characterization using high-resolution techniques. He has pioneered the method of granular micromechanics. He has co-edited four books, guest edited six journal special issues, and authored more than 350 papers in journals, edited books, and conference proceedings. He serves as a reviewer for multiple journals, extramural funding agencies, and provides consulting services to industry.  (webpage)