Michael C. Constantinou

PhD

Samuel P. Capen Professor

SUNY Distinguished Professor

Seismic protective systems for buildings, bridges and the infrastructure

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-2469

1988 Presidential Young Investigator Award, President R. Reagan
1991 Best Paper Award, 4th World Congress on Joints and Bearings, ACI
1994 Design Award for Engineering, Technology and Innovation, General Services Administration (for design of US Court of Appeals Building, San Francisco)
2002 Diamond Award, New York Association of Consulting Engineers (for design of Ataturk International Airport Terminal, Turkey)
2002 Grand Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (for design of Ataturk International Airport Terminal, Turkey)
2004 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activity, SUNY
2005 C. Pankow Award for Innovation, Civil Engineering Research Foundation (for design of Torre Mayor Building, Mexico - on behalf of University at Buffalo), 2005
2015 Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
2015 Nathan M. Newmark Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2019 Honorary Doctorate, University of Patras, Greece
2019 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers
2020 Editor, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
2022 Distinguished Alumni Award, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2023 Ranked 212 in the U.S. and 477 in the world in Engineering and Technology by an examination of over 160,000 scientists on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
2/28/25
Research in environmental engineering seeks to better understand the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence the health of our environment and to pursue innovative solutions for its protection. Researchers in this area also focus on engineering sustainability.
Geosystems Engineering
3/6/24
Research in geosystems engineering addresses computational geomechanics, deep foundations, ground improvement, seismic response of soils, liquefaction, and retrofit of foundations, dams, slopes, and retaining walls.
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
2/3/23
Researchers in the structural engineering, mechanics and materials group enhance community resiliency to earthquakes, develop design guidelines for buildings and other structures, and conduct vital research in various emerging areas such as wind, fire and materials engineering.
Transportation Engineering
1/31/23
Research in transportation systems engineering focuses on improving the efficiency, safety, sustainability, and resiliency of surface transportation systems.