Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Mohammad Modarres
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Reliability Program Faculty Profile

0151C Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301.405.5226
Fax: 301.314.9477
Email: modarres@umd.edu
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Research Interests

Probabilistic risk assessment, probabilistic modeling of failure mechanisms, reliability analysis of complex engineering systems, nuclear safety analysis.

Vita

Mohammad Modarres is a Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Reliability Engineering and Director of the Nuclear Engineering Program. His research areas are probabilistic risk assessment, uncertainty analysis, and Physics of Failure Probabilistic Modeling of failure mechanisms of mechanical components, systems and structures. He has served as a consultant to several governmental agencies, private organizations and national laboratories in areas related to probabilistic risk a assessment , especially applications to complex systems and processes such as the nuclear power plants. Professor Modarres has over 200 papers in archival journals and proceedings of conferences and three books in various areas of risk and reliability engineering.

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979

Select Publications

• Risk Analysis in Engineering: Probabilistic Techniques, Tools and Trends, M. Modarres, CRC Press (2006).
• A Probabilistic Model for Fire Detection with Applications, F. Joglar, F. Mowrer, M. Modarres, Fire Technology J., 41, 151-172 (2005).
• Compressed Natural Gas Safety: A Quantitative Analysis, S. Chamberlain, M. Modarres, Risk Analysis J., 25, 377-389 (2005).
• Generalized Renewal Process: Models, Parameter Estimation and Applications to Maintenance Problems, Jose L. Hurtado , Francisco Joglar , Mohammad Modarres, International Journal on Performability Engineering, 1, July (2005).
• A historical overview of probabilistic risk assessment development and its use in the nuclear power industry: a tribute to the late Professor Norman Carl Rasmussen, W. Keller and M. Modarres, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 89, 271-285 (2005).
• Technology-Neutral Nuclear Power Plant Regulation: Implications of a Safety Goals-Driven Performance-Based Regulation, M. Modarres, Nuclear Engineering & Technology, Vol. 37, No.3 (2005).

Honors and Awards

2008 International Research Leadership Award conferred by the Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management; Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, 1994-95; Fellow, American Nuclear Society.

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