Return to Faculty DirectoryModarres, Mohammad
Research Interests
- Probabilistic risk assessment
- Uncertainty analysis
- Physics of failure probabilistic modeling of failure mechanisms of mechanical components, systems and structures
- Reliability analysis of complex engineering systems
- Nuclear safety analysis
Background
Dr. Modarres has served as a consultant to several governmental agencies, private organizations and national laboratories in areas related to probabilistic risk assessment , especially applications to complex systems and processes such as the nuclear power plants. He 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
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
Selected Publications
2006
- M. Modarres, "Risk Analysis in Engineering: Probabilistic Techniques, Tools and Trends," CRC Press (2006).
2005
- F. Joglar, F. Mowrer, M. Modarres, "A Probabilistic Model for Fire Detection with Applications," Fire Technology J., 41, 151-172 (2005).
- S. Chamberlain, M. Modarres, "Compressed Natural Gas Safety: A Quantitative Analysis," Risk Analysis J., 25, 377-389 (2005).
- J. L. Hurtado , F. Joglar , M. Modarres, "Generalized Renewal Process: Models, Parameter Estimation and Applications to Maintenance Problems," International Journal on Performability Engineering, 1, July (2005).
- W. Keller, M. Modarres, "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," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 89, 271-285 (2005).
- M. Modarres, "Technology-Neutral Nuclear Power Plant Regulation: Implications of a Safety Goals-Driven Performance-Based Regulation," Nuclear Engineering & Technology, Vol. 37, No.3 (2005).