Dr. Makarand Hastak

Dr. Hastak is the immediate past President of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). He is the Reilly Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University. He has served as the Associate Dean of Engineering and Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management. He was an Honorary Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in China for several years. Dr. Hastak has assisted the construction industry for the past 39 years through consulting, research, teaching, and service to the community. Recognized around the world as an expert in the area of construction engineering and management he brings specific expertise in profitability of construction companies, disaster risk reduction, infrastructure management, project control, and risk management. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS), a Certified Cost Professional (CCP), and a Nationally Certified Professional in Mediation (NCPM). Prof. Hastak has worked on numerous projects sponsored by the NSF, State DOTs, City Agencies, and the Construction Industry Institute (CII). As a Fellow of the American Council on Education (cohort of 2013-14) at Cornell University his work focused on Hybrid RCM budget, engaged institution, and Public-Private Partnership in academia. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Construction (NAC) and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

He recently served as the co-chair of the WBC2025 as well as one of the editors of the conference proceedings. He has served as the Academic Advisor to the CII Downstream and Chemicals Committee (DCC) as well as the Department Academic Advisor for Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. As an educator and consultant, he has given over 70 keynotes and invited lectures around the world. Prof. Hastak has authored/co-authored over 250 publications and reports in his area of expertise as well as co-authored and edited seven books including (1) Infrastructure Planning, Engineering, and Economics (McGraw-Hill 2006 and 2015), (2) Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering (AACE 6 th Ed. 2015), and (3) CCP Certification Study Guide (AACE 2 nd Ed. 2016). He served on the AACE Education Board from 2004-2016. In 2012, Prof. Hastak chaired the ASCE Construction Research Congress and co-edited the conference proceedings. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (2009-2016) and currently serves on its board. He is one of the founders and the past chair of the GLF-CEM, the Global Leadership Forum for Construction Engineering and Management programs and has served as the Chair of the Advisory Board and member of the ExCom. From 2008-2010, he served as the Chair of the National Consortium of Housing Research Centres (NCHRC) and was the invited Scholar-in-Residence (2006) at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Centre. Dr. Hastak has developed and managed (2007-2019) several websites as a public service to the industry, such as: (1) Emerging Construction Technologies (ECT) and (2) Purdue Index for Construction (Pi-C) that illustrated the periodic health of the construction industry.

Dr. Hastak received his BE (Civil) from Nagpur University, India, MS (Civil) from the University of Cincinnati, and PhD (Civil) from Purdue University, USA. He received a Master of Science in Law (MSL) from the Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University with a focus on Intellectual Property and Contracts. He is a trained university planner through SCUP and has received training at Cornell University in Executive Leadership, Financial Mgmt., and Advanced Strategic Human Resource Mgmt. Dr. Hastak has completed 30-Hour OSHA Hazard Recognition Training for the Construction Industry. He has worked at Georgia Tech, NYU, University of Cincinnati, and currently at Purdue University.

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