Background
Shah, Haresh Chandulal was born on August 7, 1937 in Godhra, Gujarat, India. Son of Chandulal M. and Rama Shah.
Shah, Haresh Chandulal was born on August 7, 1937 in Godhra, Gujarat, India. Son of Chandulal M. and Rama Shah.
BEngring., University Poona, 1959. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1963.
From instructor to associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1962-1968; associate professor сivil engineering, Stanford (California) U., 1968-1973; professor, Stanford (California) U., since 1973; department chairman сivil engineering, Stanford (California) U., 1985-1994; John A. Blume professor engineering, Stanford (California) U., 1988-1991; Obayashi professor engineering, Stanford (California) U., 1991-1997; director Stanford Center for Risk Analysis, Stanford (California) U., 1987-1994; Obayashi professor of engineering emeritus, Stanford (California) U., since 1998. Board directors 1st Indo American Bank, San Francisco, Stanford Management Group, Inc., Risk Management Solutions, Inc. Consultant in field; president World Seismic Safety Initiative, since 1994.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Seismological Society of America, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Mary-Joan Dersjant, December 27, 1965. Children: Hemant, Mihir.