Zarjon Baha

Professor Emeritus

bahaz@purdue.edu

765-496-2246

1982 - Present: Purdue University, Professor of Construction Management

2008 - 2011: Associate Department Head, Building Construction Management

Jan-Sep. 2013: Interim Department Head, Building Construction Management

1995-1999: Purdue University, International Program

Resident Program Coordinator, Malaysia Polytechnics Development Project, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

1982: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Research specialist

1962-1982: Kabul University, Kabul Afghanistan. Associate Professor, Head of Department and Dean of School of Engineering. (Removed from position in 1978 due

to communist take over in 1978)

Education:

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1969 -1973

M.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1964 -1966. A graduate course at IIT, Chicago, IL Summer 1965

B.S., General Engineering, Kabul University, Afghanistan and Washington University, 1958 - 1964

- D. Dorsey Moss Excellence in Teaching Award, selected by the Department of Building Construction and Contracting Class of 1987

- D. Dorsey Moss Excellence in Teaching Award, selected by the Department of Building Construction and Contracting Class of 2002

- Nominated by the School of Technology for University Undergraduate Teaching Award, 1988

- Runner-up, Dwyer Award, School of Technology, 1988

- National President Teaching Award of "Pohanna: Education," Afghanistan, 1976

- Received full scholarships for the 17 years of education, from high school to the doctoral degree, 1952 - 1973

Dr. Baha has authored and presented over 50 journal papers, conference papers and lectures.

Consulting:

1986 - 2000: Professional Engineer (P.E.) and private consultant working for the states of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan

July-Aug., 1989: Mergentime/Morrison Knudsen, Navy Year Metro Station, Washington D.C.

May-July, 1989: Mergentime/Hochtief at Fort Totten Station, Washington D.C.

May-Aug., 1988: Mergentime/White at Croton project, Croton on Hudson, N.Y.

May-July, 1986: Engineering and Testing Services, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.

June-Aug., 1982: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

1973-1982: Senior Design Consultant for the Center for Engineering Consulting Services and Applied Research (CECSAR), Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Professional Affiliations:

- American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

- American Concrete Institute (ACI)

- Sigma Lambda Chi - Member. Dr. Baha served as the National President from 1993-1995. During his tenure the honor society became an international honor society

- National Civil Engineering Honorary Fraternity (CE)

- American Society for Civil Engineering Education (ASEE)

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