Michael M. Khonsari, Ph.D.

Dow Chemical Endowed Chair,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, Louisiana State University
Louisiana Board of Regents Associate Commissioner for Sponsored Programs - Research and Development

Dr. Michael Khonsari, Ph.D., holds the Dow Chemical Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU). Before joining LSU, he was a faculty member at Ohio State University, Pittsburgh University, and Southern Illinois University. Concurrently, he served as a faculty research fellow at NASA Glenn (formerly Lewis) Research Center in Cleveland, the Department of Energy in Pittsburgh, and Wright-Patterson Air Force (Dayton). He is the director of the NSF Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA). Prof. Khonsari was the Editor-in-Chief of ASME Journal of Tribology from 2012-2022. Dr. Khonsari formerly served as Project Director of the Louisiana Experimental Program for Stimulating Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. He currently serves on the editorial board of 10 scientific journals and is the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. Professor Khonsari is a Fellow of AAAS, NAI, ASME, and STLE. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including ASME Mayo Hersey, ASME Burt NewKirk, and NLGI Clarence E. Earle Memorial. He concurrently serves as Associate Commissioner for Research at the Louisiana Board of Regents. He is a Governor appointee to the Louisiana Innovation Council established in 2010.

Michael Khonsari earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., all in Mechanical Engineering, from The University of Texas at Austin.

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Term Expires: 2025