Formerly the Professor and Dean in the College of Architecture, Applied Engineering & Technology at Bowling Green State University, Dr. Malhas has also served as Dean of the College of Engineering & Sciences at West Virginia University, as Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Dayton, and as the Founding Coordinator of the Civil Engineering Program at the University of North Florida, among others. Dr. Malhas has also had extensive professional experience as a Structural Engineering Consultant. He is the author of seven books on structural engineering, as well as nearly 50 journal articles, proceeding papers, and reports. Dr. Malhas holds a B.S.E. and an M.S.E. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an M.Sc. in Engineering Mechanics and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.