Amit H. Varma

Professor Amit Varma is the Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, and the Director of the Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale CE research. Professor Varma has dedicated his academic and professional life to the development of innovative steel-concrete composite structures for the built infrastructure including commercial, industrial, and safety-related nuclear structures. Prof. Varma’s research products are cited in several AISC specifications for building structures and safety-related nuclear facilities. Prof. Varma is the recipient of numerous AISC awards including: Milek Faculty Fellowship Award (2003), Special Achievement Award (2017, 2020), T. R. Higgins Lecture Award (2021), and Lifetime Achievement Award (2025).