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Institute for Seismic Resistant Structures and Climate Change (ISOGKP)

A national research institute advancing safer structures, multi-hazard resilience and clean energy solutions.

01 · ISOGKP

Our Mission

Professional portrait of Professor Dr. Mihail Garevski
Prof. Dr. Mihail Garevski, Founder and Director of ISOGKPView academic profile

To make the built environment safer and more sustainable by advancing earthquake engineering and multi-hazard risk reduction; delivering rigorous research, testing, and structural health monitoring; and accelerating the adoption of green energy technologies for a resilient, low-carbon future.

We connect scientific research with engineering practice and work with academia, industry and public institutions to turn evidence into practical solutions.

02 · ISOGKP

Departments

The Institute’s research and professional work is organized across four complementary areas of expertise.

03 · International expertise

International Scientific Advisory Board

International experts supporting ISOGKP with independent scientific perspective and professional guidance.

Professional portrait of Professor Amr S. Elnashai

Amr S. Elnashai, FREng

Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering · Founder and Co-Editor of the Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering · Structural Dynamics · Seismic Risk · Resilience
Professional portrait of Professor Farzad Naeim

Farzad Naeim, PhD, SE, NAE

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice

President of IAEE · Past President of EERI · Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Institution
University of Southern California and Farzad Naeim, Inc., USA · Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Expertise
Performance-Based Seismic Design · Tall Buildings · Seismic Isolation
Professional portrait of Professor Peter Fajfar

Peter Fajfar, D.Sc.

Professor Emeritus of Structural and Earthquake Engineering

Full Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Institution
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia · Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering · Structural Dynamics · Nonlinear Seismic Analysis · Performance-Based Seismic Design · Eurocode 8
Professional portrait of Professor Mustafa Erdik

Mustafa Erdik, PhD

Professor Emeritus

President of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation · Editor-in-Chief of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Institution
Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Türkiye
Expertise
Seismic Hazard and Risk · Earthquake Loss Assessment · Infrastructure · Lifelines · Historical Structures
Professional portrait of Professor Venkatesh Kodur

Venkatesh Kodur, PhD, PEng

University Distinguished Professor

Director of the Center on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics

Institution
Michigan State University, USA
Expertise
Structural Fire Engineering · Fire Resistance · Extreme Loading · Fire-Safe Structural Design
Professional portrait of Prof. Dr. Anastasios Sextos

Prof. Dr. Anastasios Sextos

Professor of Earthquake Engineering

Director, UKCRIC National Facility for Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction (SoFSI), University of Bristol

Institution
University of Bristol, United Kingdom; also affiliated with the National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering · Soil Mechanics
Professional portrait of Professor James M. W. Brownjohn

James M. W. Brownjohn, PhD

Professor of Structural Dynamics

Vibration Engineering Section

Institution
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Expertise
Structural Dynamics · Structural Health Monitoring · Vibration Engineering · Full-Scale Testing
Professor Michael N. Fardis

Professor Michael N. Fardis

Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering

Honorary President and former President of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) · International Member, US National Academy of Engineering · Honorary Member, International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) · Honorary Editor, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics

Eurocode leadership
Former Chairman of the CEN committee for Eurocode 8 · Former Vice-Chairman of CEN/TC250 “Structural Eurocodes”
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering · Reinforced Concrete Structures · Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting · Eurocode 8

04 · National scientific body

Scientific Council

The Institute’s national scientific and professional body, bringing together distinguished expertise in engineering, natural hazards and complex systems.

Professional portrait of Prof. Dr. Mihail Garevski

Prof. Dr. Mihail Garevski

Professor of Earthquake Engineering

Former Director of IZIIS · Former President of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) · Former President of the Macedonian Association for Earthquake Engineering (MAEE)

Institution
ISOGKP · Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering · Structural Dynamics · Seismic Testing · Structural Health Monitoring · Non-Destructive Testing · Fire Damage Assessment of Engineering Structures
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Academician Ljupco Kocarev

Academician and Full Member of MANU

President of MANU, 2020–2023

Institution
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts · Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Expertise
Chaos Theory · Nonlinear Dynamics · Complex Systems and Networks · Information Theory · Machine Learning
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Academician Leonid Grcev

Academician of MANU · Retired Full Professor

IEEE Fellow / Life Fellow

Institution
MANU · Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Expertise
Electromagnetic Compatibility · Lightning Protection · Grounding Systems · Transient Electromagnetic Modelling · Power Engineering
Professional portrait of Dr. Mihail Petkovski

Dr. Mihail Petkovski

Former Lecturer in Structural Dynamics, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sheffield

Senior Research Associate · Member of the ISOGKP Scientific Council

Institution
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Expertise
Structural Dynamics · Earthquake Engineering · Seismic Response Control · Concrete at Elevated Temperatures · Structural Fire Engineering · Cold-Formed Steel
Professional portrait of Dr. Miroslav Nastev

Dr. Miroslav Nastev

Senior Research Associate · Member of the ISOGKP Scientific Council

Former Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada

Institution
ISOGKP · Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada
Expertise
Natural Hazard Risk Assessment · Earthquake Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Hydrogeology · GIS and Hazard Modelling
Professional portrait of Prof. Dr. Misko Cubrinovski

Prof. Dr. Misko Cubrinovski

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical earthquake engineering researcher

Institution
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Expertise
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering · Soil Liquefaction · Soil–Structure Interaction · Seismic Performance of Foundations and Infrastructure

05 · Institute operations

Young Professionals

Early-career engineers and researchers contributing to ISOGKP’s research, engineering and monitoring work.

Professional portrait of Marina Kordoska

Marina Kordoska

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Earthquake Engineering Expert

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering
Professional portrait of Dragana Banovska

Dragana Banovska

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Earthquake Engineering Expert

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering
Professional portrait of Ivana Kulevska

Ivana Kulevska

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Earthquake Engineering Expert

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering
Professional portrait of Zoran Mirchevski

Zoran Mirchevski

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Health Monitoring Expert

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Earthquake Engineering · Structural Health Monitoring
Professional portrait of Antonio Grujovski

Antonio Grujovski

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Steel Structures Expert

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Steel Structures · Fire damage to structures
Professional portrait of Raif Haxhiu

Raif Haxhiu

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Steel Structures Expert

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Steel Structures · Fire damage to structures
Professional portrait of Kliment Eftimov

Kliment Eftimov

Civil Engineer

Junior Researcher

Institution
ISOGKP
Expertise
Civil Engineering · Junior Research