About

Shankar Nair is a past chairman of the Council and a principal and senior vice president of Teng & Associates, Inc., a 400-person engineering and architecture firm headquartered in Chicago.

He received a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur in 1965, followed by a Master of Science degree in 1966 and a Ph.D. in 1969, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. All the degrees were in civil engineering, with specialization in structures at the graduate level.

He has spent his entire career, since receiving his doctorate, in consulting engineering and full-service design firms. Before joining Teng in 1995, he had served as a principal with Alfred Benesch & Company in Chicago and RTKL Associates Inc. in Baltimore.

With his focus on structural engineering for large architectural and civil engineering projects, Dr. Nair developed the structural designs of many major bridges and high-rise buildings, including the longest-span tied-arch bridge in the world and a 90-story, 1047-ft tall building now partly constructed in Chicago. His projects have received numerous awards for innovation and engineering excellence.

Active as a researcher, lecturer and leader of professional activities, he has published many technical papers and served as chairman of many committees including, currently, the Committee on Specifications of the American Institute of Steel Construction. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for his “contributions to the art and science of engineering through the design of innovative bridges and building structures.”

Shankar Nair is a past chairman of the Council and a principal and senior vice president of Teng & Associates, Inc., a 400-person engineering and architecture firm headquartered in Chicago.

He received a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur in 1965, followed by a Master of Science degree in 1966 and a Ph.D. in 1969, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. All the degrees were in civil engineering, with specialization in structures at the graduate level.

He has spent his entire career, since receiving his doctorate, in consulting engineering and full-service design firms. Before joining Teng in 1995, he had served as a principal with Alfred Benesch & Company in Chicago and RTKL Associates Inc. in Baltimore.

With his focus on structural engineering for large architectural and civil engineering…

See more See less