Professor Grigoriu has received a doctoral degree in civil engineering from MIT followed by degree in civil engineering and mathematics from the Institute of Civil Engineering and the University of Bucharest, Romania. His research interests are in random vibration, stochastic calculus, numerical methods for solving stochastic problems, probabilistic models for microstructures, wind/earthquake engineering, climate models, and Monte Carlo simulation. He is the author of over 200 papers in referred journals, a co-author of a book on random vibration, and the author of three books on non-Gaussian processes, Stochastic Calculus, and Stochastic Systems. Professor Grigoriu's research and education efforts have been recognized by the 1993 IASSAR Research Prize, the 1998 SAE Distinguished Probabilistic Methods Education Award, the election to the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (2004), the 2002 Alfred Freudenthal Medal, Daniel M. Lazar '29 Excellence in Teaching Award (2003), Doctor Honoris Causa from the Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania (2004), and the 2005 Norman Medal of ASCE. Professor Grigoriu is on the editorial board of the Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Structural Safety journals, International Journal of Reliability and Safety, and Structure and Infrastructure Engineering Journal, and he is a past Editor in Chief for the Journal of Engineering Mechanics.