Service

University Service

• Elected Faculty Representative, Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, August 2023 – present.
• Faculty Representative, Engineering Faculty Council, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, August 2021 – August 2023.
• Member, Viterbi-Dornsife Machine Shop Faculty Advisory Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, August 2019 – August 2022.
• Member, Project Restart Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, March 2020 – March 2021.
• Member, 2019-2020 Viterbi Research Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2018-2019 Viterbi Space Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2017-2018 Globalization Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2017-2018 Academic Integrity Evaluation Committee, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California.

Departmental Service

• Member, 2023-2024 New Faculty Recruiting Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, Research Space Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, September 2017 – September 2022.
• Member, Appointments Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, June 2021 – September 2021.
• Member, Faculty Diversity Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, September 2018 – September 2021.
• Member, COVID-19 Task Force, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, March 2020 – September 2021.
• Member, 2019-2020 New Faculty Recruiting Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2018-2019 New Faculty Recruiting Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2018-2019 Faculty Merit Review Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2017-2018 New Faculty Recruiting Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2017-2018 Website Committee, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California.
• Member, 2011-2016 Infrastructure Enhancement Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston.
• Member, 2015-2016 Graduate Program Review Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston.

Graduate Student Committee Membership

1. Thesis title: New Inelastic Displacement Ratio of SDOF Structures Using Expert Systems.
2. Thesis title: Bond Behavior between Steel and High Modulus CFRP Plates at Moderately Elevated Temperatures.
3. Thesis title: Modelling the Pre-Existing Cracks at the Base Plate of High Mast Illumination Poles.
4. Thesis title: Methods of Working with Ultra-thin Glass in Elastic Bending.
5. Thesis title: Performance Assessment of Existing RC Bridges Equipped with Seismic Risk Mitigation Systems.
6. Thesis title: Nonlinear Optimization under Uncertainty for Sustainable Energy Informatics Problems.
7. Thesis title: Development of Multifunctional Carbon Nanofiber Aggregate for Concrete Structural Health Monitoring.
8. Thesis title: Development and Characterization of an Innovative Selfstressing SMA/FRP Composite Patch for Rehabilitation of Cracked Steel Structures.
9. Thesis title: Shear Behavior of Concrete Panels Strengthened with Biaxial Application of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Sheets.
10. Thesis title: Behavior of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Elements Subjected to Pure Shear.
11. Thesis title: Bond Behavior and Reliability Analysis of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Strengthened Steel Beam.
12. Thesis title: Crash Analysis of Degraded Concrete Dry Cask Structures Including Alkali-Silica Reaction.
13. Thesis title: Evaluation of Prestress Losses, Transfer Length and Harping Characteristics of CFRP Tendons.
14. Thesis title: Testing and Quality Monitoring of Fresh Properties of Cementitious Materials for Construction-Scale 3D-Printing.
15. Thesis title: Seismic Performance Evaluation of Indigenous Brick Masonry Infill Panel Walls in Reinforced Concrete Structures.
16. Thesis title: Performance Evaluation of Brick Masonry against Blast Loading.
17. Thesis title: Performance-based Seismic Assessment of RC SMRF Compliant & Noncompliant Structures.
18. Thesis title: Flexural Behavior and Design of Post-tensioned Beams with Prestressing CFRP System.
19. Thesis title: Corrosion Behavior of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Reinforcements in High and Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Chloride Attack Environments.
20. Thesis title: Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Members Using Iron-based Shape Memory Alloys.
21. Thesis title: Evaluation of Ternary Local Clay Blends in Cement Composite for Extreme Loading (Fire).
22. Thesis title: Performance of Confined Dry-Stacked Block Masonry Against Blast Loading.
23. Thesis title: Efficient Inverse Analysis with Dynamic and Stochastic Reductions for Large-Scale Models of Multi-Component Systems.
24. Thesis title: Seismic Performance Evaluation of Dry Stacked Block Masonry Structures.
25. Thesis title: Development of a Low-cost Base Isolation System for Masonry Structures Using Reinforced-Cut-Wall Technique with Controlled Sliding Friction Mechanism.

Professional Service

• Chair, ICC 1150 3D Automated Construction Technology for 3D Concrete Walls Consensus Committee, IS-3DACT, September 2023 to present.
• Senior Assistant Editor and Editorial Board Member, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, January 1, 2021 to present.
• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Conformity Assessment (IJCA), International Accreditation Service, International Code Council, January 2022 to present.
• Guest Editor of Special Issue “Advances in Construction and Building Materials”, Materials, MDPI, Summer and Fall 2020, Spring 2021.
• Editorial Manager, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2016 – 2021.
• Session co-moderator, “Multi-hazard Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures,” 2020 ACI Concrete Convention, Rosemont/Chicago, IL, March 29-April 1, 2020.
• Technical Committee Member, International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, American Nuclear Society, Knoxville, TN, April 14-18, 2019.
• Guest editor of Special Issue on “Field Testing of Structures,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Dr. D. Linzell (co-editor), Vol. 141, Issue 1.
• Co-editor (guest) of Special Issue on “Earthquake Impact, Response and Recovery,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, M. Sahin and B. Spencer (co-editors), Vol. 12, Special Issue 2, January 2008.
• Session co-moderator, “Cask Integrity Analysis and Testing—I,” International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, American Nuclear Society, Knoxville, TN, April 14-18, 2019.
• Session co-moderator, “Advances and Current Issues in Bridge Design and Practice,” 11^th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, June 25-29, 2018.
• Session chair, “Design and Analysis of Wind Turbine Support Towers,” 2014 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Boston, MA, April 3-5, 2014.

Committee Membership

Society and Institute Membership

Proposal Reviewer

• Nebraska Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), National Science Foundation (USC)
• Various Programs, United States National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Various Programs, United States Department of Energy (DOE)
• United States Pacific Southwest Region 9, University Transportation Center (PSR 9 UTC)
• Universite Paris-EST, France
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Chilean National Science and Technology Commission (CONICYT – Chile)
• Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
• Polish National Science Centre (NCN)
• University Paris-Est (France)

Book Reviewer

• Cambridge University Press
• Elsevier
• United States National Academy of Engineering
• Wiley

Journal Reviewer

• Advances in Civil Engineering (Hindawi Publishing)
• Advances in Material Science and Engineering (Hindawi Publishing)
• Advances in Structural Engineering (SAGE Publishing)
• Ain Shams Engineering Journal (Elsevier)
• American Concrete Institute, Special Publication (ACI)
• Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (Springer)
• Automation in Construction (Elsevier)
• Building and Environment (Elsevier)
• Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer)
• Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal (University of Tehran)
• Composite Structures (Elsevier)
• Computers and Concrete (Techno Press)
• Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)
• Corrosion Science (Elsevier)
• Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer)
• Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Wiley)
• Earthquakes and Structures (Techno Press)
• Engineering Fracture Mechanics (Elsevier)
• Engineering Science and Technology: an International Journal (Elsevier)
• Earthquake Spectra (EERI)
• Engineering Structures (Elsevier)
• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (Springer)
• Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering (Springer)
• Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology (J-STAGE)
• Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE)
• Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier)
• Journal of Composites in Construction (ASCE)
• Journal of Constructional Steel Research (Elsevier)
• Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Taylor & Francis)
• Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (UET Peshawar)
• Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE)
• Journal of Global Optimization (Springer)
• Journal of the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (Springer)
• Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE)
• Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)
• Journal of Testing and Evaluation (ASTM)
• Materials (MDPI)
• Materials and Design (Elsevier)
• Materials and Structures (Springer)
• Materials Letters (Elsevier)
• Measurement (Elsevier)
• Ocean Engineering (Elsevier)
• Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (Elsevier)
• Radiation Detection Technology and Methods (Springer)
• Renewable Energy (Elsevier)
• Scientia Iranica (Sharif University of Technology, Iran)
• Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)
• Seismological Research Letters (GeoScienceWorld)
• Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Elsevier)
• Steel and Composite Structures (Techno Press)
• Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings (Wiley)
• Structural Engineering and Mechanics (Techno Press)
• Structures (Elsevier)
• Structure and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Management, Life-cycle Design and Performance (Taylor & Francis)
• Structures and Buildings (ICE Publishing)
• Thin-Walled Structures (Elsevier)

Conference Abstract/Paper Reviewer

• Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference: Tradition and the Future, Saskatoon, Canada, May 27-30, 2020.
• International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2020), Qatar university, Doha, Qatar, February 2-5, 2020.
• International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2019), Knoxville, TN, April 14-18, 2019.
• 2012 ASCE Structures Congress, Chicago, IL, March 29-31, 2012.
• 11^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, June 25-29, 2018.

Community Service

• Organized demonstrations for K-12 girls of ages from 5-14 years old as a part of the Viterbi School of Engineering, Project Scientists, University of Southern California, June 28, 2017.
• Organized demonstrations for admitted Viterbi School of Engineering students attending the Explore USC Events, University of Southern California, February 23 and 27, March 2, 6 and 8, and April 11, 13 18, 20 and 25, 2017.
• Organized demonstrations for high school students attending the Engineering Open House using an instructional shake table, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, February 26, 2016.
• Organized a field trip to University of Houston campus for 26 students and three teachers from a local high school where more than 90% of the students are minorities and 75% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch, funding provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation under the grant no. 1342160, May 14, 2015.
• Organized demonstrations for high school students attending the Engineering Open House using an instructional shake table, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, February 28, 2015.
• Organized a field trip to University of Houston campus for 39 students from a local high school where more than 90% of the students are minorities and 75% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch, funding provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation under the grant no. 1342160, April 29, 2014.
• Served as a referee at the International Sustainable World Energy-Engineering-Environment Project (I-SWEEEP) Olympiad for high school students, Houston, TX, May 8-12, 2013.
• Organized activities for high school students attending the STEP Forward Summer Camp at the “Multi-Axial Earthquake Simulation Facility,” Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, June 21, 2013.