Abbas Aminmansour's Vitae

Abbas Aminmansour
Associate Professor, Structures Program
School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Education:

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University;
MS in Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University;
MA in Applied Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University;
BA in Mathematics, Kansas State University

Academic Career:

Associate Professor, Structures Program, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-present
Chair, Structures Program, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2007
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998-2003
Instructor, Architectural Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987-1998

Primary Areas of Interest / Experience:

Structural analysis and design (steel/concrete/wood);
Full-scale experimental and theoretical study of structures;
Combined loads in structural steel deign;
Development of new methods and aids for design of structural steel members;
Integrated design and construction of tall buildings;

Recent Courses/Subjects Taught:

Structural steel design;
Reinforced concrete design;
Integrated design and construction of buildings;

Books/Manuscripts:

Structural Steel Design: An Integrated Approach under preparation.
State of the Art in Integrated Design and Construction of Tall Buildings under preparation (with Dr. Kyoung Sun Moon of Yale University) - - for Tall Buildings Technical Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute

Technical Committee Memberships:

Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings (CCHRB)
Manuals Committee, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Committee on Structual Members, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
Committee on Methods of Design, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
Tall Buildings Technical Committee, Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Chair, Subcommittee for State-of-the-Art-Technologies for Tall Buildings

Publications in (some more than once):

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction published by ASCE.
Developed a new method and aids for design of steel beam-columns. The method and design aids were adopted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and are included in Part 6 (Combined Stresses) of the AISC Steel Construction Manual.
Engineering Journal published by AISC;
Modern Steel Construction published by AISC;
Civil Engineering Magazine published by ASCE;
Concrete International published by ACI;
Journal of Computer Applications in Engineering Education (special edition prepared and refereed by the National Science Foundation), published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc;
CTBUH Review, the technical journal of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH).
Developed Today's Structural Steel video program which was widely distributed by AISC and Penn State University in the U.S. and over 20 other countries.
Numerous proceedings of national and international conferences.

Presentations given at (some more than once):

American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. (AISC) National Steel Construction Conference;
Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) Annual Conference;
American Concrete Institute (ACI) several Spring and Fall Conventions;
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structures Congress, Computing Congress and National Conference on Microcomputers in Civil Engineering;
International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges;
Society for Applied Learning Technology's (SALT) annual conference;
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Annual Conference;
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) National Conference;
International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM) Academic Computing Conference;
Frontiers in Education Conference;
World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education;
National Conference on The Training and Employment of Teaching Assistants (keynote speech);
International conferences in England, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Kuwait, Iran, Vietnam, Taiwan, China.

Reviews done (some more than once) for:

Engineering Journal published by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. (AISC)
ASCE Computing Congress
ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
ASCE Structures Journal
HarperCollins Publishers;
John Wiley and Sons Publishers;
The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company;
Marcel Dekker, Inc.;
McGraw-Hill Publishing, Inc.;
Prentice Hall Publishers.

Committee Activities at the University of Illinois - - (School/College/University) Committees:

Member, Illinois American Diploma Project Mathematics Team, Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) (2009-present)
Member, Review Panel for the Focal Point program, appointed by the Dean of the Graduate College (2009)
Task Group for Review of Campus Academic Integrity Policies (2008-present)
Steering Committee for The First Amendment Week (2008-present)
Faculty Advisory Council, Illinois Board of Higher Education (2008-present)
Chair, Task Group for Review of Grade Replacement Policy (2008)
Vice Chair, Senate Executive Committee (2007-08)
Chair, SEC subcommittee for routine in-depth review of UIUC Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (2007-08)
Chair, Senate Committee on Educational Policy (2004-present)
Steering Committee of "UIUC.edu" to "Illinois.edu" Domain Name Change (2007-present)
Associate Chancellor Search Committee, (2006)
FAA Dean Search Committee, (2006)
Campus Budget Oversight Committee (CBOC), (2005-present)
Senate Executive Committee, (2004-present);
University of Illinois IT Priorities Committee (Student Administration Group) (2004-present)
University of Illinois Global Campus Academic Affairs Subcommittee (2005-2006)
Campus Cross Functional Committee on Use of Banner (2004-2005)
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, School of Architecture (2004-2005)
School of Architecture Director Search Committee (2002-2003 and 2003-04)
University of Illinois UI-Integrate Project Faculty Advisory Committee, (2002-2004);
Chair, Task Group for Review of Academic Calendar Guidelines, (2004-05)
Chair, School Architectural Council (formerly Curriculum Committee and Graduate Committee) (2003-2006)
CyberSecurity and the Faculty Committee, (2003-2005)
Chair, FAA College Instructional Computing Policy Committee (2000-2005)
Vice-Chair, Senate Committee on Educational Policy (2003-04)
School of Architecture Graduate Committee, (2003-2005)
School of Architecture Program Chairs' Committee, (2003-2007)
University Senate Information Technology (IT) Committee (2002-2004);
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Senate (2000-02), (2002-04);
Senate Committee on Student Discipline (2001-02);
Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (2001-02);
Structures Faculty Search Committee (2001-02);
Chair, School of Architecture Computer Strategy Committee (1998-2001);
Structures Faculty Search Committee (1998-99);
Design/Computer Applications Faculty Search Committee (1999-00);
School of Architecture By-Laws Committee (1998-99);
School of Architecture Convocation Committee (1998-2001);
School of Architecture Library Committee (1998-99);

Honors and Awards:

Judge, Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI), 2006.
Fellow, CIC-Academic Leadership Program (2005-06).
Honorable Mention, Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching – Faculty, UIUC, 2003-04;
UIUC List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students: Spring 2003 (Arch-351, Arch-352, and Arch-495IN); Fall 2003 (Arch-355); Spring 2004 (Arch-351, Arch-352); Summer 2004 (Arch-251); Fall 2004 (Arch-451); Fall 2005 (Arch-451, Arch-452, Arch-595IN).
Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 1999, 2003, 2004.
Inducted as the faculty member initiate for the year 1999 in the Illinois Chapter of Gargoyle Honor Society, April 1999.
Voted as the first faculty member to become an honorary member of the Penn State Student Society of Architectural Engineers (SSAE) at the Department's 1998 Annual Banquet. The plaque includes a quote from Flavia Weedn, which reads: "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same."
Best Exhibit Award from the Dean of Engineering in the statewide Innovations in Engineering Education Expo and competition sponsored by the College of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, November, 1995. Awarded for development / exhibition of SteelDEM courseware.
Work displayed on the cover of the special issue of Concrete International with theme "Computers in Concrete" published by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), December 1994.
Outstanding Faculty of the Year, voted by the Student Society of Architectural Engineers, The Pennsylvania State University, 1993-94.
Recognized by the College of Engineering for "Outstanding Teaching" based on student teaching evaluations, The Pennsylvania State University, 1992-93.
Subject of the "PSU Profile" by the Centre Daily Times, the Centre County newspaper, State College, PA, March 1991.
Recognized for "Distinguished Contributions" from The Pennsylvania State University President and Dean of Graduate School, 1990.
General Electric forgivable loan, College of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987-91.

Government Activities:

Chairperson of Traffic Regulations Advisory Committee (TRAC), an advisory committe to Senator J. Doyle Corman, to Review Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regulations, 1997;
Chairperson of the State College Borough Commission for Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997;
Appointed by the State College Borough Council to the Commission for Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, 1990-present, Commission Vice-Chair in 1991;
Member of the State College Mayor's Task Force of Student Leaders, 1989-90;
Member of the State College Mayor's Network of Community Relations, 1989-90.

Activities As A Student Leader (at Penn State):

Appointed by the Provost to the University President's International Council, 1991-92;
Appointed by the Provost to the University Student Health Insurance Committee, 1989-92;
Chairperson of the Graduate Student Association Health Insurance Committee, 1990-92;
Chairperson of the Graduate Student Association Judiciary Committee, 1991-92;
Delegate from the Civil Engineering Department to the Graduate Student Association, 1990-92;
Chairperson of the Elections Committee of the International Student Council, 1990 and 1991;
Appointed by the Dean of College of Liberal Arts to the University Middle East Studies Committee, 1987-91;
Appointed by the Associate Vice-President for Student Services to the Search Committee for the Clinical Director of the University Health Services, 1990-91;
President of the International Student Council, an executive organization representing twenty five international student organizations, 1989-90;
Member of the University Student Advisory Board, an advisory body to the University President, 1989-90;
Member of the International Student Advisory Committee, an advisory body to the University President's International Council, 1989-90;
Member of the Advisory Board of the Penn State Escort Service, University Department of Safety, 1989-90.

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