About CTRD
Director, Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington Box 19308, Arlington TX 76019
A. Professional Preparation
1. Ph.D. Civil Engineering Louisiana Tech University, 1993
2. M.S. Civil Engineering Purdue University, 1988
3. B.S. Civil Engineering Texas Tech University, 1976
B. Appointments
1. 2006 – Present Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Director of the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE) and Director of the Construction Engineering and Management Track.
2. 1/02 to 8/06 Assistant Professor and Founder and Director of the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), Construction Management Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
3. 6/01 to 1/02 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of MissouriBColumbia, Columbia, Missouri.
4. 8/99 to 6/01 Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Engineering Technology, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri. Fall 1999 and Spring 2001, Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri at Kansas City.
5. 8/93 to 8/99 Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri.
C. selected Publications – Related
Najafi, M. (Editor). (2007). “Pipe Bursting Projects,” ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice, No. 112, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia. Najafi, M. (2005). Trenchless Technology: Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction & Renewal, McGraw-Hill, New York. Najafi, M. (Task Committee Vice Chair). (2005). “Pipeline Design for Installation by Horizontal Directional Drilling,” ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia. Najafi, M. (2005). “Safety Precautions for Trenchless Excavation,” Excavation Safety Guide 2005, Underground Focus Events, Chicago, Illinois. Najafi, M. (Editor), New Pipeline Technologies, Security and Safety, Two-Volume Proceedings of the International Pipeline Conference held July 13-16, 2003, in Baltimore, Maryland by American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
d. selected Publications – Significant Other
1. Luo, R. Y. and Najafi, M. (2007). “Productivity Study of Microtunneling Pipe Installation Using Simulation,” Accepted at the ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE Manuscript number: IS/2005/022504.
2. Najafi, M. Mohamed, R., Tayebi, A.K. and Adelaja, S. (2007). “The Fiscal Impacts of Alternative Single-Family Housing Densities, “Accepted at the ASCE Journal Urban Planning and Development. Najafi, M. (Task Committee Vice Chair). (2005). “Pipeline Design for Installation by Horizontal Directional Drilling,” ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
3. Najafi, M. (2005). “Safety Precautions for Trenchless Excavation,” Excavation Safety Guide 2005, Underground Focus Events, Chicago, Illinois.
4. Najafi, M. (Task Committee Chair). (2004). “Horizontal Anger Boring Projects,” ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice, No. 106, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
E. Synergic Activities
1. Pipeline Editor of ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering.Technical Co-Coordinator of ASCE International Pipeline Conference, July 8-11, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts.
2. Chair of the Pipe Bursting Manual of Practice (MOP) Task Committee, 2006.
3. Chair of the Pipe Ramming Manual of Practice (MOP) Task Committee, 2007.
4. Editor of Pipeline Installation and Inspection Manual of Practice, 2005 through 2007.
5. Chair of the Horizontal Auger Boring Manual of Practice (MOP) Task Committee.
6. Vice Chair of Horizontal Directional Drilling Manual of Practice (MOP) Task Committee.
7. Technical Program Chair and Editor of the International Pipeline Conference held July 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland.
8. Member of the ASCE Codes & Standards Committee on Guidelines for Microtunneling. Author of Construction Aspects of the Guidelines for Microtunneling.
9. Member of the ASCE Pipeline Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PINS).Vice Chair of Task Committee on Design Guidelines for Pipeline Renewal Systems.
10. Secretary, the Technical Committee on Trenchless Installation of Pipelines (TIPS).
11. Member of the ASCE Construction Equipment and Methods Committee.Steering Committee member for ASCE Construction Congress V, held October 5-7, 1997, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
12. Session chair, ASCE 5th Materials Engineering Congress (MatCong5) titled AMaterials and Construction - Exploring the Connection,@ Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10-12, 1999.
13. Member, American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM). Member of Committee F36 on Technology and Underground Utilities, Chair of Subcommittee on Terminologies.Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB).
E. Collaborators and other affiliations
1. Collaborators (last 48 months) Dr. Anil Misra, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri—Kansas City Dr. Sanjiv Gokhale, Professor of Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University Dr. Siamak Ardekani, Professor of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Rayman Mohamed, Assistant Professor Urban Planning, Wayne State University Dr. Tom Iseley, BAMI-I Chair Dr. Larry Slavin, OPCS President Dr. Roger Wallace, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Michigan State University Thesis advisor: 8 Masters (Graduated-Private Firms)and One Ph.D. (Graduated-Consultant); 10 Masters (Under Progress)
2. Postgraduate Scholar sponsor (Last 5 Years): Dr. Oleh Kinash and Dr. Abdelkader Tayebi, CUIRE Research Associates Visiting Scholar: Dr. Baosong Ma, China University of Geosciences
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