Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2010
• MS, Earthquake Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 2006
• BS, Civil Engineering, KNT University of Technology, Tehran, 2004

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, 2015–present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2011–2014
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2010–2011
• Bridge Engineer/Consultant, Bridge Engineering Group,
  URS Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, 2010–2011
• Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Spring 2011
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2007–2010

Selected Publications

• Testa, A. C., Furtado, M. N., and Alipour, A. (2015). “Resilience of coastal transportation networks in the face of climatic extreme events.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, In press.
• Furtado, M. N. and Alipour, A. (2014). “Cost assessment of highway bridge network subjected to extreme seismic events.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 0361-981, pp. 29–36.
• Testa, A. C., Furtado, M. N., and Alipour, A. “Seismic resilience assessment of highway networks: A topology-based approach.” Proc., 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey, August 25–29, 2014.
• Alipour, A. and Shafei, B. (2015). “Assessment of post-earthquake losses in a network of aging bridges.” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, In press.
• Alipour, A., Shafei, B., and Shinozuka, M. (2013). “Capacity loss evaluation of reinforced concrete bridges located in extreme chloride-laden environments.” Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 9(1): 8–27. (Editor’s Choice Award)
• Alipour, A., Shafei, B., and Shinozuka, M. (2013). “Reliability-based calibration of load and resistance factors for design of RC bridges under multiple extreme events: scour and earthquake.” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 18(5): 362–371.
• Shafei, B., Alipour, A., and Shinozuka, M. (2013). “A stochastic computational framework to investigate the initial stage of corrosion in reinforced concrete superstructures.” Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 28(7): 482–494. (Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing)
• Klinga, J. V. and Alipour, A. (2015). “Lateral performance assessment of pile-supported bridges with extreme foundation erosion conditions.” Engineering Structures, 82(1): 55–71.
• Alipour, A., Shafei, B., and Shinozuka, M. (2013). “Reliability-based calibration of load and resistance factors for design of RC bridges under multiple extreme events: scour and earthquake.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, 18(5): 362–371.
• Alipour, A. and Shafei, B. (2014). “Structural vulnerability measures for deteriorating reinforced concrete bridges in seismic prone areas.” (Book Chapter) published in “Maintenance and Safety of Aging Infrastructure,” CRC Press, pp. 55–94.
• Shafei, B., Alipour, A., and Shinozuka, M. (2013). “A stochastic computational framework to investigate the initial stage of corrosion in reinforced concrete superstructures.” Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 28(7): 82–494.
• Alipour, A., Shafei, B., and Shinozuka, M. (2012). “A multi-hazard framework for optimum life-cycle cost design of reinforced concrete bridges.” (Book Chapter) published in “Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications,” IGI Global, pp.76–104.
• Alipour, A., Shafei, B., and Shinozuka, M. (2011). “Performance evaluation of deteriorating highway bridges in high seismic areas.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, 16(5): 597–611.

Professional Affiliations, Honors, and Service

• Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in April 2018
• Editor’s Choice Best Paper Award (2014), Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor and Francis
• Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing (2014), Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Wiley-Blackwell
• US-Japan Frontiers of Engineering (2014), National Academy of Engineering
• NSF ENHANCE Fellowship (2012-2014), National Science Foundation
• ASCE ExCEEd Fellowship (2012), American Society of Civil Engineers
• Young Engineer Award (2012), Orange County Engineering Council
• NSF Advance Grant (2011), Future Faculty Workshop, Boston, MA, May 31–June 1
• Award of Excellence in Engineering Education (2010), Fanni Reunion Foundation
• Pedagogical Fellowship (2009-10), University of California, Irvine
• FEMA Travel Grant (2009), For NEES Workshop, Berkeley, CA
• EERI Travel Grant (2009), For EERI Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
• Student Scholarship (2008), For U.S. National Earthquake Conference, Seattle, WA
• Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship (2007), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan