Mustafa Mashal, Ph.D., P.E., CPEng, IntPE(NZ), F.SEI, M.ASCE
Associate Director & Fellow, Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES)
Joint Appointee, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Member of the Leadership Team, Office for Research, Idaho State University (ISU)
Director, Disaster Response Complex (DRC)
Director, Structural Laboratory (SLAB)
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Research Interests
Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Concrete Materials & Structures, Precast Concrete, Industry 4.0, Disaster Response, Large-Scale Testing, Seismic Analysis & Design, Net Zero, Sustainability
Sample Publications
S. Khanal, U.S. Medasetti, M. Mashal, B. Savage, and R. Khadka (2022). Virtual and Augmented Reality in Disaster Management Technology: A Literature Review of the Past 10 Years. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 3:843195.
Z. Free, M. Hernandez, M. Mashal, and K. Mondal (2021). A Review on Advanced Manufacturing for Hydrogen Storage Applications. Special Issue Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Energy Applications, mdpi Energies, 14 (24): 8513.
M. Iqbal, M. Mashal, M. A. Khan, J. Grider, R. Squires, R. Richardson, J. A. Koudelka, A. Thornley, I. van Woerden (2022). Should We Offer Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Workshops Across Idaho? A Feasibility Study. Journal of Emergency Management. (In Press)
R. Khadka, M. Mashal, and J. Cantrell (2020). Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloy Bars: Comparison with High-Strength Steel, Special Publication of American Concrete Institute, ACI Symposium Publication Vol 341 (8), 160-187.
M. Mashal and A. Palermo (2019). Low-Damage Seismic Design for Accelerated Bridge Construction, Special Issue on Accelerated Bridge Construction, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol 24(7).
M. Casanova, C. Clauson, A. Ebrahimpour, and M. Mashal (2019). High-Early Strength Concrete with Polypropylene Fibers as a Cost-Effective Alternative for Field-Cast Connections of Precast Elements in Accelerated Bridge Construction, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol 31(11).
M. Mashal and A. Palermo (2019). Emulative Seismic Resistant Technology for Accelerated Bridge Construction, Elsevier Journal of Soils Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue on Earthquake Resilient Buildings, Vol 124, 197-211.
M. Mashal, A. Palermo, and G. Keats (2019). Innovative Metallic Dissipaters for Earthquake Protection of Structural and Non-Structural Components, Journal of Soils Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue on Earthquake Resilient Buildings, Vol 116, 31-42.
Bio Sketch
Mustafa Mashal is a Professor and Director of the Disaster Response Complex and Structural Laboratories in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Idaho State University. He serves as the Associate Director and Fellow at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies with joint appointment at the United States Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. Mustafa is a Fellow of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Idaho, a Chartered Professional Engineer and International Professional Engineer in New Zealand. He has more than 13 years of consulting and academic experience in the United States, New Zealand, Qatar, and Afghanistan. He has been the recipient of several awards and recognitions such as the “2020 Alfred Noble Prize” from ASCE, the 2018 ASCE Southern Idaho Section “Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year Award”, the University of Canterbury’s Visiting Erskine Fellowship, and is a two-time Fulbright grantee. He has been part of over 150 publications and is currently serving in multiple national standards committees in the United States. His research interests include Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), low damage seismic design technologies, concrete materials and structures, precast concrete, large-scale testing, earthquake engineering, industry 4.0, supplemental damping, sustainability, net zero, and new technologies in disaster response.