Mustafa Mashal

Mustafa Mashal, Ph.D., P.E., CPEng, IntPE(NZ), F.SEI, M.ASCE

Special Advisor to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (ISU)

Joint Appointee, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Founder & Director, Disaster Response Complex (DRC)

Founder & Director, Structural Laboratories (SLAB)

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Mailing Address: 921 South 8th Avenue, MS 8060, Pocatello, ID 83209

Office Phone: +1 (208) 282-4587

Email: mashmust@isu.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmashal/

Prospective Students: You may email Dr. Mashal to discuss available opportunities if you are interested to join our research group.

EDUCATION HISTORY

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structural and Earthquake Engineering) , University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (December 2015)

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Structural and Earthquake Engineering), The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, United States ( June 2011)

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Kabul University, Afghanistan (January 2009)

LICENSURES/CERTIFICATION

Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Idaho in the United States (License No. 17018) – Civil Engineering; October 2016 – Present
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) in New Zealand (License No. 1023382) – Structural Engineering (Structural design, design management, assessments and construction monitoring for buildings and bridges); March 2017 – Present
International Professional Engineer (IntPE)[1] in New Zealand (License No. 1023382) – Structural Engineering (Structural design, design management, assessments and construction monitoring for buildings and bridges); March 2017 – Present
Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB). The Structural Engineering Certification Board was formed to identify those professional engineers with the additional education, experience, and skills that are particular to the practice of Structural Engineering in the United States; November 2018 – March 2022

[1] Registration as an IntPE (NZ) shows that the engineer meets the combined requirements of the Engineers Mobility Forum’s “International Professional Engineers Register” and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Engineer Register. Link

The following countries are APEC members where IntPE is fully recognized: United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Russia, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Peru.

MEMBERSHIPS ON NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Transportation Research Board[3] AKB50 “Standing Committee on Seismic Design and Performance of Bridges” (2018 – 2025)
- Committee Research Coordinator & Member
American Society of Civil Engineers / Structural Engineering Institute[4]
- ASCE/SEI 7: Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures - Main Committee “Member” (2018 – 2023)
  - Subcommittee on Seismic Loads “Member” (2018 – 2023t)
  - Subcommittee on Snow & Rain Loads “Member” (2018 – 2019 & 2020 – 2021)
  - Subcommittee on Wind Loads (2017 – 2019)
ASCE/SEI 41: Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings Standards Committee “Member” (2018 – 2023)
American Concrete Institute (ACI) (2017 – 2022)
- Committee 369 - Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation “Voting Member”
- Subcommittee 341-0A, Earthquake Resistant Bridges-Columns “Voting Member”
- Subcommittee 341-0D, Earthquake Resistant Bridges-Performance-Based Seismic Design “Voting Member”
- Committee 441 - Reinforced Concrete Columns-Joint ACI-ASCE “Voting Member”
- Faculty Network
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) (2017 – Present)
- 9th Edition Industry Handbook Committee “Voting Member”
- Bridges Committee “Voting Member”
  - Extreme Events Resiliency Subcommittee “Voting Member”
- Seismic Committee “Consulting Member”
- Precast Insulated Wall Panels Committee “Consulting Member”

[3] TRB is one of seven program units of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which provides independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions.

[4] ASCE/SEI is an integral part of building codes in the United States.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / PATENTS

M. Mashal and D. LaBrier (2024). “A Modular Prefabricated Concrete Block Technology for Containment Facility in Advanced Reactors”, US Patent and Trademark Office, 63/626,716.
M. Mashal, J. Mahar, K. Mondal, K. Phuyal (2024). “Eco-Friendly Concrete and Soil Cement Utilizing Waste Products”, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 63/638,006.
M. Mashal (2023). “Ductile Connections for Pre-Formed Construction Element”, United States Patent and Trademark Office, US11788314B2.
G. Keats, A. Palermo, M. Mashal (2018). “Energy Dissipation Device”, World Intellectual Property Organization - Patent Cooperation Treaty (WIPO-PCT), WO2016167670A1.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)
Member of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
Member of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Member of the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA)
Primary Institution Representative to the EarthScope Consortium
Member of the Bridge Engineering Institute (BEI)
State Alumni (United States Department of State)

PROFESSIONAL PEER-REVIEW

Journal of Structural Engineering
Journal of Bridge Engineering
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Journal of Earthquake Engineering
American Concrete Institute (ACI) Special Publications
Earthquake Spectra
Journal of Earthquake Engineering
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
Soils Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Elsevier Structures Journal
Structural Engineering International
Journal of Mechanical Design
Bulletin of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
Transportation Research Record (TRR)
New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) Annual Conference

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