Mostafa Tazarv

PhD, PE, Associate Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Nevada, Reno

1664 N. Virginia St., Mail Stop: MS 0258, Reno, NV 89557-0258, USA

Tel: (775) 682-6708, Fax: (775) 784-1390, Email: mtazarv@unr.edu

Short Bio

Dr. Mostafa Tazarv is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Prior to joining UNR, Dr. Tazarv was a CEE associate professor at South Dakota State University. His research interests include the behavior of concrete structures, advanced materials for civil infrastructure, accelerated bridge construction, computer vision in structural engineering, and large-scale testing. Dr. Tazarv is currently working on multiple research projects as PI and Co-PI with a total funding exceeding $8.0 Million. His past research led to the development of a new generation of bridges that can be built faster, last longer, perform better in severe events, and cost less in long term. Furthermore, his large- and full-scale testing of bridges and buildings resulted in new design alternatives for the State of South Dakota and its local governments to save millions of dollars in bridge replacement, maintenance, and performance. He also invented a new connection for concrete buildings and bridges to expedite their construction and to quickly repair them after a severe event such as earthquake. He is currently working with a team of experts from computer and mechanical engineering to utilize computer vision in routine inspections and post-event damage assessment of civil infrastructure.

Education

Ph.D in Structural Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, USA, August 2014
M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Jan. 2009
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran, Sept. 2006

Positions Held

2024 - Present: Co-Director, Center for Transformative Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability (CTIPS).
2021 - Present: Associate Professor, South Dakota State University, USA.
2021 - Present: Founder and Director of Sustainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure (SARCI)
2021 - Present: Co-Director, Regional Center, Mountain-Plains Consortium (MPC).
2019 - Present: Co-Director, National Ctr., Trans. Infrastructure Durability and Life-Ext (TriDurLE).
2015 - 2021: Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University, USA.
2014 - 2016: Research Associate, Infrastructure Innovation, LLC, Reno, USA
2014 - 2015: Post-Doctoral Scholar, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
2011 - 2014: Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
2010 - 2011: Research and Teaching Assistant, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
2009 - 2010: Structural Engineer (Designer), Mahbad Consulting Engineers, Tehran, Iran
2008 - 2009: Structural Engineer (Designer), BASA, Tehran, Iran
2007 - 2010: Teaching Assistant, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

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