Principal Investigator
Alice Alipour, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI
Associate Professor | Thomas M. Murray Faculty Fellow
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Iowa State University
Address:
358 Town Engineering Building
Ames, IA 50011-1066
Phone: 515-294-3280; Email: alipour@iastate.edu
Appointments
- Associate Professor (with Tenure) (2020 – present)
Iowa State University - Visiting Professor (2021 – 2022)
ETH Zürich - Assistant Professor (2014 – 2020)
Iowa State University - Assistant Professor (2011 – 2014)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Postdoctoral Scholar (2010 – 2011)
University of California, Irvine - Bridge Engineer/Consultant (2010 – 2011)
URS Corporation, Santa Ana, CA - Lecturer (Spring 2011)
University of California, Irvine - Graduate Research Assistant (2007 – 2010)
University of California, Irvine
Educations
- Ph.D. (2010) in Civil Engineering
University of California, Irvine
Advisor: Prof. Masanobu Shinozuka
Dissertation: Life-cycle performance assessment of highway bridges under multi-hazard conditions and environmental stressors - M.Sc. (2006) in Earthquake Engineering
University of Tehran - B.Sc. (2004) in Civil Engineering
KNT University of Technology
Honors and Awards
| 2025: Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award | Engineering Student Council, Iowa State University |
| 2025: SEI Fellow | Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| 2024: Outstanding Student Organization Advisor | Engineering Student Council, Iowa State University |
| 2024-27: Thomas M. Murray Faculty Fellow | Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University |
| 2023: Interdisciplinary Research Team Award | Iowa State University |
| 2023: Emerging Leaders Academy Fellow | Iowa State University |
| 2022: Resilience Research Fellow | 4TU Center for Resilience Engineering, Netherlands |
| 2021-24: Cerwick Faculty Fellow | Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University |
| 2021-22: Senior Fellow | Collegium Helveticum, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2021: Charles Schafer Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service | Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University |
| 2021: Excellence in Remote Instruction Award | Iowa State University |
| 2018: Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| 2014: Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing | Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering |
| 2014: Editor’s Choice Award | Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering |
| 2014: U.S.-Japan Frontiers of Engineering | National Academy of Engineering (NAE) |
| 2012–2014: ENHANCE Fellowship | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| 2012: Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Fellowship | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| 2012: Young Engineer Award | Orange County Engineering Council |
| 2011: Advance Grant for Future Faculty Workshop | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| 2010: Award of Excellence in Engineering Education | Fanni Reunion Foundation |
| 2009–2010: Pedagogical Fellowship | University of California, Irvine |
| 2009: Travel Grant for 2009 NEES Workshop | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
| 2009: Travel Grant for 2009 EERI Annual Meeting | Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) |
| 2008: Student Scholarship | U.S. National Earthquake Conference |