Rima Ajlouni portrait
  • Associate Professor, School Of Architecture
  • Associate Professor with Tenure, School Of Architecture
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Presentations

  • Quasi-periodic Geometry: an intersection between Architecture and Science” (Invited speaker), Re-imagining a cellular space occupied by condensates. Public Symposium: October 11013, 2022, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2022.
  • 3. Ajlouni, R., “Representational tools in Architecture: A case study for Science”. (Invited speaker), An exploration into how to represent and conceptualize cellular space. Scientific Workshop: October 12-13, 2022, Park City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2022.
  • Quasi-periodic Geometry: an intersection between Architecture and Science” (Invited speaker), Re-imagining a cellular space occupied by condensates. Public Symposium: October 11013, 2022, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2022.
  • Quasi-crystalline Geometry in Islamic Art and Architecture. Virtual Presentation with the Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science. Invited Talk/Keynote, Accepted, 02/15/2021.
  • Ajlouni, R. “Re/constructing the Aleppo Minbar: a flexible methodology for generating Islamic patterns.” (Invited Speaker). In Symmetry: Art and Science, 2019 – 11th Congress and Exhibition of SIS. Special Theme: Tradition and Innovation in Symmetry – Katachi 形. Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan, November 25-30, 2019. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/27/2019.
  • Ajlouni, R. “Islamic geometry in contemporary architecture: new frontiers of application.” (Invited Speaker). In Symmetry: Art and Science, 2019 – 11th Congress and Exhibition of SIS. Special Theme: Tradition and Innovation in Symmetry – Katachi 形. Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan, November 25-30, 2019. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/26/2019.
  • Ajlouni, R. "Glass fabrication.” The ARCC 2019 International Conference: The Future of Praxis: Applied Research as a Bridge Between Theory and Practice. Ryerson University, Toronto, CANADA. May 29-June 1, 2019. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/30/2019.
  • Ajlouni, R. “Quasi-periodic diffusers for architectural acoustics.” The14th International Conference on Quasicrystals – ICQ14. Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. May 26-31 2019. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/26/2019.
  • "Quasi-periodic Geometry in Art and Architecture". Physics and Astronomy Colloquium. Physics and Astronomy Department. University of Utah. October 26 2018. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/26/2018.
  • Ajlouni, R. “Digital Conformity”. ACSA 2018, 106th ACSA Annual Meeting. The Ethical Imperative. March 15-17, 2018. Denver, Colorado. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 12/2017.
  • Ajlouni, R. “A Computational Approach for Predicting Sound Diffusion Patterns of Fractal-Based Surface Profiles” In ACADIA 2017, Disciplines & Disruption. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. 2-4 November 2017. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2017.
  • Ajlouni, R. “Digital Crafts”. University of Utah School of Architecture Faculty Lecture. SOA Lecture Series. University of Utah. School of Architecture. October 2, 2017. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2017.
  • Ajlouni, R. A hierarchical framework model for constructing heptagonal quasi-periodic tiling In “Recent advances in quasicrystal research”. the Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCR) 2017 Hyderabad, India, August 21-28, 2017. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 08/2017.
  • Ajlouni, R. "A generalized structural model for generating quasi-periodic formations " In “Crystallographic patterns in art and cultural heritage”. The Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCR) 2017 held in Hyderabad, India, August 21-28, 2017. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/2017.
  • Ajlouni, R. “Math is Beautiful: the Complex Systems of Quasi-periodic Symmetries”. College of Computer and Information Science. Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. March 13 2017. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2017.

Languages

  • Arabic, fluent.
  • English, fluent.

Publications

  • Rima Ajlouni (2023). New Schemes of Organized Complexity Based on Quasi-Crystalline Symmetries. Proceedings of ARCC 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Accepted, 02/2023.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2021). Quasicrystalline Ceramics. BRIDGES 2021: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Culture. Accepted, 04/15/2021.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2021). From nano to building scale: Design and fabrication of acoustical diffusers based on quasi-crystalline atomic structure. ARCC. Accepted, 02/15/2021.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2019). Book Review. “Islamic geometric patterns: their historical development and traditional methods of construction: by Jay Bonner, (New York, Springer Nature). Journal of Mathematics and the Arts. Published, 12/01/2019.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2019). Re/constructing the Aleppo Minbar: a flexible methodology for generating Islamic patterns. the International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry. Published, 11/01/2019.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2019). Islamic geometry in contemporary architecture: new frontiers of application. the International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry. Published, 11/01/2019.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2019). A surface-stacking structural model for icosahedral quasicrystals. Structural Chemistry. Published, 08/01/2019.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2019). Glass fabrication. ARCC. Published, 05/29/2019.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2018). Quasi-periodic Geometry for Architectural Acoustics. Enquiry: A Journal for Architectural Research. Published, 12/2018.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2018). The relational logic behind the hierarchical geometry in Islamic art. ISSC 2018. Published, 08/2018.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2018). A seed-based structural model for constructing rhombic quasi-lattice with 7-fold symmetry. Structural Chemistry. Published, 07/2018.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2017). Digital Conformity. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Accepted, 12/2017.
  • Rima Ajlouni & Takehiko Nagakura, Skylar Tibbits, Mariana Ibañez and Caitlin Muelle (2017). Simulation of Sound Diffusion Patterns of Fractal-Based Surface Profiles. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. Vol. 1, 52-61. Published, 11/2017.
  • Rima Ajlouni (2017). An ancient rule for constructing dodecagonal quasi-periodic patterns. Journal of Physics. Vol. Conference Series Volume 809. Published, 02/2017.