Abbas Rashidi portrait
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Elect & Computer Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Civil And Environmental Engin
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Professional Service

  • National Science Foundation (NSF). Role: Reviewer and panelist. Research Proposal Reviewer. 09/01/2020 - present
  • The Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). Role: Research Proposal Reviewer. Research Proposal Reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present
  • 2019 International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE2019), Atlanta, GA. Track Chair and Member of Technical Committee. 02/01/2019 - 11/01/2019
  • 36th CIB W78 2019 (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) Conference, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Member of International Scientific Committee, . 01/01/2019 - 08/01/2019
  • 2019 International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE2019), Atlanta, GA. Track Chair and Member of Technical Committee. 12/01/2018 - 07/31/2019
  • 2018 Construction Research Congress (CRC 2018), New Orleans, LA. Member of Technical Committee. 06/01/2018 - 08/31/2018
  • The Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR). Role: Research Proposal Reviewer. Research Proposal Reviewer. 01/01/2018 - present
  • ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Specialty Assistant Editor and member of editorial board. 08/31/2017 - present
  • Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 01/01/2017 - present
  • ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 01/01/2016 - present
  • ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. Associate Editor and member of editorial board. 09/30/2015 - present
  • KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 01/01/2015 - present
  • Journal of Automation in Construction . Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 01/01/2013 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Jim Dent Leadership Award. DBIA Rocky Mountain Region, 06/01/2023
  • Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 03/01/2023
  • First Place Student Design Competition Award, National Level Competition Sponsored by Airport Cooperate Research Program (ACRP). First Place Student Design Competition Award, 05/01/2021
  • Educator of the Year Award. ASCE, Utah chapter, 04/01/2021
  • Best Paper Award. 20th International Conference on Occupational Health and Safety (ICOHS 2018), Miami, FL, 07/01/2018
  • 2017 Outstanding Reviewer Award, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 03/01/2018
  • 2017 Outstanding Reviewer Award, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 03/01/2018

Internal Service

  • JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) Committee. Member, 06/30/2023 - present. Department service.
  • Strategic Planning and Hiring Committee. Member, 06/30/2023 - present. Department service.
  • University Teaching Committee. Member, 06/01/2023 - present. University service.
  • Construction Engineering Faculty Search Committee . Member, 06/01/2019 - 06/01/2021. Department service.
  • Construction Undergraduate Committee. Member, 01/01/2019 - present. Department service.
  • University Faculty Club. Member of board of directors, 01/01/2019 - 07/31/2021. University service.
  • Graduate Admission Committee. member, 11/01/2018 - 11/01/2019. Department service.
  • Construction Engineering Faculty Search Committee (Career-line Positions). member, 09/01/2018 - 09/01/2020. Department service.
  • Construction Undergraduate Committee. Chair, 08/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Cyber Technology Committee. member, 08/01/2018 - 08/01/2020. Department service.
  • Member of Faculty Club board of Directors. 06/01/2018 - 06/01/2022. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Judge for outreach activities and guest speaker, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Pacific Southwest Region. 10/01/2018 - present

Outreach

  • Presenting at Engineering day to promote our construction engineering programs . 06/01/2023 - present
  • Presenting at Engineering day to promote our construction engineering programs. 01/01/2021 - 01/01/2022
  • giving a guest lecture at SLCC to promote our construction engineering program (once a semester). 01/01/2021 - 01/01/2022