Sattar Dorafshan

CE 590 Applications of AI in Civil Engineering

CE 453 Reinforced Concrete 

CE 403/503 Structural Dynamics

CE 455/555 Prestressed Concrete-Analysis and Design

CE 489/590 Applications of AI in Civil Engineering

Structural engineering

Noncontact sensing

Additive construction

Infrastructure preservation

Artificial Intelligence

Nondestructive evaluation and testing

Google Scholar Profile:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jpUDkvEAAAAJ&hl=en

• Western Great Lakes ASCE 2023 Student Symposium 3rd Place (qualified for nationals) 
• Dean’s Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Engineering and Mines, 2023
• NRC Research Associate Award, National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington. 2019 
• Dissertation Fellowship Award, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Utah State University, 2018.
• Doctoral researcher of the year, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 2016.
• ACI Intermountain scholarship award, Salt Lake City, 2015.

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering (Structural), Aug 2018.

Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.

M.Sc., Civil and Environmental Engineering (Structural), May 2011.

Isfahan University of Technology, Esfahan, Iran.

B.Sc., Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 2008

University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

• UND ASCE Faculty Adviser, 2021-present
• Director (UND), Center of Transportation Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability (CTIPS), University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND, 2023-present
• Director, Transportation Technology Research Institute, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Dec 2022-present
• Co-Director and (UAS lead)/Transportation Technology Research Institute Grand Forks, ND Jan 2022-Dec 2023
• Director, Advanced Transportation Infrastructure Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. June 2021-present
• Assistant Professor/Dept. Civil Engineering University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND Jan 2020-present
• Postdoctoral Research Associate/Turner-Fairbanks Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration McLean, VA Jan 2019-Jan 2020

If you are interested in working with me as a graduate student, do the following before shooting me an email:

1- make sure you are UND and CE eligible:

Civil Engineering Ph.D. Requirements | University of North Dakota (und.edu)

Civil Engineering Master's Requirements | University of North Dakota (und.edu)

2- make sure you are IDEAL lab eligible (if you are not seeking a GRA position & obtained a previous degree from a University in the US skip to 5). 

• Prior degree(s) must be in Civil Engineering
• Minimum of IELTS 7 or TOEFL 100
• GRE is highly encouraged

3-Make sure you meet admission requirements for international students: 

Requirements & Application | International | University of North Dakota (und.edu)

Adhere to the admission deadlines for application:

• Fall Term (August-December): May 1
• Spring Term (January-May): September 1
• Summer Term (May-August): February 1

4. Prepare a short Research proposal (required for PhD, highly encouraged for MS) and include it in your application

• Make sure to follow the format on this hyperlink. 

5. Participate in a post admission interview

Funded positions are merit-based and often competitive to obtain and difficult to maintain (i.e., not for the fainthearted).