Biography
Shahin Hajilar has nearly 10 years of collective experience in the industry, research, and Teaching. He is also a professional engineer (PE) in Civil Structural licensed in multiple States. His engineering experience includes structural analysis and design of various complex highway bridges (e.g., multi-span continuous systems, curved girders, skewed bents, integral abutments, link slabs, integral steel pier caps, rigid frames and arches, buried bridges, etc.), retaining walls, culverts, and light poles. He also has progressive experience in bridge load rating and forensic evaluations. His project management assignments include quality assurance and quality control assessments, reviewing and evaluating the scope of work and budgets, and providing construction phase support services while adhering to quality, budget, and schedule. He has worked on a multitude of projects for public sector agencies including VDOT, MDOT, DDOT, NYSDOT, CTDOT, MDTA, IADOT, and Port Authority of NY and NJ.
He completed his PhD with a major in Structural Engineering and a minor in Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University in Spring 2018. He received his BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran in 2011 and MSc in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering and Mechanics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2014. To date, he has published 13 peer-reviewed journal articles in high-impact engineering and science journals, and 5 peer-reviewed conference papers; and has presented his work at more than 10 international and national conferences and symposiums. Hajilar was recognized by the Iowa State University (ISU) Graduate College to be student marshal for the Fall 2017 graduate student commencement. At ISU, he won both the Research Excellence Award (2017) and the Teaching Excellence Award (2016). He also won the Best Poster Presentation Awards at the CCEE Graduate Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition (2016) and the Iowa Better Concrete Conference (2017).