USA – National News | Since 2024
Serving as a jury member at the Silicon Valley Invention Festival (SVIIF) , an international innovation and technology showcase held annually in California.
View official jury listing: https://sviif.com/juries
USA – National News | 2020
Invited as a lecturer for the Professional Engineer (PE) exam preparation course hosted by the San Jose Youth Mentorship Foundation (SJYMF) , in collaboration with ASCE.
International News | July 16–17, 2020
Participation in the international online workshop on bridge engineering held jointly by the USA, China, and Japan. The summary report was featured in Bridge Magazine.
USA – National News | Market Research
Industry data and employment trends for civil and structural engineers across the United States are available through Zippia’s labor market research tool.
https://www.zippia.com/civil-structural-engineer-jobs/trends/
September 27, 2018
Behnam Dezfouli (computer engineering) has a new journal paper with master’s student Immanuel Amirtharaj and Ph.D. student Chelsey Li, “EMPIOT: An Energy Measurement Platform for Wireless IoT Devices,” accepted for publication by Elsevier’s Journal of Network and Computer Applications.
Silvia Figueira (computer engineering, Frugal Innovation Hub) will be in two panels at the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD 2018), Columbia University, New York, this week. She will also be a panelist in the Ignatian Center’s “Tech in the Service of Displaced People,” a discussion exploring how technological innovation, including blockchain and mobile devices, can help migrants, internally displaced people, and refugees navigate the obstacles they face on a daily basis. Lunch will be provided. Oct. 17, 12 noon, Mission Room, Benson Center. RSVP here.
Amin Ghafooripour (civil, environmental, and sustainable engineering) was the speaker and organizer of the symposium, Seismic Design of Nonstructural Components, in Oakland, CA, Sept. 20. In his presentation, he discussed the dynamics of the secondary structure in conjunction with primary structure during an earthquake, the philosophy of the “R” factor for the nonstructural component design, and the differences between ASCE7-10 and 16. This symposium was a joint work of industry, professional societies (ASCE/SEI) and SCU.
USA – National News | 2020
Santa Clara University Research Showcase displayed Dr. Amin Ghafooripour‘s research project in 2020.
San Francisco, USA – 2018 & 2019
Served as Chair of the Scientific Committee for the 5th International Conference on Orthotropic Bridges, held in San Francisco in both 2018 and 2019.
USA – Youth Achievement | Robotics Education
2017 CALIFORNIA STATE VEX-IQ MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS!
Please give our Robotics Team a huge congratulations! Dr. Ghafooripour and his team of students spent countless hours preparing for the 2017 California State VEX IQ Middle School Championship. Their hard work paid off and the BASIS Independent Silicon Valley VEX Robotics Team received the STEM Research Project Award (VIQC). This amazing win qualifies our bobcat for the 2017 VEX Worlds – VEX IQ Challenge Middle School Division.
USA – National News | STEM Collaboration
USA – Educational News | Seismic Simulation
USA – National Research | Space Agency Highlights
USA – National Recognition | Concrete International
Iran – Local News | Seismic Engineering
Iran – Local News | Concrete Institute
Iran – Local News | Urban Design
Iran – Local News | Bridge Engineering
Iran – Local News | Veterinary Architecture
