Students

PhD Students Please contact me for inquires about PhD student positions

  • Shahryar Monghasemi, PhD Candidate

  • Mahdi Ghafoori, PhD Candidate

Research Publications with PhD Students *Advised Ph.D. Student

2022

Ghafoori, M.* and Abdallah, M. “Building Optimization Model for Minimizing Operation and Maintenance Costs,” Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Alington, Virginia, March 2022.38.

Ghafoori, M.* and Abdallah, M. “Multi-objective Optimization Model to Minimize Upgrade and Utility Costs of Large Existing Buildings,” Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Alington, Virginia, March 2022.37.

Ghafoori, M.* and Abdallah, M. “Estimating Electricity Consumption of Buildings Based on Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey Data,” Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Alington, Virginia, March 2022.36.

Monghasemi, S.* and Abdallah, M. “Linear Optimization Model for Scheduling Repetitive Construction Projects with Multiple Crews,” Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Alington, Virginia, March 2022.35.

Majumder, s.*, Clevenger, C., Abdallah, M., Ghafoori, M.*, and Russell, M. “Physiological Metrics across Construction Activity,” 58th Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) International Conference Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2022.

2021

Ghafoori, M.* and Abdallah “Simulation-Based Building Optimization Model to Minimize Equivalent Annual Upgrade and Utility Costs,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, 148(2).

Monghasemi, S.*; and Abdallah, M., “Linear Optimization Model to Minimize Total Cost of Repetitive Construction Projects and Identify Optimal Order of Units,” Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 37(4).

2020

Monghasemi, S.*; Abdallah, M.; and Clevenger, C. “Linear Scheduling Optimization Model for Planning Repetitive Construction Projects,” Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Phoenix, March 2020.

2019

Abdallah, M.*, Tawfik, A., Monghasemi, S., Clevenger, C., & Adame, B. Developing commute optimization system to minimize negative environmental impacts and time of business commuters, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 14(2), Pages 101-11.

Monghasemi, S.*, Abdallah, M., Tawfik, A., & Clevenger. C., Multi-Objective Optimization System to Minimize Transportation Emissions, Commute Time and Cost, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2019 Annual Meeting.

Abdallah, M., Monghasemi, S.*, Tawfik, A., & Clevenger. C., Developing Innovative Commute Optimization System to Minimize Business Commute Negative Environmental Impacts, Time, and Cost, Abstract Proceedings of 2019 International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities), Adelaide, Australia.

2018

Monghasemi, S.*, Abdallah, M., Tawfik, A., & Clevenger. C., Analyzing Implementation of Greenhous Gas Emissions Reduction Tools and Systems on Businesses and Employees, International Conference of Transportation Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, July 15–18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 265-276.

Monghasemi, S.*, Abdallah, M., Tawfik, A., & Clevenger. C. Time-Environmental Impacts Tradeoff Analysis for Businesses Commuters, Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2018: 628-638.

Monghasemi, S.*, Abdallah, M., Tawfik, A., and Clevenger. C., Analysis of GHG Emissions Reduction Policies on Commuters and Organizations, Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2018: 594-603.

Master Students

  • Sirajul Haq Payab 2022 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Zixuan Zhang 2021 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Runfeng Wang 2020 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Jingting Luo 2019 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Michael Duesterbeck 2019 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Mutaz Muhammad Said 2019 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Jessica Killian 2018 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Qianxi Liu 2018 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Samuel Hutchison 2018 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Victoria Zahourek 2018 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Tianqi Wang 2017 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Maryam Amrollahi biuki 2017 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Lakshmi Muddana 2017 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • John Kuriakose 2016 Research Project Advisor

  • Boateng Akyeampong 2016 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Abdullah Alshahri 2015 M.Eng. Advisor (Graduated)

  • Brik R Zivkovich 2015 Research Project Advisor

  • Jayapradha Madhavan 2015 M.Eng. Co-Advisor (Graduated)

Research Publications with Master Students *Advised Master Student **Co-advised Master Student

2020

Killian, J.*; Abdallah, M.; and Clevenger, C. “Industry Feedback on Implementing Pull Planning in the Construction Industry,” Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Phoenix, March 2020.

Abdallah, M., Meng, L. M.*, Clevenger, C., Upgrading Large Existing Buildings to Maximize their Sustainability, Journal of Architectural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers 26(1).

Pillsbury, W.**, Clevenger, C., Abdallah, M., & Young, R. Capabilities of an Assessment System for Construction Worker Physiology, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers, 34(2).

Wang, T.*; Abdallah, M.; Clevenger, C.; & Monghasemi S. Time–cost–quality trade-off analysis for planning construction projects, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management; 28(1), 82-100.

2019

Clevenger, C., Abdallah, M., Wu, W., & Barrows, M.** Assessing an Online Tool to Promote Sustainability Competencies in Construction Engineering Education, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 145 (1), 04018014-1 to 04018014-9, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000397.

Abdallah, M. & Alshahri, A.* Optimizing Planning of Build Operate Transfer Projects to Maximize Investors Profit, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, NRC Research Press, 46(1): 26-37.

Barrows, M.**, Clevenger, C., Abdallah, M., & Wu, W., Value of Certifications when Seeking Construction Employment, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Associated Schools of Construction, Taylor and Francis, doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2019.1575936.

Hutchison, S.*, Ghafoori, M., Abdallah, M., & Clevenger, C., optimizing selection of building materials and fixtures to reduce operational costs, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2019.

2018

Abdallah, M., Akyeampong, B.*, & El-Rayes, K, Maximizing Sustainability of Existing Buildings within Limited Upgrade Budgets, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, NRC Research Press, 2018, 45(9): 705-716.

Clevenger, C.; Abdallah, M.; & Madhavan, J.* Analyzing Tax Credits for Residential Energy Efficiency Using Energy Modeling, journal of Green Building, College Publishing, 13(1): 83-94

Clevenger, C., Pillsbury, W.**, & Abdallah, M., Pilot Assessment of Physiological Measures for Construction Workers, 54th Associated School of Construction annual international conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 2018: 585-592.

Clevenger, C., Pillsbury, W.**, Young, R., Abdallah, M., & Brothers, H., Pilot Implementation of Assessing Physiological Measures during Construction Activities using Air Force Cadets, Construction Research Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2018: 512-521.