Department News

2022

https://inl.gov/article/former-pocatello-national-guard-armory-serves-first-responders-again/

2021

Stories Behind the Science: Leaving the Fear Behind to Pursue Greatness

https://www.isu.edu/news/2021-spring/stories-behind-the-science-leaving-the-fear-behind-to-pursue-greatness.html

Recipients of CAES Collaboration Funds announced

https://caes.org/recipients-of-caes-collaboration-funds-announced/

ISU Civil Engineering Students Win Competitive Scholarships

https://www.isu.edu/news/2021-spring/isu-civil-engineering-students-win-competitive-scholarships.html

Going Hybrid in a Hands-on World

https://www.pci-foundation.org/post/going-hybrid-in-a-hands-on-world

EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON CURRENT JOB MARKET TRENDS

https://www.zippia.com/engineering-internship-jobs/trends/

Episode 104: Usha Pant, Idaho State University

https://www.pci-foundation.org/post/studio-nation-episode-104-usha-pant

ISU Disaster Response Complex hosts training events for Emergency Responders

https://isu.edu/news/2021-spring/idaho-state-university-disaster-response-complex-hosts-training-events-for-emergency-responders.html

ISU, INL host disaster response training for Oregon, Idaho National Guard

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/09/isu-inl-host-disaster-response-training-for-oregon-idaho-national-guard/

2020

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME: ENGINEERING STUDENTS BUILD AND REFURBISH TWO NEW TESTING FACILITIES

http://isubengal.com/build-will-come-engineering-students-build-refurbish-two-new-testing-facilities/

ISU’s Structural Laboratory gets a significant upgrade, adds new visualization capability

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-s-structural-laboratory-gets-a-significant-upgrade-adds-new-visualization-capability/article_b7751e49-8040-5db5-a0d1-2460a0c4e5a2.html

ISU professor Mashal named as Transportation Research Board Committee research coordinator

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-professor-mashal-named-as-transportation-research-board-committee-research-coordinator/article_8f3e71a3-13aa-54d5-a70a-f80652693b1d.html

Local first responders train at ISU’s new Disaster Response Complex

https://localnews8.com/isu/2020/11/17/local-first-responders-train-at-isus-new-disaster-response-complex/

'Saving lives': Pocatello firefighters practice rescuing victims from collapsed structures at new ISU facility

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/saving-lives-pocatello-firefighters-practice-rescuing-victims-from-collapsed-structures-at-new-isu-facility/article_c5924635-e7cd-5f79-9703-21df08dff407.html

ISU Civil Engineering students Kerr and Shokrgozar among top five finalists at ASBI competition

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-civil-engineering-students-kerr-and-shokrgozar-among-top-five-finalists-at-asbi-competition/article_432059a6-84b4-5e71-bf2e-078058e8e599.html

Idaho State EMT program partners with the Disaster Response Complex for 'real-world' training

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-s-emt-program-partners-with-the-disaster-response-complex-for-training/article_335920c3-04c2-5f15-b8c8-26de999f3acd.html

Idaho State EMT program partners with the Disaster Response Complex for 'real-world' training

https://www.isu.edu/news/2020-fall/idaho-state-emt-program-partners-with-the-disaster-response-complex-for-real-world-training.html

CAES helps bring innovative safety culture training pilot program to Idaho State University

https://www.caesenergy.org/caes-helps-bring-innovative-safety-culture-training-pilot-program-to-idaho-state-university/

Idaho State has three finalists in CAPE/Annual Baby Shark Tank Competition hosted by the Center for Advanced Energy Studies

https://www.isu.edu/news/2020-fall/idaho-state-has-three-finalists-in-capeannual-baby-shark-tank-competition-hosted-by-the-center-for-advanced-energy-studies.html

Hands-On Precast Curriculum

https://precast.org/2020/01/hands-on-precast-curriculum/?fs=mustafa%20mashal

Investing in Outreach

https://precast.org/2020/07/investing-in-outreach/

ISU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering featured in national magazine

https://www.isu.edu/news/2020-spring/isu-department-of-civil-and-environmental-engineering-featured-in-national-magazine.html

ISU engineering professor/CAES Fellow Mustafa Mashal receives 2020 Alfred Noble Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-engineering-professor-caes-fellow-mustafa-mashal-receives-2020-alfred-noble-prize-award-from-the/article_cb3e21d9-7f68-5382-9c6f-92b0d9c5186b.html

ALFRED NOBLE PRIZE AWARDED FOR RESEARCH PAPER ON ‘FERRARI’ OVERPASS

https://blogs.canterbury.ac.nz/intercom/2020/07/16/alfred-noble-prize-awarded-for-research-paper-on-ferrari-overpass/

ISU’s Mashal among Center for Advanced Energy Studies inaugural cohort of CAES Fellows

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-s-mashal-among-center-for-advanced-energy-studies-inaugural-cohort-of-caes-fellows/article_7312ace2-55be-5481-a271-38c18ad221f5.html

ISU civil/environmental engineering students place third in national competition

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-civil-environmental-engineering-students-place-third-in-national-competition/article_3fb80d3e-d69f-5c6f-abe3-da02f81dec70.html

2019

Be a Bengal - Employee Recognition Winners ( Dr. Mashal is winner of the "Stability" Category)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHVauh8Zi9A&feature=youtu.be

ISU awarded $1.1M grant for collaborative project with INL that originated at CAES

https://caesenergy.org/isu-awarded-1-1m-grant-for-collaborative-project-with-inl-that-originated-at-caes/

Idaho State University to celebrate the return of the Red Hill “I” on Oct. 10

https://isu.edu/news/2019-fall/idaho-state-university-to-celebrate-the-return-of-the-red-hill-i-on-oct-10.html

ISU Civil Engineering Researchers Awarded More than $1 million to Build Disaster Response Complex in Pocatello in Collaboration with INL and CAES

https://www.hjnews.com/montpelier/isu-civil-engineering-researchers-awarded-more-than-million-to-build/article_e58d7a1a-f59d-5af8-98bb-3678d7601e56.html

New Disaster Response Complex planned to help train first responders

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/new-disaster-response-complex-planned-to-help-train-first-responders/article_f72f9e10-ddf5-51a4-ac58-d032d16c898f.html

Two ISU civil engineering student teams record Top-10 finishes at national PCI Big Beam Competition

https://isu.edu/news/2019-fall/two-isu-civil-engineering-student-teams-record-top-10-finishes-at-national-pci-big-beam-competition.html

ISU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering receives $150k grant to test seismic resiliency of precast concrete bridges

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-department-of-civil-and-environmental-engineering-receives-k-grant/article_04f6aeaf-eae1-5453-a1c6-7a0988c7fe09.html

ISU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering receives $110k grant to offer precast concrete engineering design studio

https://isu.edu/news/2019-spring/isu-department-of-civil-and-environmental-engineering-receives-110k-grant-to-offer-precast-concrete-engineering-design-studio.html

ISU Professor Mustafa Mashal receives ASCE Engineer of the Year Award

https://www.isu.edu/news/2019-spring/isu-professor-mustafa-mashal-receives-asce-engineer-of-the-year-award.html

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-professor-mustafa-mashal-awarded-engineer-of-the-year-award/article_c7462c18-e225-5fc7-91f5-b25ebd39b778.html

Is Pocatello Prepared for a Significant Earthquake?

https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/is-pocatello-prepared-for-a-significant-earthquake/article_57840d2a-45e4-11e9-a185-9b2db75e2f46.html

ISU Professor Mustafa Mashal to address Pocatello City Council, Mayor Blad on Sulphur Peak Earthquake sequence, seismic risk and vulnerability in Southeast Idaho

https://www.isu.edu/news/2019-spring/isu-professor-mustafa-mashal-to-address-pocatello-city-council-mayor-blad-on-sulphur-peak-earthquake-sequence-seismic-risk-and-vulnerability-in-southeast-idaho.html

2018

Cost-effective concrete connects precast elements, accelerating bridge construction in Idaho

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/101918_Trans/101918_ABCstory.html

President of American Society for Civil Engineers Kristina Swallow to participate in presentations at ISU on Sept. 18

https://www.isu.edu/newsandnotes/issues/2018/news-and-notes-09-12-2018/president-of-american-society-for-civil-engineers-kristina-swallow-to-participate-in-presentations-at-isu-on-sept-18.html

President of American Society for Civil Engineers to speak in east Idaho

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2018/09/president-of-american-society-for-civil-engineers-to-speak-in-east-idaho/

ISU engineering teams with Idaho Transportation Department on testing low-cost, high-quality concrete used for bridge construction

https://www.isu.edu/headlines/2018-fall/isu-engineering-teams-with-idaho-transportation-department-on-testing-low-cost-high-quality-concrete-used-for-bridge-construction.php

ISU civil and environmental students ranked in top 20 in Big Beam Competition

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-civil-and-environmental-students-ranked-in-top-in-big/article_3d6fc8ca-a5e6-5b88-b7fa-791fc439177b.html

2017

ISU Gets Ready to Debut New Earthquake Laboratory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpagbthYTBw

Arya Ebrahimpour and Mustafa Mashal Receive Funding From Idaho Transportation Department

https://isu.edu/newsandnotes/issues/2017/news-and-notes-3-15-2017/arya-ebrahimpour-and-mustafa-mashal-receive-funding-from-idaho-transportation-department.html

Idaho State University emphasizing hands-on experience

https://www.studyinternational.com/news/idaho-state-university-emphasizing-hands-experience/#sbbUcye1hPPjLzF2.97

Idaho State University opens new earthquake laboratory

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/09/idaho-state-university-new-earthquake-laboratory-running/

New and Renovated Laboratories Research Building Resiliency Toward Earthquakes

http://isubengal.com/new-renovated-laboratories-research-building-resiliency-toward-earthquakes/

New ISU Earthquake Lab

https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/new-isu-earthquake-lab/article_6422f41e-af7d-11e7-adb8-e3cd356398c7.html

Idaho State University engineering department, students get two more testing facilities – drop/impact site, asphalt lab – up and running

https://www.isu.edu/news/2017-fall/idaho-state-university-engineering-department-students-get-two-more-testing-facilities--dropimpact-site-asphalt-lab--up-and-running---------.html

Idaho State University - Civil and Environmental Engineering Department adds two more research laboratories

https://idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-engineering-department-students-get-two-more-testing-facilities/article_f94eb15d-8518-58d6-a003-d6e0952ed022.html