Ali Touran

Zball04.gif (1112 bytes)Sponsored Research

1/86 - 12/86, "Sludge Composting and Wastewater Material Handling." Funded by the City of Longmont, Colorado ($55,011), with JoAnn Silverstein; Co-Principal Investigator.

9/86 - 3/87, "Concrete Formwork Productivity." Funded by the Hensel-Phelps Construction Company, Greeley, Colorado ($8,242).

11/86 - 9/87, "Bridge Replacement Decks of Steel." Funded by the National Science Foundation ($33,000). With G.G.Goble, Co-Principle Investigator.

12/86 - 5/87, "Superconducting Super Collider (SSC)." Funded by the State of Colorado ($16,930). With Stein Sture, James Diekmann, Bernard Amadei and JoAnn Silverstein.

2/88 - 5/88, "Landcourt Engineering Division Study." Funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ($26,690), with Robert Meserve and Fadi Karaa.

1/88 - 12/88, "An Expert System for Compactor Selection." Funded by Northeastern University, Boston ($2,500).

3/90 - 12/90, "Design and Development of a Database for Tunnel Construction Estimating." Funded by Northeastern University, Boston ($6,400).

8/92 - 9/93, "A Risk Assessment Study for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Program." Funded by the Federal Transit Administration ($18,779).

10/92 - 1/94, "Risk Assessment for Fixed Guideway Construction." Funded by the Federal Transit Administration ($86,522), with Paul J. Bolster, Principal Investigator.

12/95-4/96 "Risk Analysis for Turnkey Construction," Funded by the Federal Transit Administration ($20,000); Subcontractor to Abacus Technology Corp.

9/97-2/98 "Risk and Reliability in Advanced Transport Telematics," Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK.

6/99-9/99 "Development of a comprehensive cost model for assessing earthquake damage to building structures - Phase I," Funded by Applied Insurance Research, Boston ($19,828); Principal Investigator.

9/99-12/99 "Training and Consulting Services in Traffic Counting," Funded by the Norfolk County, Mass. ($8,985); Co-Principal Investigator.

3/00-9/00 "Development of a comprehensive cost model for assessing earthquake damage to building structures - Phase II," Funded by Applied Insurance Research, Boston ($23,177); Principal Investigator.

6/01-5/02 "Development of a case study on Central Artery Project in the Construction Management course," Funded by Northeastern University ($2,438); Principal Investigator.

3/02-2/03 "A systems analysis tool to assist decisions in construction and demolition waste management,"  Funded by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ($45,368); Co-Principal Investigator.

9/03-3/05 "Managing Capital Costs of Major Federally-Funded Public Transportation Projects," Funded by Transit Cooperative Research Program, U.S. D.o.T. ($60,365); Subcontractor to Booz.Allen & Hamilton (total budget $300,000).

10/05-5/06 "Owners Risk Reduction Techniques using a CM," Funded by the CMAA Foundation ($18,964); Principal Investigator.

4/30/06-3/31/07 “A Risk Assessment for the NYC 2nd Ave Subway Project,” Funded by Urban Engineers ($40,802); Principal Investigator.

10/1/06 – 4/1/08 “A Guidebook for the Evaluation of Project Delivery Methods,” Funded by Transit Cooperative Research Program, National Academies ($300,000); Principal Investigator.

11/1/07 – 3/31/09 “A Guidebook for Airport Capital Project Delivery Systems,” Funded by Airport Cooperative Research program, National Academies ($125,000); Principal Investigator.

4/1/09 – 3/31/10 “Software Implementation for the Airport Project Delivery Guidebook,” Funded by Airport Cooperative Research program, National Academies ($70,000); Principal Investigator.

10/1/09 – 3/31/12 “Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects,” SHRP 2, Project R10, Funded by the National Academies (subcontract amount $80,000); subcontractor to Iowa State University (total budget $1,250,000).

 

Zball04.gif (1112 bytes)   Professional Registration

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - P.E.

Zball04.gif (1112 bytes)   Professional Societies

Member, Editorial Board, Civil Engineering Practice, Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Specialty Editor, Cost and Schedule, Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
Construction Research Council
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Section/ASCE
Construction Management Association of America


Zball04.gif (1112 bytes)Awards - Recognition

·         1978 - 1980 Fellowship, Aryamehr University of Technology, Tehran.

·         August 1989 The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Professional Merit Award.

·         June 1999 Person of the Year (1998/1999), CMAA New England Region Chapter.

·         April 2004 Best Paper Award, ASEE New England Section Annual Conference, Dedham, Mass.

·         August 2006 Fellow, ASCE.

·         September 2009, President’s Award, BSCES (Boston Society of Civil Engineers).

 

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