Performance Based Wind Engineering

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Alice Alipour, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE

Professor Alice Alipour is the Gerald and Audrey Olson Professor in Civil Engineering at the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU). Her research centers on the resilience of civil infrastructure systems, integrating probabilistic modeling and decision-making frameworks to assess and improve performance under multi-hazard conditions. Her work bridges component- and system-level analysis, advancing strategies for more robust, adaptive, and sustainable built environments. Professor Alipour has authored over 150 scholarly publications, including articles in leading journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, and technical reports. Her research is supported by major U.S. funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as well as numerous state and local agencies. Her contributions to research, education, and professional service have been widely recognized. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2018) and a Senior Fellow of ETH Zurich’s Collegium Helveticum (2021–2022). Additional honors include the ISU Interdisciplinary Research Team Award (2023), the Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award, the ASCE Iowa Section Outstanding Civil Engineer Award, and the College of Engineering Research Award, as well as ASCE’s Leval Lund Practice Award for Lifeline Risk Reduction. Professor Alipour is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its Structural Engineering Institute (SEI).