Curriculum Vitae

Contracts and Grants Received

Current Research Projects

1. Multidisciplinary Center on Earthquake Engineering Research/NSF
   "Case Study of Earthquake Hazard in the Southeast"
   November 2000-October 2004, $225,000 (Co-PI: Y. Abdel_Razig)
   
   
2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Graduate Student Research Program
   "Using Matlab and Fluent for Fluid Structure Interaction in CWE"
   August 2002-July 2005, $72,000 (Co-PI’s: Ken Walsh)
   
   
3. National Science Foundation
   "Research Experience for Undergraduates in Japan in Advanced Technologies"
   June 2003-August 2006, $83,000 (PI: S.J. Dyke, Washington University, Co-PI’s: M. Abdullah)
   
   
4. National Science Foundation
   "Collaboratory Research: Behavior of Braced Steel Frames with Innovative Bracing Schemes - A NEES Collaboratory Project"
   October 2003-September 2006, $809,000 (FAMU $80,000), (PI: Roberto Leon, GaTech, Co-PI’s: M. Abdullah, Reginald DeRoches, Andre Reinhorn, P. Benson Singh, Michele Bruneau)
   
   
5. Federal Emergency Management Agency/State of Florida- Department of Community Affairs
   "Making FAMU a Disaster Resistant University"
   October 2004-September 2006, $100,000
   
   
6. Federal Emergency Management Agency
   "FEMA HBCU Conference on Emergency Management"
   October 2004-September 2005, $125,000
   
   
7. State of Florida- Department of Community Affairs
   "FEMA HBCU Conference on Emergency Management- Florida Supplement"
   October 2004-September 2005, $100,000
   
   
8. University of Florida/State of Florida- Department of Community Affairs
   "Post 2004 Hurricane Field Survey – an Evaluation of the Relative Performance of the Standard Building Code and the Florida Building Code"
   October 2004-September 2005, $18,000
   
   
9. University of Florida/State of Florida- Department of Community Affairs
   "Wind Resistance of Florida Residential Construction: In-Field Evaluation of Practicality, Acceptability and Effectiveness of Retrofit Mitigation Measures"
   July 2005-June 2007, $90,000
   
   
10. National Science Foundation
    "Florida A&M University-Undergraduate Program"
    October 2004-September 2009, $2,500,000, (PI: L. Robinson, Co-PI’s: R. Perry, M. Abdullah, B. Kelly)
    
    

Projects Completed

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration FAR Award
   "Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Decision Making Processes in Civil Engineering"
   August 1998-February 2003, $250,000
   
   
2. National Science Foundation CAREER Award
   "Optimal Output Feedback Control of Civil Structures"
   August 1997-Oct 2003, $370,000
   
   
3. FAMU Ronald E. McNair Program
   "Use of Tuned Mass Dampers to Reduce Building Vibration"
   Summer 1999, 2000, $6,000
   
   
4. Florida WAGES Program
   "Transportation Network Pilot Program"
   November 1999-July 2000, $300,000
   
   
5. Washington University/NSF
   "Investigating Undergraduate Research Programs in Japan"
   June 2000-May 2001, $10,000
   
   
6. Florida State University
   "Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Decision Making Processes in Civil Engineering"
   July 2001-June 2002, $100,000 (PI: A. Chan-Hilton, Co-PI’s: M. Abdullah, J. Sobanjo,)
   
   
7. National Science Foundation/Tokyo
   "Partnership in Advanced Technologies in Civil Engineering"
   June 2002-July 2002, $20,000
   
   
8. National Science Foundation
   "Research Experience for Undergraduates in Japan in Advanced Technologies"
   June 2002-August 2002, $60,204 (PI: S.J. Dyke, Washington University, Co-PI’s: M. Abdullah)
   
   
9. Florida A & M University - Undergraduate Program Course Development Mini Grant Program
   "Increasing Use of Computer Programs in Civil Engineering Mechanics"
   June 2000-May 2001, $10,000
   
   
10. Florida A & M University - Undergraduate Program Course Development Mini Grant Program
    "Increasing Use of Computer Programs in Civil Engineering Mechanics"
    June 2001-May 2002, $10,000
    
    
11. GE Fund
    "Learning Excellence Initiative"
    January 2001-December 2002, $274,000
    
    
12. Washington University/NSF
    "NEES Consortium- Mini-Most Project"
    April 2004-October 2004, $10,000