Javed Alam

Summary

I am a Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Youngstown State University with over four decades of experience in engineering education, research, and academic leadership. My career spans structural mechanics, computational methods, and early applications of artificial neural networks in civil engineering.

I have been actively engaged in advancing engineering education through the integration of computational tools, web technologies, and innovative instructional methods since the early era of the World Wide Web.

Professional Interests

• Structural mechanics and computational modeling
• Engineering education and curriculum development
• Artificial neural networks in engineering applications
• Instructional technology and interactive learning systems

Academic Appointments

Youngstown State University

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

• Professor Emeritus — May 2015 – Present
• Professor — September 1993 – May 2015
• Associate Professor — September 1986 – June 1993
• Assistant Professor — September 1982 – June 1986

Visiting and Research Appointments

NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center

Cleveland, Ohio

• NASA–ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow — Summers 1992, 1993
• NASA–JOVE Faculty Fellow — Summers 1993, 1994

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering — Case Western Reserve University (1979–1982)
• Graduate Studies, Structural Engineering — Asian Institute of Technology (1977–1979)
• B.Tech., Civil Engineering — Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1972–1977)

Awards

• Distinguished Professor Award, Youngstown State University — 1986–1987
• Distinguished Professor Award, Youngstown State University — 1994–1995
• Distinguished Professor Award, Youngstown State University — 1999–2000
• Distinguished Professor Award, Youngstown State University — 2005–2006

NSF Grants

• CCLI-EMD: Development of a Finite Element Method Learning Environment for Undergraduates — $74,999
  I contributed as a Co-Principal Investigator; due to technical reasons, I withheld my name from the formal proposal submission and acted as a consultant.
• Developing an Instructional Opticaldisc Production Laboratory for Industrial and Civil Engineering — $11,255

Selected Publications

1. Life-Like Animated Pedagogical Agent Based E-Lecture Interface for Mechanical Engineering Education
   S. V. Aluri, J. Alam, J. J. Rencis
   Proceedings of the ASME Graduate Student Technical Conference, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, April 6–8, 2006.
2. Multimedia-Aided Prototype e-Learning (MAPeL) Modules for Teaching the Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method
   V. S. Aluri, J. Alam, J. J. Rencis
   Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, 2007.
3. Online Multimedia-Based e-Lecture Interface Using Human-Like Animated Pedagogical Agent for Effective Dissemination of the Finite Element Method
   V. S. Aluri, J. J. Rencis, J. Alam
   Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2006.
4. eLearning, Interactive Hypermedia, Neuroscience and Digital Learning Module Creation
   Javed Alam
   Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2006), Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 5–7 July 2006.