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Categories: Journal/Proceedings Editorship | Roles in International Level Professional Societies | Roles in National Level Professional Societies | Roles in Regional Level Professional Societies | Service to the Department, College and University | Technical Reviewer | Conference and Session Organization

Journal/Proceedings Editorship

  1. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Geoenvironmental Disasters, Journal of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction, January 2026 to present
  2. Editor, Geoenvironmental Disasters, Journal of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction, January 2022 to December 2025
  3. Standing Editor, Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Open Access Book Series of the International Consortium on Landslides, April 2021 to present
  4. Editor, Landslides, Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides, November 2015 to present
  5. Editor, Landslide Science and Practice for Safe and Resilient Communities, Volume 3, World Landslide Forum 7, International Consortium on Landslides, January 2025 to present
  6. Associate Editor, Progress in Landslide Science and Applications, Volume 6, World Landslide Forum 6, International Consortium on Landslides, July 2021 to November 2023
  7. Associate Editor, Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk, Volume 4, World Landslide Forum 5, International Consortium on Landslides, September 2019 to November 2020
  8. Associate Editor, Advancing the Culture of Living with Landslides, Volume 2, World Landslide Forum 4, International Consortium on Landslides, September 2014 to November 2017

Roles in International Level Professional Societies

  1. Vice President for the Americas, International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction, October 2022 to present
  2. Representative from Iowa State University, International Consortium on Landslides, January 2022 to present
  3. United States (Geo-Institute) Liaison, Younger Member Presidential Group, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, June 2020 to October 2024
  4. Member, Student Awards Committee, International Consortium on Landslides, September 2019 to present
  5. Representative from North Dakota State University, International Consortium on Landslides, September 2018 to December 2021
  6. Conference Secretary, Twelfth International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction, International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction, November 2013 to November 2014

Roles in National Level Professional Societies

  1. Liaison from Society Awards Committee, Paper Review Committee, January 2026 to present
  2. Member, Society Awards Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, June 2024 to present
  3. Member, Embankments, Dams and Slopes Outstanding Young Member Award Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, January 2024 to present
  4. Director, National Geo-Challenge Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, June 2021 to present
  5. Director, National Geo-Wall Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, June 2020 to present
  6. Chair, Student Involvement Subcommittee of the Embankments, Dams and Slopes Technical Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, January 2020 to August 2024
  7. Member, Embankments, Dams and Slopes Technical Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, April 2019 to present
  8. Assistant Director, National Geo-Wall Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, July 2018 to June 2020
  9. Member, Awards Subcommittee of the Embankments, Dams and Slopes Technical Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, September 2017
  10. Co-Director, National Geo-Shirt Design Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  11. Divisional Representative, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research Oversight Committee, Council on Undergraduate Research, June 2016 to present
  12. Councilor, Engineering Division, Council on Undergraduate Research, June 2016 to present
  13. Member, Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Technical Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, October 2015 to present
  14. Member, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, September 2015 to present
  15. Co-Advisor to Geo-Institute Student Leadership Council, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, August 2015 to March 2019
  16. Chair, Small Grants Subcommittee of the Student Leadership Council, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, August 2014 to October 2015
  17. Vice Chair, Student Leadership Council, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, February 2014 to March 2015
  18. Chair, Geo-Congress Student Activities Subcommittee of the Student Leadership Council, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, June 2014 to March 2015
  19. Member, Public Relations Subcommittee of the Student Leadership Council, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, February 2012 to March 2015
  20. Chair, Geo-Congress 2014 Student Day Activities Subcommittee of the Student Leadership Council, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, March 2013 to February 2014
  21. Member, Small Grants Subcommittee of the Student Leadership Council, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, February 2011 to October 2015

Roles in Regional Level Professional Societies

  1. Member, Annual Geotechnical Conference Planning Committee, October 2023 to present
  2. Immediate Past President, North Dakota Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2023 to August 2024
  3. President, North Dakota Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2022 to April 2023
  4. President-Elect, North Dakota Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2021 to April 2022
  5. Vice President, North Dakota Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2020 to April 2021
  6. Treasurer, North Dakota Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2019 to May 2020

Service to the Department, College and University

Department Level

  1. Member, Safety, Health and Space Committee, Iowa State University, August 2023 to present
  2. Member, Promotion, Tenure and Retention Committee, Iowa State University, June 2023 to present
  3. Member, Geotechnical Faculty Position Search Committee, Iowa State University, June 2022 to January 2023
  4. Member, Curriculum Committee, Iowa State University, May 2022 to August 2023
  5. Ex-officio Member, Recruitment Committee, Iowa State University, December 2021 to May 2024
  6. Member, Geotechnical Faculty Position Search Committee, Iowa State University, August 2021 to May 2022
  7. Member, Ad Hoc Laboratory Facilities Committee, North Dakota State University, March 2021 to August 2021
  8. Faculty Advisor, Geo-Prediction Team, North Dakota State University, October 2020 to August 2021
  9. Faculty Advisor, American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, North Dakota State University, May 2020 to August 2021
  10. Faculty Co-Advisor, American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, North Dakota State University, January 2020 to May 2020
  11. Faculty Advisor, National Geo-Wall Design Team, North Dakota State University, October 2019 to August 2021
  12. Faculty Advisor, Midwest Regional Geo-Wall Design Team, North Dakota State University, October 2018 to August 2021
  13. Faculty Meeting Secretary, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, August 2018 to August 2021
  14. Member, Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory Technician III Search Committee, California State University, Fullerton, June 2017 to August 2017
  15. Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to August 2018
  16. Member, Academic Standards Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to August 2018
  17. Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to August 2018
  18. Member, Laboratory Equipment/Safety Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to August 2018
  19. Member, Research Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to August 2018
  20. Member, Assessment and Continuous Improvement Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to August 2018
  21. Geotechnical Engineering Program Coordinator, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, September 2015 to August 2018
  22. Faculty Advisor, Geo-Wall Team, California State University, Fullerton, August 2015 to August 2018
  23. Faculty Advisor, California Geotechnical Engineering Association Student Organization, California State University, Fullerton, August 2015 to August 2018
  24. Faculty Advisor, Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization, California State University, Fullerton, August 2015 to August 2018
  25. Member, Library Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, August 2015 to August 2018

College Level

  1. Member, Research and Graduate Committee, College of Engineering, North Dakota State University, August 2019 to May 2021
  2. Member, International Programs and Global Engagement Committee, College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton, October 2016 to August 2018
  3. Co-Chair, Faculty Learning Community on Assessment, College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton, August 2016 to May 2017

University Level

  1. Instructor, HyFlex Teaching and Learning Faculty Development Course, Office of Teaching and Learning, North Dakota State University, February 2021 to March 2021
  2. Member, Faculty Senate Standing Committee on Equity and Diversity, North Dakota State University, January 2021 to August 2021
  3. Member, Dean of the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies (Internal) Search Committee, North Dakota State University, May 2020 to June 2020

Technical Reviewer

Grant Proposals

  1. National Science Foundation
  2. Federal Highway Administration

Journals

  1. Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
  2. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
  3. Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer
  4. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
  5. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers
  6. Geoenvironmental Disasters, International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction
  7. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, ElServier
  8. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, American Society of Testing and Materials
  9. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (formerly, CUR Quarterly), Council on Undergraduate Research
  10. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
  11. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems Part A: Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  12. Landslides, International Consortium on Landslides

Conference Proceedings

  1. Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  2. GeoMandu 2024, Nepal Geotechnical Society
  3. Geo-Congress 2024, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  4. National Conferences on Undergraduate Research 2024, Council on Undergraduate Research
  5. Geo-Congress 2023, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  6. Hanoi Geoengineering 2022: Innovative Geosciences, Circular Economy and Sustainability, Vietnam National University
  7. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2022, American Society of Engineering Education
  8. National Conferences on Undergraduate Research 2022, Council on Undergraduate Research
  9. Geo-Congress 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  10. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, International Society on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  11. Posters on the Hill 2021, Council on Undergraduate Research
  12. Geo-Extreme 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  13. National Conferences on Undergraduate Research 2021, Council on Undergraduate Research
  14. International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  15. World Landslide Forum 5, International Consortium on Landslides
  16. Geo-Congress 2020, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  17. Posters on the Hill 2020, Council on Undergraduate Research
  18. GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference, Chinese Institute of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  19. International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo 2018, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  20. Second Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  21. World Landslide Forum 4, International Consortium on Landslides
  22. Geo-Frontiers 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  23. Geo-Chicago 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  24. Twelfth International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction, International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction
  25. 22nd Annual Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Southern California Conferences on Undergraduate Research
  26. Geo-Congress 2012, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute

Conference and Session Organization

Conference Organization/Steering Committee

  1. Member, International Scientific Committee, World Landslide Forum 6, 2023
  2. Chair, Research Experiences for Teachers 2023 Summer Capstone Symposium, North Dakota State University
  3. Chair, Research Experiences for Teachers 2022 Summer Capstone Symposium, North Dakota State University
  4. Student Programs Liaison, Geo-Congress 2023 Planning Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  5. Chair, Research Experiences for Teachers 2021 Summer Capstone Symposium, North Dakota State University
  6. Member, North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers and North Dakota American Society of Civil Engineers Joint Conference 2021, North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers and North Dakota American Society of Civil Engineers (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
  7. Chair, Student & Young Members Activities Subcommittee, Geo-Extreme 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute
  8. Member, International Scientific Committee, World Landslide Forum 5, 2021 (Postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
  9. Member, North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers and North Dakota American Society of Civil Engineers Joint Conference 2020, North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers and North Dakota American Society of Civil Engineers (Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
  10. Member, International Scientific Committee, World Landslide Forum 4, 2017
  11. Conference Secretary, Twelfth International Conference on Geo-disaster Reduction, International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction

Student Competition Organization

  1. Director, National Geo-Challenge Student Competitions, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, June 2020 - present
  2. Director, National Geo-Wall Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, June 2020 - present
  3. Assistant Director, National Geo-Wall Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, July 2018 to June 2020
  4. Co-Director, National Geo-Shirt Design Competition, Student Participation Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, July 2016 to March 2019
  5. Co-Organizer, Second Annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition, American Society of Civil Engineers Orange County Branch and California State University, Fullerton, February 2016 to May 2016

Exhibit Organization

  1. The California Geotechnical Engineering Association/Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization Poster Exhibit, California State University, Fullerton, 2012

Session Chair

  1. “Landslides and Society: Cultural, Educational, Ethical, Social and Policy Aspects in Sustainable Landslide Risk Reduction,” World Landslide Forum 7, 2026
  2. "Recent Advancement in Laboratory and In-Situ Testing Methods for Landslide and Slope Analyses,” World Landslide Forum 7, 2026
  3. “Recent Advancements in Physical and Numerical Modelling of Landslides and Debris Flows,” World Landslide Forum 7, 2026
  4. “Linking Geotechnical Testing to Landslide Modelling and Predictions: Perspectives of Young Researchers,” World Landslide Forum 7, 2026
  5. “Landslides in Partially Saturated Slopes,” World Landslide Forum 7, 2026
  6. “Mechanical Engineering” 20th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, 2026
  7. “Earthquake Engineering 2,” Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, 2025
  8. “Research Advancement in Laboratory and In-Situ Testing Methods for Landslide and Slope Analyses (Part I),” World Landslide Forum 6, 2023
  9. “Research Advancement in Laboratory and In-Situ Testing Methods for Landslide and Slope Analyses (Part II),” World Landslide Forum 6, 2023
  10. “Landslides and Society: Cultural, Educational, Ethical, and Social Aspects in Sustainable Landslide Risk Reduction (Part II),” World Landslide Forum 6, 2023
  11. “Recent Advancement on Slope Stability and Deformation Analysis (Part I),” World Landslide Forum 6, 2023
  12. “Recent Advancement on Slope Stability and Deformation Analysis (Part II),” World Landslide Forum 6, 2023
  13. Engineering - Cohort Q, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, 2022
  14. Embankments, Dams and Slopes, Geo-Congress 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, 2022
  15. Recent Development in Physical and Numerical Modeling of Landslides, World Landslide Forum 5, International Consortium on Landslides, 2021
  16. Recent Development in Soil and Rock Testing Techniques, Application and Analysis Methods, World Landslide Forum 5, International Consortium on Landslides, 2021
  17. Embankments, Dams and Slopes, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Student Research Web Series, 2021
  18. Session 121 – Engineering, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, 2021
  19. Session 209 – Civil Engineering, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, 2021
  20. Session 318 - Engineering, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, 2021
  21. Lessons Learned, International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, 2021
  22. Slopes, Dams, and Embankments, Part II, International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo, 2018
  23. Landslide Investigation: Field Investigations and Laboratory Testing, World Landslide Forum 4, International Consortium on Landslides, 2017
  24. Landslide Modeling: Landslide Mechanics and Simulation Models, World Landslide Forum 4, International Consortium on Landslides, 2017
  25. Landslide Hazard, Risk Assessment and Prediction: Landslide Inventories and Susceptibility Hazard Mapping Methods, Damage Potential, World Landslide 4, International Consortium on Landslides, 2017
  26. WLF4 Student Session, World Landslide Forum 4, International Consortium on Landslides, 2017
  27. Unconventional Materials for Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering Practice Parts 1 to 2, Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, 2017
  28. Slope Stability and Stabilization Parts 1 to 5, Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, 2017
  29. Stability and Stabilization of Slopes, Dams and Embankments, Part 2, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute, 2016
  30. Engineering, 22nd Annual Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, 2014
  31. Sociology, 22nd Annual Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, 2014
  32. Economics, 22nd Annual Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, 2014

Judge

  1. Fourteenth Annual CCEE Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2026
  2. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, Geo-Congress 2026
  3. Thirteenth Annual CCEE Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2025
  4. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, Geotechnical Frontiers 2025
  5. Webster City FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifier, FIRST LEGO League, 2024
  6. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2024
  7. Best Student Presentation Competition, 21st International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction, 2023
  8. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2023
  9. Eleventh Annual CCEE Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2023
  10. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2022
  11. Tenth Annual Graduate and Professional Student Conference, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Iowa State University, 2022
  12. Tenth Annual CCEE Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2022
  13. Nine Annual CCEE Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2021
  14. Seventh Annual GeoShirt Design Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo 2021
  15. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2020
  16. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2019
  17. Fifth Annual GeoShirt Design Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2019
  18. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo 2018
  19. Fourth Annual GeoShirt Design Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, International Foundations Conference and Equipment Expo 2018
  20. GeoWall Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, Geotechnical Frontiers Conference, 2017
  21. Third Annual GeoShirt Design Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, Geotechnical Frontiers Conference 2017
  22. Second Annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition, California State University, Fullerton 2016
  23. California State University, Fullerton Research Competition, California State University, Fullerton 2016
  24. Second Annual SEI/GI Geo T-Shirt Design Student Competition, ASCE Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016
  25. GeoPrediction Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, GeoCongress 2014