I. Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, January 2013 to present
Civil Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
• Developed and Taught the following civil engineering and general engineering courses:
Land Surveying (Transportation Engineering)
Graduation Project I (Transportation Engineering)
Assistant Professor, September 2008 to January 2013
Civil Engineering Department, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
• Developed and Taught the following civil engineering and general engineering courses:
Geometric design of highways (Transportation Engineering)
Traffic engineering (Transportation Engineering)
Advanced traffic engineering (Transportation Engineering)
Pavement analysis and design (Transportation Engineering)
Highway materials (Transportation Engineering)
Land Surveying (Transportation Engineering)
Soil mechanics (Geotechnical Engineering)
Project Management and Engineering Economy
Engineering statics (General Engineering)
Strength of materials (General Engineering) and
Graduation Project I (Transportation Engineering)
Senior design projects (Transportation Engineering)
• Worked on the following Transportation Engineering projects:
The redesign of the interchange of Interstate I-75 with U.S. Route 15 in Findlay, Ohio.
Design of the realignment of the Westerville Square Plaza entrance drive on State Street north of the Schrock Road intersection to accommodate the projected traffic increase due to additional commercial development at the plaza, City of Delaware, Ohio.
Collins Avenue, Milford Avenue and Ninth Street Corridor Design, City of Marysville, Ohio.
Road Safety Audit for SR 117 & SR 501/Wapak Road (TR 91), ODOT District #1, Ohio.
State Route 3 and Freeman Road Intersection Improvements Delaware County, Ohio.
SR 347/CR 191Intersection Re-Alignment, Union County, Ohio.
Redesign of SR 235 corridor, Ada, Ohio.
Realignment of US-30 bypass, Sandusky, Ohio.
Interchange realignment of I-75, Perrysburg, Ohio.
Traffic Impact Studies and Trip Generations.
• Member of the following organizations and committees:
OCA Construction Estimating Team advisor
TSA coordinator and ONU test site host
Student Activities Committee
Cultural Affairs Committee
Grade Appeals Committee
Accommodations (Disabilities) Appeals Committee
Phi Beta Delta
Research Assistant, September 2003 to August 2008
Civil Engineering Department, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• Worked on the following Transportation/Pavement Engineering research projects funded by FHWA and/or ODOT:
Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregate in Ohio.
Evaluation of Drainable Bases under Asphalt Pavements.
Polymer Modified Asphalt Binder Test.
Effect of Moisture on Asphalt Concrete Paving Mixtures.
• Worked on the following Geotechnical Engineering research projects funded by FHWA and/or ODOT:
Artificially Induced Slope Failure.
Landslide Stabilization Using a Single Row of Rock-Socketed Drilled Shafts.
Landslide Risk Management and Ohio Database.
Teaching Assistant, September 2003 to August 2008
Civil Engineering Department, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• Teaching assistant for the Earth Retaining Structures course.
• Teaching assistant for the Geotechnical Engineering Lab.
• Grading different Civil Engineering courses.
II. Conferences, Workshops, and Short Courses and webinars
Conferences
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23rd to 26th, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) North Central Conference, April 5th to 6th, 2013, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
• Transportation Research Board (TRB) 92nd Annual Meeting, January 13th - 17th 2013, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 2012.
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) North Central Conference, March 23rd to 24th, 2012, Ada, Ohio, USA.
• Transportation Research Board (TRB) 91st Annual Meeting, January 22nd - 26th 2012, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 2011.
• 2nd International Conference on Warm Mix Asphalt, October 11-13, 2011, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) 15th annual conference, Washington, D.C., March 24th – 26th 2011.
• Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 2010.
• Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 2009.
• 2nd International Conference on Perpetual Pavement, Hilton Columbus at Easton, 2009 Columbus, OH, USA.
• Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 2008.
• Transportation Research Board (TRB) 87th Annual Meeting, January 13th - 17th 2008, Washington, D.C., USA.
• 1st International Conference on Perpetual Pavement, Hilton Columbus at Easton, 2006 Columbus, OH, USA.
• 12th Annual Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Conference (GLGGC), Advances in Deep Foundations: Design, Construction, and Quality Control, May 7th 2004, Akron, OH, USA.
Workshops
• Learning styles, November 6th, 2012, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio.
• Railroad Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2012), June 11-13, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, USA.
• True North Surveyor’s Workshop 2012 on April 19th, 2012 in the McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, USA.
• DARWin-ME: Initial Experience of Software Users, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 91st Annual Meeting, January 22nd, 2012, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Innovating curriculum with entrepreneurial-mindset – Focus on structural mechanics, October 7-8, 2011, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Professors Training Course in Highway Materials, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, June 21st – June 30th 2011.
• Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010 Workshop, January 12th, 2011, McTrans Center Training, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
• Synchro and SimTraffic Level I, II, and III Training Classes, November 9th – November 11th, 2010, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
• Excellence in Civil Engineering Education, ExCEEd, July 18th – July 23rd, 2010, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
• American Concrete Pavement Association professor’s seminar, June 21st – June 25th, 2010, Skokie, IL, USA.
• Quality Matters Rubric Workshop, May 20th, 2010, Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH, USA.
• Workshop on MEPDG: Climatic Considerations, (7 PDH), ODOT Central Office, June 22nd 2006, Columbus, OH, USA.
Short Courses and webinars
• TRB Webinar: Overview of Nanotechnology and Use of Nanomaterials as Modifiers for Asphalt Binders, November 8, 2012.
• TRB Webinar: Overview and Current Practice of Ground Tire Rubber Use in Asphalt, November 14, 2012.
• TRB Webinar: Basics of Asphalt Modeling: Part 1, October 18, 2012.
• Short Course on Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls & Reinforced Soil Slopes (ASD and LRFD), (23 PDH), November 08th-10th 2007, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, Instructors: Jerry A. DiMaggio and Dov Leshchinsky.
• Short Course on Foundations & Earth Retaining Structures, (4.5 PDH), March 24th 2006, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, Instructor: Jerry A. DiMaggio.
• Short Course on Earth Retaining Structures, (12 PDH), December 1st–2nd 2005, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, Instructor: Jerry A. DiMaggio.
• Short Course on Ground Improvement Methods, (20 PDH), April 14th-16th 2005, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, Instructor: Jerry A. DiMaggio and Ryan R. Berg.
• Short Course on Soil Slope and Embankment Design, (16 PDH), November 18th-20th 2004, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, Instructors: Jerry A. DiMaggio and Dov Leshchinsky.
III. Publications
Refereed Journals Papers
• Habtamu Zelelew, Mohammad Ali Khasawneh and Ala Abbas, Wavelet-based Characterization of Asphalt Pavement Surface Texture, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, under development.
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh and Robert Y. Liang, Air Void Effect on Frictional Properties of Existing Asphalt Pavement Surfaces, International Journal of Pavements, accepted for publication.
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh and Robert Y. Liang, Temperature Effect on Frictional Properties of HMA at Different Polishing Stages, Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, January 2012, Vol. 6 No. 1.
• Liang, R. Y., Rabab’ah, S., and Khasawneh, M., Predicting Moisture-Dependent Resilient Modulus of Cohesive Soils Using Soil Suction Concept, Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, January 2008, vol. 134, No. 1, pp. 34-40.
Peer-Reviewed Papers in Conference Proceedings
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Mohammad Obadat and Ahmad Abdel-Mohti, Using DARWin 3.1 in Undergraduate Pavement Design Courses, ASEE Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2013, under review.
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Ahmad Abdel-Mohti and Mohammad Obadat, Incorporating Highway Capacity Software in Undergraduate Teaching of Transportation Courses, ASEE North Central Conference, Columbus Ohio, March 2013, under review.
• Mohammad Obadat and Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Using Turning Point Technology (Clickers) in Teaching Engineering Statics, ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference, Arlington, Texas, March 2013, under review.
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh, and Robert Y. Liang, Prediction of Asphalt Pavement Surface Characteristics using Torque Measurements, CD-ROM Conference Proceeding, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2013, accepted for publication.
• Ahmad Abdel-Mohti and Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Teaching Finite Element Analysis in Undergraduate Courses, ASEE North Central Conference, Ada, Ohio, March 2012.
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh and Robert Y. Liang, Laboratory Study of Air Void and Temperature Effects on HMA Friction Properties, 5th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1st – 3rd 2011.
• Mohammad A. Khasawneh and Robert Y. Liang, Aggregate Blending to Improve Skid Resistance, 5th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1st – 3rd 2011.
• Robert Y. Liang, Mohammad A. Khasawneh and Madhar Taamneh, Accelerated Laboratory Polishing Device for Hot Mix Asphalt, GeoShanghai international conference, 2010.
• Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., Correlation Study between Locked Wheel Skid Trailer and Dynamic Friction Tester, CD-ROM Conference Proceeding, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2008, 27p.
• Liang, R. Y., Abu Alfoul, B., and Khasawneh, M., Laboratory Investigation of Anisotropic Behavior of HMA, Conference Proceeding of 2006 International Conference on Perpetual Pavement, 2006, 14p.
IV. Selected Presentations
Paper Presentations
• Prediction of Asphalt Pavement Surface Characteristics using Torque Measurements, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2013.
• Laboratory Study of Air Void and Temperature Effects on HMA Friction Properties, 5th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1st – 3rd 2011.
• Aggregate Blending to Improve Skid Resistance, 5th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 1st – 3rd 2011.
• Correlation Study between Locked Wheel Skid Trailer and Dynamic Friction Tester, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2008.
• Laboratory Investigation of Anisotropic Behavior of HMA, International Conference on Perpetual Pavement, 2006.
Other Presentations
• Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio, Akron, Ohio, October, 01 2007.
• Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, August, 24 2007.
• Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio, Akron, Ohio, May, 24 2007.
• Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio, Akron, Ohio, January, 22 2007.
• Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio, Akron, Ohio, March, 23 2006.
• Continuing Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio, Akron, Ohio, February, 1 2006.
V. Internal and External Grants
Internal Grants
• Principal Investigator, “Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Binder Characterization”, Summer Research Stipend at Ohio Northern University ($6,500.00, June, 2013), under development.
• Principal Investigator, “The Development of Highway Design and Traffic Analysis Manual”, Undergraduate Course Development Grant ($1,500.00, June, 2013), under development.
• Principal Investigator, “The Development of MS project 2010 Software Manual”, Undergraduate Course Development Grant ($1,500.00, June, 2013), under development.
• Principal Investigator, “The Development of Pavement Analysis and Design Manual”, Undergraduate Course Development Grant ($1,500.00, June, 2013), under development.
• Principal Investigator, “Prediction of Asphalt Pavement Surface Characteristics using Torque Measurements”, Summer Research Stipend at Ohio Northern University ($6,500.00, June, 2012).
• Principal Investigator, “The Development of a Highway Materials Laboratory Manual”, Undergraduate Course Development Grant ($1,500.00, June, 2011).
• Principal Investigator, “Laboratory Study of Air Void and Temperature Effects on HMA Friction Properties”, Summer Research Stipend at Ohio Northern University ($6,500.00, June, 2010).
External Grants
• Principal Investigator, “TraffiCountApp for iPhones and iPads”, Student Study Program, 2014, Ohio Department of Transportation, submitted for evaluation.
• Principal Investigator, “Effectively Collaborate in a Team Setting and apply Critical and Creative Thinking to Ambiguous Problems”, Course Revision, Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN), 2012, ($2,000.00).
• Principal Investigator, “Effectively Collaborate in a Team Setting and Effectively Manage Projects through Appropriate Commercialization or Final Delivery Process”, Course Module Development, Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN), 2012, ($1,000.00).
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Resilient Modulus Predictive Models for Ohio Granular Base and Subgrade”, Ohio Department of Transportation, 2009.
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Long Term Validation of an Accelerated Polishing Test Procedure for HMA Pavements”, Ohio Department of Transportation, 2009, ($278,000.00, 2009).
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Continued Investigation of Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Limestone Aggregates in Ohio”, Federal highway Administration and Ohio Department of Transportation, 2006, ($239,023.00, 2005, additional grant $58,000.00).
Communication Skills
• Excellent communication skills and very good in teamwork environment.
VII. Honors/Awards
• National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Professors Training Course in Highway Materials Scholarship, 2011 ($2,000.00).
• American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) 2010 Teaching Fellow ($4,500.00).
• Flexible Pavements of Ohio Graduate Asphalt Scholarship, 2008 ($2,200.00).
• Eisenhower Graduate Research Fellowship in Transportation Engineering, Federal Highway Administration, 2007 ($1,500.00).
IX. Professional Affiliations
• Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE
• Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITE
• Affiliate member, American Concrete Pavement Association, ACPA
• Member, Jordan Engineers Association, JEA
• Friend of the Geometric Design committee, AFB10, TRB
• Friend of the Surface Properties – Vehicle Interaction committee, AFD90, TRB
• Friend of the Characteristics of Asphalt-Aggregate Combinations to Meet Surface Requirements committee, AFK40, TRB
• Friend of the Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing committee, AFD40, TRB
• Friend of the Rigid Pavement Design committee, AFD50, TRB
• Friend of the Flexible Pavement Design committee, AFD60, TRB
• Friend of the Concrete Materials and Placement Techniques committee, AFN40, TRB
• Friend of the Geosynthetics committee, AFS70, TRB
• Friend of the Characteristics of Nonasphalt Components of Asphalt Paving Mixtures committee, AFD60, TRB
• Friend of the Flexible Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation committee, AFH60, TRB
