Routine Service to the University
- Faculty Senate - Academic Affairs Committee member (2012-2013)
- University of Mississippi Tenure and Promotion Review Standing Committee member (2011-present)
- University Research Board Standing Committee member (2013-present)
- University Shared Equipment Committee member (2013-present)
- Study Abroad Committee member (2008-2010)
- Civil Engineering Graduate Program Coordinator (2008-present)
- School of Engineering Core Courses Committee (2012-present)
- School of Engineering Static-Dynamics Core Committee Chair (2009-2012)
- School of Engineering Advanced Mathematics Core Committee member (2008-2012)
- School of Engineering Curriculum and Policy (C&P) Committee member (2010-2012)
- School of Engineering Curriculum and Instruction Committee member (2010-present)
- School of Engineering ABET Committee member (2010-2011)
- Search Committees member / chair:
- CE Geotechnical Professor (member)
- CE Engineering Mechanics Professor (member)
- CE Environmental Professor (twice as member)
- CE Senior Secretary Search (twice as chair and twice as member)
- CE Chair (twice as member)
- Civil Engineering Tenure and Promotion Committee Chair for Dr. Chung song and Dr. Elizabeth Ervin
- Civil Engineering freshman student advisor
- Graduate student advisor of 14 students and committee member for 22 more students
- Ph. D. qualifying examiner for more than 15 students:
- April 2002 - March 2007: 7 Civil Engineering (Onur Akay, Scott Dooley, Ghanshyam Pal, Yavuz Ozeren, Tezeswi Tadepalli, Bikila Teklu Wodajo, Weidong Wu)
- April 2007 - March 2008: 3 Civil Engineering (Fall 07: Jin-Won Kim, Mohammed Irshidat, Fall 08: Mustafa Elgohry)
- April 2008 - March 2009: 3 Civil Engineering (Fall 08: Weiping Xu, Hunain Alkhateb, WonGil Jang)
- April 2009 - March 2010: 1 Civil Engineering (Sudarshan Adikari)
- April 2010 - March 2011: 1 Civil Engineering (Liguan Cai)
- Undergraduate research advisor of 9 students including Honor student thesis and minority student from Jackson State University
- Post Doctola Research Associate supervisor of 5 Post Docs:
- Ge Wang (2007-2010)
- Weidong Wu (2007-2012)
- Mohammad Irshidat (2010-2011)
- Xiaobing Li (2010-present)
- Hunain Alkhateb (2011-2012)
- ASCE Faculty Advisor (2003-2011)
- Leading ASCE student members to five regional competitions at:
- Tulane University (2003)
- University of Mississippi (2004)
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2005)
- University of Memphis (2006)
- Louisiana Technological University (2007)
- Louisiana State University (2008)
- Arkansas State University (2009)
- University of New Orleans (2010)
Students participated in steel bridge, concrete canoe, surveying, environmental, technical paper, and mystery events and won awards in the surveying, concrete canoe, mystery and environmental competitions.
- ASCE Deep south Conference Co-organizer. March 25-27, 2004 (Co-organizer with A. Cheng). Total number of participants was more than 250 students from the neighboring four states. The conference was very successful and recognized by the national advisor.
- Co-organized ASCE - Ole Miss student chapter activities in the post Katrina recovery effort. The effort was highly recognized by ASCE officials. Steven C. McCutcheon, ASCE Director, District 14, stated that “…….The Ole Miss Chapter provided outstanding service to the Society during the Katrina disaster…………It bodes well for the Society and Profession when our Student Members can operate on such a professional level with our staff managers and experts and our section and District leaders, and under emergency conditions…..”. In fact, the Ole Miss Chapter was nominated for national outstanding award.
- Directed ASCE students in the 2003 Oxford Elementary School Footbridge Project (The Ladybug Bridge which was desgned and constructed by high school students with the help of Ole Miss ASCE students): guided students to carry out preliminary research on FRP.