Education

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota (2020)
• M.Eng. Civil Engineering, University of Tehran (2010)
• B.Eng Civil Engineering, University of Tehran (2007)

Professional Background

• R&D Scientist, MiTek Inc., 2021-2023
• Structural EIT, BKV Group, 2020-2021

Teaching Subjects

• Structural Engineering: Design of Wood Buildings
• Masonry Structures
• Prestressed Concrete Design
• Linear Structural Analysis
• Steel and Reinforced Concrete Design
• Professional Development Seminar

Selected Publications

• McGetrick, P. J., Matis, P., Martin, T., Robinson, D., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S., ... & Labbane, R. (2022). Experimental testing and analysis of the axial behaviour of intermeshed steel  connections. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Structures and Buildings, 175(2), 153-173.
• Shemshadian, M. E., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S., & McGetrick, P. (2021). Structural mechanics characterization of steel intermeshed connection using nonlinear finite element analysis. Engineering Structures, 238, 112264.
• Shemshadian, M. E., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Labbane, R., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S., ... & Matis, P. (2021). Amass: Advanced manufacturing for the assembly of structural steel. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 26(1), 04020052.
• Shemshadian, M. E., Labbane, R., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S., & McGetrick, P. (2020). Experimental study of intermeshed steel connections manufactured using advanced cutting techniques. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 172, 106169.
• Shemshadian, M. E., Le, J. L., Schultz, A. E., McGetrick, P., Al-Sabah, S., Laefer, D. F., ... & Huynh, M. P. (2019). Numerical study of the behavior of intermeshed steel connections under mixed-mode loading. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 160, 89-100.
• Eskandari, R., Vafaei, D., Vafaei, J., & Shemshadian, M. E. (2017). Nonlinear static and dynamic behavior of reinforced concrete steel-braced frames.