CE doctoral student Seyed Ali Ghahari has been appointed as a member to the Standing Committee on Tunnels and Underground Structures (AFF60) of Transportation Research Board (TRB) of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

He was appointed in recognition of the active roles he continues to play in the functions of the committee. The term of the appointment is April 15, 2018 to April 14, 2021.

This committee is concerned with all factors pertinent to the design and construction of underground transportation structures and their components, including planning and performance, and with efforts to relate this knowledge to design and construction procedures and criteria.

Ali is a student of Professor Samuel Labi.