PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Application rather than attendance.

Professional learning has value when it improves the research question, the course experience, the mentoring conversation, or the connection with practice.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Disciplinary exchange and proposal development.

LADR 2023 certificate issued to Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli for the Honolulu conference. — **LADR 2023**Certificate documenting participation in the LADR conference, Honolulu, October 24–27, 2023.

Attendance certificate for Tommy Tafazzoli at the 2024 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop. — **NSF CAREER workshop**Certificate of attendance for the NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop, May 15–17, 2024. This documents professional development.

Industry immersion

Practice-oriented teaching

Kiewit’s faculty internship and Nevada DOT field experience inform instruction in scheduling, estimating, coordination, safety, and project delivery.

Primavera P6HeavyBidMicrosoft ProjectBluebeamProcore

Technical & methodological learning

Sensing research and the S.A.F.E. Lab

Continuing development in analysis, programming, and measurement supports research design, data interpretation, and student training.

PythonMATLABSPSSExcelHexoskinShimmer

Grant development

More focused research proposals

Hanover and NSF grant-development workshops in 2024 supported proposal framing, research communication, and alignment with funding priorities.

Research designProposal developmentSponsor alignment

Conferences, editorial work & collaboration

Stronger scholarly practice

ASC, CRC, LADR, peer review, and interdisciplinary collaboration provide opportunities to refine research questions and scholarly communication.

Disciplinary exchangePeer reviewResearch communication

MAINTAINED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Keeping professional knowledge current.

LEED AP Building Design and Construction certificate for Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli. — **LEED AP BD+C**Building Design + Construction credential, first awarded September 10, 2015; this certificate is valid through September 8, 2027.

SINCE 2015

LEED AP BD+C

Building Design + Construction expertise supports sustainable-building research and Green Building & Sustainable Construction teaching. The supplied certificate is valid through September 8, 2027.

SINCE 2017

ENV SP

Envision Sustainability Professional knowledge supports sustainable infrastructure, resilience, and the wider infrastructure research program.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Pedagogy & program quality

Student and colleague feedback, online teaching development, and accreditation-related learning inform clearer course structures and better student support.