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A DFI Connection
The Khosravifar family, including black lab Zorro
As to how Khosravifar is viewed by
colleagues, Steve Dickenson, president
of New Albion Geotechnical, and a past
faculty member at Oregon State
University, puts it this way: " I have had
the great pleasure of working with
Arash and his graduate students on
several of his applied research investigations.
I personally have benefited
tremendously from our work together. I
remain very impressed by his desire
and ability to apply the results of his
research toward practical applications.
His research findings are being incorporated
into deep foundation design
around the world. My colleagues and I
note that he is always a pleasure to work
with. Moreover, not only is he a firstrate
engineer and researcher, we always
learn something along the way. With
each presentation and paper, he makes
us look good! "
Among numerous awards and professional
credits, Khosravifar has received
DFI's 2018 Young Professor Paper
Competition Award based on research
about pile behavior in liquefiable soils.
His work on the paper involved,
" Development of a Design Guideline for
Bridge Pile Subjected to Liquefaction
Induced Lateral Spreading, " was assisted
by Jonathan Nasr, with the award
funds helping support Nasr's graduate
study. As a harbinger, Khosravifar had
previously been the first runner up in
DFI's Educational Trust Student Paper
Competition in 2010.
In recent years, he notes that his
membership on DFI committees has
been particularly rewarding. " Involvement
with DFI has provided an opportunity
to collaborate with industry
partners with whom I have been able to
learn a variety of approaches. These
collaborations have been made possible
by DFI Committee Project Fund
awards provided by the Seismic and
Lateral Loads and the Drilled Shaft
committees. "
A Full Life
When not teaching, advising, conducting
research, presenting at conferences
and writing, Khosravifar
enjoys spending time with wife,
Amanda, 3-year-old daughter, Caroline,
and as he puts it, " Our four-legged furry
son named Zorro. "
His enthusiasm for all he undertakes
is evident when he remarks, " Getting
out of your comfort zone is always
challenging, whether it is volunteering
to give a presentation, taking a new
leadership position, changing jobs or
moving to a new country. " He adds, " You
only know if it was the right decision in
hindsight, but you have to take the risk
and try it. " He applies that approach to
life in general. Considering how
Khosravifar chose to leave his native
country to make a life in another land, it
is clear that he lives by what he says.
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