Dr. Amir Golalipour is a Highway Research Engineer in the FHWA’s Office of Infrastructure Research and Development. In this role, Golalipour is responsible for planning, conducting, managing, and reviewing research and development research activities associated with infrastructure resilience. As part of this new position’s activities, Golalipour collaborates with other FHWA offices and stakeholders to improve roadway resilience and sustainability. He has been involved in numerous research and implementation projects in transportation community since 2010.
In addition to his technical support for FHWA stakeholders, Golalipour is a regular contributor to transportation technical meetings such as TRB, ASTM, AAPT, etc. Currently, Golalipour serves as the chair of ASTM subcommittee D04.96 on Resilience and D04.44 on Rheological Tests. He received his masters and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Golalipour also is a licensed professional engineer.