Mahjoub M. Elnimeiri
Office
3410 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60616Office Hours
By appointmentCourses taught
ARCH 488 Long-Span and Special Structures (S13)ARCH 489 Structural Systems for Tall Buildings and Long-Span Structures (F11, F12)
ARCH 597 Special Problems (F11, S12, F12, S13)
ARCH 601 Doctoral Methodology Pre-seminar (S12)
ARCH 691 Doctoral Research (F11, S12, F12, S13)
Expertise
Expert in the areas of structural analysis and applications of computer technology. contributed in developing and conducting research on the area of energy and sustainability.Education
B.Sc, Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, 1963DIC, M.Sc Structural Engineering, Imperial College, University of London, London, England, 1967
PhD Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics, Northwestern University, USA 1974
Teaching Experience
Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Chicago, 1990-1995Director of PhD in Architecture Program, Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Chicago, 1996-2013
Professional Experience
Associate partner & Senior Structural engineer, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, Chicago, 1979-1990Chairman, CECi plus, Chicago, 1991-present
Licenses
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), WI, 1978 to presentSelected Publications, Exhibits, and Recent Research
Several papers on sustainable design at the International Conference and journals, including:Nicknam, M. and Elnimeiri, M., A Performance-based Generative design approach Using Multi-Objective optimization in architectural design, EngOpt 2012, 3rd International Conference in Engineering Optimization-Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 1-5 July 2012.
Hatice Sozer, Raymond J. Clark, Mahjoub Elnimeiri, ‘Applying traditional architectural rules for energy efficiency and lateral structural stiffness to an 80 story tower’, Energy, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2011, Pages 4761-4768
Awarded several grants for research projects on energy efficient building design, including:
Principal investigator, Fenestration Guidelines for Energy Efficient Facades in Commercial Buildings, a research fund from Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), 2011- 2012
Project advisor, Theory and Computer Science (TCS) Building Energy Simulation. Argonne National Laboratory and Illinois Institute of Technology, 2010-2012
Awards
Keynote Speaker at Houston Structural Engineers Convention, 2008IPRO Recognition Award for Exceptional Team Performance (IPRO314: The Art of Wind Power), IIT 2007
Outstanding Achiever Annual Recognition Award, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, 1990
State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award for the paper on structural serviceability, ASCE, 1988
Certificate of Honor for One Magnificent Mile project, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, 1984
Memberships
American Society of Civil EngineersEditorial Board of Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings journal
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
International Association for Shell and Spatial Structure
Steering Committee for Council of Tall Building and Urban Habitat
Editorial Board of International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Design Development
Advisory Board of International Journal of Building, Urban, Interior and Landscape Technology (BUILT)