Join MSPE - Western Chapter for our March Dinner Meeting with UMKC. This will be a great opportunity for engineering students and engineering professionals to network! A taco bar will be served before the presentation of the LEAP Awards and a presentation from Dr. Mohanad Abdulazeez.
Date:
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Time:
5:30 p.m. - Registration/Networking
6:00 p.m. - Dinner
6:30 p.m. - WC MSPE Membership Meeting
6:45 p.m. - Presentation of LEAP Awards
7:00 p.m. - Presentation from Dr. Abdulazeez (1.0 PDH provided)
Location:
UMKC Flarsheim Hall - Room 531 (Toyota Room)
5110 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
Menu:
Taco Bar – Ground beef/shredded chicken, tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, salsa, jalapenos, onions, sour cream, refried beans, Spanish rice, sopapillas, honey, and water.
Cost:
$25 for Members and Guests
Free for UMKC and Rockhurst Students but must register
Registration closes March 17th and no refunds will be issued after this date
Parking:
Free parking available in the Rockhill Garage at 52nd and Rockhill Road. Park on Level 4 and take the walkway over 52nd street through Haag Hall to Flarsheim Hall. Take elevators to the 5th Floor.
Please include your email address in your registration and UMKC will email you with instructions to complete a parking pass form.
(See Parking Map Below for Details)
Presentation Details:
Embracing Innovative Strategies for Sustainable and Resilient Bridges
Dr. Mohanad Abdulazeez
Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering Director - Structural Engineering Laboratory, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
This presentation explores innovative, experimentally and numerically validated approaches to enhance bridge resilience under extreme environmental conditions. It highlights advanced materials such as fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), along with physics-based assessment methods and multiphysics simulations, to improve bridge performance, durability, and recovery decision-making.
Bio
Dr. Abdulazeez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). He earned his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2020, with research focused on resilient infrastructure and full-scale composite bridge systems. His work centers on smart cities and advanced computational modeling of the built environment, including large-scale testing, innovative materials, and structural simulation using Ansys/LS-DYNA and Abaqus. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural and computational engineering, and is actively involved in professional organizations such as ASCE, ACI, PCI, AISC, TRB, and ASEE.
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