Murtaza Nalwala

Academic Degrees

• Bsc., Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL), USA, 2019

Employment History

• REGA Engineering Group, Inc., Civil Engineer III, Jan/2022 – Present.
• University of Nebraska Office of the President – Facilities, Planning & Capital Programs, Civil Engineer/ Project Manager, Jan/2020 to December/2021

Area of Research and Professional Interest

• Structural Engineering
• Structural Analysis and Design
• Building Materials

Research Experience

• “Testing and Modelling of Polymeric Materials for Resilient Infrastructures”, UCARE – UNL, (Sept. 2018-August 2019)
• “Retrofitting the existing structures with Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene to make it resilient against blast loads”, UCARE – UNL, (Sept. 2017-April 2018)

Teaching Experience

N/A

Publications and Presentations

• Murtaza Nalwala, Shayan Gholami, Dr. Yong-Rak Kim. "Investigation in Mechanical Properties of Synthetic Short-Cut Fiber-Reinforced Mortars", Novel Approaches To Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (NASIS 2021) – ACI TAMU, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, USA. March 2021
• Murtaza Nalwala, Dr. Gabriel Nsengiyumva, Dr. Yong-Rak Kim. “Assessing Impact and Blast Resilience of Polymer Coated Cementitious Materials”, UNL Spring 2019 Research Fair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. April 2019

Service

• Co-Advisor, University Of Nebraska Cricket Club (UNCC) at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. (2021 – Present)
• Vice-President, University of Nebraska Cricket Club (UNCC) at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. (2020-2021)
• President, India Student Association (ISA) at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (2017-2020)
• Recording Secretary, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Lincoln Student Chapter at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. (2017-2018)
• Social Chair, Engineers Without Borders (EWB) – Lincoln Chapter at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

Honors and Awards

• 2nd Prize in Novel Approaches To Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (NASIS 2021), March 2021.
• Top Undergraduate Engineering Poster (UNL Spring 2019 Research Fair), April 2019.
• eSAB student of the month, November 2016.