Lyles College of Engineering

Mohammad Teymouri

Assistant Professor

Construction Management and Architectural Studies | 559.278.2526 | Office: EE247

teymouri@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

Ph.D.

Civil Engineering, Colorado State University

2024

M.Sc.

Civil Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

2016

B.Sc.

Civil Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

2013

Courses Taught

CM 127- Construction Soils and Foundation

ARCH 17/CM 17- Construction Materials and Basic Building Systems

CM 21L- Construction Quantity Take-Off Lab

Dr. Mohammad Teymouri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Architectural Studies at California State University, Fresno. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. Dr. Teymouri has more than six years of industry experience as a project engineer, technical manager in civil engineering lab, civil engineer, and estimator.

Teaching Trainings

  • 2025-2026; Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Better Supporting Neurodivergent Students in The Classroom (10 weeks program)
  • 2024-2025; Course Design for Enhanced Student Learning (10 weeks program)

Professional Services

  • Appointed Committee Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academies
    TRB, Committee AKN13, Concrete Pavement Materials, Aug 2025 – April 2028.
  •  Appointed Panel Member, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
    Project 10-147 ($750,000), Protocols for Evaluating Deicer Performance, Sep 2025 – Sep 2027.

Press Release

  • American Cement Association Hall of Heroes, LINK
  • Teymouri awarded $35,000 to research decarbonization in cement industry, LINK
  • Teymouri awarded $20,000, Dean’s Fellow, College of Health and Human Sciences, LINK
  • The concrete problem, South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, LINK
  • A day in a life of a researcher, LINK
  • Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, LINK
  • Slag Cement Association Online Webinar, LINK
  • Dean's Fellow Lightning Talks, LINK
  • CHHS Research Day Poster Show Awards, LINK

- Sustainable construction materials and low-carbon concrete solutions

- Alkali-activated concrete 

- Application of Innovative Technologies and AI for STEM Education and Emerging Areas in Construction

- Recycled and alternative materials in concrete/construction 

- Conductive concrete 


Awarded Proposals as PI

ACI NEx

 

Budget: $88,300, Project: Functionalization of Recycled Aggregate via Polymer for Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Concrete

10/2026 – 9/2027

Innovation and Research, Scholarship Fund, SDSU

Budget: $15,000, Project: Energy-Harvesting Technologies for Developing Sustainable Conductive Concrete Pavements

7/2025 – 8/2026

American Cement Association Research Grant

Budget: $35,000, Project: Impacts of Admixtures on Short-term and Long-term Concrete Properties made with Type IL

10/2023 –10/2025




Professional Experience

Assistant Professor

California State University, Fresno, CA, USA

Assistant Professor

South Dakota State University, SD, USA

Estimator

Saunders Construction, CO, USA

Instructor of Record

Colorado State University, CO, USA

Technical Manager & Civil Engineer

Karaj Municipality, Iran   

Project Engineer

Karaj Municipality, Iran   


Patents

- High Performance Concrete, 2012, Iranian Intellectual Property Center, Patent number 77849 

- Ultra Lightweight Gypsum Blocks, Iranian Intellectual Property Center, 2011, Patent number 74752

Licenses and Certifications

- Professional Engineer (PE)        Licensed Professional Civil Engineer - Iran             Issued Sep 2015

- Licensed Concrete Technician    ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician - Grade I    Issued Oct 2022

Selected Published And Under Review Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers (Google Scholar: LINK)

  1. Teymouri, M. and Acharya, P., (2026), “Performance Assessment of Type IL Cement In Concrete”, ASCE

      Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, submitted 6/17/2025, Accepted in Feb 2026.

  1. Teymouri, M. and Acharya, P., (2026), “Investigating the Potential of Biochar as Cement Replacement”, 3rd

       International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment, Under Review, submitted Feb 2026.

  1. Teymouri, M. and Acharya, P., (2025), “American Cement Association (ACA) Report: Impacts of Chemical

      Admixtures on Properties of Concrete made with Commercially Available Type IL Cement”, 5/15/2025.

  1. Teymouri, M. and Acharya, P. (2025), “Interaction Of Chemical Admixtures With Type Il Cement ”, TRB

       Annual Meeting 2026, Accepted for the poster presentation in TRB 2026.

  1. Teymouri, M. and Atadero, R., (2024), “Combined effects of carbonation and salt solution on chloride

      desorption, pH, and composition of fly ash blended pastes”, Journal of Building Engineering.

  1. Teymouri, M., et al., (2024), “ Chloride Binding and Desorption Mechanism In Blended Cement Containing

      Supplementary Cementitious Materials Exposed To De-Icing Brine Solutions”,

  1. Shakouri, M., Zhang, Ksaibati, Teymouri, M., et al., (2024), “Beneficial Reuse of Landfilled Fly Ash in

      Transportation Infrastructure”, Mountain-Plains Consortium.

  1. Shakouri, M., Teymouri, M., and A.A. Ahmed, (2024), “ Evaluating the performance of Thermomechanically

      beneficiated fly ash blended mortar”, Construction and Building Materials, 411: p. 134401.

  1. Shakouri, M., Teymouri, M., (2023) Investigating the effects of testing protocol factors on chloride binding

      capacity in cementitious materials. Construction and Building Materials. 409: p. 134067.

  1. Teymouri, M., & Shakouri, M. (2023), “Optimum Pretreatment of Corn Stover Ash as an Alternative

      Supplementary Cementitious Material”, CEMENT, 12, 100066.

  1. Shakouri, M., Teymouri, M., Vaddey, N., Zhang, C., Ksaibati, K., (2023), “Enhancing Physiochemical

      Properties and Reactivity of Landfilled Fly Ash Through Thermo-Mechanical Beneficiation”, Cement

      and Concrete Composites, p. 105310.

  1. Teymouri, M. and M. Shakouri, (2023), “Effect of pH on Desorption of Bound Chlorides in Cement

      Pastes Containing Granulated Blast-Furnace”, American Society of Civil Engineering Journal of 

      Materials in Civil Engineering, 35(12): p.04023476.

  1. Gharibi, H., Mostofinejad, D., & Teymouri, M. (2023), “Impacts of Conifer Leaves and Pine Ashes on

    Concrete Thermal Properties”, Construction and Building Materials, 377, 131144.

  1. Teymouri, M., & Shakouri, M. (2023), “ Chloride Desorption Mechanisms of Cement Pastes Containing

    Fly Ash”, Construction and Building Materials, 370, 130667.

  1. Shakouri, M., Ahmed, A. A., Teymouri, M., & Trejo, D. (2023), “Corrosion Resistance of Calcium

    Sulfoaluminate Cementitious Systems”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 35(8), 04023238.

  1. Teymouri, M., Behfarnia, K., Shabani, A., & Saadatian, A. (2022), “The Effect of Mixture Proportion on

    Performance of Alkali-Activated Concrete Subjected to Sulfuric Acid Attack”, Materials, 15(19), 6754.

  1. Sadeghian, G., Behfarnia, K., & Teymouri, M. (2022), “ Drying Shrinkage of One-Part Alkali-Activated

    Slag Concrete”, Journal of Building Engineering, 51, 104263.

  1. Teymouri, M., Shakouri, M., & Vaddey, N. P. (2021), “pH-dependent Chloride Desorption Isotherms of

    Portland Cement Paste”, Construction and Building Materials, 312, 125415.

  1. Shabani, A., Alinejad, A., Teymouri, M., Costa, A. N., Shabani, M., & Kioumarsi, M. (2021), “Seismic

    Vulnerability Assessment and Strengthening of Heritage Timber Buildings”, Buildings, 11(12), 661.

  1. Teymouri, M., Behfarnia, K., & Shabani, A. (2021), “Mix Design Effects on the Durability of Alkali-

    Activated Slag Concrete in A Hydrochloric Acid Environment”, Sustainability, 13(14), 8096.

 

Recent Professional Presentations

Oct   2025         American Concrete Institute ACI533C Committee, “Precast tunnel linings”

May 2025         American Cement Association, “Type IL cement and admixtures”

Jun   2023         Slag Cement Association, “Insight on Chloride Induced Corrosion”

Apr  2023         American Concrete Institute Conference, Sustainable Concrete Session, “Impacts on pH. Reduction on Chloride Binding and Desorption Mechanism”, San Francisco, CA.

Jan   2023         102nd Transportation Research Board (TRB), Presentation at AKM60 Committee, “Chloride Binding and Desorption Mechanism in Concrete”, Washington DC.

 

Service To Community

Dr. Mohammad Teymouri delivered a public lecture to members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University. OLLI is a national membership-based organization dedicated to lifelong learning for adults aged 50 and above, offering educational programs across diverse disciplines in a relaxed, non-competitive environment. The presentation focused on concrete corrosion and the impact of de-icing chemicals on infrastructure durability and public safety. Dr. Teymouri discussed how winter maintenance practices influence long-term pavement and bridge performance, the economic implications of material deterioration, and emerging strategies to improve resilience in cold climates. The session promoted active discussion and reflected his commitment to translating infrastructure research into practical knowledge for the broader community.

Professional And Society Memberships

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) since 2024

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)