Conference Organizing and Technical Session Chairs/Co-Chairs
Served on Planning and Technical Committees more than 40 national and international conferences; Session organizer/chair for more than 70 technical sessions. Conferences include:
Malla, R. B. (Chair) and Pantet, A. (Co-Chair), Symposium on “MS37: Applied/Computational/Experimental Structural Mechanics, Dynamics, Modeling and Testing of Infrastructure,” 2016 EMI International Conference, Metz, France; October 25-28, 2016 (Organized under the auspices of ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), Reston, VA., USA.)
Ed-in-Chief of Proceedings, Control Group Member ofSteering & Technical Committees, and Symposium#4 Chair, 15th ASCE-Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Constructions and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2016), Orlando, FL; April 11-14, 2016
Steering (Core Group) & Technical Committees, Symposium#4 Chair, and Co-Editor of Proceedings, 14th ASCE-Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Constructions and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2014); ), St Louis, MO; October 26-29, 2014.
Technical Chair and Proceedings Editor,Annual Conference, American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
General Chair and Proceedings Editor, Annual Conference, American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr), 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2017.
Proceedings co-Editor and Symposium Chair, 13th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments
(Earth & Space 2010), Pasadena, CA; April 15-18, 2012.
Proceedings Co-Editor and Symposium Chair, 12th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments
(Earth & Space 2010), Honolulu, HI; March 14-17, 2010.
Technical Program Chair, 51stAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Orlando, FL, April 12-15, 2010.
General Chair, 10th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments
(Earth & Space 2006), League City/Houston, TX; March 05-08, 2006.
Chair, Student Papers Competition, 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conference, Austin, TX, April 18-21, 2005.
Long Range Planning Committee & Organizing Committee, AIAA/ASCE/ASME/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (2000-).
General Chair, 9th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2004), League City/Houston, TX, March 07-10, 2004.
Organizing Committee (ASCE Representative), AIAA/ASCE/ASME/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conference in
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Co-Chair, Executive Committee, International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Vibration, Noise and Control (SDVNC’95), December 05-07, 1995, Hong Kong.
Organizing Committee, International Design for Extreme Environment Association (IDEEA) Conference., Houston, TX, Nov.12-15, 1991.
Steering/Technical Committees, ASCE ASD Conference SPACE & ROBOTICS – 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002; ASCE ASD Earth & Space conferences – 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
Technical Sessions Organizing/ Chairing:
Session Chair,Session on “Dynamic Testing Techniques and System Identification I,” 2017 AIAA SciTech Forum /58th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conference, Grapevine, TX, CA; Jan. 09-13, 2017.
Symposium Chair,Symposium on“MS37: Applied/Computational/Experimental Structural Mechanics, Dynamics, Modeling and Testing of Infrastructure,”2016 EMI International Conference, Metz, France; October 25-28, 2016; Organized under the auspices of ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, Reston, VA., USA.
Session Chair/Co-Chair, Session on “S74 Modeling and Testing of Infrastructure,”2016 EMI International Conference, Metz, France; October 25-28, 2016
Session Chair/Co-Chair, Session on “Advanced Analysis for Earthquake Engineering,” 2016 EMI and PMC ConferenceMcMaster Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; May 22-25, 2106. (Organized by ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, Reston, VA)
Symposium Chair/Co-Chair, Symposium on “4. Structures in Challenging Environments: Dynamics, Controls, Smart Structures, Health Monitoring, and Sensors,” 15th Biennial ASCE-Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Constructions and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2016), Orlando, FL., April 11-15, 2016.(7 sessions)
Session Chair,Session Title: “Aerospace and Related Structures,” 15th Biennial ASCE-Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Constructions and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2016), Orlando, FL., April 11-15, 2016.
Session Chair, Session on “Passive Control and Damping,” 2016 AIAA SciTech Forum /57th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conf; San Diego, CA; Jan. 4-8, 2016.
Session Chair, Session Title: “Plenary Session (Keynote and Invited Guest Speakers), “8th Joint Annual Conference of American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr) and Computer Association of Nepal-USA (CAN-USA), North Brunswick, NJ Aug.29-30, 2015.
Symposium Chair/Co-Chair, Symposium on “4. Structures in Challenging Environments: Dynamics, Controls, Smart Structures, Health Monitoring, and Sensors,”ASCE-Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Constructions and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2014), St Louis, MO; October 26-29, 2014.(8 sessions)
Session Chair, Session Title: “Advances in Diagnostic and Monitoring Methods 1”). Earth & Space 2014 –14th Biennial ASCE Aerospace Div. International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments, St Louis, MO; Oct. 27-29, 2014.
Session Chair, Session Title: ” Advances in Diagnostic and Monitoring Methods 2,” . Earth & Space 2014 -14th Biennial ASCE Aerospace Div. International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments, St Louis, MO; Oct. 27-29, 2014.
Session Chair, Session I “Plenary Session,” 7th Joint ASNEngr/CAN-USA Annual Conference; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; June 21-22, 2014.
Session Chair, Session on “Dynamic Effects,” ASCE-Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Structures Congress 2015; Boston, MA; April 03-05,2014.
Session Chair, Session on “”Very Flexible Aircraft,” AIAA SciTech Forum 2015/55th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conf; National Harbor, MD; Jan. 13-17, 2014.
Session Chair, Session on “Connecting with Nepal,” 6thAmerican Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr)/Computer Association of Nepal (CAN)-USA Annual Conference; Santa Clara, CA: June 29, 2013.
Session Chair/Co-chair, Session on “Damping and Vibration Suppression,” 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) conference, Boston, MA; April 08-11, 2013.
Session Chair, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) conferences – Boston, MA; June 2011; Notre Dame, IN, June 2012.
Session Chair, ASCE Aerospace Division Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments
(Earth & Space conference) – League City/Houston, Mar 07-10, 2004; League City/Houston, TX, March 05-08, 2006; Long Beach, CA, March 3-5, 2008; Honolulu, HI, March 14-17, 2010; Pasadena, CA, April 15-18, 2012.
Session Chair, AIAA/ASCE/ASME/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conference – Salt Lake City, UT, April 18-19, 1996;
Atlanta, GA, April 02-06, 2000; Seattle, WA, April 16-19, 2001; Denver, CO, WA, April 22-25, 2002; Norfolk, VA April 07-10, 2003;
Palm Springs, CA, April 19-22, 2004; Newport, RI, May 01-04, 2006; Palm Spring, CA, May 04-07, 2009; Schaumburg, IL; April 07-10, 2008; Palm Spring, CA, May 04-07, 2009; Denver, CO, April 04-07, 2011 .
Session Chair, Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition, Springfield, MA, June 04-06, 2007.