Leila Keyvani Someh
Associate Teaching Professor, Oakland,
First Year Engineering Program
Affiliated Faculty,
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Contact
- l.keyvani@northeastern.edu
- 346 Mills Hall
Northeastern University | Oakland
5000 McArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA
Office
- 346 Mills Hall
- 617.373.2890
Research Focus
Resilience Engineering, Engineering Education, Evidence-Based Teaching, Pedagogy, Progressive Collapse
Education
- PhD (2015), Structural Engineering, Northeastern University
- BS-MS (2009), Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz
Honors & Awards
2017 Full-time Faculty Professional Development Fund Recipient
2016 BSCES Clemens Herschel Award
Teaching Interests
- Resilience Engineering
- Cornerstone of Engineering
- Engineering and Design
- Problem Solving and Applications
- Arduino
- Structural Analysis
- Engineering Mechanics
Professional Affiliations
- The American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE)
Research Overview
Resilience Engineering, Engineering Education, Evidence-Based Teaching, Pedagogy, Progressive Collapse
Research Centers and Institutes
Global Resiliency Institute
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Keyvani, L. and Schulte-Grahame, K. (2019), “Preparing First-Year Engineering Students for a Career where Communication Skills Matter.” Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
- Keyvani, L. Contributing author (with others), (2018, and 2019), Northeastern’s Cornerstones of Engineering, and Programming for Engineering Course Pack, Top Hat, Electronic, interactive college-level textbook, and instructional guide.
- Ebrahimi, H.; Keyvani, L.; Norato, J.; and Vaziri, A. (2018). “Blast-Resilience of Honeycomb Sandwich Panels.” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 144,1-9.
- Schulte-Grahame, K. and Keyvani, L. (2018). “GIFTS: Preparing First Year Engineering Students for a Career where Communication Skills Matter!”, FYEE Conference proceeding, New Jersey, NY.
- Keyvani, L. and Sasani, M. (2016). “Response of a post-tensioned floor following a column loss.” ACI SP-309 Structural integrity and resilience. 1-18.
- Keyvani, L. and Sasani, M. (2015). “Analytical and experimental evaluation of progressive collapse resistance of a flat slab posttensioned parking garage.” J. Struct. Eng., ASCE. 04015030.
- Keyvani, L., Sasani, M., and Mirzaei, Y. (2014). “Compressive membrane action in progressive collapse resistance of RC flat plates.” Eng. Struct., 59, 554-564.
Jan 13, 2025
Oakland Campus Makerspace Empowers Innovation for First-Year Students
A makerspace on the Oakland campus empowers students to innovate as part of the Cornerstone of Engineering class. The makerspace—made up of a woodshop, metal shop, photography lab, analog printing studio, ceramics studio and classroom equipped with digital tools—opened in fall 2024.
Dec 12, 2024
Oakland Students Put Robots to the Test in Cornerstone of Engineering Showcase
Engineering students at Northeastern’s Oakland campus demonstrated their robots built for the Cornerstone of Engineering showcase in the project’s final testing stage, where they navigated complex mazes constructed from cardboard.
Mar 28, 2024
Global Scholars Finetune STEM Project for Young Learners at Oakland Campus
Global scholars at the Northeastern’s Oakland campus are completing their Cornerstone of Engineering II semester-long project, which is focused on STEM toys and has been enhanced by collaboration with the nearby Mills Children’s School
Jul 01, 2020
COE Presents at the 2020 ASEE’S Virtual Conference
College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students, published and presented virtual papers at the American Society for Engineering Education – Virtual National conference.
Nov 21, 2016
Keyvani and Sasani Win 2016 BSCES Clemens Herschel Award
Assistant Teaching Professor Leila Keyvani Someh and Associate Professor Mehrdad Sasani won the 2016 Clemens Herschel Award from the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section of the American Society of Civil […]