Engineering Civil
Resume:
Russell S. Mills, P.E., Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering
California State University, Chico
Chico, California 95929-0930
530-***-**** (FAX)
abqcf6@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.csuchico.edu/ce
BACKGROUND
Dr. Mills has been a member of the CSU, Chico faculty since 1982. During this time he has
taught with distinction in a diverse range of programs: Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Computer Science, Latin American Studies, and Undergraduate Education,
including a year as the University Director of the Cultural Immersion Program in M xico. He
was recognized with the University Outstanding Teacher Award in 2000-2001 and is a graduate
of the national program Excellence in Civil Engineering Education at the U. S. Military
Academy, West Point.
Dr. Mills has accepted leadership in a wide range of contexts, including five years as Department
Chair, a member of the General Education Advisory Committee (for twelve years), the
University General Education Coordinator (for four years), the Academic Senate (ten years), and
chair of the Faculty and Student Policies Committee. He has served on numerous city and county
committees, including the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission for twelve years. Dr. Mills
is a past Fulbright Research Associate in M rida, Yucat n, and was the recipient of the
University Presidential Leadership Award in 2000-2001. He is currently the chair of the
University Academic Senate.
Although Dr. Mills has an extensive record of technical contracts and research in structural
engineering, his current interests and activities address academic program development,
programmatic assessment, and pedagogy in STEM disciplines. Dr. Mills is also a bicycling
enthusiast and advises local governments on the design and construction of bicycling facilities
and has been a director of the Chico Velo Cycling Club for over twenty years.
INTERESTS
Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Wind Engineering, Experimental Mechanics,
Bicycle Transportation Engineering, University Administration, STEM Pedagogy.
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Ph.D. Structural Engineering, 1979
Stanford University, M.S. Structural Engineering, 1975
California State University, Chico, B.S. Civil Engineering, 1974 (magna cum laude)
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REGISTRATION
California, Civil Engineer, 1980 (Lic. No. C031969)
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
California State University, Chico, Professor of Civil Engineering, 1985 present
California State University, Chico, Chair of the University Academic Senate, 2011 present
California State University, Chico, Chair of Civil Engineering, 1987 1988 (Interim), 2003
2006, 2007 2008
California State University, Chico, University Coordinator of General Education, 2000 2004
California State University, Chico, Latin American Studies, Director of the Cultural Immersion
Program in M xico, 1993
Universidad Aut noma de Yucat n, M rida, M xico, Fulbright Research Associate, 1992
California State University, Chico, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, 1982 1985
URS/Blume Engineers, San Francisco, Consulting Engineer, 1982 1992
URS/Blume Engineers, San Francisco, Project Engineer, 1979 1982
Stanford University, Research and Teaching Assistant, 1975 1979
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
Teaching Record:
Engineering Statics Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Engineering Dynamics Computer Applications in Engineering
Strength of Materials Numerical Methods Programming
Structural Testing Laboratory Surveying Laboratory
Structural Mechanics Latin American Studies - M xico
Structural Steel Design Introduction to University Life
Earthquake and Wind Engineering
Committee History:
California State University Appointments (Statewide)
California State University Senate Chair Council
California State University Assessment Council
California State University Lower-Division Transfer Project
California State University, Chico Appointments (Campus)
Academic Senate (Chair, 2011 present)
Academic Senate Executive Committee (Chair, 2011 present)
President s Cabinet
Educational Policies and Programs Committee
Faculty and Student Policies Committee (Vice-Chair F06, Chair S07 S08)
University Budget Committee (Chair, 2011 present)
Academic Reorganization Team
Search Committee, Assistant Vice-President for Faculty Affairs (Chair S12)
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Enrollment Management Advisory Committee
Graduation Initiative Team
Campus Fee Advisory Committee
Campus Planning Executive Committee and Land Use Aesthetics
Council for Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability
Glenn Kendall Award
Information Technology Executive Committee
Staff Council
University Construction Advisory Committee
WASC Steering Committee
Transportation Committee
125th Anniversary Committee
California State Employees Charitable Campaign (Co-Chair)
Accessible Technology Initiative, Priority 2 Team Instructional Materials
Academic Affairs Assessment Committee
Academic Technology Advisory Committee
Foundations of Excellence Group (the First Year Experience)
Faculty Recognition and Support Committee
University Consultant on Automated Degree Progress Reporting
General Education Advisory Committee (Chair S99 and AY00/01-AY03/04)
General Education Subcommittee, Area A: Core (Chair AY05/06)
General Education Subcommittee, Area B: Science
General Education Subcommittee, Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accreditation Committees
(various)
University Journal Editorial Review Board
Instructional Computing Liaison
Freshman Composition Essay Contest, Judging Panel
Faculty Grievance Peer Review Committee
University Commencement Marshal and Grand Marshal
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management
Appointments
Student Learning Fee Committee (Chair F10)
College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management (ECC)
CAD/CAM Committee
ECC Personnel Committee
ECC Leaves Committee
ECC Computer Graphics Committee
ECC Faculty Development and Support Committee
ECC Dean Review Committee
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Department Appointments
Department of Civil Engineering (CE) Hiring Committee (Chair AY04/05, AY05/06,
AY07/08)
CE Awards Committee (Chair AY84/85, AY85/86)
CE Personnel Committee (Chair AY86/87, AY89/90, AY07/08, AY09/10, AY10/11)
CE Chair Selection Committee (Chair AY98/99)
CE Faculty Merit Increase Committee (Chair AY98/99)
CE Assessment Coordinator
CE Website Designer and Developer
Department of Construction Management Personnel Committee
Department of Mathematics Five-Year External Review Committee
Faculty Advisor Appointments
Structural Engineering Association of Central California Student Chapter
American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter
Chico State Cycling Club
Community Activity History:
City of Chico - Bicycle Advisory Committee (1994 - present)
Chico Velo Cycling Club - Board of Directors (1990 - present)
City of Chico - Bidwell Park and Playground Commission (1993 2000, 2003 2006;
Chair 1997 - 1998; Vice-Chair 1994 - 1996)
City of Chico Artist Selection Committee, City Plaza (2006)
City of Chico - Interview Committee for Park Ranger/Volunteer Coordinator (1998)
City of Chico - Artist Selection Committee, Humboldt Park (1997)
City of Chico - Interview Committee for Public Works Director (1994)
Chico Velo Bicycle Racing Team (1986 - 1994)
City of Chico - Community Transit Advisory Committee (1991 - 1993)
Butte County - Social Services Transportation Advisory Committee (1991 - 1993)
Personal Interests:
Travel, cultural diversity, bicycling, scuba diving, music, cooking.
AWARDS
University Outstanding Teacher Award, California State University, Chico, 2000 - 2001
Professor of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, 1994
American Society of Civil Engineers - Award for Outstanding Service, annually 1985 - 1990
CSUC Meritorious Performance Award, for excellence in extra-curricular activities, 1989
CSUC Professional Promise Award, for excellence in teaching, 1985
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Civil Engineers (President of Marysville Branch 1984)
Shasta Cascade Structural Engineers Association, Redding
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California Faculty Association
(Tau Beta Pi) National Engineering Honor Society
(Phi Kappa Phi), National Scholastic Honor Society, Special Initiate
GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
Engineering Consultant, The Remy Group (2006-2010): Provide consultation to this general
construction contractor on various tasks associated with construction management project
acquisition and development.
External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure Candidate (July 2008), Lafayette College,
Pennsylvania.
Engineering Consultant, Law Office of Leonard and Lyde (2007): Expert witness for litigation
involving accessibility issues in a private building.
Proposed Master of Science in Engineering Management (2006-2007): Developed a preliminary
proposal for a new graduate degree program in the College of Engineering, Computer Science,
and Construction Management.
Programmatic Assessment of Quantitative Reasoning in General Education, with M. Owens and
J. Ladwig (2005-2006): Completed a year-long assessment in the general education program and
in selected major courses, using embedded direct techniques.
ExCEEd Teaching Fellow (July 2005): One of twenty-four applicants accepted to the American
Society of Civil Engineers national workshop on Excellence in Civil Engineering Education,
United States Military Academy, West Point, July 24-29, 2005.
Applicant Reviewer, American Institute of Steel Construction (October 2004): Invited member of
panel of educators and industry representatives chosen to review applicants for the national
2004-2005 AISC Educator Career Enhancement Awards.
Engineering Consultant, Law Office of Leonard and Lyde (2003): Expert witness for litigation
involving accessibility issues in a public building.
Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation (July 2001): Invited reviewer of proposals for
the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Program, an $82 million program for new
and upgraded earthquake engineering research equipment. This phase of the review was of
proposals for consortium development, to initiate and coordinate activities of the national
earthquake engineering community.
Teacher-Scholar Summer Institute, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (June
2001): Participation funded by the CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning and the CSUC
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Attended sessions on Integrating Lecture,
Technology, and Laboratory in Science and Engineering, and Mathematics in Other Disciplines.
Presidential Leadership Award, CSU-Chico (2000-2001): Special assignment to the Provost of
Academic Affairs at CSU-Chico to coordinate development and assessment of the university
general education program.
Technical Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia (June 2000): Invited
member of international panel to review proposals for the Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation Program, an $82 million program for new and upgraded earthquake engineering
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research equipment. This technical review panel was comprised of ten members charged to
recommend distribution of $18 million for the creation of a U. S. network of shared-use,
regionally distributed, next-generation shake table facilities.
Travel Grant, City of Chico, California & Pacific Southwest Recreation & Park Training
Conference, Ontario, California (March 2000): Conference addressing planning, design,
implementation, operation and maintenance of city and regional recreational facilities. Sessions
attended addressed political and governmental issues.
Engineering Consultant, Jessen & Wright (2000): General consultation on design
conceptualization and analysis of a 50-story hotel proposed for construction in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Concept is for a building in the shape of an asymmetrically truncated cone (i.e., an
exploded volcano).
Specialist Reviewer, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, D. C. (1997-
1999): Review and evaluate proposals for candidates to the Fulbright Senior Scholar Program in
the discipline of civil engineering. One of three invited evaluators nationally.
Engineering Consultant, Roberts Consulting Engineering (1999): Presentation on modifications
to the seismic regulations contained in the 1997 edition of the Uniform Building Code.
Team Co-Leader, Mathematics, CSU-Chico, A Multi-Campus Pilot Approach to Establish
Learning Outcomes for Mathematical Reasoning and Written Communication in English for the
Baccalaureate Degree, Office of the Chancellor (1998): Joint project with CSU-Sacramento,
and San Francisco State University to draft system-wide target outcomes.
Travel Grant, City of Chico, Pro Bike/Pro Walk 98, Santa Barbara (September 1998):
Conference addressing design of bicycle-friendly and walkable communities; organized by the
Bicycle Federation of America and the Campaign to Make America Walkable.
Engineering Consultant, Law Office of Leonard and Lyde (1996-1998): Expert witness for
litigation involving accessibility issues in a public building.
Engineering Consultant, Ringel and Associates (1997): Structural analysis of a steel-truss
vehicle bridge.
Engineering Consultant, Roberts Consulting Engineering (1996): Vibration analysis associated
with the design of a large, freestanding, steel circular staircase.
Engineering Consultant, Roberts Consulting Engineering (1996): Seismic retrofitting of the
CSU- Chico, main grandstand.
Co-Organizer, National Science Foundation Workshop on Visualization Applications in
Earthquake Engineering (August 1994): Inaugural national workshop on the use of computer
graphics and computer-generated video for illustrating the results of engineering analyses.
Approximately thirty participants.
Consultant to URS/Blume Engineers, San Francisco, and the U. S. Department of Energy (1982-
1992): Long-term contract including seismic effects documentation, the use of instrumentation to
measure dynamic building and ground motion, application of computer systems to data
acquisition and analysis, research on environmental load effects on buildings and the study of
new and unusual structural and architectural systems. Principal focus of effort was public safety
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from ground motion produced during underground testing of nuclear weapons (approximately
200 hours annually).
Fulbright American Republics Research Award, Rural Community Development -- Construction
Practices and Building Technology (1992): Sabbatical leave spent at the Universidad Aut noma
de Yucat n, in M rida, Yucat n, M xico. Activities addressed two general topics; studies in
structural engineering education and experimental methods for evaluating alternative
construction methods and materials. Also presented a 2-day workshop, in Spanish, on techniques
for computer analysis of structures.
Studies in Learning and Teaching (1990): The development and use of graphics-oriented
microcomputer software in civil engineering education.
Travel Grant, College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, and Center for
International Studies (1989): Investigative trip to the Universidad Aut noma de Yucat n,
M xico.
National Liberal Arts Program, Workshop on Design in Engineering Education, Princeton
University, December (1988): National invited workshop addressing integration of design
components in engineering curricula.
Enhancement of Engineering and Computer Science Education (1985): Development of a course
module and related software for computer applications in structural engineering.
Enhancement of Engineering and Computer Science Education (1984): Purchase and
development of a microcomputer laboratory for engineering education.
PUBLICATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATIONS
Creative and Artistic Thinking Process in Invention, Turner Art Exhibition, Book in Common,
CSU, Chico, April 2011.
Basic Engineering Principles Applied to the Collapse of the Twin Towers, Peace Institute
Spring Festival, CSU, Chico, April 2007.
Program Improvement through Direct Assessment A Case Study in Civil Engineering,
presented at the Annual Conference on Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Center for
Excellence in Learning and Teaching, California State University, Chico, October 2006.
Varied Experiences in GE Program Assessment, with M. Owens, D. Rothermel, and G.
Tropea, presented at the General Education and Assessment Conference, Association of
American Colleges and Universities, Long Beach, California, March 2004.
Student Chapters An Adjunct to Engineering Education, with T. Emerson, Proceedings,
Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Nashville, Tennessee,
June 2003. (Best paper award for younger authors T. Emerson).
Periodic GE Course Reviews: Evolution of Practices at CSU, Chico, presented at the GE
Assessment Conference, CSU-Fullerton, March 2003.
Learning Outcomes for Mathematical Reasoning, presented at the GE Assessment
Conference, CSU-Fullerton, March 2003.
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Case Studies in Extracurricular, Collaborative Learning, presented at the Sixth California
State University Symposium on University Teaching, CSU-San Marcos, February 26, 2000.
Non-Linear Finite Element Procedures for Supported Plates, with C. Roberts, Proceedings,
Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, ASCE, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1999.
Learning Outcomes for Mathematical Reasoning for the Baccalaureate Degree, with J. Jones,
et al., Learning Outcomes Project Final Report, California State University, January 15, 1999.
Centered Beam-Flange-Cutouts for Welded Steel Moment Connections, with C. Roberts,
Proceedings, Northridge Earthquake Research Conference, California Universities for Research
in Earthquake Engineering (CUREe), Los Angeles, California, August 1997.
Welded Steel Moment Connections Damaged During the Northridge Earthquake, with C.
Roberts, Newsletter, Shasta Cascade Structural Engineers Association, Redding, California,
November 1996.
Fundamental Considerations in Structural Engineering Education, with J. Arthur,
Proceedings, Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Anaheim,
California, June 1995.
Wind Response of a Tall Building with Full-Scale Observations, Phase II, Report Number JAB-
10733-1, URS/Blume Engineers, San Francisco, California, August 1991, 20 pages. (Published
simultaneously by the National Technical Information Center).
Wind Response of a Tall Building with Full-Scale Observations, Report Number JAB-10343-3,
URS/Blume Engineers, San Francisco, California, February 1988, 76 pages. (Published
simultaneously by the National Technical Information Center).
Structural Mechanics Computer Applications Module, prepared under a grant from the
Enhancement of Engineering and Computer Science Education Program, CSU-Chico, May 1985.
Seismic Response Assessment for a Masonry High-Rise Building, with T. Igusa, Proceedings,
Eighth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, San Francisco, California, July 1984.
Small-Scale Modeling of the Non-Linear Response of Steel-Framed Buildings to Earthquakes,
Proceedings, International Seminar on Dynamic Modeling of Structures, Watford, England,
November 1981.
Experimental and Theoretical Study of a Tall Building Subjected to Wind Loading,
Proceedings, Fourth U.S. National Conference on Wind Engineering Research, Seattle,
Washington, July 1981.
Wind Loading and Response of a High-Rise Building, with D. Williams, Proceedings, Second
Specialty Conference on the Dynamic Response of Structures, Engineering Mechanics Division,
ASCE, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1981.
Earthquake Simulator Study of a Steel-Frame Small-Scale Model, with H. Krawinkler,
Proceedings, Seventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey,
September 1980.
Model Tests on Earthquake Simulators - Development and Implementation of Experimental
Procedures, with H. Krawinkler and J. Gere, Report No. TR 39, John A. Blume Earthquake
Engineering Center, Stanford University, June 1979 (Ph.D. Dissertation).
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Earthquake Simulator Study of a Steel-Frame Model, with H. Krawinkler, Proceedings, Third
Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, ASCE, Austin, Texas, September 1979.
Model Studies on Earthquake Simulators, with H. Krawinkler and P. Moncarz, Proceedings,
Society for Experimental Stress Analysis, Paper No. R79-157, Spring Meeting, San Francisco,
California, May 1979.
The Use of Minicomputers for Control and Data Handling in Dynamic Tests, with H.
Krawinkler, Proceedings, International Instrumentation Symposium, Instrument Society of
America, Anaheim, California, May 1979.
Technical Information on the Seismic Testing Facilities, with P. Moncarz, Report No. MP 6,
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Stanford University, December 1978.
Scale Modeling and Testing of Structures for Reproducing Response to Earthquake Excitation,
with H. Krawinkler and P. Moncarz, John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Stanford
University, May 1978.
Facilities Manual, with M. McCann, Jr., Report No. MP 4, John A. Blume Earthquake
Engineering Center, Stanford University, March 1978.
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