MSU’s Rokooei uses Fulbright Specialist award for Uzbekistan urban planning project
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State faculty member in the Department of Building Construction Science is the university’s latest recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program award.
Associate Professor Saeed Rokooei traveled to Uzbekistan this past fall for six weeks, immersing himself in various educational and research activities including teaching, workshops, curriculum development, research collaboration and cultural presentations. He completed an urban planning project at Fergana Polytechnic Institute as part of the program that fosters exchanging knowledge and establishing partnerships between institutions and communities both in the U.S. and overseas.
Rokooei said the Fulbright Specialist Program continues to be a catalyst for his research, which focuses on community resilience, simulation and visualization, data analytics and emerging technologies in construction.
“It opens doors to international collaboration, allowing me to share expertise and gain fresh perspectives,” he said. “This opportunity undoubtedly expands my professional network, broadens my research horizons and contributes to meaningful advancements in my field. It’s not just a personal achievement—it’s a chance to make an impact on a larger scale.”
Rokooei joined MSU’s faculty in 2017 after earning both a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master’s degree in management information systems from University of Nebraska at Omaha. Additionally, he has both a master’s in construction and project management and bachelor’s in architecture from Shahid Beheshti University in Iran.
Selections for the prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program award, part of the larger Fulbright Program, are based on academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership within a participant’s field and potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Learn more about MSU’s Department of Building Construction Science at https://www.caad.msstate.edu/building-construction-science.
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