Bin Xu

Professor  
Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates  
Supervisor of Master's Candidates

Academic Titles:Director and Founder, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Infrastructure and Monitoring of Fujian Province

Gender:Male

Date of Birth:1972-03-04

Alma Mater:Ibaraki University

Education Level:博士研究生

Degree:Doctoral Degree in Engineering

Date of Employment:2016-08-01

School/Department:College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University

Business Address:College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Jimei Avenue 668, Xiamen, China

E-Mail:

Status:在岗

Other Post:Director and Founder, International Research Center for Safety and Sustainability of Civil Engineering

Administrative Position:Director, Key Laboratory

Discipline:Civil Engineering

Academic Honor:

2008   教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”入选者

2008   教育部新世纪优秀人才支持计划

2016   桐江学者

2017   福建省“闽江学者奖励计划”特聘教授

2017   厦门市双百计划

2017   福建省闽江学者-特聘教授

2018   福建省引进高层次人才

Honors and Titles:

福建省引进高层次人才(海外B类)


Educational Experience

1998.4 -- 2001.3

Ibaraki University       Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Urban Systems Engineering       Doctoral Degree in Engineering

1992.9 -- 1995.6

Huazhong University of Science and Technology       Structural Engineering       Master's Degree in Engineering

1988.9 -- 1992.6

Huazhong University of Science and Technology       Department of Architectural Engineering, Industrial and Civil Architecture       Bachelor of Engineering

Work Experience

2016.8 -- Now

Huaqiao University      College of Civil Engineering      Professor

2014.8 -- 2015.5

Purdue University      School of Civil Engineering      Edward M. Curtis Visiting Professor      Curtis客座教授

2005.8 -- 2016.7

Hunan University      civil engineering College      vice president      Distinguished Professor of "Furong Scholar" Award Program of Hunan Province, Director of Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Engineering Structure Damage Diagnosis      湖南大学土木工程学院湖南省“芙蓉学者”奖励计划特聘教授,2010年10月~2015年8月任副院长(主管科研和实验室工作),2015年9月~2016年7月任副院长(主管研究生工作),2015年11月任工程结构损伤诊断湖南省重点实验室主任      

2003.11 -- 2005.6

University of Missouri-Rolla      Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering      Postdoctoral research assistant professor

2003.4 -- 2003.10

Ibaraki University      Department of Urban Systems Engineering      Special Research Fellow, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (postdoctoral)

Research Projects

Research on Performance Monitoring of Steel-Concrete Composite Components of China Merchants Plaza Project Based on Piezoelectric Ceramics,已结题,Zhongjian Baohua Construction Co., Ltd.,2012/12/31

Performance Monitoring of Simulation Test Column of Super High-rise Project in Chongqing Hualong Bridge Area Based on Piezoelectric Intelligent Materials,已结题,China Construction Third Bureau,2012/12/31

Performance Monitoring Research on Simulation Test Column of 117 Building in Tianjin Gaoyin Central Business District,已结题,China Construction Third Bureau,2012/12/31

Research on Monitoring of Concrete-filled Steel Tubular Columns of Shenzhen Maritime Hilton Hotel Project Based on Piezoelectric Smart Materials,已结题,Zhongjian Baohua Construction Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch,2012/12/31

Technical Consultation on Bonding Performance and Concrete Integrity Monitoring of Basement and Tower Steel Tubular Columns in Block B3 of Poly International Plaza,已结题,China Construction Fifth Bureau Third Construction Co., Ltd. Changsha Branch,2014/12/31

Quality Monitoring of Complex Steel Reinforced Concrete Columns with Outrigger Truss Layer of Ping An International Financial Center Based on Piezoelectric Technology,China Construction First Bureau Group Construction Development Co., Ltd.,2014/12/31

Research on anti-icing technology of megawatt fan blades,Nantong Dongtai New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.,2013/06/30

Research and development of prestressed concrete-steel combined tower technology for megawatt wind turbine,Xiangdian New Energy Co., Ltd.,2016/05/31

Development of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) materials for prestressed strengthening and bonding technologies,已结题,2003/10/31

Development of distributed optic sensing system for health monitoring of large-scale infrastructures,2003/10/31

Development of management system for infrastructures,2003/10/31

Distributed optic fiber sensing technique for large-scale infrastructures,2003/07/31

Design and integration of piezoelectric actuators in civil engineering structures,2002/11/01

Strut failure investigation of Paseo suspension bridge in Kansas City, MO by FEM,2005/06/30

New structural system and comprehensive protection,2009/12/31

Real-time parameter identification of large nonlinear structural systems,2010/12/31

New parameter identification for structural health evaluation considering damage nonlinearity,2008/06/30

Research on Instantaneous Recognition Method of Nonlinear Structural Physical Parameters,2009/12/31

Paper Publications

Various damper forces and dynamic excitation nonparametric identification with a double Chebyshev polynomial using limited fused measurements.[J].Measurement,2022,193110940.

Nonparametric nonlinear restoring force and excitation identification with Legendre polynomial model and data fusion.[J].Structural Health Monitoring,2022,21(2):264-281.

Multi-Physics Mesoscale Substructure Analysis on Stress Wave Measurement within CFST-PZT Coupling Models for Interface Debonding Detection.[J].Sensors,2022,22(3):1039.

基于机电阻抗法的套筒灌浆缺陷检测试验研究.[J].压电与声光,2021,43(06):809-813.

Hybrid wind turbine towers optimization with a parallel updated particle swarm algorithm.[J].Applied Sciences,2021,11(18):8683.

Mesoscale numerical analysis and test on the effect of debonding defect of rectangular CFSTs on wave propagation with a homogenization method.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2021,163(12):108135.

Experimental study on grout defects detection for grouted splice sleeve connectors using stress wave measurement.[J].Construction and Building Materials,2021,274121755.

Local wave propagation analysis in concrete-filled steel tubes with spectral element method using absorbing layers - Part II: Application in coupling system.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2021,146107004.

Parametric analysis on compressive strain rate effect of concrete using mesoscale modeling approach.[J].Construction and Building Materials,2020,246118375.

部分加速度测量下结构恢复力与质量非参数化识别方法.[J].振动与冲击,2020,39(08):23-32.

Local wave propagation analysis in concrete-filled steel tube with spectral element method using absorbing layers – Part I: Approach and validation.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2020,140106644.

Nonparametric identification for hysteretic behavior modeled with a power series polynomial using EKF-WGI approach under limited acceleration and unknown mass.[J].International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics,2020,119103324.

Identification of structural parameters and unknown inputs based on revised observation equation: approach and validation.[J].International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics,2019,19(12):1950156.

灌浆缺陷套筒应力波传播数值模拟研究.[J].压电与声光,2019,41(06):793-796.

未知地震激励下结构恢复力及质量非参数化识别.[J].工程力学,2019,36(09):180-187.

Experimental Study on Active Interface Debonding Detection for Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes with Surface Wave Measurement.[J].Sensors,2019,19(15):3248.

KF-based multi-scale response reconstruction under unknown inputs with data fusion of multi-type observations.[J].Journal of Aerospace Engineering,2019,32(4):04019038.

Interfacial Debonding Detection for Rectangular CFST Using the MASW Method and Its Physical Mechanism Analysis at the Meso-Level.[J].Sensors,2019,19(12):2778.

Dimension Optimization for a Prestressed Concrete-Steel Hybrid Wind Turbine Tower with Particle Swarm Approach.[J].DEStech Transactions on Environment, Energy and Earth Science,2019,331

基于外贴压电陶瓷的钢管砼界面剥离检测机理的数值模拟研究.[J].应用力学学报,2019,36(04):951-957+1004.

基于卡尔曼滤波和递推最小二乘在部分观测信息下的参数识别法.[J].地震工程与工程振动,2019,39(02):134-140.

Structural nonlinearity and mass identification with a nonparametric model using limited acceleration measurements.[J].Advances in Structural Engineering,2019,22(4):1018-1031.

Model-free identification of nonlinear restoring force with modified observation equation.[J].Applied Sciences,2019,9(2):306.

部分观测下结构质量及非线性恢复力免模型识别.[J].噪声与振动控制,2019,39(01):160-165+229.

碳纤维布加固钢筋混凝土梁剥离检测试验研究.[J].压电与声光,2019,41(01):94-97.

Parametric analysis of the dynamic behavior of RC columns with the confinement effect of overlapping hoops subjected to lateral rapid loadings.[J].Civil Engineering Journal-Stavebni Obzor,2019,4525-534.

Parametric study on the non-contact splices at drilled shaft to bridge column interface based on multiscale modeling approach.[J].Engineering Structures,2019,180400-418.

混凝土受拉性能多尺度均匀化数值模拟研究.[J].应用力学学报,2019,36(03):538-546+755.

Multiscale analysis of non-contact splices at drilled shaft to bridge column interface.[J].Engineering Structures,2018,17628-40.

Debonding detection for rectangular CFST using surface wave measurement: Test and multi-physical fields numerical simulation.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2018,117238-254.

Behavior of meso-scale heterogeneous concrete under uniaxial tensile and compressive loadings.[J].Construction & Building Materials,2018,178418-431.

基于表面波的钢管砼界面剥离检测模拟分析.[J].压电与声光,2018,41(01):80-84.

Multi-scale stress wave simulation for aggregates segregation detection of concrete core in circular CFST coupled with PZT patches.[J].Materials,2018,11(7):1223.

Debonding detection for rectangular CFST using surface wave measurement: Test and multi-physical fields numerical simulation.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2018,117238-254.

Dominance of debonding defect of CFST on PZT sensor response considering the meso-scale structure of concrete with multi-scale simulation.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2018,107515-528.

Numerical study on interface debonding detection mechanisms with 2D spectral element method for concrete-filled steel tube using embedded PZT sensor.[J].Smart Materials and Structures,2018,27(12):125008.

基于表面压电波动测量的钢管砼剥离检测试验.[J].压电与声光,2018,40(03):434-441.

钢筋混凝土柱破坏过程扩展有限元数值模拟.[J].应用力学学报,2018,35(03):602-608+693.

组合结构空洞缺陷检测压电阻抗数值模拟研究.[J].压电与声光,2018,40(02):276-279.

Experimental Study on Anti-Icing and Deicing for Model Wind Turbine Blades with Continuous Carbon Fiber Sheets.[J].Journal of Cold Regions Engineering,2018,32(1):04017024.

基于部分加速度测量的结构Bouc-Wen非线性恢复力及质量识别.[J].噪声与振动控制,2018,38(02):179-187.

利用部分加速度测量的结构滞回特性免模型识别.[J].工程力学,2018,35(02):180-187.

冲击下钢筋混凝土桥墩损伤监测试验研究.[J].压电与声光,2018,40(01):124-124+133.

利用部分加速度测量的结构滞回特性免模型识别.中国力学学会:工程力学,2017,35(2):180-187.

Embedded piezoelectric lead-zirconate-titanate-based dynamic internal normal stress sensor for concrete under impact.[J].Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures,2017,28(19):2659-2674.

部分观测下结构质量识别迭代及滞回力识别方法.[J].噪声与振动控制,2017,37(5):142-148.

Interface monitoring using smart sensors.[J].Smart Materials and Structures,2017,26(10):100201.

Multi-physical field guided wave simulation for circular concrete-filled steel tubes coupled with piezoelectric patches considering debonding defects.[J].International Journal of Solids and Structures,2017,12225-32.

基于压电波动测量的竹梁界面剥离监测试验.[J].压电与声光,2017,39(5):750-754.

Experimental assessment of high sampling-rate robotic total station for monitoring bridge dynamic responses.[J].Measurement,2017,10466-69.

基于压电超声导波的管道缺陷检测数值模拟.[J].压电与声光,2017,39(3):462-466.

基于Legendre多项式的双压电层合板三维压电谱元法模拟.[J].应用力学学报,2017,34(2):216-222.

Wave propagation simulation and its wavelet packet analysis for debonding detection of circular CFST members.[J].Smart Structures and Systems,2017,19(2):181-194.

Numerical study on the mechanism of active interfacial debonding detection for rectangular CFSTs based on wavelet packet analysis with piezoceramics.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2017,86108-121.

基于 Legendre 多项式的双压电层合板三维压电谱元法模拟.西安交通大学:应用力学学报,2016,

Numerical study on the mechanism of active interfacial debonding detection for rectangular CFSTs based on wavelet packet analysis with piezoceramics.2016JCR大类-工程技术2区:MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING,2016,

Numerical study on the mechanism of active interfacial debonding detection for rectangular CFSTs based on wavelet packet analysis with piezoceramics.2016JCR大类-工程技术2区:MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING,2016,

Wave propagation and wavelet package analysis for debonding detection of CFSTs.[J].Smart Structures and Systems,2016,19(2(2017)):181-194.

组合风电塔架混凝土填充钢箱连接段数值模拟.[J].机械设计与制造,2016,(3):30-33.

钢管混凝土柱断面界面剥离缺陷检测试验研究.[J].压电与声光,2016,38(1):166-173.

预应力装配式风机叶片连接段结构模拟分析.[J].工程力学,2016,33(2):209-215.

Mass and Hysteretic Force Identification for Structures Based on Limited Measurement Data.[J].Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructural Engineering,2015,302-18.

预应力砼-钢组合塔架连接段应力模拟分析.[J].应用力学学报,2015,32(6):999-1005.

混凝土嵌入式压电动态剪应力传感器研发.[J].2015,37(5):764-779.

Model free nonlinear restoring force identification for SMA dampers with double Chebyshev polynomials: Approach and Validation.[J].Nonlinear Dynamics,2015,2015(82):1507–1522.

预应力砼-钢组合风电塔架开孔板连接段受力分析.[J].可再生能源,2015,33(7):1033-1041.

基于嵌入压电技术的钢管核心混凝土缺陷检测.[J].压电与声光,2015,37(3):489-492.

基于压电阻抗的钢管混凝土柱界面缺陷检测研究.[J].施工技术,2015,44(11):117-121.

基于压电阻抗的钢管砼柱横隔板剥离缺陷检测.[J].压电与声光,2015,37(1):172-175.

Substructural parameter and dynamic loading identification with limited observations.[J].Smart Structures and Systems,2015,15(1):196-189.

钢筋混凝土深梁抗冲击性能试验研究.[J].振动与冲击,2015,34(4):6-39.

基于切比雪夫多项式模型的多自由度结构非线性恢复力时域识别.[J].工程力学,2014,33(11):99-109.

考虑箍筋约束效应的快速轴压加载下钢筋混凝土短柱性能数值分析.[J].工程力学,2014,31(9):190-197.

钢筋混凝土长柱快速轴心受压试验与模拟研究.[J].工程力学,2014,31(4):210-217.

冲击荷载作用下钢筋混凝土梁性能试验研究.[J].土木工程学报,2014,47(2):41-51.

基于二重切比雪夫多项式的多自由度系统SMA 非线性恢复力识别.[J].振动与冲击,2014,33(16):6-13.

Active interface debonding detection of a concrete-filled steel tube with PZT techniques using wavelet packet analysis.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2013,36(1):7–17.

Active debonding detection for large rectangular CFSTs based on wavelet packet energy spectrum with piezoceramics.[J].ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering,2013,139(9):1435-1443.

Optimization of the Geometries of Biconical Tapered Fiber Sensors for Monitoring the Early-Age Curing Temperatures of Concrete Specimens.[J].Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructural Engineering,2013,28(7):531-541.

Experimental Study on Anti-icing and Deicing for Wind Turbine Model Blades with Continuous Carbon Fiber Sheets.[J].Journal of Cold Regions Engineering Journal of Cold Regions Engineering,2013,32

Strain rate effect of reinforced concrete columns with different reinforcement ratio.[J].Civil and Environmental Engineering,2012,34增刊11-16.

无腹筋钢筋混凝土梁抗冲击行为试验研究.[J].土木工程学报,2012,45(9):63-73.

基于压电陶瓷的钢管混凝土柱剥离损伤识别研究.[J].土木工程学报,2012,45(7):86-96.

Research on peeling damage identification of concrete-filled steel tubular columns based on piezoelectric ceramics.[J].Journal of Civil Engineering,2012,45(7):86-96.

Restoring force and dynamic loadings identification for a nonlinear chain-like structure with partially unknown excitations.[J].Nonlinear Dynamics,2012,69(1-2):231-245.

部分输入未知条件下结构参数及激励识别.[J].土木工程学报,2012,45(6):13-22.

Damage detection for a model frame structure using displacement.[J].Structural Health Monitoring,2012,11(3):280-291.

Structural parameters and unmeasured dynamic load identification with incomplete measured excitations: Approach and Validation.[J].Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,2012,28244-257.

Strain rate effect test of reinforced concrete shear wall and simulation based on dynamic plastic damage model.[J].Engineering mechanics,2012,29(1):39-45.

Nonlinear behavior recognition method and verification of dynamic system.[J].土木工程学报,2011,44增刊24-30.

Data-based identification of nonlinear restoring force under spatially incomplete excitations with power series polynomial model.[J].Nonlinear Dynamics,2011,67(3):2063-2080.

Study on strain rate effect of reinforced concrete columns based on fiber model.[J].Engineering mechanics,2011,28(7):103-108.

A New Method for Structural Parameter Extraction Based on Neural Network Model.[J].Engineering mechanics,2011,28(4):35-41.

Dynamic load-displacement behavior of RC shear walls under different loading rates: Tests and Simulations.[J].Advanced Materials Research,2010,165-1671780-1785.

Monitoring for Large Cross-Section CFSTs of a Super High-Rise Building with Piezoceramic Actuators and Sensors.[J].Advanced Materials Research,2010,166-1672553-2559.

Dynamic load-displacement behavior simulation of RC columns considering strain rate and nonlinearity effects.[J].Advanced Materials Research,2010,163-1671811-1818.

Data-based model free hysteresis identification for a nonlinear structure.[J].中国工程科学(英文版):Chinese Engineering Science (English),2010,8(2):12-19.

Resilience Identification of Nonlinear Systems Based on Measured Time Series.[J].Chinese Engineering Science,2009,13(9):76-82.

Structural parameter identification approach based on ARMA and neural network model.[J].Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences,2009,5754888–897.

Direct identification method and verification of structural parameters based on acceleration time history.[J].Engineering mechanics,2009,26(9):087-093.

Study on Compressive Performance of N-type Block Masonry with Same Joint Masonry.[J].Industrial building,2009,39(7):48-51.

Structural parameters and damage identification of frame model based on displacement time history.[J].Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition),2008,25(3):184-187.

Study on Compressive Properties of N-type Block Masonry.[J].Journal of Hunan University (Natural Science Edition),2008,35(9):19-22.

Identification of localized frame parameters using higher natural modes.[J].Engineering Structures,2008,30(11):3082-3094.

Engineering lessons learned from fracture failure of the Paseo suspension bridge.[J].Journal of Structural Engineering (Madras),2008,35(1):73–81.

Parametric identification for a truss structure using axial strain.[J].Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering,2007,22(3):210-222.

Decentralized and localized identifications of large-scale structures.[J].Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences,2007,14(2):361-378.

Vibration-based Substructural inverse analysis approach for large-scale discrete structural systems.[J].Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems, Series B: Applications and Algorithms,2007,14(S3):646-655.

Neural networks based structural model updating methodology using spatially incomplete accelerations.[J].Lecture Note in Computer Science,2006,4221361-370.

Element level parametric identification using axial macro-strain time series.[J].WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications,2006,17(3):1260-1265.

Distributed fiber optic sensing for a full-scale PC girder strengthened with prestressed PBO sheets.[J].Engineering Structures,2006,28(7):1049-1059.

Performance of a BOTDR optical fiber sensing technique for crack detection in concrete structures.[J].Structure & Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Management, Life-Cycle Design & Performance,2006,4(4):311-323.

Time Domain Substructural post-earthquake damage diagnosis methodology with neural networks.[J].Lecture Note in Computer Science,2005,3611520-529.

Experimental Study on Deformation Detection Characteristics of BOTDR Fibers for Structural Health Monitoring.[J].Journal of Civil Engineering,2005,38(8):56-60.

A soft post-earthquake damage identification methodology using vibration time series.[J].Smart Materials and Structures,2005,14(3):S116-S124.

Direct identification of structural parameters from dynamic responses with neural networks.[J].Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence,2004,17(8):931-943.

Neural networks for decentralized control of a cable-stayed bridge.[J].ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering,2003,8(4):229-236.

Social Affiliations

Member, Research Subcommittee on Health Monitoring for Concrete Structures, Concrete Committee, JSCE

Member, Research Subcommittee on Monitoring of Bridge Vibration and its Standardization, Structural Engineering Committee, JSCE

Executive Member, Equipment Structure Health Monitoring and Prognosis Society, China Instrument and Control Society

Member, Committee for the Promotion of Application of Earthquake-resistant and Hazard Mitigation Techniques, China Civil Engineering Society (CCES)

Member, Committee on Structural Computational Theory and its Engineering Application, Architectural Society of China (ASC)

Executive Member, Equipment Structure Health Monitoring and Prognosis Society, China Instrument and Control Society

Member, Dynamics and Control Committee, ASCE Aerospace Division

Frontiers Research of Architecture and Engineering(主编,Editor-in-Chief)

Frontiers in Materials: Structural Materials (副主编,Associate Editor)

Annals of Civil and Environmental Engineering (执行主编,Executive Editor)

The Open Civil Engineering Journal (副主编,Associate Editor)

Profile

Dr. Bin Xu is currently the Minjiang Scholar Professor of Civil Engineering, a professorship appointed by Fujian Provincial Government, at Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China. He currently is the Director and Founder of the Key Laboratory for Intelligent Infrastructure and Monitoring (IIM) of Fujian Province, and the Director and Founder of the International Centre for Safety and Sustainability of Civil Engineering at Huaqiao University. 

Before joining Huaqiao University, he was a Lotus Scholar Professor of Civil Engineering (a professorship appointed by Fujian Provincial Government) at Hunan University from 2005 to 2016 and was also the associate dean of the College of Civil Engineering at Hunan University from 2010 to 2016. He was also the Director of the Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Damage Prognosis for Engineering Structures from 2015 to 2016 at Hunan University. He taught and carried out research at the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University as a Curtis Visiting Professor appointed by Purdue University in 2014-2015 academic year. He had been invited and financially support by European Commission to work at Sapienza University of Roma in 2010 and hired by University of Western Australia as a Gledden Visiting Senior Fellow from 2007 to 2008. Before starting working in China in 2005, he worked at University of Missouri-Rolla in US as a Post-Doc from 2003 to 2005 and at Ibaraki University in Japan as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow from 2001 to 2003. 

He has been the supervisor of 7 Ph.D., 1 Post-Doc, 4 international visiting students and over 60 MS students. All of his PhD students are working at universities. Dr. Xu has committed to securing competitive external funds to support programs, research, and labs. He has been the PI and Co-PI of 14 competitive government funded research projects including a China- European Commission international collaborative research project, an international collaborative research project between National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and National Natural Science Foundation (NSF) of US, and a number of NSFC research projects. He is also the recipient of Grant-in-aid of 7 talent programs sponsored by China Ministry of Education (CMoE) and other government agencies.

He also serves on various academic societies as Editor-in-Chief, Executive Editor, Associate Editor, Guest Editor or editorial board member for international journals and professional committees as Standing Committee Member, Executive Member or Committee Members.