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Faculty Member

Dr. Paul McMullin

Biography

Paul is an educator, structural engineer, and mountaineer. He holds degrees in Mechanical and Civil engineering, and is licensed in numerous states. He worked through college as a steel detailer, and spent the last 26 years working on a wide range of interesting and boring projects. His favorite work is on historic, industrial structures, on the verge of falling down. He is a Structures Specialist with Utah Task Force 1, and the lead editor of the Architects Guidebook to Structures. In his spare time, he loves being with his wife and kids; hiking, building, and living life.

Education

PhD, University of Utah, 2003

Major: Civil Engineering

MS, University of Utah, 2000

Major: Civil Engineering

BS, University of Utah, 1998

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Teaching

CIVE 4820

Civil Engineering Capstone II, Spring 2026

ENGR 2140

Mechanics of Materials, Spring 2026

CIVE 3150

Reinforced Concrete Design I, Spring 2026

Presentations

McMullin, Paul (Presenter & Author), Historic Preservation Month, "Preservation & Van Buren Bridge", Benton County Historical Society, Corvallis Oregon. (May, 2024)
McMullin, Paul (Presenter & Author), 2024 NASCC_ The Steel Conference, "Is Your Structure Fatigued", NASCC, San Antonio. (March 20, 2024)
Array, Various , McMullin, Paul (Discussant), SEAU 12th Annual Education Conference, "Bad Days Happen - Even to Engineers", Structural Engineers Association of Utah, Layton, Utah. (February 20, 2024)
McMullin, Paul , ASEE Rocky Mountain Conference, "A Framework for Teaching Project Based Structural Engineering Courses", American Society for Engineering Education, Golden, CO. (May 17, 2023)
McMullin, Paul , NASCC, "Fracture and Fatigue in Steel", AISC, St. Louis. ()
McMullin, Paul , SEAU Annual Conference, "Fracture and Fatigue Workshop", SEAU, Salt Lake. ()

Scholarly/Creative Works

McMullin, Paul , "A Framework for Teaching Project Based Structural Engineering Courses" . ASEE Rocky Mountain Section.
Masek, John , McMullin, Paul , Larsen, Blake , "Practical Considerations for Non-structural Bracing Design of Multiple Suspended Utilities in Congested Areas of Facilities" . Palo Alto, CA: 5th International Workshop on the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements .
McMullin, Paul , Price, Jonathan , (2019) "Masonry Design" . New York, NY: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Masonry-Design/McMullin-Price/p/book/9781138830974
McMullin, Paul , Price, Jonathan , Simchuk, Sarah , (2018) "Special Structural Topics" . New York, NY: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Special-Structural-Topics/McMullin-Price-Simchuk/p/book/9781138838925
McMullin, Paul , Price, Jonathan , Seelos, Richard T, (2018) "Steel Design" . New York, NY: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Steel-Design/McMullin-Price-Seelos/p/book/9781138831063
McMullin, Paul , Price, Jonathan , (2017) "Timber Design" . New York, NY: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Timber-Design/McMullin-Price/p/book/9781138838710