Background
Porter, Max L. was born on October 25, 1942 in Hamburg, Iowa, United States. Son of Harry E. and Mary O. Porter.
Porter, Max L. was born on October 25, 1942 in Hamburg, Iowa, United States. Son of Harry E. and Mary O. Porter.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1965. Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Iowa State University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, Iowa State University, 1974.
Party chief survey crew, Iowa Department Transportation (formerly Iowa State Highway Commission), Atlantic, Iowa., 1965;
instructor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1966-1974;
assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1974-1977;
associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1977-1981;
professor, associate engineer Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1981. Сivil engineering assistant bridge department County of Los Angeles, 1966. Technical subcom.5 Masonry Building Seismic Safety Council, 1989-1992.
Member Iowa State Board Engineering Examiners Peer Review Committee, 1991, 92. Member technical advisory board Espeland Marketing and Research, 1992-1993. Consultant Pitney, Hardin, Kipp, Szuch, Interstate Power, Associated Engineers, Otto-Culver, Chuck Barnes, American Iron and Steel Institute, Computerized Designs, Inc., Teltech, Inc., Skinner, Beattie & Wilson, Wheeling Corrugating Company Wheeling-Pittsburg SteelCorp, City of Dubuque, Iowa, General Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, Edwards Precast, Allison, McCormac & Nicholaus, White & Johnson, Nady Engineering, Engineering Technology Assistance Program, Teltech Superior vena cava syndrome, Midwest Planners, David Koench, Architect, City of Ames, City of Spencer, Iowa Mutual Insurance, ASCPacific Corp, others.
Expert witness in field. Presenter numerous seminars. Participant numerous national conferences.
Vice chairman King-Am Neighborhood Association, 1982-1988, president since 1991. Board directors Ames Economic Development Commission, 1987-1989. Trustee Presbyterian Church, 1989-1991, deacon, since 1992, Member American Society of Civil Engineers (planning committees 1978-1979, moderator student conference 1978, committee composite construction division structures 1977-1984, 86-90, chairman 1979-1982, executive committee technical council codes and standards 1986-1989, vice-chairman 1988-1989, administrative committee building codes 1987-1993, steel deck & concrete committee 1977-1992, standards committee design loads for structures during construction 1989-1992, chairman subcommittee development management group plan 1988-1990, task group operating procedures and operations manual 1989-1990, masonry limit states standards committee 1989-1992, chairman structural standards executive committee 1989-1993, chairman design subcommittee allowable stress and empirical design 1990-1993, vice chair national masonry standards joint committee 1990-1993, national earthquake hazard reduction program advisory committee 1990-1993, management group F since 1991, chair subcommittee design composite deck slabs since 1992), National Society of Professional Engineers (budget committee 1982-1984, parliamentarian national conventions 1982-1984, 85-86, 89, 90), chairman constitution & bylaws committee 1983-1984), American Association of University Professors (Iowa State University chapter, chairman faculty appeals grievance committee 1988-1991), American Concrete Institute (Iowa-Minnesota chapter committee 530 new masonry building code standards 1984-1989, board directors 1985-1988, chapter vice president 1988-1989, chapter president 1989-1990, immediate past president, board directors, chair nominations 1990-1991, vice chair committee 530 masonry standards 1990-1992, chair design subcommittee 1990-1992, committee fiber reinforced plastic 1991-1993, committee fiber reinforced concrete 1991-1993, subcommittee bond and development 1991-1993 ), American Institute Parliamentarians, National Association Parliamentarians, National Institute Building Sciences (reviewer general services administration model codes implementation study project committee 1989), National Institute Engineering Ethics, Iowa State Association Parliamentarians, Association International Cooperation and Research Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, Iowa Engineering Society (Anson Marston chapter board directors 1978-1979, chairman young engineers committee 1977-1978, chairman professional development committee, membership committee 1979-1981, activities committee 1979-1980, vice president 1980-1982, chairman nominations committee 1982-1986. president-elect 1982-1983, co-chair mathcounts 1983-1985, president 1983-1984), Building Seismic Safety Council, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Structural Engineers Association Central Iowa (board directors 1977-1979), Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Society Experimental Stress Analysis, International Conference Building Officials, New York Academy of Sciences, Masonry Society (research committee 1986-1992, board directors Central Region 1987-1992, codes committee 1988-1992, masonry limit states standards committee 1989-1992, vice chair, chair design subcommittee and national masonry standards joint committee 1990-1992, associate editor The Masonry Society Journal 1990-1993, chair publications committee 1991-1992, editor The Masonry Society News 1992-1993), Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Rotary (Paul Harris sustaining since 1986, chairman fellowship and brotherhood committee 1987-1989), Iowa State University Track Officials Club, Iowa State University Alumni Association (life), Iowa State Memorial Union (life), Scabbard & Blade, Order Knoll, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Monica G, Munyer, August 2, 1969. 1 child, Nathan A.