Current Members
Sheila Ariana, PhD candidate
Research area: composite CLT and steel diaphragms; cold-formed steel fastened connections
Dr. Adem Karasu, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research area: roof live loads on low-slope roof buildings
Kathleen Sullivan, PhD Candidate
Research area: adhesives in steel-to-steel connections
Omid Monshi Toussi, PhD Candidate
Research area: selective seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete columns
Reza Zadeh, PhD Candidate
Research area: durability of concrete with sustainable cementitious materials
Past Members
PhD students
Dr. Divyansh Kapoor, 2023 [Simpson Gumpertz & Heger]
Dr. Hernan Castaneda, 2022 [Simpson Gumpertz & Heger]
Dr. Fani Derveni, 2021 [postdoc, EPFL]
Dr. Abbas Joorabchian, 2020 [Thornton Thomasetti]
Visiting PhD students
Dr. Federico Gusella, 2017-2018
MS students
Maxwell McDonnell, 2024
Brian Shea, 2022
Likhitha Rudraraju, 2022
Rhyan Sullivan
Divyansh Kapoor, 2019
Rita Kalo, 2018
Undergraduate students
Maxwell Harkness, 2024
Sophrenia David, 2023
Nate Wright, 2023
Olivia McNamara, 2022
Brian Shea, 2021
Allison Davis, 2021
Caitlin Bugash, 2020
William Green, 2020
Faith Duffy, 2019
Adrianna Early, 2018
Trent Guihan, 2018
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