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Researchers


Xinyi Qian

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Jonathan D. Bray
  • Research:Discrete Element Modeling of Sand Production and Stress-Dependent Granular Material Response
  • Bodhinanda Chandra

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Development of Fluid-Soil-Structure Coupling Framework for Natural Disaster Simulations Using Particle Methods (Tentative)
  • Jhih-Rou Huang

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Dimitrios Zekkos
  • Research:Landslide Mobility Detection using Satellites and UAVs
  • Dayu Apoji

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Implementation of AI and ML on tunnel engineering and construction
  • Camilo Ignacio Pinilla Ramos

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Robert Kayen
  • Research:Seismic site effect and seismology
  • Peter Hubbard

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Emerging Technologies in Civil Engineering
  • Tianchen Xu

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Gas Well Monitoring
  • Hasitha Wijesuriya

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Nicholas Sitar
  • Research:Reconstruction of Naturally Deposited Sands using X-Ray computed Tomography
  • Zhenxiang Su

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Three dimensional simulation of hydraulic fracturing in geo-materials using Lattice Element Method
  • Parker Blunts

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Dimitrios Zekkos
  • Research:Multi-scale characterization of weathering zones and slope stability
  • Brittany Russo

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Research:Levee Health Monitoring
  • Yuval Keissar

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Prof. Nicholas Sitar
  • Research:Granular mechanics governing rock avalanche runout
  • Chris Bain

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Jonathan Bray
  • Research:Regional to site-specific liquefaction triggering and lateral spreading evaluation procedures for application to an open source seismic risk assessment tool for natural gas infrastructure.
  • Franklin Olaya

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Jonathan Bray
  • Research:Liquefaction-induced deformations
  • Jongchan Kim

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Research:Liquefaction behavior of Gravelly Soils
  • JOHN MURPHY

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Erosion Modeling with the MPM
  • Ruonan Ou

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Prof. Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Fracture monitoring and dynamic traffic tracking using distributed fiber optic sensing technology
  • Yong Liang

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Material Point Method; shear band simulation; large-scale landslide study
  • Yaobin Yang

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Kenichi Soga
  • Research:Fiber optics gas sensing
  • Bofei Xu

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Research:Numerical Modeling in Gravel Liquefaction
  • Mirna Kassem

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Dimitrios Zekkos
  • Research:Landslides due to Precipitation
  • Makbule Ilgac

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Research:Dynamic response parameters for earth dams by using ground motion data
  • Satuk Sari

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Prof. Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Research:Gravel liquefaction
  • William Zakka

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Jonathan D. Bray
  • Research:Seismic Performance of Port Facilities Affected by Liquefaction
  • Wonjun Cha

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Professor Soga and Professor Zekkos
  • Research:Geophysical sensor development and implementing sensors to terrestrial robots
  • Ashley Woodward

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Professor Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Youngseok Jo

  • Researcher
  • Advisor: Dimitrios Zekkos
  • Research:Robot-based monitoring of MSW landfills
  • Kurt Walter Soncco Sinchi

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Mohamad Hallal
  • Research:Surrogate Seismic Earthquake modelling
  • Gabriela Paredes

  • PhD Candidate
  • Advisor: Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
  • Research: Regional flood modeling with simplified seismic vulnerability assessments for levee failure
  • We thank the following platinum and gold sponsors for supporting our students:

    ENGEO ROCKRIDGE GEOTECHNICAL GEOSYNTEC