Research Team Members

PI
Tayo Opabola
Research Interests: Adaptive design of systems and communities under changing climate, multihazard risk analysis, community resilience modeling

Postdoctoral Researcher
Diego De la Mora Bayardo, PhD
Research project: Seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete structural systems

PhD Candidate
Churong Chen
Research project: Multihazard risk analysis of coastal infrastructure

Postdoctoral Researcher
Jerry Zhai, PhD
Research project: Vulnerability evaluation and rehabilitation of civil infrastructure systems prone to extreme natural hazards

Postdoctoral Researcher
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Research project: Societal resilience and climate change

PhD Candidate
Hector Garcia Matamoros
Research project: Vulnerability evaluation and rehabilitation of civil infrastructure systems prone to extreme natural hazards
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Yiming Jia, PhD
Research project: Multihazard risk analysis of coastal communities

Visiting Researcher
Nuraziz Handika, PhD
Research project: Laboratory testing, numerical simulation, seismic retrofit

PhD Candidate
Ziyi Wang
Research project: Recovery modeling of civil infrastructure systems

Visiting PhD Student
Juan Grandón Goddard
Research project: Numerical modeling of structural wall systems
Institution: Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Main supervisor: Professor Matias Hube
Former Research Team Members
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MS Student
Oswaldo Pastor
Research project: Nonlinear modeling of existing concrete structures

MS Student (2022-2023)
Randy Oliva
Research project: Disaster risk analysis of petrochemical facilities
Current position: Senior Structural Engineer at Structing Engineering, Chile

MS Student (2022 - 2023)
Joshua Ifayemi
Research project: Comparative study on mechanical properties and carbon footprint of ordinary Portland cement concrete and geopolymer concrete
Current position: Graduate Digital Engineer at Skanska, United Kingdom

MS Student (2022)
Reddy Kanala
Research project: Building back better in post-disaster recovery: A case study of Nepal
Current position: Graduate Engineer at MKS Consulting, United Kingdom

MS Student (2021 - 2022)
Yuki Handa
Research project: A Bayesian approach for estimating the post-earthquake recovery trajectories of electric power systems in Japan
Current position: Asset Management Analyst
at Sakura Insurance Inc, Japan

MS Student (2022)
Sahana Citrarasan
Research project: Applicability of terrestrial laser scanners and unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry techniques to structures
Current position: Civil Engineer at Northwick Ltd, United Kingdom