Hi, my name is Sama Ahmed and I’m currently a senior Civil Engineering student at SDSU. Working with Professor Faraone has given me the inspiration to focus on sustainability in construction, as well as thinking outside of the box when it comes to finding new solutions for engineering problems.
(2022 – 2023) Master student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering Project: Evaluating drift limits in RC archetype buildings- how well do current codes describe drift limits?
Jesus Perez Perez
(Summer 2023) Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Madeline Clayton
(2023) Undergraduate Studentin Civil Engineering
Roman Gonzales
(2023) Master student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering Project: Mechanical characterization of ceramic materials for construction
Stephania Moreno
(2021-2022) Master student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering Project: Seismic performance of high-rise reinforced concrete wall-frame buildings
Jonathan Pfleger
(2022- 2023) Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering Project: Testing of reinforced concrete columns.
Emanuel Zuniga-Calderon
(2022-2023) Master student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering Project: Evaluating the response modification coefficient in RC archetype buildings- how well do current codes define R factors?
International Students
Mohammad Rezaei, current, MS. University of Bologna, Italy
Thesis Title: “Assessing Hazards Risk in San Diego with R2D”
Uzair Khursheed, 2023, MS. University of Bologna, Italy
Thesis Title: “Influence of local soil conditions on the seismic scenario predictions in the San Francisco region”
Chiara Nascioli, 2023, BS. University of San Marino- Visiting undergraduate student
Thesis Title: “Glass fiber reinforced polymer bars for concrete bridge columns: material testing and setup”
Nasser Nabizadeh Moghaddam, 2022, MS. University of Bologna, Italy
Thesis Title: “Numerical prediction of the lateral displacement capacity of flexural reinforced concrete shear walls”
Mohammad Sadegh Shahrokhi, 2022, MS. Iran University of Science & Technology
Thesis Title: “Machine learning based optimization of concrete mixture for improved construction planning”
Former M.S. Students
Kathryn Samuels, Spring 2022 Project: “Literature Review on GFRP Reinforced Concrete”
Linneah Gomez, Spring 2022 Project: “Numerical Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Circular Columns”
Former Undergraduate Students
Madeline Clayton,Spring 2023 (Lab testing setup)
Tegan Goodman, 2022 SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Project) Project: “Experimental compressive strength of seawater concrete”
