Current Team

Gloria Faraone

(2021-Present)
Group Advisor and Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering

Sergio Calles

(2022-current)
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?

Roman Gonzales

(2023- current)
Master student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering
Project: Mechanical characterization of ceramic materials for construction

Stephania Moreno

(2021-current)
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- current)
Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering
Project: Testing of reinforced concrete columns.

Emanuel Zuniga-Calderon

(2022-current)
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?

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”

Josiah Imperial, Summer 2022
Project: “Testing of glass-fibers reinforced seawater concrete cylinders”

Jessica Rubio, Summer 2022 MESA program
Project: “Testing of reinforced seawater concrete”

International Students

Uzair Khursheed, current, 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”  

Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member

Maria Giulia Parmiani, current, PhD. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

Dissertation title: “Evaluation of aging and repaired reinforced concrete structures”

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