Senior Honors Thesis
2014 – 2015
Liekune Aragaw ’14, Testing and Experimental Data Processing Optimization of a Frequency Response Function-Based Structural Damage Identification Method
(Applying to Graduate School)
Zili Wang ’14, Seismic Performance Evaluation of Three-Story Eccentrically Braced Steel Buildings (Applying to Graduate School)
Jason Sheng ’14, Mechanical Engineering, Controllable Origami-Inspired Deployable Structures (Applying to Graduate School in Music Technology & Production)
2012 – 2013
Minyan “Spark” Li ’13, Optimization of Deployable Structures Using Genetic Algorithms (Attending Graduate School in Architecture at Clemson)
Binh Pham ’13, Seismic Performance Evaluation of As-Built and Retrofitted Homes in Haiti (Accepted to Graduate School at Drexel)
2011 – 2012
Matt O’Loughlin ‘12,Structural Reliability Analysis and Design Optimization using Monte Carlo Simulation and Neural Network Analysis (Working in Finance Industry)
2010 – 2011
Anthony Giralo ’11, Using Pervious Concrete for a Ground Improvement: Lateral Loading Pile Analysis (Attended Graduate School at Dartmouth)
Joaquin Inadcochea Beltran ’11, Evaluation and Testing of a Frequency Response Function-based Structural Damage Identification Method (Working in Consulting)
2009 – 2010
Kyle Fritz ’10, Modeling of Nonlinear Material Behavior Using Committees of Neural Networks (Attended Graduate School at Virginia Tech)
2008 – 2009
Martin Tjioe ’09, Modeling and Optimization of Truss Structural Systems using Finite Element Analysis and Reliability Analysis (In Graduate School at Standford University)
Undergraduate Excel Scholars & Research Assistants
Summer 2014 – Sabbatical Summer
Zili Wang, Excel, Civil Engineering, Seismic Modeling: SAP2000 vs. OpenSees
Leikune Aragaw, Excel, Civil Engineering, Testing of Modal and Frequency Response Function-Based Structural Damage Identification Techniques
Summer 2013
Jason Sheng, Mellon Foundation Start with Art Research Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, Visualization of Deployable Structures in SolidWorks
Ye Zin, Excel, Mechanical Engineering, NEESR Project
Eduardo Rodriguez, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Pervious Pile Project
Michael Hezel ’14, Excel, Civil Engineering, Pervious Pile Project
Summer 2012
Michael Hezel ’14, Excel, Excel, Civil Engineering, Pervious Pile Project
Michael Tsai ’13, Excel, (funded by NSF project), Mechanical Engineering, NEESR Project
Apratim Mukherjee ’14, Excel, Mechanical Engineering, NEESR Project
Binh Pham ‘13, Excel, Civil Engineering, Seismic Analysis of Small Building Systems
Minyan Li ‘13, Excel, Civil Engineering, Optimization of Structural Systems
Martin Anderson ‘14, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Pervious Pile Project
Summer 2011
Martin Anderson ’14, Excel, Civil Engineering, Experimental Modeling and Analytical Modeling of Pervious Concrete Piles (Works at Pennoni Assoc. in Baltimore)
Minyan ‘Spark’ Li ’13, Excel, Civil Engineering, Validation of Nonlinear Materials Models using Neural Networks and Finite Element Analysis (Attending Clemson)
Anna Schulman ’12, Civil Engineering, REU Student at Texas A&M Univ. (Attended Graduate School at Lehigh)
Phillip Bellis ’13, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, NEESR Project (Attended Graduate School at Virginia Tech)
Matt O’Loughlin ’12, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Pervious Pile Project (Works in Finance Industry)
Katie Yoder ’13, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, NEESR Project (Attending Graduate School at Michigan)
2009 – 2010
Anna Schulman ’12, Excel, Civil Engineering, Summer 2010, NEESR Project, Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Frame Structures (Attended Graduate School at Lehigh)
Georgi Todorov ’13, Excel, Civil Engineering Summer 2010, NEESR Project, Modeling of Nonlinear Material Behavior Using Committees of Neural Networks
Brian Carey ’11, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Fall 2009, Summer 2010, Pervious/NEESR Project, Implementation of Crack Prediction Material Models into Finite Element Analysis (Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2011-2012)
2008 – 2009
Kyle Fritz ’10, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Summer 2009, CAREER Project (Attended Graduate School at Virginia Tech)
Kristi Kostalliri ’11, Excel, Civil Engineering, Interim 2009, Summer 2009, Interim 2010, Improving the User-based Design Capabilities of Conceptual Design Programs in Structural Engineering
Tabor Pearson ’09, RA (funded by NSF project), Mechanical Engineering, Summer 2009, Railway Health Monitoring Systems (Works at Foster Wheeler)
Chris Kisch ’11, RA (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Summer 2009, CAREER Project
2007 – 2008
Kyle Fritz ’10, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Summer 2008, CAREER Project (Attended Graduate School at Virginia Tech)
Kristi Kostalliri ’11, Excel, Civil Engineering, Summer 2008, Improving the User-based Design Capabilities of Conceptual Design Programs in Structural Engineering(Military Service, Greece)
Tabor Pearson ’09, RA (funded by NSF project), Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2007, Summer 2008, Railway Health Monitoring Systems (Works at Foster Wheeler)
Mark Sliwinski ’09, RA (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Summer 2008, CAREER Project (Works at Morris-Flood Associates, LLC)
Diana Hasegan ’10, Excel, Civil Engineering, Fall 2007, Sensors Project (Works at Langan Engineering)
2006 – 2007
Tabor Pearson ’09, RA (funded by NSF project), Mechanical Engineering, Summer 2007, (Works at Foster Wheeler)
Diana Hasegan ’10, Excel (funded by NSF project), Civil Engineering, Summer 2007, CAREER Project (Works at Langan Engineering)
Deni Deliallisi ’09, Excel, Civil Engineering, Interim 2007, CAREER Project, User preference implementation into multi-objective design of steel trusses in unstructured design domains (Works at the Maryland State Highway Administration)
Independent Study
Greg Black ’08, Computational Methods (CE 390), Fall 2006, Spring 2007 (Graduate School, Univ. of Delaware; Works at Bridges to Prosperity as a Construction Manager)
Diana Hasegan ’10, Green Energy Practices for Reeder House (CE 390), Fall 2008 (Works at Langan Engineering)
Sandy Ma ’13. Structural Origami Deployable Structures (CE 390), Fall 2012 (Attending Graduate School in Architecture at MIT)
Advisor, Green Roof Project, Ms. Colon ’10, Fall 2008 (Works at URS / Malcolm Pirnie Joint Venture)
Chaired Doctoral Degrees for students at Texas A&M University while at Lafayette College
Member of Ph.D. Committee, Youngjin Cha, Multi-Objective Optimal Control Architectures for Structural Systems Using Advanced Genetic Algorithms Approaches, Dec. 2008 (Current Position, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York)
Chair of Ph.D. Committee, Breanna Bailey, Incorporating User Aesthetic Design Preferences into Multi-Objective Roof Truss Optimization, May 2006 (Current Position, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M – Kingsville, Texas)
Chair of M.S. Committee, Soumya Sundar Pathi, Investigation of Genetic Algorithm Design Representation for Multi-objective Truss Optimization, August 2006 (works at Global Industries Ltd. as a Project Manager)
Chair of M.S. Committee, Selcuk Dincal, Investigation of FRF-based SDIM Performance on 3-D Benchmarks, December 2005 (currently pursuing Ph.D. at Texas A&M University)
Work with Students While an Assistant Prof. at Texas A&M University until May 2005
Chair, Ph.D. Dissertation Committee, Tamas Liszkai, Robust FRF-based Damage Detection Methodology Using Genetic Algorithms, August 2003, Current Position: Engineer, Materials & Structural Analysis Unit, Framatome ANP, Lynchburg, VA
Chair, M.S. Thesis Committee, Pranab Agarwal, Civil Engineering, May 2005 (Works at Spatial Corp., Manager, Worldwide Services)
Chair, M.S. Thesis Committee, Sangwook Paik, Civil Engineering, Aug. 2005
Undergraduate Research Students, Civil Engineering (Mr. Escamilla, Spring 2004 and Summer 2004, Regys Gifoni, Summer 2001)
NSF REU Fellows, Civil Engineering (Mr. Wong, U of Texas at Austin, and Mr. Sneed, TAMU, Summer 2004)