Our Team

Prof. Blum wearing a hardhat

Hannah Blum

Alain H. Peyrot Associate Professor
hannah.blum@wisc.edu
Director, Consortium for Holistic Steel Systems
Sustainability Faculty Fellow

Education: Ph.D., University of Sydney, M.S.E.; Johns Hopkins University; B.S., Johns Hopkins University
Publications: Google Scholar, Scopus, Research Gate

Awards

  • Outstanding Mentorship Award Finalist, Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring (2025), College of Engineering, UW-Madison
  • UW-Madison Teaching Academy Fellow (2024)
  • Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award (2024), UW-Madison
  • Journal of Structural Engineering Outstanding Reviewer (2023), American Society of Civil Engineers

 

  • Harvey Spangler Award for Innovative Teaching (2023), College of Engineering, UW-Madison
  • Terry Peshia Early Career Faculty Award (2023), American Institute of Steel Construction
  • McGuire Award for Junior Researchers – MAJR Medal (2022), Structural Stability Research Council
  • Yoon Duk Kim Young Researcher Award (2021), Structural Stability Research Council
  • Vinnakota Award (2016), Structural Stability Research Council

PhD Students

Kubilay Cicek

Position title: PhD Candidate

Useok Kim

Position title: PhD Student

Monamy Mustaq

Position title: PhD Student

Shihang Wang

Position title: PhD Student

MS Research Students

Will Krueger

Position title: MS Thesis

Masud Rana

Position title: MS Thesis

Undergraduate Research Students

Olivia Donaldson

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Emily Fink

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Caden Komro

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Jacknetson Naw

Position title: Senior Undergraduate Researcher

Lennart-Fredrik Schmitz

Position title: Senior Undergraduate Researcher

Eamon Whitten

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Staff and Industrial Affiliates

John Klein, P.E., S.E.

Credentials: Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Position title: Industry Affiliate

Email: john.klein@wisc.edu