PhD Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Hyeyoung Koh
Postdoctoral Scholar: January 2023 – July 2024
Projects: Inelastic Analysis and Design of Bare Steel Deck Diaphragms using Instantaneous Center Method; Design of Shear Connectors Welded Through Steel Deck; Monitoring, Modeling, and Visualization of Structures
Current position: Assistant Professor, Washington State University
PhD Year: 2022
Thesis title: Augmenting Steel Design with Data-Driven and Advanced Analysis Approaches
Dr. Ed Sippel
PhD Year: 2022
Thesis title: Structural Analysis with Non-Symmetric Cross Sections
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering & Construction Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Yu Xia
PhD Year: 2022
Thesis title: Analytical and Computational Modeling of Temperature Dependent Material Properties, Residual Stress, and Torsional Behavior for Cold-Formed Steel Members
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, China University of Geoscience – Beijing
Masters by Research Students
Saleh Alshammari
Year: 2024
Independent study report title: Frame Element Analysis of an Open-web Steel Joist Using MASTAN2
Current position: PhD Student, UW-Madison
Mihir Mehendale
Year: 2024
Independent study report title: Extended Reality Applications in Structural Steel Fabrication
Current position: Engineer, Indiana DOT
Max Laracuente
Year: 2022
Thesis title: Behavior of Concentrically Loaded Austenitic Stainless Steel Single Unequal-Leg Angles
Current position: Structural Engineer, GRAEF Engineering
Masters and Undergraduate Lab Assistants
Gabe Lepak
Graduate Research Assistant: Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Fall 2021 – Spring 2023
Projects: Monitoring, Modeling, and Visualization of Structures; Develop and Construct Prototype Vacuum Box for Future Steel Deck Testing; Other assorted projects
Jennica Martinson
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Projects: Point Cloud Analysis of Structural Components