Research group dinner meeting picture, December 2024. On the picture from left to right: Erick R. Velasco-Reyes, Nicole Sarmiento, Jorge Romero Loyola, Tanner Field, Franklin Fabian Lucero Luna, Gustavo Fernando Orozco Orozco, André R. Barbosa, Daiki Hinata, Patricio Uarac, Camila Fernanda Godoy Valdés, Emmanuel Randle (Kristian Walker and Camila Sales were not there for the picture but are also important members of the group). At this dinner we celebrated many great 2024 feats and celebrated members of the group that in 2024 went on to big and better things (Steven Kontra, EIT, Gustavo Savaris, Nick Thielsen).
Current Group Members
(13 members: 1 post-doc, 4 Ph.D., 4 M.S., 1 M.Eng., 3 U.Grads.)
| Advisee | Position | Expected Graduation | Research Topic |
 Erick R. Velasco-Reyes | Post doctoral scholar | N/A | Impact of Sediment Transport on Tsunami Impact Assessments |
 Emmanuel Randle | Ph.D. Student | Spring 2029 | Community Resilience Assessment |
 Jorge Romero Loyola | Ph.D. Student | Fall 2027 | Cascading Earthquake and Tsunami Impact Assessment for Built Infrastructure |
 Tanner Field (co-advised Arijit Sinha) | Ph.D. Student | Fall 2026 | Mass-timber Structures |
 Patricio Uarac (co-advised Arijit Sinha) | Ph.D. Student | Spring 2025 | Optimization and Performance-based Seismic Design |
 Franklin Fabian Lucero Luna | M.S. Student | Spring 2025 | Probabilistic Earthquake and Tsunami Debris Impact Modeling |
 Daiki Hinata (co-advised Arijit Sinha) | M.S. Student | Spring 2025 | Timber Braced Frames |
 Camila Sales | M.S. Student | Spring 2025 | Ultra-high Performance Concrete |
 Kristian Walker (co-advised Jason Ideker) | M.S. Student | Spring 2025 | Ultra-high Performance Concrete |
 Ian Herr | M.Eng. Student | Winter 2025 | Ultra-high Performance Concrete |
Current Undergraduate Students
- Natalie Neumayer (Winter 2025 – Present), Sophomore
- Katelyn L Hackenberg (Fall 2024– Present), Senior
- Justin David (Spring 2024– Present), Senior
Former Group Members
(6 Post-docs, 15 Ph.D., 27 M.S., 30 U.G.)
PD6. Gustavo Savaris, Post-doctoral Visiting Scholar (2023-2024)
Research Topic: Ultra-high Performance Concrete
PD5. Claudia Reis, Post-doctoral Scholar (2023)
Research Topic: Smooth Particle Hydrodynamic Modeling.
P15. Gustavo Fernando Orozco, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2024
Research Topic: Performance-based Seismic Design.
M27. Steven Kontra, M.S. Student, Graduated 2024
Research Topic: Shake-table Testing of Mass-timber Structures
M26. Nick Thielsen, M.S. Student, Graduated 2024
Research Topic: Resilient Self-centering Mass-timber Walls
P15. Naser Katanbaf, Ph.D. Student, Currently Ph.D. student in Wood Science and Engineering Department at Oregon State University, 2024
Research Topic: Seismic Performance of Modular Buildings.
M25. Jacob Gesh, M.S. Student, Graduated 2023
Research Topic: Physical and Numerical Modeling of Creep in Mass-timber Walls
PD4. Mershad Amini, Post-doctoral Scholar (2021 – 2023)
Research Topic: Community Resilience to Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards
M24. Carly Loving, M.S. Student, Graduated 2022
Research Topic: Structural Reliability of Bridges using Innovative Technologies and Worklows
M23. Mohit Srivastava, M.S. Student, Graduated 2021
Research Topic: Timber Concrete Composite Floor Systems
PD3. Mohammad Shafiqual Alam, Post-doctoral Scholar (2019 – 2021)
Research Topic: Lifeline Loss and Recovery Analysis
M22. Esther Baas, M.S. Student, Graduated 2020
Research Topic: Structural Health Monitoring of Timber Structures, co-advised by Prof. Mariapaola Riggio
P14. Zeyad Al-Sayhood, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2020
Research Topic: Tsunami Loading on Building Structures, co-advised by Prof. Michael Scott
M21. Shrenik Bora, M.S. Student, Graduated 2020
Research Topic: CLT Moisture Performance and Impact on Connections, co-advised by Prof. Arijit Sinha
M20. Renee Engleson, M.S. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Cross-laminated Pier and Spandrel Solutions for Seismic Retrofit of Existing URM Structures
M19. Brad Taylor, M.S. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: CLT Diaphrams, co-advised by Prof. Arijit Sinha
P13. Feras Khlef, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2020
Research Topic: Seismic Design of High-performance Fiber-reinforced Concrete (HPFRC) Bridge Structures, co-advised by Prof. Jason Ideker
P12. Ignace Mugabo, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Structural Health Monitoring of Timber Structures, co-advised by Prof. Mariapaola Riggio
P11. Mustafa Buniya, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Performance-based seismic assessment and design of RC-CLT Hybrid Building Structures, co-advised by Prof. Barbara Simpson
P10. Sharoo Shrestha, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Seismic Retrofit of RC Bridge Columns using Titanium Alloy Bars, co-advised by Prof. Christopher Higgins
M18. C. Hunter Anderson, M.S. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Reassessment of Grading Criteria with Respect to the Flexural Properties of Douglas-fir Crossarms
PD2. Kameshwar Sabarethinam, Post-doctoral Scholar
Research Topic: Community-level Seismic and Tsunami Risk and Resilience
M17. Kolton Mahr, M.S. Student, Graduated 2019
P9. Mohammed Asaad, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: RC Plate and Shear Wall Modeling
P8. Leonardo Rodrigues, Ph.D. Student at University of Minho,Portugal, Visiting Ph.D. student at Oregon State University in 2017, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Robustness of Mass-timber Structures
P7. Mohammad Shafiqual Alam, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2019
Research Topic: Community-level Seismic and Tsunami Risk and Resilience
M16. Nicolas Matus, M.S. Student, Graduated 2018
Research Topic: RC shear friction interfaces containing high-strength steel
M15. Brian DeMeza, M.S. Student, Graduated 2018
Research Topic: CLT and CLT-concrete composite diaphragms
P6. + PD1. Rajendra Soti, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2017; Post-doctoral Scholar 2017-2018
Research Topic: Cost-effective Retrofit of Buildings with URM Walls
P5. Andre Belejo, Ph.D. Student, Graduated 2017
Research Topic: Soil-structure interaction in performance-based seismic design
Current Position: SEFT Consulting Group, Portland, OR
P4. Vahid Mahdavifar, Ph.D. Student, Graduating Class 2017
Research Topic: Experimental testing and numerical modeling of hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber connections, co-advised with Prof. Arijit Sinha
Current Position: Post-doc at UMass Amherst
P3. Milena Massari, Ph.D. Student, Univ. Bologna, Italy, Graduated 2017
Research Topic: Cross-laminated timber innovative designs for rocking systems, co-advised Professor Marco Savoia
Current Position: Researcher at University of Bologna, Italy
M14. Mackenzie Lostra, M.S. Student, Graduated 2016
Research Topic: Innovative materials and methods for retrofitting bridge columns, co-advised by Prof. Chris Higgins
M13. Curtis Blank, M.S., 2016
Research Topic: Performance Based Tests on Cross Laminated Timber – Concrete Composite Floor Panels
M12. Syed Baqir Hussein, M.S., 2016
Research Topic: Evaluation of seismic response directional combination rules for existing plan irregular reinforced concrete buildings
Current Position: Senior Engineer, ECSP, Lahore, Pakistan
P2. Filipe Ribeiro, Ph.D. Student at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Visiting Ph.D. Student at Oregon State University, Graduating Class 2015
Research Topic: Seismic robustness to multiple cascading hazards, co-advised by Prof. Luis Neves
Current Position: Structural Designer at Profico, Lda.
M11. Drew Nielson, M.S., 2015
Research Topic: High-strength reinforcement for bridges, co-advised by Prof. David Trejo
Current Position: Designer, Reid Middleton, Washington
M10. Patrick Burns, M.S., 2015
Research Topic: Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations, co-advised by Prof. Michael Olsen
Current Position: Designer, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle, Washington
P1. Luis Miranda, Visiting Scholar, LNEC, Portugal, Fall 2014
Research Topic: Numerical modeling of liquefaction mitigation measures in immersed tunnel foundations using OpenSees
Current Position: Researcher and Ph.D. Student, LNEC – Laboraório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
M9. Trevor Carey, MS, 2014
Research Topic: Multi-hazard framework and analysis of soil-bridge systems: Long duration earthquake and tsunami loading, co-advised with Prof. Ben Mason
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of California, Davis
M8. Jessica Cawley, MS, 2014
Research Topic: Review of guidelines for the design of tsunami vertical evacuation building, co-advised with Prof. Harry Yeh
M7. Amrutha Das, MS, 2014
Research Topic: Risk and reliability associated with use and reuse of vertical formwork co-advised with Prof. John Gambatese
Current Position: Project Engineer at Kerr Contractors, OR
M6. Tim Link, MS, 2014
Research Topic: Seismic performance of reinforced concrete bridge columns constructed with grade 80 reinforcement, co-advised with Prof. David Trejo
Current Position: Bridge Designer at David Evans Associates, Portland, OR
M5. Yicheng Long, MS, 2013
Research Topic: Effect of subduction zone earthquakes on SDOF bridge models
Current Position: Assistant Design Engineer, WHL Asia (Shanghai) Ltd.
M4. Anthonie Kramer, MS, 2014
Research Topic: Cross-laminated timber engineering : improvement and application, co-advised with Prof. Arijit SInha
Current Position: Project Engineer, Arup, LA, CA
M3. Garlan Ramadhan, MS, 2013
Research Topic: Seismic performance of diagrid steel structures using single and double friction mass dampers
Current Position: Design Engineer, PT. Wiratman, Indonesia
M2. Kyle Romney, MS, 2013
Research Topic: Soil-bridge interaction during long-duration earthquake motions
Current Position: Staff Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Oregon
M1. Ruben Rosario, Ms.c. 2014, at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Research Topic: Structural Fire Modeling Using OpenSees, co-advised by Prof. Luis Neves
Current Position: Research Engineer, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Undergraduate Students
30. Ian Herr (Spring 2023 – Fall 2024), Senior
29. Kalei Kittleson, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2023
28. Kristian Walker, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2023
27. Tanner Field, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2022
26. Kirsten Fox, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2018
25. Glen Galant, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2018
24. Risa de Asis, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2017
23. Elashae Tanimoto, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduating Class 2017
22. Brad Taylor, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2016-2017
21. Spenser Maunu, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2016-2017
20. Anna Tsai, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Summer 2017
19. Zeping Liu, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Summer 2017
18. C. Hunter Anderson, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2016-2017
17. Amy McKee, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2015
16. Kyle Logan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2015-2016
15. Jonathon Roy, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2015-2016
14. Gabriel Asch, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-2015
13. Samuel Gardner, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-2015
12. Matt Kessler, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-2015
11. Vandad Mazarei, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-2015
10. Paul Schroeder, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-2015
9. Cody Tibbits, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-2015
8. Kaitlyn Dorr, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Spring 2015
7. Carlos Ortiz, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Spring 2014
6. Kristina Milaj, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Winter 2014
5. Cody Tibbits, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
4. Nicholas James McElmurry, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Fall 2013
3. Huijing (Sheela) Wang, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Fall 2013
2. Amy Kordosky, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Winter 2013
1. Anthonie Kramer, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Spring to Summer 2012
Previous Group Photos
Weekly group meeting picture, May 2023. From top left to bottom right: Camila, Fernando, Gustavo, Patricio, Steven, Claudia, Jake, myself, Nick, Kristian, Tanner, Mehrshad, Naser (not in picture )
End of year group lunch, Dec. 2014. From left to right: Rajendra, Shafiq, myself, Andre, Matt, Vahid, Gabe, Paul, Cody, Luis, Feras (not in the picture Patrick and Drew)