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Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Fellow, Grainger College of Engineering, UIUC
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Cairo University, 2003; MSc., Structural Engineering, Cairo University, 2005; MSc., Applied Mechanics, Caltech 2006; PhD., Civil Engineering, Caltech, 2011; Postdoctoral Scholar, Physics, UCSB, 2011-2013, Assiatant Professor, UIUC, 2013-2020; Associate Professor, UIUC, 2020-.
PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Computer Science student, Siebel School of Computing and Data Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Majd M. Alahmad
Majd M. Alahmad
REU (2024- present), Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at The University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. President of EERI student chapter at UIUC.
Alumni
Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Vivian Tang
Dr. Vivian Tang
Doctoral Students
Dr. Qianli Chen
Dr. Qianli Chen
Applied Scientist (Amazaon)
Thesis: Tunable mechanical bandgaps in elastic metamaterials: Patterning, straining, and spatiotemporal modulation (2019)
Dr. Xiao Ma
Dr. Xiao Ma
Data Science Supervisor (ExxonMobil)
Thesis: Modeling Dynamic Ruptures with High Resolution Fault Zone Physics (2019)
Dr. Darin Peetz
Dr. Darin Peetz
Software Engineer (Google)
Thesis: Impact of stability and surface area on fracture toughness of biological structures (2021)
Dr. Setare Hajarolasvadi
Dr. Setare Hajarolasvadi
Applied Scientist (Meta)
Thesis: Mechanical metamaterials for wave control: Effects of modularity and nonlinearity (2021)
Dr. Ahmed Ghareeb
Dr. Ahmed Ghareeb
Product Design Engineer (Apple)
Thesis: On the role of topology and micro-structure on the adhesion and fracture of soft materials (2021)
Thesis: On the role of topology and micro-structure on the adhesion and fracture of soft materials (2021)
Dr. Mohamed Abdelmeguid
Dr. Mohamed Abdelmeguid
Postdoctoral Scholar (Caltech)
Thesis: Physics-based modeling of earthquake cycles and tsunamis in strike-slip fault zones (2022)
Thesis: Physics-based modeling of earthquake cycles and tsunamis in strike-slip fault zones (2022)
Dr. Md Shumon Mia
Dr. Md Shumon Mia
Assistant Professor (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology -- BUET)
Thesis: Spatiotemporal evolution of seismic and aseismic frictional sliding with bulk plasticity (2024)
Thesis: Spatiotemporal evolution of seismic and aseismic frictional sliding with bulk plasticity (2024)
MSc. Advisees
Yuyang (April) Rao
Yuyang (April) Rao
Financial Analyst
Thesis: Scaling Laws for Stress and Energy for Interfaces with Strong Rate-Weakening Friction (2017)
Konik Kothari
Konik Kothari
Graduated with a PhD from CS (UIUC). Currently MLE@Pintrest
Louis Vaught
Louis Vaught
Graduated with a PhD from Texas A&M. Currently Material Production Engineer at ATSP Innovations.
Lauren Santullo
Lauren Santullo
Senior Associate at Walter P. Moore
Yvette Holguin
Yvette Holguin
Engineer II at Karagozian & Case
Caleb Drummer
Caleb Drummer
Engineer at CARPENTER WRIGHT ENGINEERS, P.L.L.C
Undergraduate Students (2020- .)
Alexandra Kawar
Alexandra Kawar
REU (2018-2019), MSc. in Structural Engineering (MIT, 2020). Currently Senior Structural Engineer at Tesla
Kariem Ahdi Hashem
Kariem Ahdi Hashem
REU (2022), MSc. in Structural Engineering (UIUC, 2024)
Mary Cook
Mary Cook
REU (2020). Currently CQV Engineer at Sequence, Inc.
Linda Cai
Linda Cai
REU (2018). PhD in CS from Princeton. Currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Berkeley.
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