Group Members
PhD Students: (Primary Supervisor)
Mehdi Bashiri (4/2022-) (w/- Jia, Tongji, Moghadam, IIEES) Earthquake Life - Ductile Fracture
Thomas Wright (2021-) (w/Li, UBC) Steel connections to MLT structures
Yudi ZHANG (PhD) (8/2023-) (w/-Jia, Tongji, Moghadam, IIEES) Friction/ROBUST
Mereen HUSSAIN (PhD) (9/2023-) Seismic Analysis
Seif Dehghanian (PhD) (3/2024-) ROBUST Frame/CollectorBeam
Ammad ALI (PhD) (3/2024-) Brace System Performance
PhD Students: (Associate Supervisor)
Gordon Chen (2021-) (w/ Abu) Steel Connections in Fire
Mikhail Gedyma (2022-) (w/Lee) Composite Residential Structures
Milad Lezgi (2023-) (w/ Lim & Altaner) Eucalyptus CLT floors
Visiting PhD students:
Masoumeh Farshbhaf (Visiting PhD, 7/2023, 12 mo) Displacement Prediction
Incoming:
A/Prof. Shiling PEI (Visiting Academic) Colorado School of Mines
Mr Yinzhen CHEN (CSC Visitor, Doctoral Visitor) Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
Mr Yan XU (CSC Visitor, Doctoral Visitor) Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
PhD Students: (Collaborator)
Masoumeh (Fariba) Farshbaf (2020-) with AS Moghadam (IIEES), Demand Prediction
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - Incoming 2024
Tristan Eiselen GMC01_FunWithStructures1 - Lower Storey Isolation - Sensitivity
Luke Jerkovic GMC01_FunWithStructures1 - Lower Storey Isolation - Sensitivity
Olivia O'Neill GMC02_FunWithStructures2 - Building Torsion
Ernesto Rodriguez Gutierrez GMC02_FunWithStructures2 - Building Torsion
Ethan Roach GMC03_FunWithStructures3 - Lower Storey Isolation - Scope
Sam Evea GMC03_FunWithStructures3 - Lower Storey Isolation - Scope
Joel Kunnethedan GMC04_FunWithStructures4 - Reconnaissance
Oliver Lynch GMC04_FunWithStructures4 - Reconnaissance
Current Academic Collaborations
Anthony Abu (UC)
Jose Chanchi (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Manizales )
Reagan Chandramohan (Structure, UC)
Charles Clifton (Structure, UA)
Rajesh Dhakal (UC)
Liang-Jiu JIA (Structure, Tongji)
Chin-Long LEE (UC)
Ming-Hao LI (UBC)
Zheng LUO (Xi'an) (UC Visitor 10/2022-10/2023)
A.Sarvgard Moghadam (IIEES)
Pierre Quenneville (UA)
Shahab Ramhormozian (AUT)
Geoff Rodgers (Mech Eng., UC)
Ping XIANG (Tongji)
Zhenduo YAN (AUT)
INVITED VISITORS
Dr. Zheng LUO - Xi’an Univ. of Architecture and Technology, SCS 10/2022-10/2023
Prof. Greg Milller - University of Washington 2/2023-5/2023
Prof. Patrick Paultre - Sherbrooke University 2/2020-3/2020
Prof. Robert Tremblay - Ecole Polytechnique Montreal 22/3/2018-21/4/2018
Prof. Michel Bruneau - U. Buffalo, Quake Centre Scholar 2/2017-3/2017
Ben Sitler - Tokyo Institute of Technology PG, 2/2016 -3/2016
Dr Ching Yi Tsai - Taiwan NCREE 20/02/2016-30/02/2016
Prof. Michel Bruneau - U. Buffalo, Quake Centre Scholar 2/2016
Prof. Greg Deierlein - Stanford University, Erskine 2015
Prof. Dan Abrams - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Erskine 2014
Prof. Sudhir Jain - IIT Gandhinagar (Director) 23-25/04/2013
Prof. Roberto Leon - Virginia Tech Erskine 2011
Giacomo Paganotti - University of Milan PG, 2010
Yasuaki Sato - Tokyo Tech PG, 8/2010 - 1/2011
Prof. Michel Bruneau - Univ. Buffalo Erskine 2010
Prof. David Mukai - Univ. Wyoming 2010
Prof. Akira Wada - Tokyo Tech; Architectural Institute of Japan (For Research Directions Workshop 2010)
Prof. Motoyui - Tokyo Tech 2010
Prof. Charles Roeder - University of Washington 3/2008
Prof. Umarani Gunasekaran - Anna University, Chennai 2006
Prof. Yoshihiro Kimura - Tokyo Institute of Technology 2002 (UW)
RECENT COMPLETIONS
PhD Students (Primary Supervisor) :
Kiran Rangwani (11/2018-9/2023) (w/- Rodgers) Friction GripNGrab Device
Jamaledin Borzouie (2012-2016) Low Damage Base Connections
Trevor Yeow (2011-2017) Seismic loss analysis, Content Sliding
Tushar Chaudhari (2013-2018) Slab Effects on Moment Frames
Ali Abdolahi Rad (2013-2018) Straightening Structures and Residual Deformations
Helmy Hermawan Tjahjanto (2014-2018) Rectangular CFT Column Connections
Jose Chanchi (2010-2019) Friction Connections
Saeid Alizadeh (2/2016-2019) Composite Floor Seismic Behaviour
Fahimeh Tork Ladani (2013-2015, 2018-2021) Bolted Column Splices
Hossein Soleimankhani (5/2018-2021) Building Inelastic Torsion
PhD Students: (Associate Supervisor)
Amir Malek (2014-2018) with Scott, Concrete Damage Assessment
Atefeh Pourali (2013-2018) with Dhakal Ceilings
Reza Kordani (2014-2019) with Rodgers Rocking Frames
Jarrod Cook (2014-2019) with Rodgers Grip N' Grab Device
Saul Vazquez Colunga (2017-5/2021) with CL Lee BRB Gusset Plates
Jian Cui (2017-5/2021) with CL Lee Circular BRB members
Wenchen Dong (2017-2021) with MH Li BRBs in Timber Frames
PhD Students: (Collaborator)
Zhenduo YAN (2019-2023) with C Clifton (UoA) ROBUST Programme
Shahab Ramhormozian (2014-2018) (w/ Clifton, UoA) Belleville Spring Friction
Gary Djojo (2014-2018) (with Clifton, UoA) Rocking Walls
Robin Xie (2013-2020) (with G. Rodgers) Friction Braces
Hamed Bagheri (RSFJ Structure, UA, with Quenneville) RSFJ Structure
Muhammad Rashid (UC, Ceilings, Piping) with Dhakal (UA) Non-Skeleton Elements - Horizontal
Jitendra Bhatta (2019-2022), with Dhakal (UC), Non-Skeleton Elements - Vertical
ME Students (Primary Supervisor) :
Dipra Atrheya (2015-2016, research paper) Unbalanced Structures
ME Students (Associate Supervisor) :
Alex Leung (2015-2016) (with Clifton, UoA) Friction Links
Ben Westeneng (2015-2016) (with Lee) BRB Gusset Plates
Alistair McDowell (2014-2015) (with Hann) Green Building Controls
Sean Cooney (2014-2016) (with Hann) Green Building Construction
Franciscus Arifin (10/2016-2018) (with Sullivan) Steel Building Loss
Khaled Saif (2016-2018) (with Lee) Unbalanced Structures
ME Students (Collaborator) :
CHEN Can (ME) (2018-2021) (with Xiang, Tongji) NSE GCW
Kim Eng CHOUERY (2018-2021) (with Jia, Tongji) Friction Component Tests
FAN Kui (2019-2021), (with Jia, Tongji) Rocking Column
Song (2019-2021) (with Xiang, Tongji) Contents and Rocking Column
Zhengyan Wang (2019-2021) (with Jia, Tongji) Displacement Prediction
Thai Phan (2019-2020) (with Ramhormozian, AUT) Virtual Construction
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - 2023
Caleb Gray GMC01_FunWithStructures3_Structure Decision Tool
William Holland GMC01_FunWithStructures3_Structure Decision Tool
Rory Brosnan GMC03_FunWithStructures3_Multistage Connections
Bader ElMashalgi GMC03_FunWithStructures3_Multistage Connections
Cam Henderson GMC06_Panel Zones
Ed Macalastair GMC06_Panel Zones
William Edwards GMC12_Cladding
Jesse Robertson GMC12_Cladding
Evan Caygill GMC14_FunWithStructures_Residential Timber Steel Construction
Thomas Steel GMC14_FunWithStructures_Residential Timber Steel Construction
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - 2022
Andre Donald GMC04 - Chevron BRBs in Steel Structures
Toby Simpson GMC04 - Chevron BRBs in Steel Structures
Haoyu Liang GMC14 - Pagodas
Jian Chen GMC14 - Pagodas
Matthew Huang GMC15 - Chevron BRBs in MT Structures
William Dorrance GMC15 - Chevron BRBs in MT Structures
Angus Parkyn GMC16 - Effective Open Day Communication
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - 2021
Isaac Athfield Bricks
Angus McCarthy Bricks
Thomas Kennett EPB Decisions
Sam Mateparae EPB Decisions
Theo Smith Record Pulses
Brad Lindbom Record Pulses
Casey Orr Column Demands
Jordon Sherborne Column Demands
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - 2020
Sajad AHMADZADAH - Column Moments
Jeremy ASHDOWN - Column Moments
Yizhou LIN - Drift Measures
Guy HOGAN - Drift Measures
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - 2018
GMC01_A: Daniel McDowall - Maximum material strength
GMC01_A: Thomas Wright - Maximum material strength
GMC03_S2: Zhangyou Zhang - Modelling of Damping
GMC03_S2:Ni Yun - Modelling of Damping
GMC04_A: Jin Yoo - GripNGrab Rocking Wall
GMC04_A: Edbert Livia - GripNGrab Rocking Wall
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) - 2017
Caleb Ndarowa - Floor vibrations
Raunaq Malhotra - Floor vibrations
Raharuhi Koia - Beam Shear Connections
Jack Needham - Beam Shear Connections
Kanyakon Kosinanonth (Maija) - Slab Mode 3 Effects
George Webb - Slab Mode 3 Effects
Josh Telford - Displacement measuring device
Ashley Sim - Displacement measuring device
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) 2016
Hayden Clarke - Beam Shear Connections
Cameron Weir - Beam Shear Connections
Luke Galley - Response Duration
Henry Mckee - Response Duration
Elliot Burr - Masonry Infill Effects
Luke Bolger - Masonry Infill Effects
Jeremy Ditzel - Column Twisting
William Southby - Column Twisting
Undergraduate Students: (Primary Supervisor) 2015
Mike Andeson - Displacement Sensor
Michael Simcock - Displacement Sensor
James Bruere - Importance of Peak Response Duration
Mark Davies-Colley - Importance of Peak Response Duration
Kyle Bashnick - Continuous Column Requirements for Design
Josh Mulligan - Continuous Column Requirements for Design
James Chen - Slab Detailing at a Column
Beam Aschakulporn - Slab Detailing at a Column
Fanjie Luo - Column Design Forces
Grace Wang - Column Design Forces
OTHER UC COLLABORATORS
Negar Gharahshir (2015) CFT Column Stiffness
Audsley Jones (2013-2018) with CL Lee Buckling Restrained Braces
Fanjie Luo (2016-2019) Column Design Forces
Pav Devananthan (12/2020 - 2/2021) ROBUST Small model
Mahdi Hatami (12/2015-2019) Friction Connections (On leave)