Members

Kyungwon Park (박경원), Ph.D. student (2022/09 -)

currently visiting scholar at Univ of Central Florida (UCF), USA

Research: Geotechnical remote sensing/ GIS (인공위성 원격탐사/ GIS)

Junwoo Shin (신준우), PhD student (현 금오공대소속) (2024/01 - )

Research: Computer vision & AI in geotechnics (컴퓨터 비전 / AI)

Hoyoung Lee (이호영), MS-PhD student (2023/09 - )

Research: Geomaterials& Construction materials (지반재료/ 탄소중립 건설재료)

Ilhyun Seo (서일현), MS-PhD student (2024/03- )

Research: Geotechnical remote sensing (인공위성 원격탐사 SAR)

Adheena (아디나) Salim Anitha, PhD student, (2024/09 - )

Research: Computer vision in geotechnics (컴퓨터 비전)

Junpyo Lee (이준표), PhD student, (현) 대웅컨설턴트 부사장, (2024/09 - )

Research: Geotechnical monitoring and analysis (지반계측 및 해석)

Kyung Jo Youn (윤경조), PhD student, (현)Posco 스테인리스 마케팅 차장 (2025/09- )

Research: Road sinkhole assessment (도심지 도로함몰 조사 )

Chaewon Lee (이채원) , MS student (2024/09 - )

Research: Geomaterials& construction materials (지반재료/탄소중립 건설재료)

Sanghyun Park (박상현), MS student (2025/03 - )

Research: CubeSat-based geohazad assessment (CubeSat인공위성 활용)

Inwoo Hwang (황인우), MS student (2025.9 - )

Research: Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (인공위성 원격탐사 SAR)

Kyumin Han (한규민), 학부연구생 (2024.12 - )

Research: Geotechincal laboratory testing (지반공학 실내 실험)

Juhoon Kim (김주훈), M.S. student (2023/03 - 2025/02)

Thesis: 탄성파를 이용한 플라이애쉬 기반 지오폴리머 모르타르의 동적물성치 조사 (Dynamic Properties of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Mortar Using Stress Waves)

Dr. Byoung Hooi Cho (조병휘교수 @  (현)경희대학교), 2018-2021 as Postdoc at UCF

(현) Assist. Professor at Sangmyeong University, South Korea

Research: Construction materials, pavement modeling and evaluation

Dr. Jinyoung Kim (김진영교수 @ (현)아주대학교), 2013-2015 as Postdoc at UCF

(현) Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering

Ajou University, South Korea, jinyoungkim@ajou.ac.kr

Dr. Jinwoo An (안진우교수 @ (현)University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley),  PhD completion at UCF (2015)

(현) Assist. Professor at University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley,  Email: anji@mountunion.edu 

Dissertation: Characterization of waste-to-energy (WTE) bottom and fly ashes in cementitious  materials

 Dr. Yong-Je Kim (김용제교수 @ (현) University of Texas at El Paso),  PhD completion at UCF (2019)

(현) Assist. Professor, University of Texas at El Paso, Email: yj.kim@txstate.edu 

 Dissertation:  Spatio-temporal-magnitude based sinkhole hazard modeling

Ryan Shamet, (rshamet@knights.ucf.edu), Ph.D., UCF 2020 

Assist Professor, University of North Florida

Research: Sinkhole risk evaluation by using subsurface exploration methods

Timothy Copeland, (trcopeland10@knights.ucf.edu), PhD, UCF 2023 

Geosyntec Consultants (chairman of Florida ASCE G-I chapter)

Research:  Sinkhole Risk Analysis and Management in East Central Florida

Moataz Soliman  (moatazhs@knights.ucf.edu),  Ph.D., UCF 2020

Senior engineer at Ardaman and Associates, Inc. 

 Research:  Numerical analysis of sinkhole stability at mutiscale

Mohammad Khawaji, Ph.D., UCF 2019

Professor at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Dissertation: Mechanical study on edge-oxidized graphene oxide (EOGO) reinforced concrete

Yousef Alharbi,  Ph.D., UCF 2019

Professor at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Dissertation: Investigation on the effect of edge-oxidized graphene oxide (EOGO) on properties of cement composite

Toni-Gaye McCulloch (tonilmcculloch@gmail.com), Ph.D., UCF 2018 

civil engineer at NASA

Dissertation: Use of Accelerated Calcite Precipitation Method to Investigate Calcium Carbonate Precipitation from Recycled Concrete for Drainage System Applications

Scott Kirts (scott.kirts@dot.state.fl.us),  Ph.D., UCF 2017

engineer at FDOT District 5

Dissertation: Development of soil compressibility prediction models and application to site settlement

Behnam Golestani - project engineer at Interek-PSI

Ph.D., University of Central Florida, summer 2015

Dissertation: Sustainable material solution for flexible pavements: Performance evaluation and impact assessment of utilizing multiple recycled materials in HMA

Adam Perez, Ph.D Student (part-time) (adamlaneperez@gmail.com)

 Project engineer, Ardaman and Associates Inc.

Amirarsalan Rajabi (summer 2018)

Thesis: Sinkhole detection and quantification using LiDAR Data 

Zachary Behring (Fall 2013), Currently Structural Engineer, FDOT District 4 

Thesis: "Evaluating the Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in French Drain Applications"

Andre Kruk (summer 2019), ankruk8407@knights.ucf.edu

Thesis: Soil compressibility of Florida's soils

Baig Abdullah Al Muhit (Summer 2015)

Thesis: Graphene oxide (GO)-cement composite

Kazi M. Tasneem (Summer 2014)

Thesis: Beneficial Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Ashes as Sustainable Road Construction Materials

Hamid Maherinia (Spring 2013)

Thesis: Development of the Strategy to Select Optimum Reflective Cracking Mitigation Methods for Hot-Mix Asphalt Overlays in Florida