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Abdullahi Salman, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, 2016

M.S., Michigan Technological University, 2014

B.Eng., Curtin University, Malaysia, 2011 

Bio: Dr. Salman is the founder of the RCIS lab at UAH. He joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UAH in the Fall of 2018. Prior to joining UAH, he was a Research Associate in the Civil Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University from 2016 to 2018. He was also a Research and Teaching Assistant at Michigan Tech from 2013 to 2016. His research interests include resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure systems, multi-hazard analysis, structural reliability, risk assessment and management, risk-based & multi-criteria decision making, and infrastructure maintenance. Dr. Salman is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and the American Concrete Institute (ACI). He is a member of the ASCE Multihazard Mitigation Committee.  

Curriculum Vitae

Muhammad Ahsan Ibrar 

Ph.D. Student (Fall 2023 - present)

M.S., Civil Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, 2021

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 2013

Adam Ado Sabari 

Ph.D. Student (Summer 2023 - present)

M.S., Civil Engineering, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom, 2020

B.Eng., Civil Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 2016

Babak Salarieh 

Ph.D. Student (Graduated Fall 2022)

M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2018

M.S., Civil Engineering - Marine Structures Engineering, University of Tehran, 2016

B.S., Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Khaje Nasir University of Technology, 2013

Dissertation: Climate Change Adaptation and Retrofit Planning for Coastal Residential Buildings Subjected to Hurricanes 

Eric Merschman 

Ph.D. Student (Graduated Fall 2021)

M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2015

B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2013

Dissertation: Multi-criteria Decision-Making Framework for Roadway Networks Using Resilience-Based Metrics

Izuchukwu Albert Ugwu

M.S. Student (Fall 2019 - Spring 2021)

B.Eng., Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2016

Thesis: Post-Disaster Repair Planning for Interdependent Infrastructure Systems Prioritizing the Recovery of Critical Facilities

Brandon Bounds 

M.S. Student (Spring 2022 - present)

Sarah Puchner

B.S. Student (Fall 2020 - Spring 2022)

Honors project: Seismic Design for New Huntsville ACE Hardware Building

James Seese 

Undergraduate Student (Summer 2020)

B.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

RCEU Project: Simulating the Storm Surge from a Category 5 Hurricane Making Landfall in Mobile Bay, Alabama 

Heath Rose 

Undergraduate Student (Summer 2019 - Fall 2019)

B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Joshua Clay 

Undergraduate Student (Summer 2023)

B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Ian Anzigare

Undergraduate Student (Summer 2024)

B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Christian Munoz 

Undergraduate Student (Fall 2024)

B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville