RESEARCH TEAM
Dr. Gutierrez has funded and advised 11 post-docs, 32 Ph.D. students, and 32 MS students. His former advisees are now professors and leaders in the industry. He has also hosted 20 visiting professors and researchers.
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POST-DOC SUPERVISION (all funded)
Xiongyu Hu, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles, March 2021 to October 2023 (Now Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China).
Pradeep Gautam, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, September 2022 to March 2024 (Now Research Associate at Oklahoma University).
Mair Beesley, Ph.D. University of Bristol, September 2022 to August 2023 (Now Senior Engineer, Network Rail, UK).
Andreas Michael, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, September 2021 to August 2022 (Now Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota).
Anuradha Khetwal, Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, January to December 2021 (Now Senior Consultant Geotechnical Engineer at WSP).
Dipaloke Majumder, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), August 2021 to September 2023 (Now Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India).
Shuqi Ma, Ph.D., Wollongong University, Australia, September 2017 to August 2021 (Now National Distinguished Young Expert and Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China)
Guowen Xu, Ph.D., Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China, September 2018 to August 2021 (Now Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China)
Daisuke Katsuki, Ph.D., Yamaguchi University, Japan, June 2009 to May 2010 (Now Research Associate at Colorado School of Mines)
Abdulhadi Almrabat, Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines, Research Associate, June 2013 to October 2024.
Jianfeng Wang, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, May 2006 to April 2007 (Now Professor at City University of Hongkong)
Ph.D. STUDENT SUPERVISION (all funded)
Linqi Liu, “Reliability-Based Analysis and Design of Tunnels,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, in progress.
Bibek Karki, “Analysis and Design of Tunnels in Liquefiable Soils,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, in progress.
Wonhi Lee, “Next-Generation TBMs for Tunneling in Rocks,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, in progress.
Ashton Krajnovich, “Adaptive 3D Geological Modeling,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with W. Zhou) in progress.
Doandy Wibisono, “Scale Model Study of Spalling and Rockburst in Tunnels in Brittle Rocks,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, October 2024.
Sharmin Sarna, “Machine Learning for TBM Excavations in Rocks,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, August 2022. (Now Assistant Professor at the University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh).
Linan Liu, “Machine Learning of Tunneling-Induced Ground Subsidence,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with W. Zhou), April 2022. (Now Assistant Professor at China University of Geosciences, Beijing).
Haotian Zheng, “Data-Driven Risk Mitigation of Cross Passage and Cavern Deformation,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with M. Mooney), April 2022 (Now Tunnel Engineer at Mott MacDonald).
Gauen Alexander, “Engineering Feasibility Study of the Future Extension of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel (EJMT),” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, December 2022. (Now Geotechnical Engineer at US Bureau of Reclamation).
Kendall Wnuk, “Monitoring of Surface Deformations above Tunnels using InSar,” Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with W. Zhou) March 2021. (Now Hydrologist at US Geological Survey).
Ketan Arora, “Scale-Model Simulation of Squeezing in Tunnels in Soft Rocks,” Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with A. Hedayat), August 2020. (Now Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee).
Sandeep Khetwal, “Developing Resilience Model for Road Tunnels Under Operation,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with S. Pei), December 2020 (Now Civil Engineer at Black & Veatch).
Hui Lui, “Uncertainty Modeling and Risk Assessment for Tunneling,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, January 2020. (Now Research Associate at Southwest Jiaotong University, China).
Simon Heru Prassetyo, “Coupled Hydro-Thermo-Mechanical (HTM) Response of Fractured Porous Rocks,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, May 2017. (Now Assistant Professor at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, 2017 Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award, Colorado School of Mines).
Tamir Epel, “Ground-Structure Interaction of Twin Bored Tunnels and Cross-Passages in Soft Ground Pressure Balance Tunneling” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, (co-adviser with M. Mooney), March 2020. (Now Tunnel Engineer at Mott MacDonald).
Jesse Clay Hampton, “Acoustic Monitoring of Hydraulic Stimulation in Sedimentary Rocks,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, December 2015. (Now Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017 American Rock Mechanics Association Research Award).
Luke Frash, “Laboratory Scale Modeling of Reservoir Creation for Enhanced Geothermal Systems,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, December 2014. (Now Senior Staff at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2017 American Rock Mechanics Association Research Award).
Dharmendra Kumar, “Development of a Fully 3D Hydro-Thermal Fracturing Simulator,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, January 2014. (Now Senior Geomechanical Engineer at Computer Modelling Group).
Ingrid Tomac, “Discrete Element Modeling of Proppant Flow and Transport in Enhanced Geothermal Systems,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, December 2013. (Now Associate Professor University of California, San Diego, 2023 NSF CAREER Award).
Abdulhadi Almrabat, “Geomechanical Effects on Seismic Properties of Reservoir Rocks,” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, May 2013. (Now Research Associate at Colorado School of Mines).
John Petrie, “Riverbank Stability due to Release of Water from Hydroelectric Power Dams,” Ph.D., (co-adviser with P. Diplas), Virginia Tech, April 2013. (Hydraulic Engineer at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Abdalsalam Mohamed, “Micro to Macro-Mechanical Modeling of the Stress-Strain and Strain Localization Behavior of Granular Materials.” Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, December 2011. (Now Professor and Vice President for Research at Sirte University, Libya).
Soonkie Nam, “Effects of Reservoir Releases on Slope Stability and Bank Erosion,” Ph.D. (co-adviser with P. Diplas), Virginia Tech, May 2011. (Now Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University).
Imsoo Lee, “Computational Techniques for Fully Coupled Reservoir and Geomechanics Simulation,” Ph.D., Virginia Tech, June 2008. (Geotechnical Engineer at Kiewit).
Partahi Lumbanturoan, “Liquefaction of Silty Sands,” Ph.D. (awarded posthumously), Virginia Tech, May 2007. (Deceased, killed during the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre).
Jeremy Herbstritt, “Riverbank Erosion due to Hydropower Dam Release,” Ph.D. (awarded posthumously), Virginia Tech, May 2007. (Deceased, killed during the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre).
Jeramy Decker, “Adaptive Geological Modeling for Tunneling,” Ph.D., (co-adviser with M. Mauldon), Virginia Tech, May 2007. (Now Geotechnical Manager at Kiewit).
Sotirios Vardakos, “Back-Analysis for Optimal Tunnel Design,” Ph.D., Virginia Tech, February 2007. (Now Associate Vice President at HNTB Corporation).
Jianfeng Wang, “Particulate Modeling of Soil-Structure Interface,” Ph.D., (co-adviser with J.E. Dove), Virginia Tech, May 2006. (Now Professor at City University of Hong Kong, 2011 Geotechnical Research Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom).
Randall Hickman, “Formulation and Implementation of a Constitutive Model for Soft Rocks,” Ph.D., Virginia Tech, September 2004. (Now Geomechanics Advisor at Halliburton).
Runar Nygård, “Influence of Diagenesis on Geomechanical Behavior of Clay-Rich Sediments,” Ph.D., (co-adviser with K. Høeg), University of Oslo, September 2004. (Now Professor and Director of Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, Oklahoma University).
Arild Kjelstad, “Shear Banding and Cataclasis in Sands and Sandstones,” Ph.D. (co-adviser with K. Høeg), University of Oslo, September 2002. (Now Norwegian Sea Exploration Manager, Wintershall DEA Norge AS).
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