Principal Investigator
Li Ai, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Office: EACSB 1.204A
E-mail: li.ai@utrgv.edu
Research interests:
Nondestructive testing (NDT)
Structural health monitoring (SHM)
Acoustic emission (AE)
Fiber optic sensing
AI for science/engineering
Digital twins
Brandon Benavidez
Undergraduate research assistant, 01/2026 - present