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Maria Koliou, Ph.D.
Maria Koliou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Zachry Career Development Professor II
Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Texas A&M University
Education
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo - The State University of New York (2014)
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo - The State University of New York (2010)
Diploma, M.Eng., Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece (2008)
Research Interests
Multi-Hazard Performance-Based Design of Buildings and Non-Building Structures
Engineering Risk Analysis
Post-Disaster System Functionality and Community Resilience
Collapse Assessment of Structural Systems
Experimental Methods in Earthquake Engineering
Timber Structures
Group Post Doctoral Researchers & Research Scientists
Mohammad Syed, Ph.D.
Mohammad Syed, Ph.D.
Education
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2022)
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2019)
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, India (2015)
Abdullah Braik, Ph.D.
Abdullah Braik, Ph.D.
Education
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University (2025)
M.Sc., Data Analytics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (2021)
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH (2018)
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (2015)
Group Students
Current Graduate Students
Abul Hasnat, Ph.D. Student
Abul Hasnat, Ph.D. Student
Research Project: An Integrated Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Aging Housing Infrastructure
Yosef Gebreyesus, Ph.D. Student
Yosef Gebreyesus, Ph.D. Student
Research Project: Vulnerability Assessment of Aging Housing Infrastructure and Communities
Xuechen Ni, Ph.D. Candidate
Xuechen Ni, Ph.D. Candidate
Research Project: Risk Assessment of Transportation Systems
Mumtasirun Nahar,
Ph.D. Candidate
Mumtasirun Nahar,
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Project: Risk Assessment of Building Structures under Hurricane Loads
co-advised with Dr. Petros Sideris
Tuan Tran, MS Student
Tuan Tran, MS Student
Research Project: Automated Damage and Restoration of Buildings subjected to Tornadic Loads
Connor Kammlah, MS Student (non thesis)
Connor Kammlah, MS Student (non thesis)
Research Project: Numerical Investigation of CLT Connections
Madeha Sattar Khan, Ph.D. Student
Madeha Sattar Khan, Ph.D. Student
Research Project: TBD
Current Undergraduate Students
Group Alumni
Post Doctoral Researchers
Post Doctoral Researcher at TAMU: March 2023 - January 2025
Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, China
Graduate Students
PhD, Texas A&M University (2025)
Research Project: Disaster Management Digital Twin of Communities Enabling Risk-Informed and Adaptive Decision-Making
Current Position: Post-doctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University
Negar Mohammadgholibeyki, Ph.D.
PhD, Texas A&M University (2023)
Research Project: A framework for designing and assessing functional recovery of retrofits and new designs for building structures subjected to seismic excitation
Current Position: Research Engineer, Verisk-Extreme Event Solutions (previously known as AIR-Worldwide), Boston, MA
Yong Yoo, Ph.D.
PhD, Texas A&M University (2023)
Research Project: Mitigation strategies for timber structures prone to coastal hazards
Current Position: Structural Engineer, EXMAR OFFSHORE Company, Katy, TX
Miguel Esparza
MS, Texas A&M University (2022)
Research Project: Enhancing Inundation Monitoring of Road Networks Using Crowdsourced Flood Reports
co-advised with Dr. Ali Mostafavi
Mohammad Aghababaei, Ph.D.
PhD, Texas A&M University (2022)
Research Project: Quantitative Models and Framework for Evaluating Community Resilience Accounting for Its Interdependent Systems
Current Position: Research Engineer, Verisk-Extreme Event Solutions (previously known as AIR-Worldwide), Boston, MA
MS, Texas A&M University (2021)
Research Project: Experimental and analytical assessment of internal and panel-to-floor connectors for Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) ballon style construction
Current Position: Structural Engineer at Engineering System Solution, Idaho Falls, ID
MS, Texas A&M University (2019)
Research Project: Risk-Based Performance Assessment of a Seismic Retrofit Technique for Medium- and High-Voltage Transformer Bushing Systems
Current Position: Assistant Engineer, Petracca Design and Engineering, P.C., New York
Undergraduate Students Alumni
Ellie Eikenburg
Ellie Eikenburg
B.S. Student - Class of 2026
Michael Touloumis
Exchange Undergraduate Student - University of Cyprus
Emily Kristensen
B.S. Student - Class of 2024
Eleanor Garrett
B.S. Student - Class of 2023
Christos Anthimou
Exchange Undergraduate Student - University of Cyprus
Anna Carraway
B.S. Student - Class of 2025
Ayanna Rucker
B.S. Student - Class of 2025 (Univ. of Texas Austin)
Summer 2022 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) Undergraduate Student
Stacy Chepkemoi
B.S. Student - Class of 2020
Christian Okamoto
Engineering Honors B.S. student - Class of 2020
Agha Abbas
B.S. student - Class of 2021
Raul Garcia
B.S. student - Class of 2020
Matthew Tate
B.S. student - Class of 2020
Nicholas Lucia
B.S. student - Class of 2020
Gustavo Javier Rodriguez Zuniga
Exchange Undergraduate Student - Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile, Santiago, Chile (PUC)
Mary-Catherine Haggard
Engineering Honors B.S. student - Class of 2021
Maria Pavlou
Exchange Undergraduate Student - University of Cyprus
Georgios Athanasiou
Exchange Undergraduate Student - University of Cyprus
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