Koliou Research Group
Research Statement:
Dr. Koliou's research interests span the fields of structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, as well as multi-hazard performance-based design for risk-based system functionality and community resilience. Through these areas, her research focuses on developing resilient and sustainable structural systems and hazard-resistant communities accounting for economic and social aspects. Her ultimate goal is to contribute to the well-being of communities by developing novel resilient structural designs and systems against various natural hazards and formulating fundamental mathematical frameworks to assess risk-based system functionality and community resilience under multiple hazards. Her research philosophy involves analytical, computational and experimental investigations for the understanding of the response properties of complex structural systems and investigations of economic and social impacts of the performance of those systems on communities under various hazards. Pursuing her research philosophy, her work (completed and in progress) includes computational simulations both at the infrastructure- and community-level, and analytical models to evaluate the response of systems under various natural hazards on three main thrust areas: (i) Resilient Timber Structures under Multiple Hazards, (ii) Multi-Hazard Performance-Based Engineering in the Context of Risk-Based System Functionality and Community Resilience and (iii) Lifelines: Response, Strengthening and Reliability under Seismic Hazards Targeting Community Resilience.
Dr. Koliou's work also involves experimental testing of small- and large-scale structures. Given the interdisciplinary nature of my research work, she has collaborated with researchers from various disciplines including mechanical engineering, social sciences, and urban planning.
Ongoing Projects:
Southern Plains Transportation Center: Regional UTC
Texas A&M PI: A. Puppala; co-PIs: M. Koliou, K. Womack
Sponsor: US Department of Transportation
Project Period: 06/1/2023– 5/31/2028
CAREER: An Integrated Experimental and Numerical Vulnerability Assessment of Aging Housing Infrastructure and Communities
PI: M. Koliou
Sponsor: US National Science Foundation
Project Period: 09/1/2022– 08/31/2027
Hempcrete 3D Printed Buildings for Sustainability and Resilience
PI: P. Sideris; Co-PIs: M. Koliou, A. Puppala, Z. Grasley, M. Dixit, W. Yan
Sponsor: ARPA-E, Department of Energy
Project Period: 10/1/2022– 09/30/2024
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program in “Infrastructure Resilience in the Context of Advanced Construction Methods”
PI: P. Sideris (TAMU); co-PIs: M. Koliou (TAMU), A. Puppala (TAMU), L. Barroso (TAMU), Z. Grasley (TAMU), M.B. Hueste (TAMU)
Sponsor: US Department of Education
Project Period: 10/1/2021 – 09/31/2024
Focused CoPe: Fundamental research to inform holistic decision-making for historically underrepresented communities impacted by coastal hazards
PI: M. Koliou (TAMU); co-PIs: P. Sideris (TAMU), J. Kaihatu (TAMU), A. Puppala (TAMU), S. Yu (TAMU), M. Meyer (TAMU), J. Mehta (FSU), H. Wang (OSU), A. Gonzalez (OU), S. Nolan (LSU)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Project Period:: 8/15/2021 – 12/31/2026
Re-Examine Minimum Reinforcement Requirements for Shear Design
PI: P. Sideris; co-PIs: M. Koliou, S.G. Paal, S. Hurlebaus, A. Birely, M.B. Hueste
Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation
Project Period:: 9/1/2021 – 8/31/2024
Center of Excellence for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning
Lead PI: J.W. van de Lindt (Colorado State University);
TAMU PI: S. van Zandt; TAMU co-PIs: M. Koliou, M. Meyer, N. Rosenheim, W.G. Peacock
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Project Period:: 2/1/2020 – 1/31/2025
Completed Projects:
Safety of Slab Home Elevations in Harvey-Affected Communities: Research, Education, Training and Outreach
PI: N. Yazdani (University of Texas - Arlington); co-PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Texas Sea Grant
Project Period: 2/01/2020 – 1/31/2024
Designing for and Assessing Functional Recovery in Seismic Retrofit of Existing Concrete Buildings: A Framework
PI: A. B. Liel (University of Colorado - Boulder); co-PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Project Period: 8/1/2019 – 7/31/2023
Lead Institution: Texas A&M University; Lead PI: H. Muliana; co-PI: M. Koliou;
PIs: Stefano Gonella (University of Minnesota), N. Kalantar (California College of the Arts)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Project Period: 6/1/2019 – 5/31/2023
CAS-Climate: Workshop on Moving Resilience Research to Action in the Gulf Region
PI: F. Leite (UT Austin); Co-PIs: M. Koliou (TAMU), M. Meyer (TAMU), K. Lieberknecht (UT Austin), E. Ozguven (FAMU-FSU)
Sponsor: US National Science Foundation
Project Period: 01/1/2022 – 12/31/2022
SRS RN: Sustainable Transportation Electrification for an Equitable and Resilient Society (STEERS)
Lead PI: T. Overbye (TAMU); Co-Is: D. Da Silva (TAMU), H. Prechel (PVAMU), J. Zietsman (TTI), K. Davis (TAMU), K. Shetye (TAMU), L. Xie (TAMU), M. Koliou (TAMU), M. Begovic (TAMU), T. Ramani (TTI)
Sponsor: US National Science Foundation
Project Period: 09/1/2021 – 08/31/2022
Cooperative Research to Enable Mass Timber in Multi-Family Housing
PI: J.W. van de Lindt (Colorado State University); co-PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Project Period: 9/20/2019 – 9/20/2022
Develop Risk-based Multi-objective Cross-asset Budget Planning and Allocation Framework for the City of Sugar Land Integrated Asset Management System (IAMS)
PI: I. Damnjanovic (Texas A&M University); co-PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: City of Sugar Land, TX
Project Period: 11/1/2019 – 4/30/2021
PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University - Civil Engineering); co-PIs: P. Sideris (Texas A&M University - Civil Engineering), W. Yan (Texas A&M University - Architecture)
Sponsor: Texas A&M President's Excellence fund for Triads in Transformation (T3)
Project Period: 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2020
Lead PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University); PI: C. Pantelides (Univ. of Utah); co-PIs: S. Dashti (Univ. of Colorado - Boulder), K. Ryan (Univ. of Nevada - Reno)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Project Period: 5/15/2018 – 4/30/2020
Project website: https://nherirapidusjapan.engr.tamu.edu/
Residential Infrastructure: Understanding Performance and Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Housing Communities
PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities (PESCA) Grant Program - Texas A&M University
Project Period: 5/1/2018 – 4/30/2020
Damage Assessment of Residential Infrastructure Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University); co-PI: S. G. Paal (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders
Project Period: 8/1/2018 – 2/28/2019
PI: M. Koliou (Texas A&M University); Senior Personnel: W.G. Peacock (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: DOC-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / TAMU-Sea Grant
Project Period: 12/18/2017 – 12/17/2018
Full-Scale Testing of Cross-Laminated Timber Diaphragm In-Plane Shear and Development of a Design Guide for Practitioners
PI: W. Pang (Clemson University); co-PIs: P. Layton (Clemson University), D. Rammer (Forest Products Laboratory) and M. Koliou (Texas A&M University)
Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture
Project Period: 10/1/2017 – 9/30/2020