People
Group Leader
Petros Sideris
Associate Professor
Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Texas A&M University
Division: Construction - Geotech - Structures (CGS)
Area: Structures
Office: Room 710B, Dwight Look Engineering Building (DLEB)
Email : petros.sideris@tamu.edu
Other Profiles: Linked In, Twitter, TAMU-CE, Google Scholar, ResearchGate , TAMU-EI
Education
2012 - 2013. Post-doc. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
2008 - 2012. Ph.D. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
2005 - 2008. M.S. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A
2000 - 2005. Diploma National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece
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A list of Awards and Honors is here...
Current Post-doctoral Researchers
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Postdoctoral Research: Hempcrete and Concrete 3D Printing - Simulation, Design, Printing and Large-scale Testing
Education: 2019 - 2022. Ph.D. Univ. of Alabama
2016 - 2019. MS. Univ. of Alabama
2009 - 2013. BS. Kathmandu Univ., Nepal
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Postdoctoral Research: Simulation and Topology Optimization of 3D Printed Concrete Structures
Education: 2014 - 2019. Ph.D. City, University of London
2004 - 2006. MS. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2000 - 2004. BS.
Current Ph.D. Students
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2018 - 2018. MS. Texas A&M University
2012 - 2016. BS. State University of New York (SUNY) at Canton
Dissertation Topic: Effects of Aging on the Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2015 - 2018. MS. University of Tehran, Iran
2011 - 2015. BS. University of Tehran, Iran
Dissertation Topic: Seismic Design and Testing of 3D printed Concrete Structures
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2010 – 2021 MS. Texas A&M University
2015 – 2019 BS. India Institute o Technology (IIT), Madras
Dissertation Topic: Experimental Investigation of Minimum Shear Reinforcement Effects in Prestressed Concrete Girders
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2017 - 2019 MS. Civil Engineering, Inha University, Korea
2009 - 2016 BS. Civil Engineering, Inha University, Korea
Dissertation Topic: Estimation of Minimum Shear Reinforcement in Prestressed Concrete Girders through Machine Learning (Co-advised with Dr. Stephanie Paal)
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2014 – 2018 BS.
Dissertation Topic: Simulation of Damage and Failure of Reinforced Concrete Members using Nonlocal Mechanics
Sri Keerthana Chakravarthula
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2021 – 2022 MS. India Institute o Technology (IIT), Madras
2017 – 2021 BS. India Institute o Technology (IIT), Madras
Dissertation Topic: Topology Optimization for 3D Printed Concrete Structures
Mumtasirun Nahar
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 20xx – 20xx MS.
20xx – 20xx BS.
Dissertation Topic: Numerical Simulation and Fragility Assessment of Structures to Coastal Hazards (Co-advised by Dr. Maria Koliou)
Tal Mizrachi
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2018 – 2022 BS. Texas A&M University (Research: Topology Optimization for Concrete 3D Printing)
Dissertation Topic: Analysis, Design and Large-scale Testing of 3D Printed Hempcrete Structures
Mohamed Eltahlawi
Ph.D. Student, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 2021 – 2022 MS. University of Nevada, Reno
2014 – 2019 BS. Ain Shams University
Dissertation Topic: Axial and Out-of-Plane Response of 3D Printed Concrete Walls
D. Sebastian Martinez
Ph.D. Student and GAANN-iGrad Fellow, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 20x – 20xx MS.
20xx – 20xx BS.
Dissertation Topic: Numerical Simulation of the Fresh State of 3D printed Mortar (Co-advised by Dr. Maria Koliou)
Zoheb Faisal
Ph.D. Student a, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education: 20x – 20xx MS.
20xx – 20xx BS.
Dissertation Topic: Experimental Quantification of Mechanical and Durability Properties of 3D Printable Hempcrete Materials (Primary Advisor: Dr. A. Puppala; Co-advisor: Dr. P. Sideris)
Current M.S. Students
Current Undergraduate Students
Former Ph.D. Students
Hao Chen
2023. Ph.D., Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dissertation Title: Design and Analysis Methods for 3D Printed Concrete Structures
Education: 2016 – 2019. MS. Lanzhou University, China
2011 – 2015 BS. Tongji University, China
Dissertation Topic: Simulation of 3D printed Concrete Structures to Seismic Loads
Suhaib Alfaris
2023. Ph.D., Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dissertation Title: Investigation of Major Design Parameters on the Performance of Prestressed Concrete Girders with Low-Shear Reinforcement
Education: 2016 – 2018 MS. Jordan University of Science and Technology
2011 – 2016 BS. Jordan University of Science and Technology
Dissertation Topic: Computational Investigation of Minimum Shear Reinforcement Effects in Prestressed Concrete Girders
2020. Ph.D., Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dissertation Title: Nonlinear Modeling, Dynamic Analysis, and Experimental Testing of Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Bridges
2011 - 2013. MS. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
2007 - 2011. BS. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
2019. Ph.D., Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dissertation Title: Seismically Resilient Bridge Columns with Polyurethane-Enhanced Damage-Resistant (DR) Joints and Replaceable Energy Dissipating (ED) Links
2011 - 2013. MS. University of Tehran, Iran
2008 - 2011. BS. University of Tehran, Iran
2019. Ph.D., Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder
Dissertation Title: Seismic Repair and Loss Assessment of Bridges with Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Columns
Primary Advisor: Dr. A.B. Liel (CU-Boulder) - Co-advised by Dr. P. Sideris (Texas A&M)
2015 - 2016. M.S. University of California at Berkeley, CA
2010 - 2014. BS. University of Colorado at Boulder, CO
Former M.S. Students
Tal Mizrachi
2018 – 2022 BS. Texas A&M University (Project Topic: Topology Optimization for concrete 3D printing)
Luke Poche
2019-2021. M.S., Texas A&M University (Project Topic: Design of Gantry-type 3D Concrete Printer)
2016 – 2019. BS., Texas A&M University
Eldho Shajan
2016 – 2019. MS., Texas A&M University (Course-only)
2011 – 2015 BS.
2017 - 2019. MS. Texas A&M University (Thesis Title: Effects of Skewed Angle Abutments on the Seismic Response of a Bridge with Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Columns)
2013 - 2017. BS. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
2017 - 2019. MS. Texas A&M University (Course-only)
2010 - 2014. BS. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
2014 - 2016. MS. University of Colorado - Boulder, CO (Thesis Title: Design of Structures for Wind Vibration Energy Harvesting and Seismic Vibration Mitigation)
2010 - 2014. BS. The Ohio State University, Colombus, OH
2011 - 2016. MS. University of Colorado - Boulder (Thesis Title: Capacity spectrum design approach for hybrid sliding-rocking posttensioned segmental bridges)
2007 - 2011. BS. Sir M. Vishveshvaraya Institute of technology, India
2014 - 2016. MS. University of Colorado - Boulder (Thesis Title: Modeling of Post-Tensioned Rocking Bridge Columns)
2010 - 2014. BS. West Virginia University, West Virginia
2013 - 2015. MS. University of Colorado - Boulder (Project Title: Shake Table Design and Numerical Performance Evaluation)
2009 - 2013. BS. University of Colorado - Boulder
2013 - 2015. MS. University of Colorado - Boulder (Project Title: Modeling a Vehicle Collision via Lumped-Mass-Spring systems to evaluate the Performance of Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Bridge Columns)
2009 - 2013. BS. Penn State University, Pennsylvania
2014 - 2015. MS. University of Colorado - Boulder (Project Title: Incremental Dynamic Analyses on a Highway Overcrossing)
2011 - 2014. BS. University of Colorado - Boulder
Former Undergraduate Students
Nicholas Lucia, Spr. 2020, Texas A&M University (Corrosion behavior of RC specimens)
Janghwan Kim, Sum 2019 - Spr. 2020, Texas A&M University (Damage Identification using Structure-for-Motion Techniques)
Mark Stracener, Sum 2019 - Spr. 2020, BS. Student,Texas A&M University (Damage Identification using Structure-for-Motion Techniques)
Jacob Edge, Sum. 2018, BS. Student, Texas A&M University, Summer (Bridge Columns with Polyurethane End Joints)
Fernando Ocon, Sum. 2018, BS. Student, Texas A&M University (Bridge Columns with Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Joints)
Abdullah Mujalli, Sum. 2018, BS. Student, Texas A&M University (Bridge Columns with Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Joints)
Ryan Davidson, Spr. 2017. BS. Student, University of Colorado - Boulder (Modeling of Steel Rebar Buckling in Reinforced Concrete Members)
Miquel Angel Serra Moll, Spr. 2017. UPC - Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Exchange Student via CU's Balsells Mobility Program) (Undergraduate Research on: Experimental Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Polyurethanes)