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 

A Short Bio is here...

A list of Awards and Honors is here...

Current Post-doctoral Researchers

Sumedh Sharma

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                       

Dipankar Das

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

Codi McKee

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

Mohammad Aghajani Delavar

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

Nikhil Potnuru

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

Wonsuh Sung

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)

Ruturaj Chiddarwar

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)

Daron Smith

Ph.D. Student and GAANN-iGrad Fellow, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University

Education:   2020 – 2022  MS. Texas A&M Univ. 

                       2014 – 2018   BS. University of Houston 

Dissertation TopicConstitutive Modeling of 3D Printed Materials

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

Rachel Marsh

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 TopicTBD

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 TopicNumerical 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 TopicExperimental 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

Mohammad Salehi

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

Mohammad Nikoukalam

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

Jakub Valigura

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.  

Hareesh Reddy Goli

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

Jivesh Kumar

2017 - 2019.  MS.   Texas A&M University (Course-only)

2010 - 2014.  BS. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

Gregory Conroy

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

Sreenivas Madhusudhanan

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 

Brandon Bowman

2014 - 2016.    MS.   University of Colorado - Boulder (Thesis Title: Modeling of Post-Tensioned Rocking Bridge Columns)

2010 - 2014.    BS.   West Virginia University, West Virginia 

Harry McElroy

2013 - 2015.    MS.   University of Colorado - Boulder (Project Title: Shake Table Design and Numerical Performance Evaluation)

2009 - 2013.    BS.   University of Colorado - Boulder

Alexander Sutherland

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

Michael Kania

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)