NHERI REU 2019
Student Projects
The 2019 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program featured thirty-one students throughout the network of NHERI facilities.
Near the conclusion of the ten-week summer program, each student traveled to Oregon State University to present a research poster and give a presentation on their experience. The posters and details of each project can be found below. Students were encouraged to publish their research presentations and papers to the DesignSafe Depot.
Mitchell Stiles
Home University: University of South Carolina
NHERI EF Site: Lehigh University
Research team: Liang Cao, James Ricles, Austin Downey
Research project title: Fabrication of a Semi-Active Friction Damper
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2474
Cecilia Maginot
Home University: Purdue University
NHERI EF Site: Lehigh University
Research team: Max Beedle, Jessica Duke, Dr. Sause, Dr Ricles
Research project title: Advancing Knowledge on the Performance of Seismic Collectors in Steel Building Structures: Top Flange Weld Investigation
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2475
Anthony Clay
Home University: University of Idaho
NHERI EF Site: Lehigh University
Research team: Alia Amer, Richard Sause, James Ricles
Research project title: Seismic Tests of Self-Centering CLT Wall with Floor Diaphragm and Gravity Load System
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2487
Allison Stevens
Home University: Missouri University of Science & Technology
NHERI EF Site: University of Florida
Research team: Dr. Kurtis Gurley
Research project title: Survey and Investigation of Homes Damaged by Hurricane Michael
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2494
DAngelo Portis
Home University: University of Alabama in Huntsville
NHERI EF Site: University of Florida
Research team: Dr. Kurtis Gurley
Research project title: Calibration of Dwyer Sensors for a Future Project
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2494
Eduardo Vilanova
Home University: International University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon
NHERI EF Site: University of Florida
Research team: Dr. Kurtis Gurley
Research project title: Monitoring the Behavior of Wave Impacts
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2494
Karen Vazquez
Home University: University of Kansas
NHERI EF Site: Florida International University
Research team: Dr. Arindam G. Chowdhury, Dr. Changda Feng
Research project title: Experimental and Analytical Assessment of Wind Loads on Roof to Wall Connections
Morgan Wetz
Home University: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
NHERI EF Site: Florida International University
Research team: Manuel Matus, Changda Feng
Research project title: Evaluation of Wind Induced Loads on Irregular Shaped One-Story Houses
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2492
Muhammad Jamal
Home University: University of Texas at Austin
NHERI EF Site: Florida International University
Research team: Dr. Amal Elawady, Dr. Changda Feng, Nourham Abdelfatah
Research project title: Large Scale Testing to Investigate the Aerodynamics of Elevated Houses
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2505
Natasha M. Mejias Ramirez
Home University: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
NHERI EF Site: University of Texas at Austin
Research team: Dr. Patricia Clayton, Ahmed Hussein
Research project title: Effects of Cyclic Loading on Jacket Foundations of Offshore Wind Turbines in Sandy Soils
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2478
Kathryn Popp
Home University: Georgia Institute of Technology
NHERI EF Site: University of Texas at Austin
Research team: Dr. Patricia Clayton, Ahmed Hussein
Research project title: Effects of Cyclic Loading on Jacket Foundations of Offshore Wind Turbines in Sandy Soils
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2484
Jethro Ssengonzi
Home University: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
NHERI EF Site: University of Texas at Austin
Research team: Dr. Brady R Cox, Jodie Crocker, Joseph Vantassel, Ugur Arslam
Research project title: Limitations of Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) Method on Subsurface Anomaly Detection
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2476
Fernanda Lago
Home University: Rice University
NHERI EF Site: University of Texas at Austin
Research team: Dr. Patricia Clayton, Dr. Dhiraj Murthy
Research project title: Using Social Media for Post-Disaster Infrastructure Assessment
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2477
Fernanda Breña
Home University: Tufts University
NHERI EF Site: University of California, Berkeley
Research team: Dr. Matt Schoettler, Dr. Gabriel Gomes
Research project title: Assessing the Impacts of Traffic Network Damage from Earthquakes
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2536
Paola Vargas
Home University: University of Michigan
NHERI EF Site: University of California, Berkeley
Research team: Dr. Adam Zsarnoczay, Dr. Matt Schoettler
Research project title: Integration of Damage and Loss Data with Social Vulnerability Measures
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2550
Haley Hostetter
Home University: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
NHERI EF Site: University of California, Berkeley
Research team: Dr. Matthew Schoettler, Dr. Michael Gardner
Research project title: A Stochastic Ground Motion Simulation Model Developed for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes Evaluated in a Subduction Zone Setting
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2519
Ellie Month
Home University: Cornell University
NHERI EF Site: University of California, Berkeley
Research team: Dr. Matthew Schoettler, Adam Zsarnoczay
Research project title: Post-Earthquake Damage and Loss Assessments of a Clean Water Network
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2535
Rebeca Molina
Home University: University of Texas at Austin
NHERI EF Site: Rice University
Research team: Catalina Gonzalez Duenas, Jamie E. Padgett
Research project title: Data Processing for the Advancement of Hurricane Debris Modeling
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2499
Brandon Dukes
Home University: New Mexico State University
NHERI EF Site: Rice University
Research team: Catalina Gonzalez Duenas, Jamie E. Padgett
Research project title: Hurricane Debris Modeling: A Data Driven Approach
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2498
Emily Mongold
Home University: University of Delaware
NHERI EF Site: University of Washington
Research team: Dr. Jeffrey Berman, Dr. Laura Lowes, Dr. Joseph Wartman
Research project title: Analyzing Structure Damage During Hurricane Michael of Low-rise Large-volume Steel Structures using Structure-from-Motion and LiDAR
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2522
Dominic Grasso
Home University: Cornell University
NHERI EF Site: University of Washington
Research team: Dr. Jeffrey Berman, Dr. Laura Lowes, Dr. Joseph Wartman
Research project title: Assessing Building Uplift Due to Hurricane Michael Storm Surge using Structure-from-Motion and LiDAR Point Clouds
Harriet Wright
Home University: Smith College
NHERI EF Site: University of Washington
Research team: Dr. Jeffrey Berman, Dr. Laura Lowes, Dr. Joseph Wartman
Research project title: Developing Structure-from-Motion Models from Applied Streetview and UAV Images
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2528
Micah Tang
Home University: University of Hawaii at Manoa
NHERI EF Site: University of California, Davis
Research team: Brian Sawyer, Srikanth Madabhushi
Research project title: CPT Behavior of Well-Graded Granular Soils
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2539
Jasmin Lugo
Home University: University of Connecticut
NHERI EF Site: University of California, Davis
Research team: Srikanth Madabhushi, Alejandro Martinez
Research project title: Measuring the Geotechnical Properties and Behavior of Fly Ash
Caileen Yu
Home University: University of California, Los Angeles
NHERI EF Site: Oregon State University
Research team: Daniel Cox
Research project title: Progressive Damage Assessment on On-slab and Elevated Structures from Storm Surge and Waves using LiDAR
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2513
Ephraim Bryski
Home University: Stony Brook University
NHERI EF Site: Oregon State University
Research team: Daniel Cox, Sean Duncan
Research project title: Analysis of Impact on Model Wood-frame Residential Houses
Priscilla Araujo
Home University: University of California, Davis
NHERI EF Site: University of California, San Diego
Research team: Dr. Ozgur Ozcelik, Alvin Zhou
Research project title: Configuring a Dynamic Data Acquisition System to Collect Ambient and Forced Vibration Response Data from a Steel Frame Building
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2515
Alvin Zhou
Home University: University of California, San Diego
NHERI EF Site: University of California, San Diego
Research team: Dr. Ozgur Ozcelik, Dr. Van Den Einde, Priscilla Araujo
Research project title: Collection of Ambient Vibration Response Data from a Steel Frame Building and Post-processing of the Recorded Data
Peter Davis
Home University: Stony Brook University
NHERI EF Site: site
Research team: Dr. Chia Ming Uang, Chao-Hsien Li
Research project title: Seismic Performance and Modeling of a Steel-framed Composite Diaphragm Structure
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2518
Grace Mauberret
Home University: Louisiana State University
NHERI EF Site: University of California, San Diego
Research team: Chao-Hsien Lu, Dr. Chia-Ming Uang
Research project title: Seismic Performance of a Steel Structure using SAP 2000
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2514
Alissa Gonzalez
Home University: University of California, San Diego
NHERI EF Site: University of California, San Diego
Research team: Mathew Reynolds, Ryan Mansing, Dr. Chia-Ming Yang
Research project title: The Effects of Modern Residual Stress Patterns on Inelastic Buckling of Hot-rolled Steel Sections
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #2524