2024 NHERI REU SUMMER PROGRAM:
STUDENT PROJECTS
The 2024 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 University of California, San Diego 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 Data Depot.
Mia Simon
Home University: University of Notre Dame
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Florida International University Wall of Wind Experimental Facility
Research team: M. Abdullah, I. Zisis
Research project title: Aerodynamic Wind Load Assessment of Parallel Solar Panels: Evaluating Surface-Rooftop Pressure Correlations
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5582
Joshua Del Bosque
Home University: Texas State University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Florida International University Wall of Wind Experimental Facility
Research team: D. Abdelkerim, A Gan Chowdhury
Research project title: Efficiency of Roof-Integrated Aerodynamic Mitigation and Power System (AMPS) for Low-Rise Buildings
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5594
Robyn Andrews
Home University: Texas A&M University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Florida International University Wall of Wind Experimental Facility
Research team: O. Metwally, M. Eissa, A. Elawady
Research project title: Evaluating Wind Load on Tall Buildings: ABL and Downburst Winds
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5589
Madeline Fisher
Home University: Ohio Northern University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Florida Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Experimental Facility
Research project title: Failure Assessment of Bridge Mounted Light Poles During Hurricane Events; Design Standard Analysis for Improved Resiliency
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5616
Sydney Oberdorfer
Home University: Indiana Institute of Technology
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Florida Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Experimental Facility
Research project title: Modernizing Wind-Driven Rain Fenestration Testing: Redesigning a High Airflow Pressure Loading Actuator
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5600
Christy Joy Tupas
Home University: University of Texas at San Antonio
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Lehigh University of Real-Time Multi-Directional (RTMD) Experimental Facility with Large-Scale Hybrid Simulation Testing
Research team: M. Nissar, C. Reis, J. Ricles
Research project title: Multi-Physics Cyber-Physical Simulations: Challenges in Fluid-Structure Interaction
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5637
Bethany Hutto
Home University: University of Oklahoma
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Lehigh University of Real-Time Multi-Directional (RTMD) Experimental Facility with Large-Scale Hybrid Simulation Testing
Research team: L. Cao, J. Ricles, O. Ozbulut
Research project title: Dynamic Modeling and Performance Evaluation of a Shape Memory Alloy-Based Friction Damper for Seismic Hazard Mitigation
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5596
Marah Kluge
Home University: Smith College
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Texas Mobile Shakers Experimental Facility
Research team: J. Lee, K. Stokoe
Research project title: Assessment of Soil Liquefaction Potential in Portland, OR, with Cone Penetrometer Testing (CPT)
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5580
Ariana Paul
Home University: North Carolina State University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Texas Large Mobie Shakers Experimental Facility
Research team: K. STokoe, P. Clayton, J. Lee
Research project title: Evaluation of Soil Liquefaction Susceptibility in Portland, Oregon: Application of the Direct Push Cross-Hole (DPCH) Method
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5588
Aitong Xu
Home University: Texas A&M University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Texas Large Mobile Shakers Experimental Facility
Research team: C. Bai, P. Clayton, K. Stokoe
Research project title: Dynamic Characterization of Portland Soil Using Resonant Column Torsional Shear Testing
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5579
Beatrice Olaosebikan
Home University: Houston Community College
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Texas at Austin DesignSafe in collaboration with Texas Advanced Computing Center
Research team: C-H. Hsiao, K. Kumar
Research project title: Hyperparameter Optimization of Graph Neural Network Simulation for Liquid and Granular Flow
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5591
Jonathan Gaucin
Home University: University of Houston
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Texas at Austin DesignSafe in collaboration with Texas Advanced Computing Center
Research team: C-H. Hsiao, K. Kumar
Research project title: Graph Network-Based Simulators and Point-E for 3D Natural Hazard Simulations
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5581
Trey Gower
Home University: University of Texas at Austin
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, Berkeley, SimCenter
Research project title: Unveiling Debris Flow Dynamics: Physics-Informed Machine Learning via MPM Wave Simulations
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5612
Cristian Varela
Home University: University of Rhode Island
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, Berkeley, SimCenter
Research project title: Evaluating the Impacts of Flooding on Transportation Infrastructure in Coastal Areas
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5599
Josette Audi
Home University: University of Rhode Island
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, Berkeley, SimCenter
Research project title: Data-Based Validation of Regional Hurricane Damage Models with Variance-Based Sensitivity Analysis: A Case Study of Hurricane Ian
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5590
Emily Nakamura
Home University: University of California, San Diego
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, Berkeley, SimCenter
Research project title: Development of Parametrized Fragility Database for Performance-Based Structural Fire Engineering
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5818
Lucy Hegenderfer
Home University: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Oregon State University O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Experimental Facility
Research team: E. Landau, K. Wong, P. Lomonaco
Research project title: Evaluating Tsunami-Like Free Surface Interactions with a Structural Column
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5619
Kamaakekahio Wong
Home University: University of Hawai'i, Manoa
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Oregon State University O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Experimental Facility
Research project title: Effect of Shoaling, Breaking, and Structure Blockage on Solitary Wave Velocity Fields
Research presentation: not yet available
Ella Landau
Home University: University of Texas at Austin
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI Oregon State University O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Experimental Facility
Research team: P. Lomonaco, L. Hegenderfer, K. Wong
Research project title: Experimental Study of Vertical Pressure Distribution Due to the Tsunami-Like Wave Impact on a Structural Column
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5620
Diego Moreno
Home University: University of California, Berkeley
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, Davis, Center for Geotechnical Modeling Experimental Facility
Research project title: Consolidation's Effect on Strength in Wilamette Silt
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5607
José Ortiz
Home University: University of California, Sacramento
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, Davis, Center for Geotechnical Modeling Experimental Facility
Research team: K-W. Ko, J. DeJong
Research project title: Tensile Behavior of Unsaturated Soil via Beam Bending Tests
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5676
Hamad Khan
Home University: University of California, Merced
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Caliornia, Davis, Center for Geotechnical Modeling Experimental Facility
Research team: M. Buttery, M. Gardner, S. Ham
Research project title: Temperature Gradient Change Regarding Permafrost Thawing
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5608
Maria Huang
Home University: University of California, Berkeley
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Colorado, Boulder CONVERGE
Research team: C. Evans, R. Adams, L. Peek
Research project title: CONVERGE Training Module: Maternal Health in Hazards and Disaster Research and Practice
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5642
Bayley Dickinson
Home University: Hamilton College
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Colorado, Boulder CONVERGE
Research team: C. Evans, R. Adams, L. Peek
Research project title: CONVERGE Training Module: Understanding Social Vulnerability and the Complexities of Homelessness in Natural Hazards and Disasters
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5595
Leah Seifert
Home University: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, San Diego, Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table6 Experimental Facility
Research team: T. Hutchinson, J. Zhang, A. Singh
Research project title: Assessment of a Fire Sprinkler System in a 10-story Cold Formed Steel Building During Seismic Loading Scenarios
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5617
Emersen Liauw
Home University: Cleveland State University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, San Diego, Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table6 Experimental Facility
Research team: K. Lotfizadeh
Research project title: Development of a Total Environmental Data Interaction System for the Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5626
Saul Romero
Home University: University of Texas at El Paso
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, San Diego, Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table6 Experimental Facility
Research team: S. Suarez, M. Morrison
Research project title: Optimizing Steel Pipe-Pile Design for Enhanced Seismic Performance
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5602
Michael Morales
Home University: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of California, San Diego, Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table6 Experimental Facility
Research team: M. Tu, M. Morrison
Research project title: Contributions to the Development of a Framework for Predicting Weldment Fracture
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5613
Edan Miller
Home University: University of Maryland
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Washington RAPID Facility
Research team: B. Cetiner, J. Berman, J. Wartman, K. Dedinsky, J. Irish
Research project title: Using Street-Level Hurricane Damage Datasets to Advance AI-Supported Damage Detection and Characterization
Research presentation: not available yet
Kathleen Julca
Home University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Washington RAPID Facility
Research team: Jacqueline Zdebski, Tim Gould
Research project title: Low-Cost Air Monitor Accuracy and Specification Comparison for Community-Based Monitoring
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5652
Anna Miletich
Home University: Texas Tech University
NHERI EF Site: NSF NHERI University of Washington RAPID Facility
Research project title: Justifying Physical-Visual Pedagogies that Mitigate Excess Cognitive Load in Undergraduate Engineering Mechanics Courses
Research presentation: DesignSafe Data Depot publication #5604