Student Symposium

grad students at a poster sessionThe Student Symposium gave graduate students the opportunity to network, share experiences and participate in a day of learning about NEES/MCEER research, facilities and more. It was jointly organized by the EERI SLC, UB-CSEE-GSA and UB-EERI. In addition, students involved in NEES and MCEER-affiliated projects were called on to present a research poster at the Reception and Poster Session on Friday, June 10.

Student Presentations

Moderators: Apostolos Sarlis, University at Buffalo and Vanessa Heckman,
California Institute of Technology

Integration of Sand Liquefaction Produced in Centrifuge Tests, Full Scale Tests, and Field Case Histories During Actual Earthquakes
Hesham El Ganainy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Advanced Precast Concrete Dual-Shell Steel Columns
Gabriele Guerrini, University of California, San Diego

Full-Scale Structural & Nonstructural Building System Performance During Earthquakes
Michelle Chen, University of California, San Diego

Numerical Integration and Substructuring Techniques for Hybrid Simulation of Structures Through Collapse
Maikol Del Carpio Ramos, University at Buffalo

Damage Detection of FRP-Strengthened RC Columns with Reversed Cyclic Loads
Rachel Howser, University of Houston

Seismic Performance of Horizontally Curved Steel Bridges
Michael Levi, University of Nevada, Reno

Experiments on Landslide Generated Tsunamis in Fjords and Around Headlands and Conical Islands
Fahad Mohammed, Georgia Institute of Technology

Seismic Performance of Low Aspect Ration Reinforced Concrete Walls
Joshua Rocks, University at Buffalo

Life after Graduation in Industry/ Academia

Transitioning from PhD to Academia/Industry
Dimitrios Zekkos, University of Michigan

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