Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
Alaa Al-Sammari, PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alireza Bahmanzad, PhD Candidate, Building Systems
Rommel Cordova-Fiorri, Master Student, Building Systems
Hamid Kaboli, PhD Candidate, Building Systems
Niloufar Khoshbakht, PhD Candidate, Building Systems
Seth Lawrence-Slavas, Master Student, Building Systems
Fiona O’Donnell, PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Andrew Weuling, Master Student, Building Systems
Former Graduate Students
Rachel Koh (Doctoral in Mechanical Engineering, UMass, May 2017), Bio-Based Wind Turbine Blades: Renewable Energy Meets Sustainable Materials for Clean, Green Power
Larisa Brojan (Doctoral in Architecture, University of Ljubljana, May 2014), Potential of Building with Straw in Slovenia
Bonnie Yang (Masters in Building Systems, UMass, May 2012), Torsional Shear Strength and Size Effect in Structural Composite Lumber
Kira Disen (Masters of Architecture and Design, May ’12), Building with Bamboo: a Review of Culm Connection Technology
Mahyar Mahdavi (Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering, May ’10)
A Low-technology Approach toward Development of Laminated Bamboo Lumber
Development of Laminated Bamboo Lumber: a review of processing, performance and economical considerations
Former Undergraduate Students
Chad Quaglia (Commonwealth College Honor’s Student, ’12), Experimental Evaluation of Epoxy based Wood-Concrete Composite Floor Systems for Mill Building Renovations
Alex Flinn (Commonwealth College Honor’s Student, ’13), Thesis: Evaluating Dowel-Bearing Strength for Laminated Bamboo Lumber (LBL) in Structural Applications