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Research Interests

Publications 

  • Blast/Shock-Structure Interactions 

  • Concrete Strength, Durability, and Safety

  • Engineering Workforce Development and Success​

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  • >110 Publications [61 Journal Articles43 Peer-reviewed Conference Papers2 Books, 1 ASCE Best Practice Manual, and 4 Book Chapters]​

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Keynote/Distinguished Lectures

  • Bryant Lemon Sr. Lecture, UNM

  • ICCSE Plenary Speaker, Amsterdam

  • W. Systems Keynote Speaker, ITA

  • Distinguished Lecture, UVA

  • Command and Control Keynote Speaker, ITA

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PhD Students

Current

  • Getu Abyu

  • Zebasil Asefa

  • Homa Haghighi

  • Yohannes Lisanework Alemu (co-advisor)

  • Capt. Kristopher Malz 

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​Graduated

  • Maj. Anselmo Augusto (co-advisor)

  • Javad Esfandiari

  • Lt. Col. Fausto Batista Mendonca (co-advisor)

  • Wondwosen Ali

  • Lt. Col. Robert Sobeski

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MS Thesis Students

Graduated

  • Getu Abyu

  • Jacob Sanders

  • Andrei Denes

  • Sara Mohamadi

  • Nouri Hacene-Djaballah

MS Project Students

16 Graduated

BS/High School Students

Several Mentored

Funding Sources

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