Circle

The mentors, collaborators, and people who shaped the journey…

Mentors

Dr. Amal Elawady

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida International University

Together on Time-frequency scaling framework for downburst-like outflows; Aeroelastic response of damaged transmission towers; PIV-based analysis of downburst-like wall jet outflows

Prof. Arindam Gan Chowdhury

Professor of Wind Engineering; Co-Director, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International University; leads the NHERI Wall of Wind

Together on Wind-Only Physical Design Testbed for NICHE

Dr. Ioannis Zisis

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida International University; Director, NSF IUCRC Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance Center

Together on Extreme value estimation of wind pressure coefficients; Wind-Only Physical Design Testbed for NICHE

Collaborators

Yonathan Adamu

Ph.D. Candidate, Florida International University

Together on Wind-Only Physical Design Testbed for NICHE

Dr. Houssam Al Sayegh

Research Scientist, NHERI Wall of Wind, Florida International University

Together on Review of NDT techniques for timber structures; Wind-Only Physical Design Testbed for NICHE

Dr. Kehinde J. Alawode

Senior Engineer, Exponent, Houston, TX

Together on Aeroelastic response of damaged transmission towers; Performance of high-rise building façades under wind loading

Dr. Ziad Azzi

Adjunct Professor, Florida International University; Director of Engineering, DDA Forensics

Together on Review of NDT techniques for timber structures

Prof. Massimiliano Burlando

Full Professor, DICCA, University of Genoa, Italy

Together on PIV-based analysis of downburst-like wall jet outflows; Uniting physical simulations and field measurements of downbursts; Wavelet-based extraction of thunderstorm events

Dr. Ileana Calotescu

Assistant Professor, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania

Together on Full-scale response of a telecommunication tower to ABL and downburst winds (under internal review); Telecommunication lattice tower under synoptic winds

Dr. Federico Canepa

Assistant Professor, DICCA, University of Genoa, Italy

Together on Uniting physical simulations and field measurements of downbursts; Wavelet-based extraction of thunderstorm events

Dr. Guangzhao Chen

Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University

Together on Wind-Only Physical Design Testbed for NICHE

Dr. Haitham A. Ibrahim

Postdoctoral Associate, Florida International University; Structural Engineer, DDA Forensics

Together on Aeroelastic testing of a monopole on a high-rise building

Guido Lori

R&D Project Manager, Permasteelisa Group, Italy

Together on Performance of high-rise building façades under wind loading

Dr. Mekdes T. Mengistu

Research Fellow, DICCA, University of Genoa, Italy

Together on Telecommunication lattice tower under synoptic winds; Wavelet-based extraction of thunderstorm events; Uniting physical simulations and field measurements of downbursts

Dr. Omar Metwally

Associate Engineer, Marcon Forensics LLC

Together on Full-scale response of a telecommunication tower to ABL and downburst winds (under internal review); Performance of high-rise building façades under wind loading; Review of NDT techniques for timber structures

Prof. Maria Pia Repetto

Full Professor, DICCA, University of Genoa, Italy

Together on PIV-based analysis of downburst-like wall jet outflows; Full-scale response of a telecommunication tower to ABL and downburst winds (under internal review); Telecommunication lattice tower under synoptic winds