SERG -- Members

Current Members

 

Ruben Diaz --

       (2016~present), Bachelor's Student in Civil Engineering

My name is Ruben Diaz Jr. I am in my Junior year in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program. I wish to pursue a Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering after completing my Bachelor’s degree. I believe that by beginning to do research with the SERG as an undergraduate I will be preparing myself for conducting my Master’s thesis and gaining valuable skills towards a successful career in Structural Engineering.

 

Harsh Naresh Kumar Gandhi --

(2017~present), Master's Student in Civil Engineering

My name is Harsh Gandhi. I am hailing from India. Currently I am pursuing Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering. My area of interest in structural engineering is health monitoring of structures and their earthquake analysis. It has always been my dream to contribute towards civil engineering profession and the society. Joining SERG in CEE at UML is my first step.

 

Jie Hu --

(2016~2018), Doctoral Student in Civil Engineering

(2018~present), Doctoral Candidate in Civil Engineering

Research highlight: Energy harvesting from pavement via PVDF

Jie's publication:

[1] Hu, J. and Yu, T. (2017), "Enhanced PVDF properties by multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) for efficient energy harvesting ," , In: Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 25-29, Portland, OR; doi: 10.1117/12.2258234


Ahmed Al-Zeyadi --  

(2004~2008), Bachelor in Civil Engineering

(2009~2011), Master in Science in Civil Engineering

(2016~2017), Doctoral Student in Civil Engineering

(2017~present), Doctoral Candidate in Civil Engineering

Doctoral student in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), UMass Amherst (2015-2016)

Doctoral student in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), UMass Lowell (2016-present)

"My name is Ahmed Alzeyadi, originally from Iraq. I have taken a few positions after earning my Master’s in my country supervising different Engineers in different structural field of civil engineering such as road structure, building, etc. My current research topic is “Detection Moisture and salt level in plain concrete using SAR images"

 

Christopher Ingemi --

(2014~present), Baschelor's student in Civil Engineering

  • American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship (2017)

 

Chris' publication:

[1] Ingemi, C., J. Owusu Twumasi, S. Litt, T. Yu (2017), "Condition assessment of Corroded Steel Rebar in Free Space using Synthetic Aperture Radar Images," Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Portland, OR; doi: 10.1117/12.2258658

Qixiang (Paul) Tang --

(2012~2014), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

(2014~2017), Doctoral Student in Civil Engineering

(2017~present), Doctoral Candidate in Civil Engineering

Reserach highlight: Finite element analysis of damaged light pole structures

Qixiang's publications:

 

[1] Tang, Q., Yu, T. and Jen, M. (2015), "Finite element analysis for the damage detection of light pole structures," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.  9437, 943711

[2] Tang, Q., and Yu,T. (2016), "Finite element simulation for damage detection of surface rust in steel rebars using elastic waves," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 9804, 980426

[3] Tang, Q., Du, C., Wang, X. and Yu, T. (2016), "Finite elementsimulation of a new ultrasonic fiber optic sensor using gold nanocomposite," Proceedings of Ultrasonics for NDT 2016, American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)

[4] Bi, S., Wu, N., Zhou, J., Tang, Q., Owusu Twumasi, J., Yu, T. and Wang, X. (2016), "Ultrasonic transmission from fiber optic generators on steel plate," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 9804, 98040Q

[5] Owusu Twumasi, J., Le. V., Tang, Q. and Yu, T.  (2016), "Quantitative sensing of corroded steel rebar embedded in cement mortar specimens using ultrasonic testing," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 9804, 98040P

[6] Le. V., Owusu Twumasi, J., Tang, Q. and Yu, T. (2016), "Sizing and ranging criteria for SAR images of steel and wood specimens," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 9804, 980404

[7] Yu, T., J. Owusu Twumasi, V. Le, Q. Tang, N D'Amico (2017), "Surface and Subsurface Remote Sensing of Concrete Structures using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 143(10); 1-11, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001730 (pdf)

 

Former Members

Nayana Anne Bob --

        (2016~2018), Master of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Kasey Mearls --

(2016~present), Bachelor's Student in Civil Engineering

 

Reny Yohana Lende Mere --

(2014~2018), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern

Thet Myat Noe Sein -- 

(2014~2018), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern

My name is Thet. I'm originally from Yangon, Burma. I'm an undergraduate student, majoring in civil and environmental engineering with a business minor. I'm currently partnering with Reny Yohana Lende Mere and working on corrosion detection and quantification using SAR imaging.

 

Nicolas D'Amico --

(2012~2016), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

(2016~2017), Master's Student in Civil Engineering

Nick's publications:

[1] D'Amico, N, T. Yu (2016), "Photogrammetric analysis of concrete specimens and structures for condition assessment".Proc. SPIE 9804, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure, Portland, OR; doi: 10.1117/12.2218640

[2] D'Amico, N, T. Yu (2017), "Accuracy Analysis of Point Cloud Modeling for Evaluating Concrete Specimens" Proc. SPIE 10169. Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure; doi: 10.1117/12.2258404

[3] D'Amico, N. (2017), "Photogrammetric Techniques for Evaluation and Analysis of Concrete Structures and Specimen" Master's Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. 

[4] Yu, T., J. Owusu Twumasi, V. Le, Q Tang, N. D'Amico (2017), "Surface and Subsurface Remote Sensing of Concrete Structures using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 143(10); 1-11, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001730 (pdf)

 

Viet Le --  

(2010~2014), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

(2015~2016), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Thu Ya --

(2014~2016), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

  • Lawrence Evangelical Church (LEC) Community Service Scholarship (2015)

 

Jones Owusu Tumasi --

(2013~2015), Doctoral Student in Civil Engineering

(2015~2018), Doctoral Candidate in Civil Engineering (unfinished)

 

Eindra (Elena) Aung --

(2010~2014), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Ross Gladstone --

(2008~2012), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

(2012~2014), Master of Science in Civil Engineering (incomplete)

 

Justin Wilson --

(2007~2011), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

(2011~2013), Master of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Reserach highlight: Modeling half-cell potential measurements of corroded reinforced concrete slabs for corrosion detection

 

Stephen D. Vaughan --

(2012), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern

 

David Perloff --

(2012), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern

 

Jamie Muntz --

(2011), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern, Co-op student

 

Sarah Kurtzer --

(2011), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern, Co-op student

 

Othman Belgrini --

(2012), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, summer intern

 

Che-Fu Su --

(2012~2013), Doctoral Student in Mechanical Engineering

 

Shafique Ahmed --

(2011~2013), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Hao Liu --

(2011~2013), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Abhishikta Pal --

(2013), Bachelor's of Arts in Architecture, visiting student

 

Alvaro L. Sosa --

(2010~2013), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Carlos Jaquez --

(2009~2011), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Alice Chow --

(2009~2011), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

Reserach highlight: Monitoring and modeling of early-age cement hydration heat in concrete using fiber optic sensors

 

Jeremiah Otchere-Nyarko --

(2009~2011), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

Research highlight: Structural health monitoring of a truss bridge using model test and numerical simulation

 

Ibrahim C. Solak --

(2009~2011), Master's of Science in Civil Engineering

Reserach highlight: Dielectric constants of hydrated cement paste and cement mortar

 

Samuel Talbot --

(2006~2010), Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering

 

Burak Boyaci --

(2004~2008), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

(2008~2010), Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Research highlight: Geometric analysis of ground penetrating radar signals for condition assessment

Burak's publications:

[1] Yu, T., B. Boyaci (2011). Geometric Analysis for the Size Estimation of Subsurface Delamination in Transient Electromagnetic Response.  In: Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conf., San Diego, CA; doi: 10.1117/12.880558

[2] Yu, T., B. Boyaci, F.H. Wu (2013). A parametric study of the transient electromagnetic response of GFRP-wrapped concrete cylinders. Research in Nondestructive Evaluation (RNDE); 24 (3): 125-153; doi:10.1080/09349847.20.2012.713162