Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yaghoob (Amir) Farnam
Associate Professor, Drexel University
United States Fulbright Scholar, 23-24
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Department of Materials Science & Engineering (Affiliated Faculty Member)
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Affiliated Faculty Member)
Phone: (215) 865-6152
Fax: (215) 895-1363
Email: yfarnam@drexel.edu
Visiting Scholars
Dr. Monita Olivia
Visiting Associate Professor
Universitas Riau, Indonesia
Postdoctoral and Research Scientists
Dr. Geetika Mishra
Ph.D. in Material Science
gm694@drexel.edu
Dr. Mohammad Irfan Iqbal
Ph.D. in Material Science
mi395@drexel.edu
Dr. Parsa
Namakiaraghi
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
pn363@drexel.edu
Dr. Kumaran Coopamootoo
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
kc3826@drexel.edu
Doctoral Students
Sharaniya Visvalingam
Ph.D. Candidate
sv672@drexel.edu
Mike Alvaro
Ph.D. Student
ma3849@drexel.edu
Thiha Thway
Ph.D. Student
tt564@drexel.edu
Yacoub M. Alqenai
Ph.D. Student
yma36@drexel.edu
MS Students
BS Students
Rhythm
Osan
ro359@drexel.edu
Priscilla Kirabo
pk627@drexel.edu
Thuy
Nguyen
tn477@drexel.edu
Noelle Lilan
njl74@drexel.edu
Sumeet Musfirah
sm4885@drexel.edu
Karamoko Sow
kms833@drexel.edu
Former Postdoctoral, Research Scientists and Visiting Scholars
Dr. Mo
Balapour
Ph.D.
Drexel University
Dr. Debajyoti
Saha
Ph.D.
University of Illinois Chicago
Dr. Jialuo
He
Ph.D.
Washington State University
Dr. Puput Risdanareni
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Assistant Professor
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia
Former Doctoral Students
Dr. Fadi
Althoey
Thesis Title:
Understanding and mitigating damage development in cementitious materials exposed to sodium chloride
Dr. Mo
Balapour
Thesis Title:
Conversion of Waste Coal Combustion Ash to Value-Added Construction Lightweight Aggregates through A Holistic Thermodynamics-Guided Manufacturing Framework
Dr. Parsa
Namakiaraghi
Thesis Title: Engineering Cementitious Composite with Nature-Inspired Architected Polymeric Reinforcing Elements Using Additive Manufacturing Method
Dr. Robin
Deb
Thesis Title: Long-term Performance of Self-heating Concrete Composites using Low-Temperature Phase Change Materials for Snow-melting and Freeze-thaw Resilience Applications
Dr. Mohammad
Houshmand
Thesis Title:
Engineering Nature-Inspired Multifunctional Microbial Polymeric Fiber (bioFiber) for Concrete Self-Healing
Dr. Yousif
Alqenai
Thesis Title:
Utilizing Landfill Condition Waste Coal Ash to Manufacture Fine Lightweight Aggregates for Concrete Internal Curing Applications
Former BS/MS Students
MS
Ethan Yen | Civil Engineering | 2024
Bankole Tejuoso | Civil Engineering | 2024
Mohammadamin Zooyousefin | Civil Engineering | 2023
Dane Bell | Civil and Structural Engineering | 2020
Rathin Rao | Mechanical Engineering | 2020
Mohammad Balapour | Civil Engineering | 2019
Maissoun Ksara | Civil Engineering | 2018
Weijin Zhao | Civil Engineering | 2017
Yasmina Shields | Civil Engineering | 2017
BS
Sarah Sowah | Civil Engineering
Nishant Shrestha | Civil Engineering
Joshua Perez | Civil Engineering
Mohamed Cissao | Civil Engineering
Kham Phan | Civil Engineering
Christian Albert | Engineering Technology
Liam McNally | Architectural Engineering
Thiha Thway | Chemical and Biological Engineering
Engy Khoshit | Materials Science & Engineering
Alejandro Ochoa | Civil Engineering
Jessica Butterly | Civil Engineering
Angela Mutua (Wavi) | Chemical and Biological Engineering
Patrick Stoehr | Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering
Rayna Newkirk | Chemical Engineering
Nay Ye Oo (Sonny) | Civil Engineering
Robert Howell | Mechanical Engineering
Bochen Zhang | Civil Engineering
Allison Hampton | Civil Engineering
Taylor Washington | Civil Engineering
Khalela El-Naggar | Civil Engineering
Mitchell Rector | Civil Engineering
Sarah Dick | Civil Engineering
Martin Bobcek | Civil Engineering