
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yaghoob (Amir) Farnam
Associate Professor, Drexel University
US Fulbright Scholar
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Department of Materials Science & Engineering (Affiliated Faculty Member)
Phone: (215) 865-6152
Fax: (215) 895-1363
Email: yfarnam@drexel.edu
Visiting Scholars

Dr. Puput Risdanareni
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Assistant Professor
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia

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
Doctoral Students

Parsa
Namakiaraghi
Ph.D. Candidate
pn363@drexel.edu

Mohammad
Houshmand
Ph.D. Candidate
mhk58@drexel.edu

Robin
Deb
Ph.D. Candidate
rd673@drexel.edu

Sharaniya
Visvalingam
Ph.D. Candidate
sv672@drexel.edu

Yousif
Alqenai
Ph.D. Candidate
yma34@drexel.edu

Mike
Alvaro
Ph.D. Student
ma3849@drexel.edu
MS Students

Ethan
Yen
ehy25@drexel.edu

Bankole Tejuoso
bat66@drexel.edu
BS Students

Rhythm
Osan
ro359@drexel.edu

Priscilla Kirabo
pk627@drexel.edu

Thuy
Nguyen
tn477@drexel.edu

Noelle Lilan
njl74@drexel.edu
Former Postdoctoral and Research Scientists

Dr. Mo
Balapour
Ph.D.
Drexel University

Dr. Debajyoti
Saha
Ph.D.
University of Illinois Chicago

Dr. Jialuo
He
Ph.D.
Washington State University
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
Former BS/MS Students
MS
Mohammadamin Zooyousefin | Civil Engineering | 2023
Dane Bell | Civil and Structural Engineering | 2020
Rathin Rao | Mechanical Engineering | 2020
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