
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yaghoob (Amir) Farnam
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
Postdoctoral and Research Scientists

Dr. Mohammad
Houshmand
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

Dr. Ali Ghadimzadeh
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Doctoral Students

Yacoub M. Alqenai
Ph.D. Candidate
yma36@drexel.edu

Niyousha Niknezhad
Ph.D. Student
(Advised by Dr. Cruz and Co-Advised by Dr. Farnam)
nn498@drexel.edu
MS Students

Noelle Lilan
njl74@drexel.edu

Daniel Woodlin
daw372@drexel.edu

Keilah Makosi
kkm85@drexel.edu
BS Students

Andy Deng
ad4352@drexel.edu

Austin Chen
akc88@drexel.edu

Karamoko Sow
kms833@drexel.edu

Sumeet Musfirah
sm4885@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

Dr. Kumaran Coopamootoo
Ph.D., Newcastle University, UK

Dr. Parsa
Namakiaraghi
Ph.D., Drexel University

Dr. Geetika Mishra
Ph.D. in Material Science

Dr. Mohammad Irfan Iqbal
Ph.D. in Material Science

Dr. Robin
Deb
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Former Doctoral Students

Prof. Fadi
Althoey
Current Position:
Associate Professor, Nijran University

Dr. Mo
Balapour
Current Position:
CEO, SusMaX Inc

Dr. Parsa
Namakiaraghi
Current Position:
Postdoc, Drexel University

Dr. Robin
Deb
Current Position:
Head of R&D, SusMaX Inc

Dr. Mohammad
Houshmand
Current Position:
Research Associate, NIST

Prof. Yousif
Alqenai
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, IUK

Prof. Sharaniya Visvalingam
Current Position:
Senior lecturer at Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Thiha Thway
Current Position:
Project Manager, Sun Chemicals
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
Vimbai Mabvaru | Materials Engineering
Noelle Lilan | Environmental Engineering
Priscilla Kirabo | Civil Engineering
Rhythm Osan | Architectural Engineering
Thuy Nguyen | Civil Engineering
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

