{"id":122,"date":"2023-06-20T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2026-01-31T23:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:29:54","slug":"previous-team-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/research-team\/previous-team-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Team Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Previous Post-Doctoral Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"matthew\"\n\tMatthew Turner
\nPost-Doctoral Researcher (2023)<\/strong>
\nResearch Topic: Centrifuge modeling of Wave-Soil-Structure Interaction\u00a0
\nCurrently at Atlas Geotechnical\n\t\t\t\t\"amin_rafiei\"\n\tAmin Rafiei
\nPost-Doctoral Researcher and UNH Diversity Scholar (2020-2022)<\/strong>
\nResearch Topic: Marine Geotechnics and Energy Systems
\nCurrently at University of Hawaii\n\t\t\t\t\"masoud\"\n\tSayed Masoud Mousavi
\nPost-Doctoral Researcher (2020)<\/strong>
\nResearch Topic: Seasonal Load Restriction Framwork and Toolkit\u00a0For Flooded Pavements
\nCurrently at Geocomp\n\t

Previous PhD Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"oladayo\"\n\tOladayo Komolafe
\nPhD 2023<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Lateral Response of Piles in Unsaturated Soils\n

Currently at Berger Geosciences<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"matthew\"\n\tMatthew Turner
\nPhD 2023<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction and Foundation Rocking in Unsaturated Ground
\nCurrently at Atlas Geotechnical\n\t\t\t\t\"masoud\"\n\tMasoud Mousavi
\nPhD 2020<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Dynamic Performance of Partially Saturated and Unsaturated Soils
\nCurrently at Geocomp\n\t\t\t\t\"borghei\"\n\tAmin Borghei
\nPhD 2019<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Seismic Response Soil-foundation Systems in Unsaturated Ground
\nCurrently at GeoPentech Inc\n\t\t\t\t\"morteza2\"\n\tMorteza Mirshekari
\nPhD 2018<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Seismic Site Response Analysis Considering Partially Saturated Soils
\nCurrently at Atlas\n\t\t\t\t\"Pegah\"\n\tPegah Jarast Shamsabadi
\nPhD 2017<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Numerical and Physical Modeling of Cone Penetration in Unsaturated Soils and Numerical Simulation of Fracture Propagation in Shale Rock during Brazilian Test
\nCurrently at AECOM\n\t\t\t\t\"mohamed_elshaer_photo\"\n\tMohamed Elshaer
\nPhD 2017<\/strong>
\nDissertation Title: Assessing the Mechanical Response of Pavements During and After Flooding
\nCurrently at USACE CRREL and UNH\n\t

Previous MsC Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"TA_image\"\n\tMark Adler
\nMSc 2024<\/strong>
\nThesis Title: Design and Development of Systems for Wave-Soil-Structure Interaction Modelling in a Geotechnical Centrifuge
\nCurrently at \n\t\t\t\t\"norris\"\n\tMaya Norris
\nMSc 2024<\/strong>
\nThesis Title: Liquefaction Mitigation of sand with Plastic Fines via Microbially Induced Partial Saturation
\nCurrently at Loureiro Engineering Associates, Inc.\n\t\t\t\t\"morghan\"\n\tMorghan Carr
\nMSc 2022<\/strong>
\nThesis Title: Permeability Assessment of Architected 3D-Printed Clays
\nCurrently at Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc.\n\t\t\t\t\"ian_gates\"\n\tIan Gates
\nMSc 2021<\/strong>
\nThesis Title: Residual Strength of Liquefied Partially Satuarted Soils
\nCurrently at Terracon\n\t\t\t\t\"Khoa\"\n\tKhoa Le
\nMSc 2016<\/strong>
\nThesis Title: A Direct Simple Shear Device for the Dynamic Characterization of Partially Saturated Soil
\nCurrently at Orsted\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\"anna\"\n\tGanna Suprunenko
\nMSc 2015<\/strong>
\nThesis Title: Suction-Controlled Cyclic Triaxial Test to Measure Strain-Dependent Dynamic Shear Modulus of Unsaturated Sand
\nCurrently at McKinsey & Company\n\t

Previous MEng Students<\/strong><\/p>\nEsther Ugorji <\/strong>, MEng 2025
\nMaheshwar Reddy Duggempudi<\/strong>, MEng 2024; Currently at ANS Geo, Inc
\nMateus Costa de Medeiros<\/strong>, MEng 2021; Currently at MBTA
\nMatthew Turner<\/strong>, MEng 2020; Currently at Atlas Geotechnical
\nAdam Murphy<\/strong>, MEng 2018;\u00a0Currently at The Dolben Company, Inc.
\nAndrew Martin<\/strong>, MEng 2018\n\t

Previous Visiting Scholars<\/strong><\/p>\nDr. Mustafa Tolun, <\/strong>Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Adana Science And Technology University, Turkey
\nFrancesco Preti, <\/strong>PhD at Parma and UNH; Flooded Pavement; Currently at PwC
\nSahar Ghadirianniari, <\/strong>MSc at Sharif University of Technology, Iran; Soil-Pile Interaction in Unsaturated Soil; Currently at ITASCA Minneapolis
\nZoltan Ban<\/strong>,\u00a0 MSc at Hungary; Torsional Ring Shear for Liquefaction Evaluation; Currently at Mott MacDonald\n\t

Previous Undergraduate Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\nElisabeth Drakatos, Remote Sensing and Soil Moisture
\nKelsey Page, Moisture Effects on Pavement Response
\nLuke Safford, Moisture Effects on Pavement Response
\nMark Adler, Centrifuge Modeling
\nSusan Strickland, Arctic Infrastructure Resilience
\nMaya Norris, 3D Printed Clay
\nNicole King, 3D Printed Clay
\nVinayak Chaturvedi, Flooded Pavement Assessment Toolkit
\nAnnmarie Picinich, Moisture Effects on Pavement Response
\nAlex Lefebvre,\u00a0Moisture Effects on Pavement Response
\nRezwan Ali, Centrifuge Modeling Applications
\nMatthew Turner, Effect of Water Fluctuation on Seismic Site Response
\nKimberly Perkins, Mositure effects on Pavement Performance
\nErik Rosler, Mositure effects on Pavement Performance
\nJohn Lordan, Large Scale Laminar Container
\nBimochan Poudyal; Large Scale Laminar Container
\nMateus Costa de Medeiros, Centrifuge Modeling
\nAdienne Hill; Physical Modeling and Empirical Evaluation of Strut Loads in Braced Excavation System
\nJill Getchell; Physical Modeling and Empirical Evaluation of Strut Loads in Braced Excavation System
\nRachel Provost; Experimental Techniaues in Unsaturated Soils
\nMegan Hamilton; Effect of Degree of Saturation on Deep Foundation Response
\nKhoa Le; Developing Suction-Controlled Triaxial System\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Previous Post-Doctoral Researchers Matthew Turner Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023) Research Topic: Centrifuge modeling of Wave-Soil-Structure Interaction\u00a0 Currently at Atlas Geotechnical Amin Rafiei Post-Doctoral Researcher and UNH Diversity Scholar (2020-2022) Research Topic: Marine Geotechnics and Energy Systems Currently at University of Hawaii Sayed Masoud Mousavi Post-Doctoral Researcher (2020) Research Topic: Seasonal Load Restriction Framwork and Toolkit\u00a0For Flooded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/331"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}