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 Hongki Jo
 Associate Professor
 Civil and Architectural Engineering and
​ Mechanics

 The University of Arizona
Education
PhD. in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
MS. in Civil Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2001
BS. in Civil Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 1999

Professional Experiences 
Associate Professor, The University fo Arizona, 2019~present
Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona, 2013~2019
Scientific Advisor, Embedor Technologies, 2014~present

Senior Engineer/Manager, Seoyeong Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea, 2004~2007
Engineer/Assistant manager, Seoyeong Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea, 2002~2004
Engineer, Seoyeong Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea, 2001~2002

Selected Bridge Design Projects: Incheon Bridge, Hwa-Po Bridge, Hwa-Tae Bridge, Myung-Gok Bridge, etc... 

Contact
Office:  Civil Engineering building, Room 220D
Phone:  (520) 621-6589
Fax:  (520) 621-2550
Email:  [email protected]

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 Jae-Hong Min
 Postdoctoral Research Associate
 Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
 The University of Arizona
Education
PhD. in Telecommunication and Information Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, 2012
MS. in 
Telecommunication and Information Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, 1998
BS. in 
Telecommunication and Information Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, 1995

Professional Experiences
Software engineer, Daeheung Mutimedia Communication Co., Ltd., Korea, 2002~2005
VI Team manager/Lead software engineer, PAXVR, Korea, 1999~2002

Research
Computer vision-based SHM / Machine learning 

Contact
Office:  Civil Engineering building, Room 220G
Email:  [email protected]

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Jian Xu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
The University of Arizona
Education
PhD. in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2011
BS. in Electronic Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2006

Professional Experiences
Lecturer, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, China, 2011-present
Research Assistant, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, China, 2006-2011

Research Area
Wireless sensor networks / Digital and analog circuit design / Embedded system design 
Weak signal processing / Frequency synthesis

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

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Touhid Ahamed
 PhD Student 
 Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
 The University of Arizona
Education
MS. in Civil Engineering, Tufts University, 2015
BS. in Civil Engineering, KUET, Bangladesh, 2008

Professional Experiences
Lecturer, IUBAT, Bangladesh, 2008-2013

Research 
Structural Health Monitoring
Bio-inspired Bridge Scour Monitoring
Continuum Mechanics

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

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Jong-Hyun Jeong
 PhD Student 
 Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
 The University of Arizona
Education
MS. in Civil Engineering, Konkuk University, Korea, 2015
BS. in Civil Engineering, Konkuk University, Korea, 2013

Research  Interests

Vibration based structural health monitoring
Wireless smart sensor network
Smartphone network for SHM

Contact
Email:  [email protected] 

And ...
Jonghyun likes to play soccer and guitar in his spare time.

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Muhammad Mazhar Saleem
 PhD Student 
 Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
 The University of Arizona
Education
MS. in Civil Engineering, UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2012
BS. in Civil Engineering, UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2008

Professional Experiences
Assistant Professor, UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2013-present
Lecturer, UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2008​-2012

Research  Interests

Structural health monitoring
Behavior of concrete structure
Big data for structural reliability and risk assessment
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Contact
Email: [email protected] 

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Dyan Melvin
MS Student 
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
The University of Arizona
Education
MS. in Civil Engineering, University of Arizona, 2016 (Expected)
BS. in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2011

Professional Experiences
Special Inspector, Terracon, Lincoln, Nebraska and Tucson, Arizona , 2012-present 
Field Engineer, Schlumberger, Bakersfield, California, 2011

Research
Hybrid SHM / Application of SMA to SHM

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

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Wenbin Wu
MS Student 
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
The University of Arizona
Education
BS. in Engineering Mechanics, Tianjin University, China, 2015

Research
Structural Health Monitoring  

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

And ...
Wenbin likes to spend his spare time in playing sport activities such as basketball, soccer, tennis and swimming.

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Andrew Walcker
MS Student 
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
The University of Arizona
Education
BS. in Civil Engineering, University of Arizona, May 2015

Experiences
Intern, Diversified Design and Construction, Tucson, Arizona , Summer of 2014 
Intern, Grenier Engineering, Tucson, Arizona , Summer of 2015 - Present

Research
Hybrid bridge load rating systems

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

And ...
Andrew is a huge sports fan and likes working out, making music, and hanging out with friends.

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Kyle Knez
Undergraduate Student
Computer Science 
The University of Arizona
Education
BS. in Computer Science , University of Arizona, May 2016 (Expected)

Experiences
Development of an educational iOS application

Research
Smartphone networks for SHM  

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

And ...
When Kyle is not programming he spends his time playing basketball, snowboarding, reading and relaxing with family and friends.

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Melissa Becerra
Undergraduate Student
Computer Science 
The University of Arizona
Education
BS. in Computer Science (Major) and Criminal Justice (Minor) , University of Arizona, May 2016 (Expected)

Experiences
NASA Space Grant Research Intern (at the SSS Lab), Sep 2015 - present

Research
Smartphone networks for SHM  

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

And ...
Melissa likes to sing, watch movies with her family, go horseback riding, and go swimming.


Past members
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Seung-Woo Lee
Visiting Scholar (on leave from)
TESolution Co. Ltd., Korea
Education
PhD. in Civil Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2013
MS. in Civil Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 1998
BS. in Civil Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 1996

Professional Experiences
Director/Principal Research Engineer, TE Solution Co. Ltd., Korea, 2012-present
Senoir Research Engineer, TE Solution Co. Ltd., Korea, 2006-2012
Research Engineer, TE Solution Co. Ltd., Korea, 2004-2005
Research Engineer, Hyundai Engineering and Construction, Korea, 2000-2004

Research Area
Aero dynamics and vibration control for long-span cable bridges 
Wind energy harvesting

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

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Ana Karine Santos Dantas
Undergraduate Student, Universidade Estadual do Piaui, Brazil (~ present).
Former Visiting Student at SSSL (June~Aug, 2015)
Education
BS. in Civil Engineering , Universidade Estadual do Piaui, Brazil, 2017 (Expected)

Experiences
Internship, Publica- Consultoria, Contabilidade e Projetos, Teresina-PI, Brazil (November, 2013 - July 2014)

Research Interest
Structures  

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

And ...
Ana likes to spend her free time with family and friends, watching soccer and movies, playing sports, listening music, and reading.

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Claudio Sepulveda
MS student, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile (~ present)
Former Visiting Student at SSSL (Jan~Mar, 2015)
Education
MS. in Civil Engineering (Structural Focus), Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile, 2015 (Expected)
BS. in Civil Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile, 2012

Experiences
Teaching Assistant, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile, 2011-2014
Professional Internship, Rene Lagos Engineers, Chile, Feb 2014
Professional Internship, IEC Ingeniería, Chile, Jan-Feb 2013

Research Interests
Full and Lab-scale dynamic test / Earthquake engineering

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

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Nikolas Gelo
Software engineer, Apple (June 2015 ~ present)
Former Undergraduate Researcher at SSSL (May 2014 ~ May 2015)

Education
BS. in Computer Science , University of Arizona, May 2015 

Experiences
Development of iOS app for local retail stores and vacation rental companies, 2013~2014

Research
iOS/Android app development for SHM / Computer vision-based SHM
Development of RINO

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

In his free time
Nikolas enjoys writing music with his band "Something Like Seduction", playing soccer, and spending time with friends and family

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Gabriela Brambila
MS student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Aug 2015 ~ present)
Former Undergraduate Researcher at SSSL (Oct 2014 ~ May 2015)

Education
BS. in Civil Engineering (Structural Focus), University of Arizona, May 2015 

Experiences
Fossil Energy Generation Intern, Arizona Public Service, Summer 2014 
Traffic Engineering Intern, Pima County Department of Transportation, 2013-2014 
Research Intern, University of the German Federal Armed Forces , Summer 2013

Research
Bio-inspired scour monitoring 

Contact
Email:  [email protected]

And ...
Outside of academics, Gabriela is involved in other organizations like Engineering Ambassadors and she is the current President of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.  In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, hiking, exploring Tucson, and spending time with friends and family.
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