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Science Zoom with High School and Middle Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Researchers are collaborating with teachers in the Tribe to Virtually Zoom with 7th and 8th graders in their science courses. We cover tectonic plate movement and earthquake and tsunami effects, natural selection and evolutionary history, planning for climate change, and historical hurricanes along the coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School Students Visit Texas A&M<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In spring 2024, several students visited Texas A&M University to learn more about educational opportunities within the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture. The campus visit was designed for tribal high school students interested in STEM fields. Activities included Arduino training and an engineering challenge, sessions on how to apply for college, presentations by the recruiting teams from the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture, research lab tours featuring archaeological artifacts from the tribal community, and a demonstration of a water generator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funded Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Abdullah Braik, Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, \u2013 The University of Jordan (2015)
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering \u2013 Case Western Reserve University (2019)
M.Sc. in Data Analytics \u2013 Georgia Institute of Technology (2021)
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering \u2013 Texas A&M University (in progress)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Abdullah is currently a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M working as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Maria Koliou, and his work focuses on building a framework for digital twins of communities subjected to natural hazards for decision making. His research interest is interdisciplinary merging civil and structural engineering with data science and statistical and computational analysis. Moreover, he has previously worked for +5 years as a structural engineer and has strong experience in the analysis and design of various types of structures against different natural hazards. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hiramani Raj Chimauriya, Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020 \u2013 Present
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2017 \u2013 2019
B.E., Civil Engineering, Kathmandu University,  2011 \u2013 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am working towards my PhD in Geotechnical Engineering at Texas A&M University. I am currently a graduate research assistant with Dr. Anand Puppala. My research work focuses on numerical modeling of built geotechnical infrastructure in the face of coastal hazards and to assess their vulnerabilities to the varied loading scenarios. I am also interested in application of probabilistic methods in stability assessment of structures and maximizing the use of available data to aid design and decision making in new projects. My previous research experience includes full scale lab tests of buried culverts and numerical modeling of the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth (Liz) Haire, Anthropology at Florida State University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.A., Anthropology \u2013 Flagler College
M.A., Anthropology \u2013 Florida State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Liz was born and raised in Saint Augustine, Florida. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree in anthropology with a concentration in archaeology from Flagler College. She moved to Tallahassee to further pursue education at Florida State University and is working towards obtaining a master\u2019s degree in anthropology, focusing on southeastern United States archaeology. After graduating from Flagler, she completed a field school in Saint Augustine at Fort Mose. She also volunteered with the Saint Augustine City Archaeologists for a little over a year to expand her archaeological knowledge and to gain further field training. She worked with Dr. Jayur Mehta from Florida State University on further exploring Chitimacha landscapes in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Chenqiang Liu, Civil Engineering at Oregon State University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, \u2013 Hebei University of Technology (2015)
M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering \u2013 Beijing University of Technology (2018)
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering \u2013 Oregon State University (in progress)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Chenqiang is a PhD student in civil engineering at Oregon State University (OSU) working with Dr. Haizhong Wang. He primarily studies Transportation engineering, and focuses on tsunami evacuation simulation, railway resilience, and impact of climate change on the road network. Prior to attending OSU, Chenqiang acquired MS at Beijing University of Technology, and had three years working experience on ITS and traffic safety in China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Andrew X. Ma, Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.A. Harbor, Waterway and Coastal Engineering \u2013 Tianjin University, 2016
M.A. Hydraulic Engineering \u2013 Tianjin University, 2020
Ph.D. Civil Engineering \u2013 Texas A&M University (in progress)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Andrew has multidisciplinary research backgrounds in Programmable Logic Controller, Computational Hydrodynamics and Computational Thermodynamics. From July 2020 to Aug 2021, he served as a faculty member in the School of Architecture in Anhui Science and Technology University in China. During this time, he taught Fluid Mechanics, Architectural Engineering Drawing, Masonry Structure Design and Construction Engineering Budget. Currently, he is a graduate candidate at Texas A&M University, working with Dr. James Kaihatu. His work focuses on prediction of coastal hydrodynamic forces on structures and coastal infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mumtasirun Nahar, Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering \u2013 Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Bangladesh
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering \u2013 (MIST), Bangladesh
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering \u2013 Texas A&M University, College Station (in progress)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am currently a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M, working as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Petros Sideris. I will work with research project enhancing resilience of underrepresented coastal communities, strengthening of structures, vulnerability assessment of structure against coastal hazards, selection of proper retrofitting technique. During environmental hazards, safety of infrastructure is important as it indicates whether or not it will become disaster and all civil engineering infrastructures play a major role to the overall development of the country\u2019s economy, So I consider performance of structure under hazard as a priority-based issue. Sufficient and well-built infrastructure, can limit the impacts that natural hazards can cause both in terms of loss of life and economic damage. For that reason, I always inspired to work with Structural design for extreme events, multi-hazard performance assessment of structure as well as risk and vulnerability assessment of structure.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Wojtala, Anthropology at Florida State University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.A., Political Science, Anthropology \u2013 University of Michigan, 2019
M.A., Anthropology \u2013 Florida State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Patrick is interested in the ways people shape and are shaped by their environment. This has led him to study climate issues, past and present. He grew up on the Gulf Coast and care deeply about this special place and the life it supports. Through his service in the U.S. Navy, he was fortunate enough to experience a wide range of cultures and environments across the globe. He has previously worked on collections curation for a Mississippian mound site, ethnobotanical research, recording rock art in South Dakota, documenting historic properties, underwater archaeological excavation, and conducting field surveys for the U.S. Forest Service. He was a graduate student at Florida State University, and worked with Dr. Jayur Mehta on issues of climate change and biodiversity in years 1-2 of the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

John Hoang, Urban and Regional Sciences at Texas A&M University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.S. Urban Planning –  Texas A&M University, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.R.P. (Master of Regional Planning) – Texas A&M University, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kin Long Lei Jorge Antoino Losoya, Urban and Regional Sciences at Texas A&M University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.S. Urban Planning, Design and Management – University College London, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.R.P. (Master of Regional Planning) – Cornell University, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. (in-progress) Urban and Regional Sciences – Texas A&M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kin Long is a Ph.D. student in urban and regional sciences at Texas A&M University, where he also works as a graduate assistant researcher under the supervision of Dr. Siyu Yu. His research and interest focus on plan integration, social capital, and community hazard resilience. More specifically, he focuses on expanding the Plan Integration for Resilience ScorecardTM<\/sup> to assess plan network\u2019s performance in promoting social capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Owen Stoker, Anthropology at Florida State University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

B.A.,  Anthropology \u2013 University of Alabama, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.A., Anthropology \u2013 Florida State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tanmoy Palit, Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2023 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2023 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.Sc., Industrial & Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology,  2015 \u2013 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tanmoy is a PhD student in the school of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He works with Dr. Andres Gonzalez with mathematical optimization applied to enhancing the resilience of infrastructure systems against disruptive events. He also has a research background with various decision analysis tools for policymaking in transportation and supply chain. Prior to his completion of B.Sc., he also has industry experience in Bangladesh as a project engineer for over 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Himadri Sen Gupta, Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2021 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2021 \u2013 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.Sc., Industrial & Production Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology,  2014 \u2013 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Background and Interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Himadri Sen Gupta is a Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU), where he also earned his Master of Science in the same field. He works with Dr. Andres Gonzalez on optimization and machine learning models focused on enhancing community resilience against natural hazards. At OU, Himadri is actively involved in several student organizations, including INFORMS, IISE, and APICS Student Chapters. Prior to joining OU, Himadri served as a lecturer at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Himadri’s research interests lie in optimizing community resilience and disaster mitigation strategies, particularly through the integration of operations research and machine learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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