{"id":354,"date":"2021-09-20T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/?page_id=354"},"modified":"2024-01-02T15:54:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:54:50","slug":"alumnus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/impact\/centers-institutes-outreach\/crs-center\/people\/alumnus\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Ph.D. Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many Ph.D. students work with the CRS Center as they conduct meaningful research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Alassaf \u201819<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at University of Jordan, Jordan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Architectural Information Modeling (AIM): Teaching Formal Concepts of Design Using Building Information Modeling (BIM)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Gabriel Esquivel (Co-chair), Wei Yan, Tracy Hammond<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | N_assaf@ju.edu.jo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shermeen Yousif \u201819<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A K-Medoids-Based Shape Clustering Method and Its Applications in Generative Design and Optimization Systems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members: <\/strong>Wei Yan (Chair)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | syousif@fau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emad Al Qattan \u201819<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at Kuwait University, Kuwait<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation:<\/strong> A Framework Using Tangible Interaction for Automatically Capturing and Embedding Design Intent in Parametric Models<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Wei Yan (Chair), Mark Clayton, Negar Kalantar, Philip Galanter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | e.k.qattan@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyoungsub Kim \u201817<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at Department of Architecture, Ajou University, South Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>A Model for Performance Evaluation of Climate-Adaptive Building Envelopes Using Parametric Models and Multi-Criteria Optimization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members: <\/strong>Mark Clayton (Chair), Negar Kalantar (Co-chair), Wei Yan, Zofia Rybkowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | h.kim@csus.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saied Zarrinmehr \u201817<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3D Modeling R&D Development Manager at Spatial Corp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>A Computational Model for Simulation, Visualization and Evaluation of Mandatory and Optional Building Occupancy Scenarios\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Wei Yan (Co-chair), Geoffrey Booth, Xuemei Zhu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | szarinmehr@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chengde Wu \u201817<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lecturer at University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>A System Architecture for the Integration of Smoke Propagation Simulation, Evacuation Simulation, and Building Information Modeling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Wei Yan (Co-chair), Jeff Haberl, Julian Kang<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | wu.chengde@uncc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jawad Altabtabai \u201817<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at Kuwait University, Kuwait<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Parametric BIM-based Design Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Wei Yan (Chair), Mark Clayton (Co-chair), Weiling He, Philip Galanter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ehsan Barekati \u201816<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Software Engineer at Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>A BIM Compatible Schema For Architectural Programming Information\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Valerian Miranda, Wei Yan, James Caverlee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Haliburton \u201816<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lecturer at Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Building Information Modeling And Small Architectural Practice: An Analysis Of Factors Affecting BIM Adoption<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Valerian Miranda (Co-chair), Anne Nichols, Edelmiro Escamilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> |  jh8man@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gregory Luhan \u201816<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Department Head at Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Measurement of Self-Efficacy, Predisposition for Collaboration, and Project Scores in Architectural Design Studios<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Jorge Vanegas, Valerian Miranda, Zofia Rybkowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | gregory.luhan@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammad Asl \u201815<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Principal Research Engineer at Autodesk, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhouzhou Su \u201815<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Medical Planner Associate at EYP, INC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duygu Yenerim \u201814<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Practice Technology Director at VLK Architects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>A Process Using Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Improving Self-Help Housing in Texas Colonias\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Jorge Vanegas, Phillip Tabb, Wei Yan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | dyenerim@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WoonSeong Jeong \u201814<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at Chungbuk National University, South Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Integrating Building Information Modeling with Object-Oriented Physical Modeling for Building Thermal Simulation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Wei Yan (Chair), Mark Clayton, Yoonsuck Choe, Jeff Haberl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | wsjeong@chungbuk.ac.kr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JongBum Kim \u201814<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at University of Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Parametric Urban Regulation Models for Predicting Development Performances<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Geoffrey Booth, Valerian Miranda, Wei Yan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | kimjongb@missouri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francisco Farias \u201813<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BIM Manager at LDA Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Contemporary Strategies for Sustainable Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Jeff Haberl, Wei Yan, Terry Larsen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | asintoras@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manish Dixit \u201813<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Embodied Energy Calculation: Method and Guidelines for a Building and its Constituent Materials<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Charles Culp (Chair), Jos\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez-Sol\u00eds (Co-chair), David Claridge, Mark Clayton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | mandix72@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamila Tharanga Subasinghe Arachchil \u201811<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Rebuilding for Sustainability: Spatial Analysis of Bolivar Peninsula after Hurricane Ike<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Logan Wagner (Co-chair), Peter Lang, Shannon Van Zandt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ozan \u00d6nder \u00d6zener \u201809<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Studio Education for Integrated Practice Using Building Information Modeling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Robert Johnson, Wei Yan, Jos\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez-Sol\u00eds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | ozener@itu.edu.tr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firas A. Salman Al-Douri \u201806<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor at International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Impact of utilizing 3D digital urban models on the design content of urban design plans in US cities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Robin Abrams (Co-chair), Michael Neuman, Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

faldouri@ius.edu.ba<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eberhard Sebastian Laepple \u201805<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Exploring project collaboration systems in the building industry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Robert Johnson, Steven Parshall, Marshall Poole<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeong-Han Woo \u201805<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor at Department of Construction Management, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Sharing tacit design knowledge in a distributed design environment<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Christopher Ellis, Benito Flores, Robert Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | jwoo21@calpoly.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian Kang \u201801<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor at Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Web-based Visualization For Construction Scheduling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Members:<\/strong> Mark Clayton (Chair), Stuart Anderson (Co-chair), Donald Maxwell, Kenneth Williamson III<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Profile<\/a> | juliankang@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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