Research interests grounded in field experience.
I am interested in Graduate Research Assistantship opportunities where my civil engineering experience can support research in resilient transportation or post-fire structural assessment, repair and rehabilitation.
Mountain & Resilient Transportation Infrastructure
My transportation interests come directly from working on infrastructure in Nepal's steep and difficult terrain.
Why this area interests me
I have seen how slope, drainage, alignment, access and construction conditions influence transportation work in mountainous areas. I want to study practical ways to make roads, trails and related infrastructure more sustainable and resilient to natural hazards and climate-related stresses.
- Mountain and Himalayan transportation infrastructure
- Sustainable road and trail systems
- Drainage, runoff and water-sensitive infrastructure
- Resilience to landslides, intense rainfall and other natural hazards
Potential research themes
Post-Fire Assessment, Repair & Rehabilitation
My post-fire project experience has given me a practical starting point for research on existing structures and extreme-hazard resilience.
Potential research themes
Experience foundation
With IOECS, I contributed to detailed post-fire assessments of 44 government buildings. My work included field investigation, non-destructive and semi-destructive testing, carbonation and core testing, damage classification, ETABS modeling, repair and retrofit recommendations, cost estimation and technical reporting.
- Primary interest: assessment, repair and rehabilitation of existing structures
- Primary interest: structural resilience to extreme hazards
- Supporting interests: material behavior, diagnostics and monitoring
I am looking for research environments where field experience can become useful research.
I am particularly interested in working with faculty and research groups studying resilient transportation, infrastructure in mountainous regions, post-fire structural behaviour, repair and rehabilitation, or related civil engineering problems.