Post-doctoral Fellow
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Graduate Research Assistants
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- Peter Schaefferkoetter (08/2017-Present)
- Ph.D. Candidate, Engineering Science Program
- Research topic: Strong form meshfree collocation method; material inelasticity; non-equilibrium solidification of alloy system; finite strain analysis.
- M.S. (2019): Civil, Env. and Arch. Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
- ExxonMobil Energy (2013-2017): Risers and Flowlines Engineer
- B.S. (2013): Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
- Yichen Dong (08/2019-presnt)
- M.S./Ph.D. student, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Program
Undergraduate Research Assistants
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Student Achievements
- Peter Schaefferkoetter (Ph.D., 08/2017-Present)
- was awarded Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NERIP) by the U.S. Department of Navy for his 10 weeks summer internship at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in 2018.
- was awarded Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NERIP) by the U.S. Department of Navy for his 10 weeks summer internship at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in 2018.
- Ashkan Almasi (Ph.D., 01/2016-12/2019)
- was awarded the 13th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (WCCM2018) Travel Award by USACM in 2018.
- was awarded the University of Colorado Graduate School Domestic Travel Grant in 2019.
- Andrew Beel (B.S./M.S., 01/2015-05/2019)
- was awarded Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NERIP) by the U.S. Department of Navy for his 10 weeks summer internship at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in 2016-2018.
- was awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in 2019.
- was awarded Outstanding Graduate for Research (CEAE Dept.) in 2019.
Visiting Scholars
- Byoung-Il Kim (1year, 2022), Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Korea.
- Jae-Hyuk Choi (1 year, 2021), Director/Auditor, Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea Goverment, Korea.
- Hong-Hyun Kim (Spring 2 weeks, 2020), M.S. Student, School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Tae-Yeon Kim (Summer 4 weeks, 2015), Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Former Group Members
- Sang-Il Park (Research associate, 12/2018-02/2022)
- Ashkan Almasi (Ph.D., 01/2016-12/2019)
- Ph.D. Thesis: Strong Form-Based Collocation Method and its Applications: Microstructure Evolution, Contact Mechanics, and Frictional Crack. [Link]
- Andrew Beel (B.S./M.S., 01/2015-05/2019)
- M.S. Thesis: Strong Form Meshfree Collocation Method for Higher Order and Nonlinear PDEs in Engineering Applications. [PDF]
- Qianyu Fan (M.S., 09/2016-05/2017)
- M.S. Report: The Influences of Model's Dimensions using Displacement-controlled Method and Load-controlled Method on Load-deflection Curves and Average Stress-strain Curves.
- Khan-Chi Hoang (Research associate, 02/2015-01/2016)
- Yao Fu (Research associate, 09/2013-03/2016)
- Iman Asareh (Ph.D., 08/2011-08/2014: Univ. of South Carolina)
- Ph.D. Thesis: Computations of the Dynamic Fracture of Plane Structures by the Extended Finite Element Method. [PDF]