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• Developed user-defined element (VUEL) and user-defined material (VUMAT) subroutines in ABAQUS/Explicit to investigate the stress–strain relations of concrete for large strain• Proposed a high-fidelity micro-mechanical model for fiber-reinforced concrete, which explicitly simulates the fiber as a series of elasto-plastic beam elements, to account for various fiber-concrete interaction mechanisms, including the fiber deformation and the localized fracture/fragmentation of the matrix• Formulated a hydraulic-mechanical dual lattice model for porous materials and proposed an efficient scheme to simulate the coupling of fluid flow and the solid mechanical response; investigated the coupled deformation and permeability evolution in granular rocks by accounting for pore collapse and grain crushing• Developed mathematical models to quantify the reinforcing effect of micro and nano-scales reinforcements in cementitious composites; conducted numerical simulations by implementing the models using MATLAB• Led the extrusion group in Northwestern’s 3D-Printed Martian Habitat team and competed in NASA’s 3DPrinted Habitat Challenge; Managed an experimental campaign to identify the mechanical properties of Marscrete: a Martian infrastructure material, which is composed of sulphur and Martian regolith• Audience Choice Award in the “My Research in 180 Seconds” competition of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Planning and executing monthly education programs geared toward consulting basics and soft skills (e.g., workshops, seminars, mock interview)• Work closely with the NCA and VP Career and Alumni relations to organize guest speaker events.• Maintaining the progressive calendar of monthly events leading up to recruiting with large firms

• Developing and leading bi-weekly outings for groups of 10-15 international PhD and MFA students enrolled in the EDGE program.• Serving as a peer mentor to international PhD and MFA students enrolled in the program: creating opportunities for conversation, and answering student questions.• Supporting administration of the EDGE program by attending kickoff and closing events, providing documentation for outings (attendance, budget, etc.), and attending orientation and planning meetings as needed.

• Conducted static and dynamic tests on graphene reinforced mortar, and numerically examined the fragments after failure to investigate the graphene reinforcing mechanism at high strain rate• Performed finite element simulations on the web crippling failure of CFRP strengthened aluminum hollow section by writing the python code using the scripting interface in ABAQUS