Graduate Students
Ariadna Covarrubias-Ornelas, M.S. Thesis. Research project: Using Quantitative Stereology on High Resolution SEM Images to Estimate Diatom Percentages. Graduated: Spring 2021.
Melissa Preciado, M.S. Thesis (Co-Advised with Dr. Khosravifar). Research project: Cyclic strength evaluation of Portland-area silt soils. Graduated: Spring 2021.
Kayla Sorenson, M.S. Thesis (current Ph.D. student at PSU; Co-Advised with Dr. Khosravifar). Research project: Microbially Induced Desaturation for Mitigation of Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction in Silty Soil. Graduated: Spring 2021.
Tanner Bryantt, M.S. Thesis. (Co-Advised with Dr. Khosravifar). Research project: Relationships Between In-Situ Tests and Soil Cyclic Strength for Earthquake Hazard Characterization in the Pacific Northwest. Graduated: Fall 2020.
Andrew Huffman, M.S. Thesis. Research project: Numerical Simulation of Cone Penetration and Interpretation of CPTu Dissipation Tests. Graduated: Fall 2020.
Steven Young, M.S. Thesis. Research project: MIT-S1 Constitutive Model Calibration for Portland Area Silt. Graduated: Fall 2020.
Amir Barati Nia, Ph.D. student. Research project: Relating silt soil properties and behaviors to in situ testing. Expected graduation: Fall 2025.
Undergraduate Students
Catalina Bernal-Rairan, Portland Community College student (transferred to Electrical and Computer Engineering at PSU Fall 2021). Research project: Development of a Many Small Problems application for an undergraduate geotechnical engineering class. (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation intern), 01/2021 to 07/2021.
Melissa Boell, undergraduate student (Co-Advised with Dr. Khosravifar). Research project: Field trials of microbially induced desaturation for liquefaction mitigation of silt soils. Funded by REU supplement to NSF RAPID grant. January 2020 to June 2020.
Max Miller, undergraduate student (Co-Advised with Dr. Khosravifar). Research project: Field trials of microbially induced desaturation for liquefaction mitigation of silt soils. Funded by REU supplement to NSF RAPID grant. January 2020 to June 2020.
Justin Juggert, undergraduate student. Research project: Evaluation of piezocone dissipation tests in silt soil. Funded by REU supplement to NSF grant. January 2020 to June 2020.
Eduardo Moron-Alvaros, undergraduate student. Research project: Investigation of pore pressure migration during piezocone dissipation tests. Funded by REU supplement to NSF grant. January 2020 to June 2020.
Lucina Selva, undergraduate student. Research project: Landslide susceptibility of West Portland Hills soils. (student hourly appointment funded by NITC Diversity Grant at PSU), 10/2018 to 5/2019.
Juan Pablo Perez Garfias, undergraduate student. Research project: Development of laboratory preparation methods for collapsible soils. (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation intern), 06/2018 to 08/2018.
Jenna Tanimoto, undergraduate student. Research project: Validation of laboratory methods for evaluation of cyclic soil strengths, 01/2018 to 06/2018