Group Members

Group members in Summer 2017 (left to right): Linh, Ebrahim, Richard Wood (PI), Yijun, and Garrett.

Active Research Student Advisees

M. Ebrahim Mohammadi

Yijun Liao

Ph.D. Student: 2016-current

M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

B.S. Civil Engineering, Southwest Forestry University

Tentative Dissertation Title: Remote Assessment of Distributed Civil Infrastructure 

Previous Topic: 

Analytical Verification of Shallow Embedded Anchors for Retrofitted Bridge Rail

Awang Ahmad Hashim

M.S. Student: 2020-current

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tentative Topic: Scour Assessment of Bridge Structures via Geospatial Data

David Bukowski

Undergraduate REU Student: Summer 2020

B.S. Civil Engineering, Lafayette College (in progress)

Topic: Understanding the Spatial Distribution of Low Altitude Tornadic Wind Velocity Structures in Rural Areas

Pooja Rajeev

Undergraduate UCARE Student: Summer 2020

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (in progress)

Topic: Automated Point Cloud Classification of Post-Natural Hazard Events for Deep Learning Algorithms

Mario Esquivel

Undergraduate SNERP Student: Summer 2020

B.S. Construction Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (in progress)

Topic: Automated Point Cloud Classification of Post-Natural Hazard Events for Deep Learning Algorithms

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Former Research Student Advisees

Daniel P. Watson

M.S. Student: 2018-2019

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tentative Topic: Performance Assessment of Bridge Structures Using Lidar

Dylan Downes

UNL UCARE Undergraduate Student: Spring and Summer 2019

Undergraduate Researcher: 2019-2020

Topic 1: Full-Scale 13-Story Building Implosion and Collapse: Collapse Sequence Monitoring
Topic 2: Lidar processing of Robber's Cave

Norel McAdoo

Undergraduate REU Student: Summer 2019

B.S. Civil Engineering, Tennessee State University (in progress)

Topic: Change Detection Analysis of Aerial-derived Point Clouds

Co-advised student with Prof. Christine Wittich

Alexis Laurent

Undergraduate REU Student: Summer 2019

B.S. Civil Engineering,  University of Lousianna Lafayette (2019)

Topic: Error Propagation in Aerial Derived Point Clouds for Gravel Roads

Kanchan Devkota

M.S. Student: 2017-2019

B.S. Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University

Thesis Title: Full Scale 13-Story Building Implosion and Collapse: Effects on Adjacent Structures

Co-advised student with Prof. Christine Wittich

Linh Abdulrahman

M.S. Student: 2015-2018

B.S. Civil Engineering, Al-Mustansiria University

Thesis Title: Finite Element Modeling and Updating of a Five-Tiered Pagoda Style Temple

Garrett P. Martindale

M.S. Student: 2015-2018

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Thesis Title: Structural Identification and Assessment of Inverted Tee Girder Bridge Systems

Jace J. Furley

Undergraduate Student: Fall 2015 - Spring 2016

Topic: LiDAR Assessment of Bridge Structures

Thiago Freitas

Undergraduate Student: Spring 2016

Topic: Experimental Investigation of Printed Structures

Giovana de Brito Silva

Undergraduate Student: Spring 2016

Topic: Remote Sensing Data Collection for Distributed Civil Infrastructure

Jordan Wipf

Undergraduate Student: Fall 2015

Topic: Experimental Verification of Shallow Embedded Anchors in Older Bridge Decks

Pamela Nogueira

Undergraduate Student (independent study): Spring and Summer of 2015

Topic: Assessment of Structures using Remote Sensing Techniques

Raí Luis Barbosa

Undergraduate Student (independent study): Spring 2015

Topic: Bridge Deflection Assessment using LiDAR

Gulipiye Abudukadier

M.S. Student (non-thesis): Summer 2014

Topic: Camera Calibration for Computer Vision Based Remote Sensing

Prof. Wood pictured (center) with two graduate students assessing structural damage after the 2014 Pilger Nebraska tornado outbreak.