School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Oklahoma State University
Team
Our team conducts cross-disciplinary research to assess the risks to civil infrastructure due to natural hazards, with focus on quantifying the uncertainties associated with the impacts of extreme and rare events. Our team's expertise spans earthquake and wind engineering, computational modeling of hazards and infrastructure systems, probabilistic risk assessment, and machine learning methods.
Aman Karki
M.Sc. Student
Aman's research focuses on quantifying the uncertainty associated with estimating extreme limit states of structural components subjected to earthquake loading.
Melisa Natalia Herrera
Ph.D. Student
Melisa's research focuses on regional-scale seismic hazard and risk assessment using physics-based earthquake fault-rupture simulations.
Suraj Thapa
M.Sc. Student
Suraj's research focuses on regional-scale assessment of the vulnerability of electric power transmission infrastructure to extreme weather events.
Malak Baya
Ph.D. Student
Malak's research focuses on optimizing the design of regional-scale physics based earthquake simulations using Bayesian methods
Opportunities
PhD Student Recruitment
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my research team at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University starting Spring 2027. The student will work on a new National Science Foundation funded project that integrates earthquake engineering, regional-scale simulation methods, probabilistic infrastructure risk analysis, and machine learning applications. Learn more about the project.
The minimum requirements of the position are: A Master's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
The ideal candidate will have: Experience with Python, probabilistic analysis and/or machine learning methods.
To apply:
(1) Submit an application to the OSU Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program: Applications must be completed (including test scores and recommendation letters) by October 1, 2026.
(2) Fill out this form to indicate your interest in joining my group. The top candidates will be contacted for interviews by the end of September 2026.