Members
Principal Investigator
Seunghee Kim, Ph.D., P.E.
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012
Master, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2005
B.S., KAIST, 2003
Email: seunghee.kim@unl.edu
I joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an Assistant Professor in the Fall 2016. I am building a new Energy-Geosystems group here for the research involvement of undergraduate & graduate students. My group is focusing on identifying multi-physically coupled phenomena in many energy & environmental operations and solving emergent problems from a perspective of geotechnical engineer.
Postdoctoral Fellow
About Me
Dong-Hwa Noh, Ph.D.
About Dong-Hwa Noh: coming soon...
Tae-Yeon Kim, Ph.D.
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., Korea National University of Transportation
Email: tkim10@unl.edu
Office: PKI 206F (Scott campus)
About Tae-Yeon Kim: coming soon...
Ph.D. Students
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Hossein Sousanabadi Farahani
Earned Degrees:
M.S., Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 2021
B.S., Arak University, Iran, 2018
Email: hsousanabadifaraha2@huskers.unl.edu
Office: PKI 136 (Scott campus)
About Hossein Sousanabadi Farahani: coming soon...
Anup Lamichhane
Earned Degrees:
M.S., Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk Campus, Nepal, 2021
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Paschimanchal Campus, Nepal, 2017
Email: alamichhane4@huskers.unl.edu
Office: PKI 136 (Scott campus)
About Anup Lamichhane: coming soon...
Manoj Sharma
Earned Degrees:
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2022
Email: msharma7@huskers.unl.edu
Office: PKI 136 (Scott campus)
About Manoj Sharma: coming soon...
Master Students
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Muhammad Hasham Kashif
Earned Degrees:
B.S., University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan, 2023
Email: hashamkashif68@gmail.com
Office: PKI 136 (Scott campus)
About Hasham Kashif: coming soon...
Undergraduate Students
Coming soon...
Former Group Members
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Shahriar Mardpour
Earned Degrees:
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024. Thesis title: "Numerical study on the behavior of natural and recycled aggregate concrete."
M.S., Iran University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2019.
B.S., University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, 2016.
Email: smardpour2@huskers.unl.edu
Hung Van Phi (co-advisor: Dr. Jongwan Eun)
Earned Degrees:
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022. Thesis title: "Experimental and numerical study: Sheet pile abutment systems for water-crossing bridges."
B.Sc., Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, Vietnam, 2018
Past Employments:
H2R Corp., FL, USA, 2023-2024
Shop drawings & geotechnical engineering at Hai Duong Rural Development & Dike Stone Construction company, 2020
Civil Engineering, Okasan Livic, Vietnam Co.Ltd, 2019-2020
Geotechnical Engineering, Kien Dia Corporation, 2018-2019
Email: hvan2@huskers.unl.edu
Ferdinand Calaunan (co-advisor: Dr. Jongwan Eun)
Earned Degrees:
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022. Thesis title: "Evaluation of swelling pressure and shear strength of inorganic microfiber-reinforced bentonite for an engineered barrier system."
B.S., University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines, 2018
Email: jcalaunan2@huskers.unl.edu
Currently a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech.
Jingtao Zhang
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021. Dissertation title: "Energy Geo-Storage: A Large- to Medium- and Small-Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage and Geomechanical Analysis"
Master, Jilin University, China, 2009
B.S., Jilin University, China, 2006
Past Employments:
Research Assistant, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2016
Geotechnical Engineer, BGI Engineering Consultants Ltd., China, 2009-2013
Email: Jingtao.zhang@huskers.unl.edu
Amin Hosseini Zadeh
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022. Dissertation title: "CO2 Utilization and Subsurface Storage: Experimental Investigation of CO2 Utilization and Storage using Recycled Concrete Aggregates and CO2 Hydrates"
M.Sc., University of Tehran, Iran, 2012
B.S., Kharazmi University, Iran, 2009
Email: amin.hosseini-zadeh@huskers.unl.edu
Currently at HDR, Inc.
Tewodros Yosef (co-advisor: Dr. Ron Faller)
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021. Dissertation title: "Development of Advanced Computational Methodologies and Guidelines for Modeling Impact Dynamics of Pile–Granular Soil Systems"
M.S., University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 2015
B.Sc., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2011
Email: tyyosef@huskers.unl.edu
Currently Research Assistant Professor at MwRSF, UNL.
Min-Kyung Jeon (former visiting Ph.D. student)
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., KAIST, South Korea, 2022. Dissertation title: "Immiscible flow-driven deformation in porous granular media: Pore-scale study"
M.S., KAIST, South Korea, 2017
B.S., KAIST, South Korea, 2015
Email: gmk909@kaist.ac.kr
Currently at: KIGAM
Omar Al-Kaseasbeh
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021. Dissertation title: "Development of Advanced Computational Methodologies and Guidelines for Modeling Impact Dynamics of Pile–Granular Soil Systems"
M.S., University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 2015
B.Sc., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2011
Email: tyyosef@huskers.unl.edu
Daniel Robertson (co-advisor: Dr. Jongwan Eun)
Earned Degrees:
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022. Thesis title: "Study on the geosynthetic-reinforced roadway layered systems"
B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, NE, 2020
Email: drobertson6@huskers.unl.edu
Currently at: HDR, Inc.
Yusuf Alhowaidi (co-advisor: Dr. Jongwan Eun)
Earned Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023. Dissertation title: "Advancing Transportation Infrastructure Resilience through Transportation Geotechnique: Optimizing design, monitoring, and maintenance strategies for enhanced bridge performance."
Master, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2017
B.Sc., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2012
Email: yalhowaidi@huskers.unl.edu
Office: PKI 321 (Scott campus)
Lateef Lawal
Earned Degrees:
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023. Thesis title: "CO2 storage capacity and injectivity of stacked carbonates of the Pennsylvanian and Permian in Western Nebraska."
M.Ss., Geophysics, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2015
B.Sc., Applied Physics (Geophysics), University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2010
Email: llawal2@huskers.unl.edu
Russell Masterson
Earned Degrees:
B.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2021.
Email: rmasterson@unomaha.edu
Currently at: MwRSF, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Wai-Joon Foong
Earned Degrees:
Master, The University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Bachelor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018
Email: wfoong@huskers.unl.edu
Currently at: Golder Associates, Inc.
Ryoei Kawabata (summer REU student, 2019)
Earned Degrees:
Bachelor of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Japan, 2019
Email: cowmosa@icloud.com
Topic: Bio-geotechnology - Novel approach of using bacteria encapsulated in alginate gels to improve soil properties
Ryan Haggerty (summer REU student, 2019)
Topic: Advancing implementation of geosynthetically reinforced soil-integrated bridge systems (GRS-IBS) in Nebraska.
Currently at: University of Nebraska-Lincoln