Research Mentors

Co-Principal Investigators Eric Jacques and Scott Case will be joined by 9 core faculty mentors (see table, below, for a total of 5 women and 6 men) and their graduate students to support the REU program through interdisciplinary research and mentoring of student participants. The faculty mentors, each experts in their respective disciplines and accomplished educators, have carefully crafted the independent but guided research topics scheduled for Summer 2021. Virginia Tech has a long history of faculty working together across departmental lines and the PI’s and faculty mentors have a demonstrated track record of collaborating on many related efforts over the years.

Faculty Mentor Department and Title Research Area

Eric Jacques (PI)
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Blast, impact, physical security

Scott Case (Co-PI)
Civil Engineering
Professor
Fire engineering

Joseph Wheeler
School of Architecture
Professor
Sustainable design

Abiola Akanmu
School of Construction
Assistant Professor. Prof.
Cyber-physical systems, BIM

Rodrigo Sarlo
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Structural health monitoring

Maryam Shakiba
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Multi-scale modeling

Brian Lattimer
Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Multi-hazard façades

Carin Roberts-Wollman
Civil Engineering
Professor
Concrete structures

Matthew Eatherton
Civil Engineering
Associate Professor
Seismic engineering

Matthew Hebdon
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Steel infrastructure

Alba Yerro-Colom
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Geotechnical engineering

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