Many Ph.D. students work with the CRS Center as they conduct meaningful research.
Nancy Alassaf ‘19
Assistant Professor at University of Jordan, Jordan
Dissertation: Architectural Information Modeling (AIM): Teaching Formal Concepts of Design Using Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Gabriel Esquivel (Co-chair), Wei Yan, Tracy Hammond
View Profile | N_assaf@ju.edu.jo
Shermeen Yousif ‘19
Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University
Dissertation: A K-Medoids-Based Shape Clustering Method and Its Applications in Generative Design and Optimization Systems
Committee Members: Wei Yan (Chair)
View Profile | syousif@fau.edu
Emad Al Qattan ‘19
Assistant Professor at Kuwait University, Kuwait
Dissertation: A Framework Using Tangible Interaction for Automatically Capturing and Embedding Design Intent in Parametric Models
Committee Members: Wei Yan (Chair), Mark Clayton, Negar Kalantar, Philip Galanter
View Profile | e.k.qattan@gmail.com
Hyoungsub Kim ‘17
Assistant Professor at Department of Architecture, Ajou University, South Korea
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Negar Kalantar (Co-chair), Wei Yan, Zofia Rybkowski
Saied Zarrinmehr ‘17
3D Modeling R&D Development Manager at Spatial Corp
Dissertation: A Computational Model for Simulation, Visualization and Evaluation of Mandatory and Optional Building Occupancy Scenarios
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Wei Yan (Co-chair), Geoffrey Booth, Xuemei Zhu
View Profile | szarinmehr@gmail.com
Chengde Wu ‘17
Lecturer at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Wei Yan (Co-chair), Jeff Haberl, Julian Kang
View Profile | wu.chengde@uncc.edu
Jawad Altabtabai ‘17
Assistant Professor at Kuwait University, Kuwait
Dissertation: Parametric BIM-based Design Review
Committee Members: Wei Yan (Chair), Mark Clayton (Co-chair), Weiling He, Philip Galanter
Ehsan Barekati ‘16
Software Engineer at Google
Dissertation: A BIM Compatible Schema For Architectural Programming Information
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Valerian Miranda, Wei Yan, James Caverlee
James Haliburton ‘16
Lecturer at Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University
Dissertation: Building Information Modeling And Small Architectural Practice: An Analysis Of Factors Affecting BIM Adoption
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Valerian Miranda (Co-chair), Anne Nichols, Edelmiro Escamilla
View Profile | jh8man@tamu.edu
Gregory Luhan ‘16
Department Head at Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University
Dissertation: Measurement of Self-Efficacy, Predisposition for Collaboration, and Project Scores in Architectural Design Studios
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Jorge Vanegas, Valerian Miranda, Zofia Rybkowski
View Profile | gregory.luhan@tamu.edu
Mohammad Asl ‘15
Principal Research Engineer at Autodesk, Inc.
Zhouzhou Su ‘15
Medical Planner Associate at EYP, INC.
Duygu Yenerim ‘14
Practice Technology Director at VLK Architects
Dissertation: A Process Using Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Improving Self-Help Housing in Texas Colonias
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Jorge Vanegas, Phillip Tabb, Wei Yan
View Profile | dyenerim@gmail.com
WoonSeong Jeong ‘14
Assistant Professor at Chungbuk National University, South Korea
Dissertation: Integrating Building Information Modeling with Object-Oriented Physical Modeling for Building Thermal Simulation
Committee Members: Wei Yan (Chair), Mark Clayton, Yoonsuck Choe, Jeff Haberl
View Profile | wsjeong@chungbuk.ac.kr
JongBum Kim ‘14
Assistant Professor at University of Missouri
Dissertation: Parametric Urban Regulation Models for Predicting Development Performances
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Geoffrey Booth, Valerian Miranda, Wei Yan
View Profile | kimjongb@missouri.edu
Francisco Farias ‘13
BIM Manager at LDA Design
Dissertation: Contemporary Strategies for Sustainable Design
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Jeff Haberl, Wei Yan, Terry Larsen
View Profile | asintoras@gmail.com
Manish Dixit ‘13
Assistant Professor at Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University
Dissertation: Embodied Energy Calculation: Method and Guidelines for a Building and its Constituent Materials
Committee Members: Charles Culp (Chair), José Fernández-Solís (Co-chair), David Claridge, Mark Clayton
View Profile | mandix72@tamu.edu
Chamila Tharanga Subasinghe Arachchil ‘11
Dissertation: Rebuilding for Sustainability: Spatial Analysis of Bolivar Peninsula after Hurricane Ike
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Logan Wagner (Co-chair), Peter Lang, Shannon Van Zandt
Ozan Önder Özener ‘09
Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Dissertation: Studio Education for Integrated Practice Using Building Information Modeling
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Robert Johnson, Wei Yan, José Fernández-Solís
View Profile | ozener@itu.edu.tr
Firas A. Salman Al-Douri ‘06
Assistant Professor at International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dissertation: Impact of utilizing 3D digital urban models on the design content of urban design plans in US cities
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Robin Abrams (Co-chair), Michael Neuman, Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco
Eberhard Sebastian Laepple ‘05
Dissertation: Exploring project collaboration systems in the building industry
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Robert Johnson, Steven Parshall, Marshall Poole
Jeong-Han Woo ‘05
Professor at Department of Construction Management, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Dissertation: Sharing tacit design knowledge in a distributed design environment link
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Christopher Ellis, Benito Flores, Robert Johnson
View Profile | jwoo21@calpoly.edu
Julian Kang ‘01
Associate Professor at Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University
Dissertation: Web-based Visualization For Construction Scheduling
Committee Members: Mark Clayton (Chair), Stuart Anderson (Co-chair), Donald Maxwell, Kenneth Williamson III