Hello there! I am an assistant professor of structural engineering at Carleton University, located in Ottawa ON, Canada. I specialize in high strain-rate (blast) effects on structures, specifically looking at how to optimize the response of structures when subjected extreme loads, such as blast earthquakes, explosions, and impacts.
Current Research Interests
- Development of wood-based composite structural elements
- Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glued-laminated timber (glulam)
- Finite-element modelling of wood structural members (e.g. ABAQUS, LS-DYNA)
- Timber connections
- Behaviour of mass-timber structures under impacts and blast loads
- Behaviour of masonry walls under impact loads
- Behaviour of mass-timber assemblies subjected to earthquakes
- Multi-hazard design framework (e.g. fire and blast) for the built infrastructure