Researchers
Graduate Students
Ali Mohammadkhorasani
PhD, Civil and Construction Engineering, The University of New Mexico, 2025 (expected)
M.Sc in Civil Engineering – Earthquake Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 2019
B.Sc in Civil Engineering, Shahid Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran, 2011
Contact
Email: amohammadkhorasan@unm.edu
Cell: 505-403-6277
Research Interests
Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Human Machine Interface, Structural Health Monitoring, Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Analysis
Mahsa Sanei
PhD Civil Engineering, UNM 2025
MS Structural Engineering, University of Tehran, 2018
BS Civil Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2015
Contact
Email: msanei@unm.edu
Research interests
Augmented Reality, Structural Health Monitoring, Smart Structures, Wireless Smart Sensor Networks, Machine Learning
Saiqa Mustari Susmita
PhD in Civil Engineering, UNM 2026(expected)
M.Sc in Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2017
B.Sc in Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, 2012
Contact
ssusmita@unm.edu
Research Interests
Structural Dynamics, Non-linear Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Engineering Material, Structural Health Monitoring, Augmented Reality
Maimuna Hossain
MEng Mechanical Engineering, UNM 2020
BS Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University 2017
PhD Mechanical Engineering UNM 2026 (expected)
Contact
Email: hossainm@unm.edu
Research Interests
Structural Dynamics for Aerospace Systems, Random Vibration, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Modal Analysis, Augmented Reality
Piedad Miranda
PhD Civil Engineering, UNM 2028 (Expected)
BS Mechatronic Engineering, ESPOL, 2022
Contact
Email: pjmiranda@unm.edu
Research Interests
Real-Time Hybrid Simulation, Augmented Reality, Robotics, Machine Learning
Hector Valenzuela
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM 2029 (Expected)
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM 2025
Contact
Email: hscalenzuela1@unm.edu
Research Interests
Augmented Reality, AI, Robotics, Automation, Human-machine Interfaces
Wyatt Saeger
BS Mechanical Engineering, UNM 2022
MS Civil Engineering, UNM 2025
Contact
Email: wsaeger@unm.edu
Research Interests
Multi-Input Multi-Output Testing, Structural Dynamics and Design, Finite Element Analysis
Gabriella Gallegos
BS Civil Engineering, UNM 2023
MS Civil Engineering, UNM 2025
Contact
Email: ggallegos6@unm.edu
Research Interests
Structural Dynamics and Design, Advanced Engineering Material
Solomon Atcitty
MS Mechanical Engineering, UNM 2025 (Expected)
BS Mechanical Engineering, UNM 2022
Contact
Email: satcitty4@unm.edu
Research Interests
Automation, Manufacturing, Structural Dynamics, Robotics, Structural Health Monitoring, Augmented Reality
Sri Teja Sugunagunta
MS Computer Engineering, UNM 2025 (Expected)
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering, PVP Siddhartha Institue of Technology 2024
Contact
Email: sstej@unm.edu
Research Interests
Data Mining, Advanced Computer Networks, Network Economics, IoT, Augmented Reality
Undergraduate Research Associates
Ronan Reza
BS Civil Engineering, UNM 2027 (Expected)
Contact
Email: rreza1@unm.edu
Research Interests
Structural Design, Structural Dynamics, Robotics, Structural Health Monitoring, Augmented Reality, Low-cost Sensors
Gavin DeBerry
UNM SMILAB Academic Intern
Mechanical Engineering, UNM 2026
Contact
gdeberry@unm.edu
Research Interests
Designing, modelling, mathematics
Morgan Merrill
UNM SMILAB Academic Intern
Civil Engineering, UNM 2026
Contact
mormerri33@gmail.com
Research Interests
Structures, transportation, web design, mathematics
Elias Mosco
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM 2027 (Expected)
Contact
Email: emosco@unm.edu
Research Interests
Unreal Engine, Augmented Reality, Holographic Environments, Wireless Smart Sensors, SQL
Micheal Carl
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM 2026 (Expected)
Contact
Email: mcarl1@unm.edu
Research Interests
Cyber-Physical Systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Embedded Systems
Arian Milicija
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM 2028 (Expected)
Contact
Email: milicija@unm.edu
Research Interests
Wireless Smart Sensors, Embedded Systems, Programming, Databases, Signal Processing, Sensor Development
High School Interns
Aaron Atcitty
Homeschooled High School 2023
Contact
aroronto@gmail.com
Research Interests
Brutus project, robotics