Graduate Students
The following students are pursuing funded research through the Center for Underground:
Robin Cheng
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: TBM-induced ground modeling
From: Panama
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: robin_cheng@mines.edu
Robin’s LinkedIn
Justin Hall
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Cyclic behavior of cohesive silts
Advisor: M. Mooney
Austin Hoyle
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Modeling high deformation robotic earthworm – ground interaction
From: Cedar Rapids, IA
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: austin_hoyle@mines.edu
Austin’s LinkedIn
Ziming (Bruce) Liu
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR), Building Information Modeling, Safety Training, Emergency Response and Data Analysis
From: China
Advisor: Y. Shi
Contact Info: ziming.liu@mines.edu
Daniel Serfaty
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Risk analysis and prediction of tool wear in TBM projects
From: Kibbutz Gaash, Israel
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info:
daniel_serfaty@mines.edu
Joseph Verkler
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Estimation of ground conditions from structural responses to tunneling
From: Highlands Ranch, CO
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info:
jverkler@mines.edu
Joseph’s LinkedIn