Graduate Students
The following students are pursuing funded research through the Center for Underground:
Jack Buthy
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: Prediction, assessment and prevention of clogging in TBMs
From: Yarmouth, ME
Research Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: buthy@mines.edu
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Aubrie Caldwell
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: Assessment of building response during tunnel construction
From: Dripping Springs, TX
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: aubrie_caldwell@mines.edu
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Robin Cheng
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: TBM-induced ground modeling
From: Panama
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: robin_cheng@mines.edu
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Alexa Garin
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: Calculation of fine content in slurry circuit in TBM’s
From: Santiago, Chile
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info:
alexagarin@mines.edu
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Ailish Gurney
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: Assessment of face stability based on data collected during construction
From: Maple Valley, Washington
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info:
ailishgurney@mines.edu
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Justin Hall
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Cyclic behavior of cohesive silts
Advisor: M. Mooney
Gabriel Houston
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: Additive Construction
From: Elizabeth, CO
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: gav_houston@mines.edu
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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
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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
Eric Sobczak
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: Instrumentation and monitoring advances in tunneling
From: Centennial, CO
Research Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info:
sobczak@mines.edu
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Addie Thompson
Pursuing: MSc
Topic: TBD Tunnel Research
From: Monument, CO
Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: athompson@mines.edu
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Mehrdad Imani Tilenoei
Pursuing: PhD
Topic: Time-dependent damage characterization in brittle rocks
From: Iran
Advisor: R. Hedayat & G. Walton
Contact Info:
mimanitilenoei@mines.edu
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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
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Logan Files
Pursuing: BSc
Topic: Instrumentation and monitoring advances in tunneling
From: Montrose, CO
Research Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: logan_files@mines.edu
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Kia Holton
Pursuing: BSc
Topic: Prediction, assessment and prevention of clogging in TBMs
From: Grand Junction, CO
Research Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: kholton@mines.edu
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Allison Sobers
Pursuing: BSc
Topic: Data analysis and modeling of tunnel boring machine parameters
From: Monument, CO
Research Advisor: M. Mooney
Contact Info: allisonsobers@mines.edu
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