Principal Investigator
Shengzhe Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering & Construction
University of Colorado Denver
Email: shengzhe.2.wang@ucdenver.edu
Graduate
Sara Arzouga | 2024 −
PhD + MS
Numerical modeling of tsunami hazards via smoothed particle hydrodynamics.
Lucas Baumgartner | 2025 −
MS
Breaking wave dynamics of floating structures.
Yaya Jallow | 2025 − 2026
MS
Structural design of floating houses using African canoe hulls in the Gambia.
Alycia Thomas | 2023 − 2025
MS
Parameterizing the stiffness of tubular hypar structures via genetic programming.
Undergraduate
Marilyn Johnson | 2024 − 2025
EURēCA!
Finite element analysis of Felix Candela’s thin-shell foundations.
Aaron Sullivan Stremel | 2024
EURēCA!
Quantifying visual perception thresholds within floating buildings via immersive virtual reality.
Trevor Walker | 2023 − 2024
EURēCA!
Quasi-static compression testing of tubular hypar structures.
Research Interns
Nauman Maldar | 2024 − 2026
Stevens Institute of Technology (PhD)
A critical review of engineered and vernacular floating houses as blue urbanism.
Joshua Russell | 2025
Arapahoe Community College (UG)
Finite element analysis of Felix Candela’s thin-shell foundations.