2004 REUJAT Participants

 
Eight outstanding undergraduates from around the US were selected for the third annual program. Each has a research advisor in the US and a Japanese host to advise them in completing their project. The 2004 Participants include:
  • Zaneta Adme, Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida)
    US Faculty Advisor: Prof. Makola Abdullah
    Japanese Host: Dr. Yozo Fujino, University of Tokyo
    Research: Analysis of NATM Tunnel Responses due to Earthquake Loading in Various Soils
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Allen Au, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California)
    US Faculty Advisor: Dr. Erik Johnson
    Japanese Host: Dr. Akira Mita, Keio University
    Research: Demonstrating NEESgrid Capabilities by Altering the MOST Model (worked with Garrett Erickson)
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Garrett Erickson, Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado)
    US Faculty Advisor: Prof. Richard Christenson
    Japanese Host: Dr. Akira Mita, Keio University
    Research: Demonstrating NEESgrid Capabilities by Altering the MOST Model (worked with Allen Au)
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Nathan Hoesly, Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri)
    US Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shirley Dyke

    Japanese Host: Dr. Yozo Fujino, University of Tokyo
    Research: Optimal Sensor Placement and Damage Detection for Structural Health Monitoring (worked with Catherine Whyte)
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Chen-Min Huang, University of California Irvine (Irvine, California)
    US Faculty Advisor: Dr. Masanobu Shinozuka
    Japanese Host: Dr. Hirohisa Noguchi, Keio University
    Research: Finite Element and Probabilistic Analysis for a Truss Bridge
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Tricia Maruki, University of California Irvine (Irvine, California)
    US Faculty Advisor: Dr. Masanobu Shinozuka
    Japanese Host: Dr. Akira Mita, Keio University
    Research: Structural Health Monitoring using Parametric Models in System Identification
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Karla Villarreal, Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida)
    US Faculty Advisor: Prof. Makola Abdullah
    Japanese Host: Dr. Yozo Fujino, University of Tokyo
    Research: Effects of MR Damper Placement on Structure Vibration Parameters
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]
     
  • Catherine Whyte, Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri)
    US Faculty Advisor: Prof. Shirley Dyke

    Japanese Host: Dr. Yozo Fujino, University of Tokyo
    Research: Optimal Sensor Placement and Damage Detection for Structural Health Monitoring (worked with Nathan Hoesly)
    [REPORT]       [PRESENTATION]

 

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