About Me
I am a geomechanics researcher specializing in the mechanical behavior of Earth's materials under conditions relevant to the shallow crust and upper mantle. My work combines laboratory and X-ray methods with advanced constitutive modeling and material theories.
Currently, I am an SNSF Ambizione scientist hosted at EPFL, following my appointment as an EPFLeaders4Impact Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at EPFL. Prior to joining EPFL, I held a postdoctoral position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. My academic background includes a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University, a joint Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology from the University of Grenoble Alpes and the School of Advanced Studies in Pavia, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Damascus University.
Currently, I am an SNSF Ambizione scientist hosted at EPFL, following my appointment as an EPFLeaders4Impact Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at EPFL. Prior to joining EPFL, I held a postdoctoral position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. My academic background includes a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University, a joint Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology from the University of Grenoble Alpes and the School of Advanced Studies in Pavia, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Damascus University.
