Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh, Ph.D., P.E.
I am an Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. My background spans academic research, teaching, and professional engineering practice.
I earned my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida, where my research focused on structural dynamics and rocking systems. Prior to joining LMU, I conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Southern California and served as a Lecturer at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
I am a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.). My research has been published in leading structural engineering journals and presented at national and international conferences. In 2018, I received the American Society of Civil Engineers’ J. James R. Croes Medal for work published in the ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
Current research in the SEHM Lab focuses on structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, rocking and self-centering systems, physics-based and probabilistic digital twin frameworks for structural health monitoring, and high-fidelity finite element and reduced-order modeling.
For research or collaboration inquiries, please feel free to contact me.
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- Sadie Riester – Junior in Civil Engineering at LMU with interests in structural engineering and structural dynamics. She is working on the construction and instrumentation of the bridge mock-up in the SEHM Lab.
- Philip Mason – Junior in Civil Engineering at LMU with interests in structural engineering and construction. He is assisting with the construction of the bridge mock-up in the SEHM Lab.
Alumni
- Julian Smith – B.S. in Civil Engineering, LMU (2025). Undergraduate Research Assistant in the SEHM Lab, contributing to the bridge mock-up construction project. Currently pursuing graduate studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology.