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The SEHM Lab
People
Our group brings together structural engineering, experimental mechanics, computation, and sensing to study how civil infrastructure behaves under dynamic loading.
Lab director
Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Aghagholizadeh is an Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering at Loyola Marymount University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida, completed postdoctoral research at the University of Southern California, and previously taught at Southern Methodist University.
His research spans structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, experimental mechanics, computational modeling, and structural health monitoring. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a recipient of the ASCE J. James R. Croes Medal.
Current members
Students
Preston Guinto
Undergraduate Researcher · Mechanical Engineering
Preston is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at LMU. He works on experimental vibration testing in the SEHM Lab and is also a member of LMU's Baja Lions Racing team.
Wayne Mutuku
Undergraduate Researcher · Mechanical Engineering
Wayne is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering student at LMU. He works on experimental vibration testing of the lab's bridge mock-up.
Sadie Riester
Undergraduate Researcher · Civil Engineering
Sadie is a junior at LMU interested in structural engineering and dynamics. Her work focuses on the construction and instrumentation of the lab's bridge mock-up.
Philip Mason
Undergraduate Researcher · Civil Engineering
Philip is a junior at LMU interested in structural and construction engineering. He contributes to the construction of the lab's bridge mock-up.
Former members
Alumni
Julian Smith
B.S. Civil Engineering, LMU 2025
ulian contributed to the construction of the bridge mock-up and is now pursuing graduate study at Georgia Tech.