Dr. Louhghalam holds a Ph.D. and a M.Sc. in Engineering Mechanics from the Johns Hopkins University and prior to joining University of Massachusetts, she was a postdoctoral research associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Concrete Sustainability Hub ([email protected]). Dr. Louhghalam’s research interests are mainly focused on interconnected areas of solid mechanics, material modeling and applied statistics with applications to sustainability, durability and resilience of civil infrastructure as well as high-performance structures such as light weight high speed trains and wind-turbine blades.