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Habib Hamzat

Habib Hamzat

Chair

hhamzat@mtu.edu

Habib

Sunday Eniola

Vice-Chair

saeniola@mtu.edu

Sunday

Julie Bouwens

Secretary/Public Relations

jkbouwen@mtu.edu

Julie is an accelerated M.S. civil/structural engineering student, and intends on graduating in May 2020. She is very excited to be a part of the first SEI chapter in the state of Michigan, and is looking forward to working with Arman, Jeet, and Alex to raise awareness of SEI on our campus and community.

Alex Baker

Treasurer

ambaker1@mtu.edu

Alex is a Master’s student in structural engineering. His research interests include resilient systems, earthquake engineering, finite element methods, and structural optimization. When Alex is not doing research, he enjoys hiking, biking, and enjoying the snow in Houghton.

Dr. Daniel M. Dowden, PE, SE

Faculty Advisor

dmdowden@mtu.edu

Dr. Dowden is an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University. He received his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo (UB) in 2014. Upon graduating from UB he stayed on for two years as a testing engineer conducting service-to-industry seismic qualification shake-table testing at the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory at the University at Buffalo. Prior to receiving his Ph.D., he was a practicing structural engineer in Seattle, WA for ten years responsible for the design and project management of new building construction and seismic rehabilitation of existing building projects.

Updated: September, 2019