Expertise
Engineering and applied mechanics, computational modeling of materials and structures, and applied statisticsResearch Interests
Arghavan Louhghalam’s research interests lie in the area of engineering mechanics, physics-constrained data-driven modeling, and applied statistics with particular emphasis on development of smart solutions for resilient and sustainable built environment.Education
Ph.D.: Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2010)MS: Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2007)
MS: Earthquake Engineering, University of Tehran (2002)
BS: Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (2000)
Biosketch
Arghavan Louhghalam, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Massachusetts, Lowell (UML). She also holds a research affiliate position in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. She was a postdoctoral researcher at MIT before joining University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2016, where she served as an assistant professor and later as an associate professor. Louhghalam is a recipient of NSF CAREER award and the inaugural college of engineering faculty award for excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Her research on citizen-enabled crowdsourced monitoring of civil infrastructure has been recognized nationally and featured in media outlets.Selected Awards and Honors
NSF early CAREER Award, 2021UMass Dartmouth College of Engineering faculty award for excellence in equity, diversity and inclusion, 2020.
Selected Publications
Please visit Louhghalam's Google Scholar's page for the most updated publications.Selected Intellectual Property
Method to measure road roughness characteristics and pavement induced vehicle fuel consumptionA Louhghalam, M Tootkaboni, FJ Ulm
US Patent 11,346,677