Current Graduate Students

Bradford Arthur
barthur@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Previous Graduate Study: Syracuse University ( )

Gary Ayers
gsayers@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Yunyun Bi
ybi@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Paul Crovella
plcrovel@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University ( )

Previous Graduate Study: Cornell University (Agr Eng)

Personal Statement
After spending a summer working as a timber framer while studying engineering and architecture in college, I developed a strong interest in the strength and structural performance of timber buildings. Since starting my current research project, I have been working to develop a non-destructuve method for assessing the structural characteristics of timber joinery. The goal of the research would be to assist design and construction teams in their work to efficiently adapt and reuse timber buildings for current needs.

Graduate Research Topic
My current research involves providing better information for the reuse and rehabilitation of timber structures. Specifically I have been working to develop a method to determine the rotational stiffness of timber joinery using vibration analysis.

Favorite Quote
"The greenest building is the one that is already built." Carl Elefante

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Kris Dourdas
kldourda@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Scott Gates
slgates@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (ERE/ )

Xiaoyu Hu
xhu17@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Hwa-Sung Kim
hwkim@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Previous Graduate Study: Kookmin University (Forest Products(Wood)

Neil Kohan
nkohan@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Andrew Palm
adpalm@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Christopher Paolini
crpaolin@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Bernard Randrianarisoa
blrandri@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Previous Graduate Study: University of Antananarivo (Forest Memt )

Kevin Stack
kstack@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Ryan Swarts
rswarts@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Allison Thibault
athibaul@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Undergraduate Institute: Virginia Polytech Inst St U (Architecture)

Personal Statement
The built environment has always been the central interest of my personal and occupational education. It was my passion for design that led me to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for my undergraduate study of architecture. While I consider my undergraduate education monumentally important in the development of my comprehension of design theory, after obtaining my Bachelors of Architecture I found myself craving a better understanding of the immediacies of the built world in order to push my design ability to its full potential. I believe that the Graduate Construction Management program at SUNY ESF substantially furthers my education in both the economics and sustainability of construction, two areas that are essential to the advancement of the field of design and construction.

Graduate Research Topic
PREfabrication // REfabrication

Kenneth Tiss
kjtiss@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (ERE)

Eric Viskupic
esviskup@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Joel Wheeler
jowheele@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Sean Woods
srwoods@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Nan Zan
nzan@syr.edu

Construction Mgt and Wood Products Engineering

Undergraduate Institute: Beijing Forestry University (Wood Science)