Team

UBC Smart Structures Lab • Our people

Meet our team

Our research community brings together engineering expertise, ambitious ideas, and collaborative thinking to advance smarter, safer, and more sustainable buildings and infrastructure.

Leadership & Coordination

Meet the people supporting our research programs and partnerships.

Portrait of Professor Tony T.Y. Yang

Professor · Lab Director

Professor Tony T.Y. Yang

Director of UBC Smart Structures Lab, leading research in earthquake resilience, advanced structural systems, experimental testing and smart construction.

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Research Program Coordinator

Sepehr Rahimi

Coordinates multidisciplinary research programs, academic–industry events, project administration and the Smart Infrastructure & Construction Research Cluster (SICRC).

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Research Associate

Rajni Rupal

Working closely with the researchers to ensure all the tasks and milestones are met.

Researchers & Students

Contributing expertise to research, experimentation, and innovative construction.

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Portrait of Jinbo Liu

Jinbo Liu

Professor (Institute of Underground Space Design – China Academy of Building Research)

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Qin Zhang

Professor ( Hohai University-College of Civil and Transportation Engineering)