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Earthquake Engineering Group Staff Directory
Staff Directory
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
NIST Staff | ||
| Siamak Sattar | Group Leader (Acting), Program Manager | siamak.sattar [at] nist.gov (siamak[dot]sattar[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Dustin Cook | Research Structural Engineer | dustin.cook [at] nist.gov (dustin[dot]cook[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Jazalyn Dukes | Research Structural Engineer | jazalyn.dukes [at] nist.gov (jazalyn[dot]dukes[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| John (Jay) Harris | Research Structural Engineer, Acting NEHRP Director | john.harris [at] nist.gov (john[dot]harris[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Katherine (Jo) Johnson | Social Scientist, Associate Program Manager | katherine.johnson [at] nist.gov (katherine[dot]johnson[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Sissy Nikolaou | Research Geotechnical Engineer | christopher.segura [at] nist.gov (sissy[dot]nikolaou[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Christopher Segura | Research Structural Engineer | christopher.segura [at] nist.gov (christopher[dot]segura[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Matthew Speicher | Research Structural Engineer | matthew.speicher [at] nist.gov (matthew[dot]speicher[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Kevin Wong | Research Structural Engineer | kevin.wong [at] nist.gov (kevin[dot]wong[at]nist[dot]gov) |
NIST Associates | ||
| Name | Position / Affiliation | |
| Amin Hariri | PREP / University of Maryland | amin.hariri [at] nist.gov (amin[dot]hariri[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Arpit Nema | PREP / Johns Hopkins University | arpit.nema [at] nist.gov (arpit[dot]nema[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Amanpreet Singh | PREP / Johns Hopkins University | amanpreet.singh [at] nist.gov (amanpreet[dot]singh[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| Yating Zhang | PREP / University of Maryland | yating.zhang [at] nist.gov (yating[dot]zhang[at]nist[dot]gov) |
Created April 21, 2021, Updated March 25, 2025