Our Recent Work Featured on WSU Insider
Our research on game-theoretic models for wildfire subsidy design was featured in WSU Insider. Please find the link here.
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News and updates from SHAPE Lab, including new publications, research projects, awards, team milestones, and media features.
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2026
Congratulations to Dr. Nasimeh Rashidi!
Nasimeh Rashidi successfully defended her PhD dissertation, “Advancing Wildfire Resilience through Improved Understanding of Fuels, Institutions, and Homeowner Decisions.” Congratulations, Dr. Rashidi!
Read moreOur Wildfire Risk Assessment Research Featured in ASCE Civil Engineering Source
Our computational framework for efficient probabilistic wildfire risk assessment was featured in ASCE Civil Engineering Source. The practitioner-oriented article highlights how the framework can support wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and resource-allocation decisions. Read the full article here.
Read moreExpert Systems with Applications Paper
Our paper, “From Free-Riding to Collective Action in Wildfire Mitigation: The Role of Policy Incentives,” has been published in Expert Systems with Applications. Please find the full paper here.
Read moreOur Transmission Tower Research Featured on WSU Insider
Our research on predicting transmission tower failure in extreme wind events is featured on WSU Insider. Please find the link here.
Read moreNew PacTrans Project on Post-Wildfire Timber Supply Chain Resilience
We have started a new PacTrans project, “Enhancing Timber Supply Chain Resilience for Post-Wildfire Reconstruction through Multimodal Mobility and Collaborative Stakeholder Coordination in the Pacific Northwest.”
Read moreCongratulations to Our Award-Winning Students!
Congratulations to Nasim Rashidi, recipient of the 2026 John F. Orsborn Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and to Abdel-Aziz Sanad, recipient of the 2026 Howard & Hermina Hallgarth Scholarship!
Read moreNasim's Three-Minute Thesis Award
Congratulations to Nasim Rashidi for winning 2nd place in the Three-Minute Thesis competition for her presentation, “Satellite Imagery-Based Dynamic Fuel Mapping for Wildfire Risk Assessment.”
Read moreEngineering Structures Paper
Our paper, “Surrogate-Based Fragility Modeling Framework for System-Level Wind Damage Assessment of Transmission Towers,” has been published in Engineering Structures. Please find the full paper here.
Read moreASCE-ASME Journal Paper
Our paper, “Cluster-Based Active-Learning Scenario Reduction Framework for Probabilistic Wildfire Risk Assessment,” has been published in the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems. Please find the full paper here.
Read more2025
Our New Project Being Featured on WSU Insider
Our new NSF Project on wildfire-resilient power grid planning is featured on WSU Insider. Please find the link here.
Read moreSuccessful Completion of Abdel's Dissertation Proposal
Abdel-Aziz Sanad passed his preliminary examination and will become a doctoral candidate from Summer 2025. Congratulations, Abdel!
Read moreSuccessful Completion of Vishnu's PhD Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Vishnupriya Jonnalagadda, for completing her Ph.D. defense on “Advances in Uncertainty Analysis for Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Assessment.”
Read moreSafety Science Paper
Our paper, “Analyzing Wildfire Evacuation Dynamics with Agent-Based Modeling in Damaged Road Networks,” has been published in Safety Science. Please find the full paper here.
Read moreNew NSF Project
Dr. Lee has been awarded a new $1M research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a project on wildfire-resilient power grid infrastructure planning that incorporates the views and perspectives of communities.
Read moreStructural Reliability Guidance in ASCE 7-22 Published
Our ASCE book, “Structural Reliability Guidance in ASCE 7-22: Principles and Methods,” has been published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Please find it here.
Read more2024
Fire Technology Paper
Our paper, “Understanding Evacuation Behavior During Wildfires: Exploring Key Factors Affecting Evacuee Behaviors and Developing Predictive Models for Decision-Making,” has been published in Fire Technology. Please find the full paper here.
Read moreAbdel's VCEA Student Excellence Award
Abdel was honored with the VCEA Student Excellence Award in recognition of his exceptional work as a teaching assistant. Congratulations, Abdel!
Read moreVishnu's Prestigious Awards
Vishnu has been honored with the prestigious 2024 WSU Chancellor’s Award for Leadership and the WSU Graduate School’s Worthy, DePauw and Wang Service Leadership Award, recognizing her exceptional leadership. Congratulations, Vishnu!
Read moreNatural Hazards Paper
Our paper, “Quantifying the Role of Insurance in Tornado-Impacted Community Recovery: A Survey and Simulation-Based Approach,” has been published in Natural Hazards. Please find the full paper here.
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