About
Abbie Liel is an Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, affiliated with the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering. Her research focuses on disaster risk reduction, seismic resilience, and multi-hazard infrastructure challenges. She holds degrees from Princeton University (BSE), University College London (MSc), and Stanford University (PhD).
- Education:
- BSE in Civil Engineering and Public Policy, Princeton University
- MSc in Structural Engineering, University College London
- PhD in Civil Engineering, Stanford University
Her research interests include functional recovery of buildings after disasters, liquefaction mitigation, induced seismicity risks, and resilient housing design. She actively collaborates with organizations like ASCE, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, and the Applied Technology Council.
Key contributions include frameworks for assessing post-disaster recovery, probabilistic models for liquefaction consequences, and studies on housing safety in vulnerable regions like Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Awards include the ATC Excellence Award and ASCE Fellowship.
She advises graduate students engaged in projects like earthquake-induced liquefaction tradeoffs, human-induced seismicity risks, and post-disaster rebuilding strategies. Her work bridges engineering and policy, emphasizing community-centered solutions.
