Kami Mohammadi

Kami Mohammadi is an Assistant Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department at the University of Utah, with an adjunct appointment in Geology & Geophysics. Holding a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology and postdoctoral experience at Caltech, Mohammadi specializes in seismic wave propagation, basin effects, and computational geotechnical modeling.

• Education
  • PhD (2015), Civil and Environmental Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • MS (2012), Geotechnical Engineering with minor in Applied Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • MS (2006), Civil Engineering, University of Tehran
  • BS (2003), Civil Engineering, Chamran University of Ahvaz

Their research focuses on:

• 3D seismic wave propagation in heterogeneous media
• Basin effects on earthquake amplification
• Hybrid physics-informed machine learning models
• Finite element/discrete element modeling of geotechnical systems
• Ground motion prediction and hazard analysis
• Hydraulic fracturing in fractured rock

Recent work integrates full-waveform inversion with neural networks for subsurface imaging. Mohammadi teaches graduate courses in geotechnical engineering, soil dynamics, and earthquake engineering, with a focus on computational methods and laboratory practices.

Current grants include:

• EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT (2024-2030): Integration of computational and experimental analyses for earthquake amplification
• EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT (2024-2029): 3D site effect modeling at LANL
• EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT (2021-2024): Various seismic projects

Professional activities include community outreach through engineering education presentations.