PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
F. Estéfan T. Garcia
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2018
M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2014
B.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2013, summa cum laude
Estéfan joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2021. He completed his PhD at UC Berkeley studying the propagation of earthquake surface fault rupture through granular media and the interaction of surface fault rupture with the built environment. His current research interests are in granular systems and the characterization of such systems using advanced imaging and modeling techniques. When not in his office, you can find Estéfan biking on roads and trails or climbing at his local rock gym.
Awards
Geotechnique 75th Anniversary Early Career Award
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Chancellor’s Fellowship at University of California, Berkeley
Current Students & Postdocs
Debadrita Das
PhD Candidate
Chenyu Li
PhD Student
Dr. Hui Yang
Visiting Postdoc (Northwest University)
Dr. Yumeng Zhao
Postdoc
Dr. Xin Wei
Postdoc (co-advised w/ Prof. Sabine Loos)
Previous Team Members
Cassandra Champagne (Ph.D. 2025, co-advised w/ Prof. Roman Hryciw)
Xin Hui Ooi (Caltech Class of ’23; co-advised through the SURF program at Caltech)
Leina Kaehr (B.S. 2023)
Xinyi Qian (Ph.D. 2024; co-advised at UC Berkeley w/ Prof. Jonathan Bray)
Fan Yi (Visiting PhD Student, Tianjin University)