We are a team of researchers and educators dedicated to a safer, more sustainable, and peaceful world. The SoTeRiA Research Laboratory increases the use of risk analysis technologies for the improvement of business enterprise performance and safety to protect workers, the public, and the environment.
Leadership Team
 | Zahra Mohaghegh zahra13@illinois.edu Associate Professor, Director Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering 111 G Talbot Laboratory (217) 300-5076 |  | Seyed Reihani sreihani@illinois.edu Senior Research Scientist Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |
 | Ha Bui habui2@illinois.edu Research Scientist, Associate Director of Research and Outreach Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |
Research Affiliates
 | Ernie Kee erniekee@illinois.edu Research Affiliate, Senior Industry Advisor Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering | ||
Graduate Researchers
 | Mohammad Albati malbati2@illinois.edu Ph.D. Candidate Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |  | Muhammad Hammad Khalid mkhalid5@illinois.edu Ph.D. Candidate Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |
 | Md Istiaque Ahmed miahmed2@illinois.edu Ph.D. Student Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |  | George Joslin gjoslin2@illinois.edu Ph.D. Student Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |
Undergraduate Researchers
 | Spencer Fargusson smf5@illinois.edu Junior Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |  | Austin Robert King arking5@illinois.edu Freshman Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |
 | Aadit Bhatia aaditb2@illinois.edu Sophomore Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering | ||
Alumni
| Name | SoTeRiA Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Pegah Farshadmanesh | Research Affiliate | Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Memphis |
| Amir Afzali | Research Affiliate, Senior Regulatory Advisor | CEO at Nuclear Consulting Group |
| John Beal | Graduate Researcher | Risk-Informed Safety Analysis Engineer at X-Energy |
| Sari Alkhatib | Graduate Researcher | Postdoctoral Researcher at Argonne National Laboratory |
| Tatsuya Sakurahara | Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
| Bella Pequette | Undergraduate Researcher | Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Madeline Morasca | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Constellation Energy |
| Riley Fisher | Undergraduate Researcher | Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| Jake Haywood Mitstifer | Undergraduate Researcher | Graduate Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Andera Roy | Undergraduate Researcher | Developer at Meta |
| Jack Anderson | Undergraduate Researcher | PRA Engineer at X-Energy |
| Jumpei Komaki | Graduate Researcher | Engineer at Kajima Corporation |
| Wen-Chi Cheng | Graduate Researcher | Postdoctoral Researcher at Idaho National Laboratory |
| Ha Hoang Bui | Graduate Researcher | Research Scientist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Justin Pence | Graduate Researcher | Founder, Organizational Informatics LLC |
| Tatsuya Sakurahara | Graduate Researcher | Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Yicheng Sun | Graduate Researcher | Software Engineer at Apple |
| Nicholas O'Shea | Graduate Researcher | Senior Consultant at AVENCORE |
| Ian Miller | Graduate Researcher | Nuclear Engineer at Enercon Services, Inc |
| Andrea Roy | Undergraduate Researcher | Software Engineer Intern at Datadog |
| Matthew Koziol | Undergraduate Researcher | Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) |
| Demetrio Velazco | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Jensen Hughes |
| Ivan Dilnyy | Undergraduate Researcher | Systems Engineer at Raytheon |
| Grant Schumock | Undergraduate Researcher | Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins University |
| Jack Novelli | Undergraduate Researcher | |
| Mateo Kajic | Undergraduate Researcher | Sr. Health Physics Technician at Argonne National Laboratory |
| Lauren Roby | Undergraduate Researcher | Property Loss Analyst |
| Nalin Gadihoke | Undergraduate Researcher | |
| Ethan Graven | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Jensen Hughes |
| Kelsey Bear | Undergraduate Researcher | Engineer at Jensen Hughes |
| Tadashi Murase | Undergraduate Researcher | Piping Stress Engineer at JGC |
| John Simmons | Undergraduate Researcher | Nuclear Engineer at Exelon |
| Kazumasa Shimada | Visiting Scholar | Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
| Sai Zhang | Visiting Scholar | Idaho National Laboratory |
| Yanhua Zou | Visiting Scholar | Institute of Human Factors Engineering & Safety Management, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, China |
| Mehmet Ertem | Postdoctoral Researcher | Assistant Professor at Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey |
| Ninoslav Vujisic | Graduate Intern |