Updated 6/1/2023: **All the positions in the Head Research Group for Fall 2023 have been filled to date. More positions may become available starting the Fall 2024 semester, pending funding of submitted proposals. Thank you for expressing your interest. –Dr. Head (email: head@udel.edu)
Dr. Head setting up for a bridge load test! 
Dr. Head managing the data from a bridge load test! 
SEI travel scholarship recipients to attend 2022 Structures Congress in Atlanta, GA 
Sajjad Safari 
Shaymaa Obayes 
Madison and Drew near Slaughter Beach, DE installing a water level pressure sensor for remote monitoring (2021)! 
from left to right: M. Head, H. Shenton, C. Aloupis, M. Chajes, and M. Santare 
Shake table testing verification at Lehigh University (January 2021) 
Surprise birthday gathering – 12/16/2021! Thank you! 
Another successful bridge load testing using digital image measurements with the research team! 
KJ Olsen in the lab conducting a compression test for concrete cylinders with embedded plastics. 
Madison and Drew conducting preliminary measurements for sensor calibration
The Head Research Group addresses real-world challenges related to structural monitoring and evaluation with emphasis on structural resilience, especially during earthquakes. Our methods for evaluating structures vary from conducting in-situ structural evaluations to developing numerical models to characterize and predict structural behaviors that are oftentimes validated by physical testing. We monitor and evaluate structures for condition assessment with the ultimate goal of predicting the life expectancy and developing new methodologies to inform design. Dr. Head has secured competitive state and federal research funding, which enables the group to make novel contributions in three (3) core and cutting-edge areas:
- bridge evaluation using vision-based measurements,
- earthquake engineering and the impact of earthquakes on structures, and
- flood load effects on infrastructure
