Himan Hojat Jalali is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering with the Structures and Applied Mechanics group since September 2019. His research work is focused on lifelines and buried infrastructure, extending over a wide range of topics including but not limited to soil-structure interaction, vibration mitigation of structures using innovative devices (such as inerter-based dampers) and seismic metamaterials, performance analysis of buried infrastructure under design and extreme loading conditions such as wave propagation and geohazards, hazard-resilient lifeline systems, condition and risk assessment of buried infrastructure under harsh environmental conditions.