ShayeÌýPalagi
- PhD Graduate
- CIVIL SYSTEMS
- ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES
Shaye's current research is focusingÌýon how construction and planning decisions are managed in post-disaster relocation projects. She focuses on relocation projects set in motion by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, specifically around Tacloban City. Her work is supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and a United States Agency for International Development Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Fellowship. Shaye is also an officer in the Montana Air National Guard as a RED HORSE civil engineer. She grew up in Montana but after getting her bachelors at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and sticking around for several years more, she’s come to call Colorado home.
Education
PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2020
MS in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2017Ìý
Certificate: Engineering for Developing CommunitiesÌý
BS in Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2015
Minor: Religious Studies
Certificate: Peace and Conflict StudiesÌý
Awards
USAID/OFDA Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Fellow, 2017
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2017
University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science GraduateÌýStudent Mentor Award, 2017
University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2015
University of Colorado Boulder Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Doctoral Assistantship for Excellence Award, 2015Ìý