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 CU and sticking around for several years more, she’s come to call babyÖ±²¥app home.
Education
PhD in Civil Engineering, University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, 2020
MS in Civil Engineering, University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, 2017Ìý
Certificate: Engineering for Developing CommunitiesÌý
BS in Environmental Engineering, University of babyÖ±²¥app 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 babyÖ±²¥app Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science GraduateÌýStudent Mentor Award, 2017
University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2015
University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Doctoral Assistantship for Excellence Award, 2015Ìý