Anahita Modiriasari, a PhD candidate in geotechnical engineering, won the best poster award at the 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium in Houston. She received the recognition for her work titled, "Monitoring rock damage caused by cyclic loading using seismic wave transmission and reflection."

Anahita is working with Prof. Antonio Bobet and Prof. Laura Pyrak-Nolte on a NSF-sponsored project.