Medhat Elmorsy is currently a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, working at the intersection of earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and digital construction. He holds a Doctor of Science degree from ETH Zurich (Switzerland), a Master degree in Civil Engineering (Major: structures) from the University of Alaska Anchorage (USA), a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Mansoura University (Egypt).

News

MIT Fellowship

April 2026 · SNSF Postdoc.Mobility fellowship at MIT

Preparing to start my SNSF Postdoc.Mobility fellowship at MIT, focusing on seismic topology optimization and robotic fabrication of RC prototypes.

URM Data Paper Accepted

Jan 2026 · URM Dataset Accepted

Our benchmark dataset from centrifuge shake table tests of 3D-printed URM structures has been accepted in Earthquake Spectra.

Recent Publications

  • Elmorsy, M., Vamvatsikos, D. (2025). Impact of Beam-Column Joint Modeling Uncertainties... EQE.
  • Elmorsy, M., Leinenbach, C., Vassiliou, M.F. (2025). Cyclic behavior of AM-based RC columns... JSE.
  • Elmorsy, M., Jones, L., Wild, M., et al. (2026). URM Centrifuge Dataset... Earthquake Spectra.

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