Structural Futures Lab

We are conducting a survey on embodied carbon in building design decision-making. The responses will be used to understand how academic research can support structural engineering practice. If you are a structural engineer practicing in the United States with experience in building design, we would greatly appreciate your participation in this study, regardless of your level…

The International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA) 2025 was held at University of Antwerp. Prof. Demi Fang chaired a mini-symposium titled “The Next Generation of Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies” with Dr. Jonathan Broyles (MIT) and Martín Torres (University of Colorado Boulder). Initially proposed as a special session, we upgraded to a mini-symposium (two sessions)…

We enjoyed an invigorating few days experiencing Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) for the first time at ETH Zürich’s Hoenggerberg campus. Prof. Demi Fang presented preliminary work on bottom-up estimates of the gross floor area in the United States building stock (paper info here). The conference was an outstanding opportunity to connect with familiar and new…

Our analysis of data from the SE 2050 Database has been published as a Technical Report through ASCE: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784485927 The Executive Summary is accessible for free through the front matter of the report. Prepared by Prof. Demi Fang in collaboration with Mel Chafart, Martín Torres, and Dr. Jonathan Broyles, and editors Lauren Wingo, Zachary Chabot,…

Prospective PhD students are welcome to apply to work with me through CAMD’s Interdisciplinary Design and Media PhD program. The deadline for admission for fall 2025 is strictly December 1, 2024; more information and upcoming information sessions are available at the CAMD webpage. Description This PhD position comes with two years of open-ended funding and…

I am currently seeking highly motivated undergraduate or master’s student(s) of all disciplinary backgrounds at Northeastern University to serve as research assistant(s), available immediately. I also welcome PhD applicants for Fall 2025, with a December 1 deadline. Visit Join / Collaborate for more information.

I’ve been enjoying the first few months of my postdoc year, spending time exploring institutional resources, cultivating ongoing research, establishing new research directions, and connecting with new colleagues and future collaborators before starting as Tenure Track Assistant Professor in July 2025. I’m feeling supported in this enthusiastically interdisciplinary environment. I found it useful to create…