Mehrdad Nourbakhsh is a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. His research focuses on climate-resilient housing systems, installation-sensitive fragility modeling of manufactured homes, and wind hazard risk assessment to support equitable housing policy and resilience planning. As part of the CECREH project, he contributes to resilience modeling and data-driven decision frameworks for vulnerable housing communities.

Prior to joining Texas Tech University, he served as a Research Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at HafenCity University Hamburg in Germany, where he contributed to research on environmental noise protection (Lärmschutz) and quiet-area planning, and supported teaching activities in civil and environmental engineering. He also gained professional industry experience in Germany in structural engineering and renewable energy projects, most recently including work with Nordex SE and Vestas Wind Systems.