Evangelia Ieronymaki, PhD, PE, M.ASCE
Program Director and Senior Lecturer in Discipline, M.S. Project Management, M.S. Construction Administration
Dr. Evangelia Ieronymaki is a professional civil engineer, program director, and senior lecturer in the discipline of Construction Administration at Columbia University School of Professional Studies. She holds both S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a specialization in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. She also holds M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the National Technical University of Athens in earthquake structural engineering and civil engineering, respectively.
Before joining Columbia, Dr. Ieronymaki was a tenured associate professor of Civil Engineering at Manhattan University, where she led academic initiatives, advised student research, and contributed to accreditation and institutional planning efforts. At Columbia, she contributes to academic planning and curriculum design across both the M.S. in Construction Administration and the M.S. in Project Management programs. She has developed courses in project management, construction management, and leadership, aligning course content with industry practices and emerging trends.
Her research focuses on tunneling, soil-structure interaction, numerical methods in geotechnics, and the impacts of climate change on infrastructure. She has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and has presented her work at major international conferences. She is also a recipient of the Dean’s Applied Research Award at Columbia and has delivered keynote presentations at ASCE and DFI conferences.
In parallel with her academic career, Dr. Ieronymaki is an active freelance civil engineering consultant, collaborating with leading architecture, engineering, and planning firms on challenging projects involving deep excavations, retaining systems, and foundation design. Her notable contributions include geotechnical work on high-rise developments in New York City, due diligence evaluations for multimillion-euro real estate transactions, and field research for the Crossrail tunnel project in London.
Dr. Ieronymaki is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), and the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), where she has served on technical committees and as a student chapter advisor. She chaired the 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium and has been recognized with honors such as the Women in Deep Foundations Award and a Future Leader designation by ARMA.
With over 15 years of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Ieronymaki is committed to preparing the next generation of project leaders by integrating real-world engineering insight, applied research, and industry-informed practices into the classroom. She is fluent in English, French, and Greek. Outside of her professional life, she is a former national jujitsu champion in Greece and an advocate for resilience, innovation, and equity in the engineering profession.
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Sc., National Technical University of Athens
B.Sc., National Technical University of Athens
Publications
Ieronymaki E. S., Whittle A. J. and Itani N. (2025). ‘Simplified method for predicting building response to mechanized tunnelling in stiff clay.’ International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 19(1–3), 88–105
Ieronymaki E. S. and Marinucci A. (2024). ‘Behavior and Implications of Diaphragm Walls in Various Ground Conditions’, Geo-Structures 2024, 167-177
Ieronymaki E. S. and Marinucci A. (2023). ‘Synthesis of Practice for Deformation Criteria for SOE Wall Systems’ – Technical Report 1, prepared after request for the Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors (ADSC) and the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI)
Volovski M., Ieronymaki E. S., Cao C., and O'Loughlin J.P. (2021). ‘Subway Station Dwell Time Prediction and User-Induced Delay’. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 17 (4), 521-539
Ieronymaki E. S., Maniscalco J. D. and Corral G. (2020). ‘Excavation case study in Manhattan NY and a practical approach to predict ground movements’. Geotechnical Engineering, 6, 1-15
Ieronymaki E. S., Omidvar M. and Rabadi D. (2020). ‘Introduction of Cooperative and Competition-Driven Learning in Geotechnical Engineering Education.’, Proceedings of the 5th International conference of Geotechnical Engineering Education 2020, Athens, Greece
Ieronymaki E. S. (2020). ‘Making Foundation Design Courses More Engaging and Effective for Students’. Guest Editorial. Deep Foundations, January/February 2020, 103-104
Ieronymaki E. S. (2019). ‘Making Foundation Design Courses More Engaging and Effective for Students’. Proceedings of DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Chicago, IL
Ieronymaki E. S., Boukin K. and Whittle A.J. (2019). ‘Discussion on Predicting tunneling-induced ground movements and interpreting field measurements using numerical analysis: Crossrail case study at Hyde Park’. Geotechnique, 69 (10), 936-939
Maniscalco J. D. and Ieronymaki E. S. (2019). ‘Performance and Analysis of a Braced Secant Pile Wall’. Deep Foundations, July/August 2019, 75-79
Marinucci A., Carswell W., Nichols S. C., Ieronymaki E. S., and Reid D. (2019). ‘Design and Construction Considerations for Anchored Earth Retention Systems in Urban Environments’. Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Deep Foundations of Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Ieronymaki E.S., Whittle A.J. and Einstein H.H (2018). ‘Comparative Study of the Effects of Three Tunneling Methods on Ground Movements in Stiff Clay’. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 74, 167-17
Maniscalco J. D. and Ieronymaki E. S. (2018). ‘Performance and Analysis of a Braced Secant Pile Wall for a Multistory Building in Manhattan, NY’. Proceedings of DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement, Rome, Italy
Ieronymaki E. S., Martello M. V. and Whittle A. J. (2018). ‘An empirical design tool to predict ground surface response to tunneling with TBM’. Proceedings of World Tunnel Congress, Dubai, UA
Ieronymaki E. S. and Whittle A. J. (2017). ‘Pipeline Response to Ground Deformations Induced by Tunneling’. ASCE Geotechnical Frontiers, Orlando FL, 566-575
Ieronymaki E. S., Whittle A. J. and Sureda D. S. (2016). ‘Interpretation of free-field ground movements caused by mechanized tunnel construction’. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143(4), 04016114.
Ieronymaki E. S., Whittle A. J. and Simic D. (2015). ‘Comparison of free-field ground movements caused by mechanized and open-face tunneling’. Proceedings of XVI-ECSMGE conference, Edinburgh, 3669-1674
Ieronymaki E. S. (2015). ‘Prediction and interpretation of ground movements due to tunneling in stiff clay and impacts on adjacent structures’, Doctoral Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Ieronymaki E. S. (2011). ‘Response of existing pipelines to ground deformations due to tunneling’, Master of Science Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Ieronymaki E. S. (2009). ‘Numerical simulations of the performance of drains under earthquake induced liquefaction’, Master of Science Thesis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Ieronymaki E. S. (2007). ‘Bearing capacity and settlements of strip foundation on liquefiable soil’, Bachelor of Science Thesis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
