Research in Civil Engineering

Expertise Areas

Below is a list of our expertise areas. Also, find faculty and their specialties in the areas of expertise page.

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Air Quality
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
  • Asset Management
  • Bridge Engineering
  • Building Science
  • Coastal Resilience
  • Concrete and Cement-based Materials
  • Corrosion Control
  • Digital Twin and Extended Reality (VR, AR, MR)
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Energy
  • Engineering Education Research
  • Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) Materials
  • Flood Science
  • Foundation Engineering
  • Human Health
  • Landfill and Solid Waste Management
  • Pavement Materials and Structures
  • Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures
  • Remote Sensing
  • Retrofit and Rehabilitation
  • Risk Analysis
  • Smart & Sustainable Building
  • Soil Materials
  • Steel Structures
  • Stormwater, Hydrology, and Water Infrastructure
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Sustainability and Resilience
  • Traffic Operations and Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Transportation Planning and Modeling
  • Underground and Pipelines Infrastructure
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Weather
  • Wind Engineering (Tornado, Hurricane, Storm)
  • Workforce Development

Research Labs and Centers

Administration

Melanie Sattler, PhD, PE
Dr. Syed Qasim Endowed Professor and Chair
NH 406

Shih-Ho Chao, PhD, PE
ACPA Tom Wheelan Endowed Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Studies
NH 407

Arpita Bhatt, PhD
Associate Professor of Instruction, Associate Chair for Student Success
NH 336

Civil Engineering Staff

Undergraduate Applicants

Graduate Applicants