Research

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Research

Research Areas

Infrastructure: Materials, Construction, Monitoring, and Rehabilitation

Faculty: Willilam Riddell, Douglas Cleary, Seyed Hooman Ghasemi, Adriana Trias-Blanco, Islam Mantawy, Cheng Zhu, Gilson Lomboy

Transportation: Pavements, Materials, Mobility, and Safety

Faculty:  Yusuf Mehta, Mohammad Jalayer, Cheng Zhu, Gilson Lomboy

Environment: Pollution Prevention (Water, Soil and Air)

Faculty: Kauser Jahan, Zhiming Zhang, Jagadish Torlapati

Built Environment - Sustainability and Resiliency

Faculty:  Jess Everett, William Riddell, Adriana Trias-Blanco, Kauser Jahan, Jagadish Torlapati, Seyed Hooman Ghasemi, Zhiming Zhang

Teaching Pedagogy and Workforce Development

Faculty:  Kauser Jahan, Yusuf Mehta, Jess Everett, William Riddell, Zhiming Zhang
developing the new generation of workforce for water and wastewater utilities

WaterWORKS

The goal of WaterWorks is to raise awareness about employment opportunities in the wastewater treatment sector. Using K-12 educational programs, WaterWorks aims to provide outreach and improved student education in topics related to wastewater treatment, water utility work, and water infrastructure.

developing the new generation of workforce for water and wastewater utilities

RevED

The transformative change process, including curricular & extra-curricular reform, is funded through the NSF’s REvolutionizing engineering & computer science Depts. (RED) program. Documentation will show how the changes made in the department will increase inclusion & improve retention & graduation rates of all students.