Faculty
Kristen Donnell - Interim Director
Woodard Associate Professor of Excellence; Interim Director, Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
573-341-6229 | kmdgfd@mst.edu |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Embedded Sensors
- Modulated antennas/scatterers
- Microwave/millimeter wave engineering
- Microwave material characterization
- Terahertz methodologies
- Electronics design
Magdy Abdelrahman
Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) Endowed Professor in Flexible Pavements
573-341-6124 | m.abdelrahman@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Recycling of asphalt pavement
- Modified asphalt binders
- Quality control/quality assurance in pavement construction
- Road materials and construction
- Design and characterization of asphalt binders and mixtures
- Pavement design and analysis
- Advanced materials characterization and modeling
- Pavement rehabilitation and management
- Environmental aspects of road material recycling
Kwame Awuah-Offei
Union Pacific Foundation/Rocky Mountain Energy Co. Professor in Mining Engineering; director of mining and explosives engineering
573-341-6438 | kwamea@mst.edu |
Mining & Nuclear Engineering
- Life cycle assessment
- Sustainability assessment of new construction materials
- Agent-based modeling for sustainability
- Community engagement for sustainable construction
K. Chandrashekhara (KC)
Curators' Professor
573-341-4587 | chandra@mst.edu |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Fiber reinforced polymer composites
- Modeling and simulation
- Additive manufacturing
- Transparent composites
- Bio-composites
- Multifunctional composites
Steven Corns
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies
573-341-6367 | cornss@mst.edu |
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
- Computational Intelligence
- Complex Systems
- Bioinformatics
Islam H. El-adaway
Associate Dean for Academic Partnerships, Hurst-McCarthy Endowed Professor, Founding Director of the Missouri Consortium for Construction Innovation, and Director of the Civil Infrastructure System
573-341-4030 | eladaway@mst.edu |
Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Modeling and simulation (multi agent systems
- system dynamics and social network analysis
- Sustainable infrastructure management
- Resilient hazard management
- Energy management
- Contractual and dispute management
- Planning management
- Safety management
- Decision and risk management
- Engineering education
- Engineering ethics
Mohamed ElGawady
Interim Chair, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering; Professor and Alard and Sheri Kaplan Faculty Scholar
573-341-6947 | elgawadym@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Seismic behavior of unreinforced masonry (URM) structures
- Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) in strengthening and repair of masonry/reinforced concrete structures
- Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridges
- Damage-free bridge columns
- Segmental construction
- Rocking mechanics and the use of sustainable materials in seismic prone regions
Arezoo Emdadi
Assistant Professor
573-341-4796 | emdadia@mst.edu |
Materials Science and Engineering
- Computational Mechanics and Material Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Phase-Field Modeling (Crack Propagation, Solidification, Oxydation)
- Phase-Field Crystal Modeling
- Finite Element Method
- Fracture Mechanics
Mina Esmaeelpour
Assistant Professor
573-341-4503 | mina.esmaeelpour@mst.edu |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Fiber optic sensors
- Distributed sensors and sensor networks
- Environmental monitoring
- Microwave photonic sensors
- Fiber optic devices
- Remote sensing and mutli-spectral Lidar
- Raman and Photoacoustic sensors
Dimitri Feys
Associate Professor
573-341-7193 | feysd@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Behavior of highly workable concrete in the fresh state
- Rheology of complex materials and suspensions
- Suspension flow and sedimentation
- Fluid mechanics and flow modeling
- Concrete made with recycled materials and advanced sustainability
Abhijit Gosavi
Professor
573-341-4624 | gosavia@mst.edu |
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
- Markov Decision Processes
- Simulation-Based Optimization
- Reinforcement Learning
- Disaster Management
- Risk Analytics
- Airline Revenue Management
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Remanufacturing
Seongho Han
Assistant Research Professor
573-341-4497 | shhan@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Rheology-Based Investigation of Concrete Performance
- Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) for Construction Materials
- Addictive Manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing of concrete)
Emad M. Hassan
Assistant Professor
573-341-4461 | emad.hassan@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
- Infrastructure performance under extreme loadings
- Natural hazard risk assessment and mitigation
- Community resilience
- Smart cities and data analytics
Xiaoming He
Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation / Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics & Statistics
- Finite element methods
- Domain decomposition methods
- Interface problems
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Data assimilation
- Feedback control
- Stochastic PDEs
Jie Huang
Roy A. Wilkens Endowed Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Sensors and instrumentation for applications in harsh environments
- Photonic/microwave micro/nano materials, structures, devices and sensors
- Structural health monitoring
- Distributed sensor networks
- Intelligent infrastructures
- Environmental monitoring
- Biomedical sensing and imaging
- Distributed sensor networks
Kamal H. Khayat
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation; Vernon and Maralee Jones Professor of Civil Engineering
573-341-6211 | khayatk@mst.edu |
110 Engineering Research Lab
- Design and performance of advanced structural materials, including high-performance concrete with adapted rheology, self-consolidating concrete and specialty grouts
- Repair and rehabilitation of civil engineering infrastructure
- Rheology and workability of cement grout, mortar, and concrete
- Physico-chemical interaction of chemical admixtures and modern hydraulic binders
- Microstructure and properties of cement-based materials
- Mechanical properties, visco-elastic properties, and structural performance of specialty concrete
- Durability and deterioration of cement-based materials in aggressive environments
- Use of chemical admixtures, supplementary cementitous materials and fibers in concrete
Aditya Kumar
Interim Director of the Materials Research Center
573-341-6994 | kumarad@mst.edu |
Materials Science and Engineering
- Composition-structure-property relationships in silicate materials
- Experimental characterization and numerical simulation of reaction processes (thermodynamics and kinetics) and evolution of microstructure
- Development of sustainable binders for construction infrastructure
- Simulation of fluid/ion transport in porous media
Nicolas Libre
Associate Teaching Professor
573-341-7069 | libren@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Development and characterization of cement based construction materials with emphasize on self-consolidating concrete (SCC), fiber reinforced concrete(FRC) and high performance concrete (HPC)
- Design and performance of cement based materials for additive manufacturing
- Numerical modelling in engineering mechanics
- Development and implementation of educational tools in engineering education.
Jenny Liu
James A. Heidman Professor
573-341-6443 | liujuan@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Engineering characterization and modeling of materials
- Materials’ recycling, reuse, and renewal
- Sustainable materials and resilient infrastructure adapting to climate change and extreme events
- Pavement design, testing, and evaluation
- Pavement preservation, repair and rehabilitation
- Non-destructive testing
- Pavement management
- Environmental sustainability in life cycle of transportation infrastructure
Hongyan Ma
Kummer Impact Professor, Francisco Benavides Scholar, and Associate Professor of Civil/Materials Engineering
573-341-6250 | mahon@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Nano- and biological technologies in construction
- Phase change materials in concrete
- Magnesia-phosphate cement (MPC) and MPC-based functional materials
- Acoustics and optics based NDTs and sensing
- Hydration kinetics of (blended) cementitious materials
- Microstructure characterization and modeling of cement paste, interfacial transition zone and mortar/concrete
- Measuring and multi-scale modeling of transport properties of concrete, Mechanisms and properties of novel construction/rehabilitation materials
- Deterioration mechanisms of concrete structures
- Molecular simulation of C-S-H
Sanjay Madria
Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
573-341-4856 | madrias@mst.edu |
Computer Science
- Cloud Computing
- Security
- Wireless Computing and Mobile Data Management
- Cyber Security (Smart Systems)
John J. Myers
Professor, Structural Engineering and Director, Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation
573-341-6618 | jmyers@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Structures/high performance concrete (HPC) behavior and durability performance
- Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) in structural repair and strengthening applications with an emphasis related to concrete and masonry structures, and their durability performance,
- Development of environmentally sensitive construction materials
- Hybrid materials and enhanced systems for blast resistant structures
Monday Okoronkwo
Associate Professor; Interim Director S&T Core Facility for Advanced Materials Characterization
573-341-4349 | okoronkwom@mst.edu |
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Advanced polymers for sustainable infrastructure
- Nanocomposites and functional materials
- Hydration, microstructure development, and durability of cement-based materials
- Cement - chemical admixture interactions
- Rheology of cement-based materials and complex fluids
- Waste immobilization in cementitious matrices
- CO2 conversion and utilization
- Mechanism and control of deteriorative reactions in concrete
- Inorganic electrides and microporous materials
Guney Olgun
Assistant Professor
573-341-4461 | olgun@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Thermo-active foundation systems
- Seismic performance of improved ground
- Cyclic vulnerability of fine grained soils; dynamic soil-structure-foundation interaction; and advanced numerical modeling.
Jonghyun Park
Professor
573-341-4699 | parkjonghy@mst.edu |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Advanced li-ion battery
- Beyond li-ion battery
- Energy storage systems
- Renewable energy systems
- Grid energy storage systems
- Nano-/macro-mechanics of materials
- Self-assembly of nanoparticles, nanostructures, multiphysics/multiscale experiment and simulations
Thomas Schuman
Chemistry
573-341-6236 | tschuman@mst.edu |
Chemistry
- Aggregate-interface effects in cementitious composite
- Corrosion resistance
- Asphalt recycle
- Polymer-modified asphalts
- Renewable resource materials
- Strong polymer gels (PPGs) utilized for enhancing oil recovery
- Biomedical materials
Sahra Sedighsarvestani
Distance Coordinator for ECE, S&T Faculty Ombuds
573-341-7505 | sedighs@mst.edu |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Critical infrastructure protection
- Cyber-physical systems
- Quantitative modeling; pervasive systems
- Development, modeling, and assessment of dependable networks and embedded systems
- System and information assurance, Engineering education
Taghi Sherizadeh
Mining Engineering
573-341-6194 | sherizadeh@mst.edu |
324 McNutt Mining Engineering
- Numerical, statistical, and probabilistic modeling in geo-engineering
- Rock slope stability and stability of underground excavations
- Application of numerical modeling in underground and surface mining
- Reservoir geomechanics (Wellbore stability
- Hydraulic fracturing, Sand production)
- Pore pressure and in-situ stress analysis
Jianmin Wang
Professor
573-341-7503 | wangjia@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Sustainable wastewater treatment and reuse
- Fate and transport of heavy metals in environment
- Nanoparticle ecotoxicity
- Synergistic toxic effect of nanoparticles and heavy metals
Grace Yan
Professor and Faculty Fellow for Research in College of Engineering and Computing
(573) 341-6280 | yang@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Resilient infrastructural systems in multi-hazard environments
- Structural health monitoring
- Structural damage detection
- Wireless sensor networks
- Advanced signal processing
- Nonlinear system identification and damage detection
- Model updating of structural FEMs, Structural vibration control
- Smart materials and structures
Xiong Zhang
James A. Heidman Professor in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
573-341-6268 | zhangxi@mst.edu |
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Advanced testing techniques for geo-material characterization
- Modeling of coupled hydro-chemo-thermo-mechanical behavior of geo-materials
- Numerical methods and modeling
- Geothermal and ground source heat pump systems
- Soil structure interaction
- Foundation on expansive and collapsible soils
- Slope stability and retaining walls
- Soil stabilization and ground improvement
- Geotechnical applications in pavement engineering
- Frozen ground engineering
- Remote sensing for geo-engineering applications