Transportation Engineering
Airports
William Leder
Roland A. Mariucci Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
Research Interests
- Public transportation planning and engineering
- Airport planning and design
- Railroad engineering
- Design-build contracting for large transportation projects
- Project management
William J. Sproule
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Transportation planning
- Traffic engineering,
- Airport planning and design
- Public transit
- Automated people movers
- Transportation planning for major activity centers
- Engineering education
Pavements
George R. Dewey
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Transportation Enterprise
Teaching Interests
- Civil Engineering Materials
- Statics
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Steel Design
- Senior Design
Research Interests
- Pavement Friction and Aggregate Polishing
- Blended Learning - Strategy and Technology
- Project-Based and Discovery-Based Learning
Jacob Hiller
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Pavements
- Construction Materials
- Transportation-related topics
Research Interests
- Pavement mechanics and the interaction between materials, analysis and performance
- Sustainable transportation infrastructure
Zhanping You
Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Pavements and transportation materials
- Mechanical testing and constitutive modeling of asphalt binders and mixtures
- Analysis and control of thermal and reflective cracking in asphalt pavement and overlays
- Micromechanics
- Finite element analysis
- Discrete element analysis
- Constitutive model development, pavement fracture, and instrumentation
Qingli Dai
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Computational analysis for material research: multiscale modeling, finite element analysis, discrete element analysis, constitutive modeling, fracture simulation and molecular dynamics
- Properties and performance of asphalt mixtures
- Cement microstructure and concrete durability
- Self-healing construction materials, alternative asphalt materials
- Active piezoelectric materials, structural damping control
- Acoustic emission damage detection, X-ray tomography, imaging processing
Automated People Movers
William Leder
Roland A. Mariucci Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
Research Interests
- Public transportation planning and engineering
- Airport planning and design
- Railroad engineering
- Design-build contracting for large transportation projects
- Project management
William J. Sproule
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Transportation planning
- Traffic engineering,
- Airport planning and design
- Public transit
- Automated people movers
- Transportation planning for major activity centers
- Engineering education
Railroads
Pasi Lautala
Assistant Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Rail Transportation Program
William J. Sproule
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Transportation planning
- Traffic engineering,
- Airport planning and design
- Public transit
- Automated people movers
- Transportation planning for major activity centers
- Engineering education
Traffic Engineering and Safety
William J. Sproule
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Transportation planning
- Traffic engineering,
- Airport planning and design
- Public transit
- Automated people movers
- Transportation planning for major activity centers
- Engineering education
Transportation Materials
Theresa M. Ahlborn
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Structural Durability
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Prestressed Concrete
- Reinforced Concrete Design
- Structural Analysis
Research Interests
- Concrete materials related to prestressed concrete bridges, including high performance and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) applications
Qingli Dai
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Computational analysis for material research: multiscale modeling, finite element analysis, discrete element analysis, constitutive modeling, fracture simulation and molecular dynamics
- Properties and performance of asphalt mixtures
- Cement microstructure and concrete durability
- Self-healing construction materials, alternative asphalt materials
- Active piezoelectric materials, structural damping control
- Acoustic emission damage detection, X-ray tomography, imaging processing
George R. Dewey
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Transportation Enterprise
Teaching Interests
- Civil Engineering Materials
- Statics
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Steel Design
- Senior Design
Research Interests
- Pavement Friction and Aggregate Polishing
- Blended Learning - Strategy and Technology
- Project-Based and Discovery-Based Learning
Devin Harris
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Structural engineering, with a main focus on bridges and innovative materials for civil infrastructure
Jacob Hiller
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Pavements
- Construction Materials
- Transportation-related topics
Research Interests
- Pavement mechanics and the interaction between materials, analysis and performance
- Sustainable transportation infrastructure
Stanley J. Vitton
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Mechanics of seismic signals generated from hydrodynamic phenomena such as the interaction of tornadoes with the ground
Zhanping You
Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Pavements and transportation materials
- Mechanical testing and constitutive modeling of asphalt binders and mixtures
- Analysis and control of thermal and reflective cracking in asphalt pavement and overlays
- Micromechanics
- Finite element analysis
- Discrete element analysis
- Constitutive model development, pavement fracture, and instrumentation
Transportation Structures
Theresa M. Ahlborn
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Structural Durability
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Prestressed Concrete
- Reinforced Concrete Design
- Structural Analysis
Research Interests
- Concrete materials related to prestressed concrete bridges, including high performance and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) applications
Devin Harris
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Structural engineering, with a main focus on bridges and innovative materials for civil infrastructure
R. Andrew Swartz
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Application computationally efficient and robust embedded algorithms for monitoring and protection of civil infrastructure assets such as buildings, bridges, pipelines, wind turbines, roadways, and railroads.
Yue Li
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Structural reliability analysis and probabilistic design
- Multi-hazard risk assessment and mitigation
- Resilient civil infrastructure and sustainability
- Effects of climate change on infrastructure risk assessment and climatic adaptation
- Earthquake engineering
- Wood engineering
- Wind engineering
Life Cycle Assessment
Amlan Mukherjee
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Planning and decision making in infrastructure system management
- Develop models and implements simulations that can aid decision makers assess design alternatives and explore what-if scenarios
