- Professor and Department Chair, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Program Chair, Construction Management
- Faculty Advisor, Built World Enterprise
- anmorse@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3240
- Dow 871
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Water reclamation systems and Fate of personal products in treatment systems
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Center for Structural Durability
- tess@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2625
- Dillman 108
Teaching Interests
- Prestressed Concrete Bridges
- Reinforced Concrete Design
- Bridge Engineering - Design and Construction
- Structural Analysis and Mechanics
Research Interests
- Structural Engineering
- Prestressed Concrete Bridges
- Applications of UHPC for Buildings and Bridges
- Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing
- Remote Sensing for Bridge Condition Assessment
- Bridge Inspection with Today’s Advancing Technologies
- Anchorage and Development of Reinforcement
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- balkire@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2562
- Dow 865
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Effects of cold weather on performance of transportation materials
- Geophysical methods applied to transportation problems
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Surface water quality engineering
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Engineering approaches to lake and river management
- Mathematical modeling of surface water quality
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- barkdoll@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1981
- Dow 807
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Dam Decommissioning
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulic Structures
- River Mechanics
- Sediment Transport
- Stream Rehabilitation
- Sustainability
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- jgbecker@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2942
- Dow 864
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
- Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
- Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- wmbullei@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2853
- Dillman 201C
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Structural Reliability
- Probabilistic Analysis and Reliability in Civil Engineering
- Finite Element Analysis
- Advanced Timber Design
- Advanced Structural Analysis: Energy Methods and Structural Stability
- Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
Research Interests
- Structural Reliability/Probabilistic Modeling
- Agent-Based Modeling
- Computational Intelligence Applications in Civil Engineering
- Philosophy of Engineering
- Wood Structures and Elements
- Structural Wood Engineering
- Load-Duration Behavior of Wood Members and Connections
Amanda Cadwell
- Senior Administrative Aide, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- amanda@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1619
- Dillman 201A
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Close Range Photogrammetry
- Geomatics
- UAV Photogrammetry
- Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning and 3D Modeling
Research Interests
- Photogrammetry
- Uncrewed aerial systems
- Laser scanning
- 3D reconstruction
- 3D modelling
- Virtual Reality/Augmented
- SLAM
- BIM/HBIM
- Director, Center for Technology & Training
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- tkcollin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3354
- Dillman Hall 309
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- qingdai@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2620
- Dow 805
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Matrix structural analysis, Finite element analysis, Civil engineering materials and Computational transportation materials
Research Interests
- Computational analysis for material research: multiscale modeling, finite element analysis, discrete element analysis, multiphysical modeling, fracture simulation and molecular dynamics
- Self-healing and accelerated healing of asphalt mixtures, micromechanical modeling
- Internal curing concrete, early-age properties and concrete durability
- Self-healing construction materials, alternative and sustainable infrastructure materials
- Active-material actuator design, wind-structure interaction, vibration reduction
- Acoustic and ultrasonic measurement, advanced X-ray and neutron scattering characterization
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Reliability
Research Interests
- Risk and Reliability of Infrastructure Systems
- Life Cycle Resilience Enhancement
- Community Resilience Assessment
- Machine Learning
- Network Analysis
- Wind Engineering
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- gdewey@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2522
- Dillman 301B
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
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- dmdowden@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2737
- Dow 808
Teaching Interests
- Earthquake engineering
- Structural dynamics
- Steel design
- Reinforced concrete design
- Structural analysis
Research Interests
- Earthquake engineering
- Self-centering systems
- Resilient infrastructure
- Structural control
- Nonlinear response of steel structures due to extreme loadings
- Experimental testing using static, pseudo-dynamic, and dynamic methods
- Research Engineer II, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- hademelo@mtu.edu
- 906-231-0456
- Dillman 106A
- Assistant Professor, Construction Management
- Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty, College of Business
- reiris@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1580
- Dillman 201B
Teaching Interests
- Technology Applications in Construction
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Construction Safety
- Building Utilities (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing)
Research Interests
- Human-Technology Interaction
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Building Information Modeling
- Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UASs/UAVs)
- Cyberlearning
Rob Fritz
- Technical Lab Coordinator, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- rwfritz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2526
- Dow 107
- Adjunct Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Geospatial image analysis
- Geovisualization
- Geographic Information Systems
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- jsgierke@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2535
- Dow 405
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Hydrogeology
- Ground water Engineering
- Contaminant Transport
- Subsurface Remediation
Research Interests
- Field performance of air sparging for removing volatile organic chemicals from ground water
- Volatile organic vapor transport in unsaturated soils
- Sulfur dioxide interactions with volcanic ash
- Associate Director, Center for Technology & Training
- Staff, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- cggilber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2102
- Dillman Hall 305
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jiehongg@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3533
- Dow 861
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Qualitative and quantitative mass spectrometry application
- Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic pollutants (PBTs) monitoring
- Fate and transport of PBTs in aquatic environment
- Biomarkers of DNA damage induced by carcinogens
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment
- Senior Research Engineer, Chemical Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Green Campus Enterprise
- rhandler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3612
- Dow Building 814
Research Interests
- Sustainable water and energy systems
- Life-cycle assessment
- Bioproducts and bioenergy
- Sustainable materials and manufacturing
- Aquaponics and hydroponics
- Ecosystem services
Pam Hannon
- Coordinator, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- prhannon@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3065
- Dillman 318
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Soil mechanics and foundational engineering, concentrating on deep foundations
- Behavior of mine tailings during deposition and consolidation
- Professor of Practice, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jphollin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2445
- Dow 802
Research Interests
- UAV Uses and Geomatics Applications
- Spatial Data Adjustments
- Multibeam/Single Beam Hydrographic Surveying and Bathymetric Surveys
- Boundary Determinations and Legal Principles
- Terrestrial LiDAR integration and GIS
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Center for Science and Environmental Education
Research Interests
- Groundwater contaminant transport
- Biological and physical processes for aquifer and soil restoration
- Risk assessments
- Management of household wastewaters
- Hazardous waste management
- Water distribution system analysis
- Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest, Publications
Research Interests
- Technology Adoption
- Online Learning
- Service Learning
- First-year Engineering
- Sustainability
Angela Keranen
- Senior Administrative Aide, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Graduate Program Assistant, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- amkerane@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2474
- Dow 868
Specialties
- Assists graduate students with forms, deadlines and policies related to degree completion
- Processes graduate student applications
- Web Liaison for Department
- Social Media Coordinator
- Marketing
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jaesungk@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3419
- Dow 812
Research Interests
- Photogrammetry
- Remote Sensing
- GIS
- Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure
- Application of geospatial technology to agriculture and environmental science
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Rail Transportation Program, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
- ptlautal@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3547
- Dillman 318
Links of Interest
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Integrated geospatial technologies for sustainable development
- Mobile mapping platforms for geographical and environmental studies
- SAR- and LIDAR-based remote sensing and GIS
- Geosensorics, real-time networks of geosensors
- Human-computer symbiosis for knowledge extraction and expertise transfer
- Visual perception in remote sensing and GIS
- 3-D geospatial visualization and augmented reality
- Visual and automated feature extraction in multispectral and hyperspectral image interpretation
- Geospatial-sensor modeling and calibration
- Image processing and automated feature extraction from aerial and satellite imagery
- Automated systems for vision-based autonomous navigation and control of manned/unmanned robotic platforms
- Image fusion and analysis
- Photogrammetry of aerial and high-resolution satellite imagery
Teaching Interests
- Earth observation systems
- Geodesy
- Photogrammetry
- Geospatial technologies, data, and systems
- Global positioning systems
- Remote sensing
- LIDAR-, SAR-/InSAR-based remote sensing
- Geospatial 3-D visualization
- Geospatial imaging: perception and interpretation
- Introductory and advanced GIS
- Spatial analysis and modeling
- Spatial decision support
- Cartography and cybercartography
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- zhenl@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1826
- Dillman 201F
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Soil mechanics and labs
- Foundation engineering
- Numerical simulations (FEM, FDM)
- Multiphysics
- Artificial intelligence
- Data analytics in engineering
Research Interests
- Intelligent infrastructure systems enabled by computing (AI, hybrid computing), sensing (acoustic, electromagnetic), and control (distributed systems with microcontrollers) for smart cities and safer, more (energy) efficient, and more resilient built environments
- Enhancing system resilience with artificial intelligence (deep and reinforcement learning), physics (multiphysics and inverse analysis), and advanced data analytics (with transportation, meteorological, and GIS data)
- Multiphysics and applications: thermohydromechanics (seasonal and climatic effects, material/environment processes, energy from gas hydrates), buoyance-driven flow (surface water geothermal), electromagnetics (sensing and sensors, energy harvesting), and soil-structure-fluid interaction (erosion and infrastructure protection)
- Advanced soil mechanics and numerical simulation techniques: stress formulation, soil wetting, adsorption, non-isothermal soil mechanics, phase change, and soil behavior under extreme conditions; FEM, FDM, FVM, XFEM, molecular dynamics, SPH, Monte Carlo, and self-made methods.
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Construction Management
- mattila@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2523
- Dillman 201H
Links of Interest
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation
Research Interests
- Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
- Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
- Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
- Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
- Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Surface Water Quality Engineering
- Water Quality Modeling
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Aquatic-terrestrial connectivity and landscape-scale drivers of water quality
- Water quality modeling
- Carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism
- Nutrient biogeochemistry
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Physics
- dminakat@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1830
- Dow 801
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes
- Environmental Process and Design
- Computational Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
Research Interests
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment and management
- Development of assessing and predicting tools for water treatment technologies
- Innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies for energy saving and harvesting
- Systematic and integrated understanding of water and wastewater reuse
- Application of computational chemistry and molecular modeling
- Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- smmorse@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3241
- MEEM 820
Research Interests
- Window Glass Strength Design
- Wind loads on Structures
- Finite Element Modeling of Brittle Materials
- Large Scale Data Processing and Data Mining
- Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
- Director, Family Engineering Program
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- teoliver@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2412
- Dow 819
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- toommen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2045
- Dow Building 401
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Computer Methods in Geomechanics
- Computational Geoscience
- Remote Sensing for Geotechniques
- Geostatistics and Data Analysis
- Engineering Geology and Geoinformatics
Research Interests
- Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation at local and regional scales using in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations
- Estimating liquefaction induced damage such as lateral spread displacement
- Transportation Geotechniques
- Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture
- Geotechnical asset monitoring
- Machine Learning
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jperl@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3641
- Dow 863
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Transport & Transformation of Organic Chemicals
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Sustainability
Research Interests
- Air and Water Quality
- Atmosphere-biosphere Exchange of Chemicals
- Micrometeorology
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Sustainability
- Academic Advisor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jzross@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3410
- Dillman 103
Specialties
- Provides academic advising for Civil, Environmental, and Surveying Engineering undergraduate students
- Meets with prospective students and families
- Department scheduler for CEGE courses
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- msadeghi@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3420
- Dillman 201G
Links of Interest
Courses Taught
- Soil mechanics and foundation design
- Advanced soil mechanics
- Applied Machine Learning
- Mechanics of materials
Research Interests
- Soil and rock mechanics
- Ground improvement and foundation design
- Bio inspired Geotechnics/Foundations
- Geomaterial behavior and testing
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in geotechnical engineering
- Measurement While Drilling (MWD) in geotechnical engineering
- Slope stability and debris flow hazards
- Stability of underground structures
- Mine tailings and abandoned mines geohazards and remediation
- Intellectual, numerical and analytical modeling
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Timber
- Reinforced concrete
- Steel design
Research Interests
- Behavior of elastomeric sealants
- Behavior of structural glazing curtain wall systems
- Traditionally connected timber frames
- Molded wood strand composites
- Durability of pavement crank and joint sealments
Shelle Sandell
- Technical Communications/Budget Coordinator, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- rdsandel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1625
- Dow 866
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
- eseagren@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2614
- Dow 859
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- wsproule@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2568
- Dillman 301C
Research Interests
- Airport planning and design
- Transportation planning
- Traffic engineering,
- Public transit
- Automated people movers
- Hockey history
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- raswartz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2439
- Dillman 201I
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.
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- nurban@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3640
- 306 GLRC
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental cycles of major and trace elements
- Sediment diagenesis and stratigraphy
- Chemistry of natural organic matter
- Wetland biogeochemistry
- Environmental impact and fate of pollutants
- Influence of organisms on the chemical environment
- Role of chemical environment in controlling populations
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Multiplanetary INnovation Enterprise (MINE) Faculty Advisor
- pjvansus@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3253
- MEEM 915A
Teaching Interests
- Engineering Design Process
- Mechanics of Materials
- System Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Practice
- Finite Element Analysis
- Intro to Aerospace Engineering
- Space System Engineering
- Space Resource Utilization
- Senior Design Capstone / Enterprise Project
- Product Realization
Areas of Expertise
- Solid Mechanics
- Structural Design
- Finite Element Analysis
- Engineering Design Process
- System Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Engineering (Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Architecture)
- Extreme Environment Design
- Civil and Mining Engineering
- Education
- Optimization and Modeling
Research Interests
- Extreme Environment Technologies (Space, Underwater, Mining, Arctic, etc.)
- Excavation and Mining Technology
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- In-Situ Resource Utilization
- Space Mining and Construction
- Design Optimization
- Robotics and Automation
- System Engineering and Integration
- Adjunct Teaching Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- norma@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2681
- Dow 861
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Mechanics of seismic signals generated from hydrodynamic phenomena such as the interaction of tornadoes with the ground
- Distinguished Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- dwatkins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1640
- Dow 806
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water resources planning and management
- Environmental systems analysis
- Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
- Optimization methods
- Learning through service
Research Interests
- Integrated water resources planning
- Hydrologic modeling and forecasting
- Flood risk management
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation planning
- Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- Systems optimization under uncertainty
- Sustainable development engineering
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- vlweb@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1079
- Dillman 201D
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Probability and statistics
- Stochastic hydrology
- Numerical methods
- Water resources
- Risk analysis and management
Research Interests
- Water resources
- Uncertainty analysis
- Flood frequency and analysis of extreme events
- Impacts of climate and land use changes
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- slwu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2590
- Dow 429
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Interactions among climate, atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and land use/land cover
- Impacts of global change on atmospheric chemistry and long-range transport of air pollution
- Anthropogenic perturbations to the atmosphere and implications for environmental sustainability
- Atmosphere-biosphere interactions, especially in the context of global change
- Impacts of aerosols on the global hydrological cycle
- Associate Director, Great Lakes Research Center
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Numerical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Great Lakes Research Center
- pexue@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1837
- GLRC 208
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Introductory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Hydrodynamic Modeling
- Water Resources Engineering
- Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamic modeling
- Regional climate modeling
- Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics
- Data assimilation and machine learning
- Biophysical processes in the Great Lakes
- Estuary and coastal ocean processes
- Research Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- xinyuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3138
- GLRC 116
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamic Models in the Great Lakes
- Regional-scale Climate Modeling
- Distinguished Professor, Transportation Engineering
- zyou@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1059
- Dillman 301A
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Road design and analysis
- Civil engineering materials
- Sustainable pavement engineering
- Advanced asphalt materials
- Pavement mechanics
Research Interests
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Design, construction, and maintenance of pavements
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Micromechanics for road materials
- Discrete element modeling and finite element modeling techniques
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Construction materials: asphalt, aggregate, asphalt concrete
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Alternative materials for civil engineering
- Recycled materials for civil engineering
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Computer Science
- klzhang@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1828
- Dillman 301i
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Transportation Network Analysis
- Traffic Flow Theory
- Travel Demand Analysis
- Transportation Systems Operations and Control
- Transportation Planning
- Traffic Engineering
- Optimization Methods
- Deep Reinforcement Learning and Model Predictive Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles
Research Interests
- Data-driven distributionally robust optimization (DRO) based control models for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs)
- Big traffic data analytics using machine learning
- Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Graph Neural Networks (GNN) for transportation applications
- Mobile and crowd sensing of dynamic traffic systems (e.g., Drone traffic monitoring, social media data for travel pattern analysis using Twitter and Foursquare smartphone apps)
- Dynamic network equilibrium and optimization
- Modeling and simulation of large-scale complex systems (e.g. Traffic Simulation)
- Freight logistics and supply chain systems (e.g., Intermodal Freight Modeling)
- Impact of plug-in electric vehicles to smart grid and transportation network systems
- Interdependency and resiliency of large-scale networked infrastructure systems
- Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs)
- Smart Cities
- Cyber-Physical Systems