David A. Lange
David A. Lange holds a B.S. (Valparaiso University 1981) in civil engineering, MBA (Wichita State University 1984), and Ph.D. (Northwestern University 1991) in civil engineering. He has been on the faculty of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois since 1992 and is a Narbey Khachaturian Faculty Scholar. He is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Airport Technology(CEAT) which is funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the O’Hare Modernization Program.
Dr. Lange teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in civil engineering materials, repair of civil structures, systems engineering and engineering economics.
Dr. Lange is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute and a fellow of the American Ceramic Society. He currently serves as chair of the ACI Technical Activities Committee and is a director on the ACI Board of Direction. He formerly served as Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Cement Based Materials (ACBM), and remains active in ACBM research activities. Dr. Lange was a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award and has been recognized for his excellence in teaching at Illinois. In 2011, he won the Stanley H. Pierce Award from the University of Illinois College of Engineering in recognition of his efforts to develop empathetic student-faculty cooperation.
Dr. Lange’s research interests include behavior of concrete materials in concrete pavement applications, concrete rail seat deterioration, characterization of microstructure of porous materials, early age properties of concrete, and materials for repair of concrete.