About

Dr. An joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) as an assistant professor in Fall 2023. He received his PhD and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively. Before joining UTRGV, Dr. An was an Assistant Professor at the University of Mount Union. He is passionate about advancing sustainable, multifunctional infrastructure materials. His primary research interests lie in the areas of concrete materials and structural engineering. Dr. An has over 60 publications and was the lead author of 25  peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. His research has been funded by DOTs, NSERC, NASA and UTRGV, etc. Dr. An serves several professional organizations such as ASCE, ACI, ASEE, KSEA, KGS-NA, and TRB. 

Research Interests

Multi-functional Construction Materials 
Low Carbon Construction Materials (Geoplymer)
Photoelectrochemical  System  Materials for PFAS Degradation
Energy Harvesting Construction Materials
Carbon Mineralization with Industrial and Mining Wastes

Biopolymer Enhanced Geomaterials
Self-Healing Concrete
High Entropy Construction Materials

 
Teaching

Graduate-level course: Advanced Cement Concrete Materials 

Undergraduate-level course: Civil Engineering Materials 

Education

Ph.D., Civil (Materials) Engineering, University of Central Florida, USA, 2015 

M.S., Civil (Structural) Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA 2012 

M.S., Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2009 

B.S., Architectural Engineering, Dankook University, South Korea, 2007