Students, Research Group and Projects
Graduate Research (ongoing)
Nathan Duran-Ledezma (PhD student), Materials and Modeling for Advanced Battery Technologies
Completed Thesis:
Mathew B. Webb (MS, 2023), Rheological Models for Non-Newtonian Flows
Hajar Taheri-Afarani (PhD, December 2021), Identification and Assessment of Admixtures for Portland Cement-Based Printing Pastes
Babajide Onanuga (PhD, July 2022), The Time-Dependent Rheology of Portland Cement-Based Printing Pastes
Abdul Salam Mohammad (PhD, August 2022), Rheology and Computational Printing of Cement-Based Materials
Ali Zolghadr (PhD, August 2018), Kinetics of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis
Michael Adenson (PhD, August 2017), Meso-scale Modeling of Biomass Pyrolysis
Matthew Kelley (MS, May 2017), Effect of Ball Milling on Switch Grass, Tall Fescue and Microcrystalline Cellulose: Characterization and Slow Pyrolysis Analysis
Abdul Salam Mohammad (MS, August 2016), Molecular Modeling of Various Steps in Pyrolysis of Cellulose
Ojas Chaudhari (PhD, August 2016), Study on Conflicting Effects of Admixtures for Portland Cement Concrete
Natalia Shlonimskaya (MS, August 2016)), Design of Shrinkage Reducing Admixture for Portland Cement Concrete
Dario Cruz (MS student), An Efficient Hybrid Modeling Strategy for Microstructure Development in Tricalcium Silicate Hydration (MS, May 2015)
Jessica Murillo, A Multi-scale, Kinetic and Environmental Study of Biomass Pyrolysis (PhD, December 2013)
Manohar Gottapu, Modeling the Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate-Based Cements (PhD, December 2013)
Albert Wilson, Determination of Hydration Induced Residual Strains in Ordinary Portland Cement at Early Ages (MS, August, 2012)
Ojas Chaudhari, Leaching of Heavy Metals from Lime Fly Ash Cements (MS, August, 2012)
David Kirby, Effect of Water to Cement Ratio on Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate-Based Cements (MS, August, 2011)
Naresh Tadisina, Thermodynamic Models for Surface Tension of Dilute Aqueous Organic Solutions (MS, December, 2010)
Tiantian Xie, A Population Balance Model of Cement Hydration (PhD, May 2010)
Pravin Kannan, Physicochemical Studies of Expandable Polystyrene Beads and Foam as Applicable in Lost Foam Castings (PhD, May 2009)
Narendar Mogulla, Sintering Class F Fly Ash (MS, December 2008)
Sean Mikel, Measurement of Induced and Residual Strain States in Portland Cement Using Various Novel Techniques (MS, August 2007)
Anil Vazrala, Sintering of Class F Fly Ash (MS, December 2006).
Jeremiah W. Batiste, Image-Based Strain Analysis on Cement-Based Materials (MS, August 2006).
P. Manikya Mellacheruvu, Computational Study of Electrical Field Flow Fractionation (MS, August 2005)
Carl Parnham, Strain Measurements in Cement-Based Materials Using Synchrotron X-Rays (MS, August 2005)
Himabindu Gopisetti, Effect of Alkali on the Slag/Calcium Hydroxide Reaction
Raghavendra Raju Watada, CO Micro-sensors
Naitik Vyas, Micro-scale Field Flow Fractionation
Vikranth Dalavaipalle, Distributed Parameter Kinetic Modeling of Portland and Blended Cement Hydration
Kailas Meenakshisundaram, Properties of Fly Ash and Blast Furnace Slag for Portland Cement Replacement
Senthil Shanmugasundaram, CFD Modeling of a Diffusion Furnace
Pravin Kannan, Kinetics of Borosilicate Glass Deposition on Silicon Wafer
John M. Richardson, Effect of Relative Humidity on Development of Micro- and Nano-pore Water in Hydrating Portland Cement
Nirav Vora, Determination of Kinetics of Acetylation of 4-hydroxybezoic Acid Using Acetic Anhydride in a Heat Transfer Medium (MS, August 2002)
Priyabrata Das, Kinetics of Slag Hydration in Portland Cement (MS, December 2002)
P. Jason Williams, Kinetics and Microanalysis of The Reaction Between Fly Ash and Calcium Hydroxide (MS, August 2001)
Ramkumar Subramanian - An Engineering Analysis of Boron Doping in a Thermal Diffusion Furnace (MS, August 2001)
Mohammed Islam - Modeling the Hydrodynamics of a Diffusion Furnace (MS, May 2001)
Kaushal Bharatkumar Mehta - Modeling Flow Through Microchannels Using Lattice Boltzmann Method (MS, August 2000).
Bhishma Arunkumar Jani - Engineering Analysis of a Polymerization Process, MS Thesis (MS, May 2000)
Lau Eik Lang (Jenny) - Kinetic Based Microstructure Simulations for Blended Cements, MS Thesis (MS, December 1999)
Yewei Wang, Computer Modeling of Planar Diffusion System (PDS) with Boron Nitride as a Solid Source, MS Thesis (MS, 1999).