Research and projects

Civil & Environmental Engineering

CENE & CM faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students on a variety of research projects. If interested in joining one of these projects, please contact the listed faculty member. Contact information can be found in our Faculty page. Our primary focus areas are:

Structural, Geotechnical & Materials Engineering: 

• reinforced concrete: Tuchscherer, Hewes
• bridge scour: Hewes, Tuchscherer, Odem
• concrete, asphalt & composites: Ho

Water Resources Engineering:

• snow/ice engineering: Decker
• snowpack & climate modeling: Decker
• river & stream restoration: Odem, Lamer
• hydrology & hydrologic modeling: Gremillion, Odem, Lamer, Heiderscheidt
• water/wastewater treatment: Heiderscheidt
• hydraulics, fluid mechanics & CFD: Mohebbi

Environmental Engineering:

• biofilters & algae growth systems: Baxter, Ozis
• CO₂ sequestration: Reiboldt
• hazardous waste management & health risk assessment: Bero
• mercury deposition and climate modeling: Gremillion
• aquifer quantity/quality & climate modeling: Gremillion
• environmental systems & global outreach: McDonnell
• groundwater quality and remediation: Heiderscheidt

Transportation Engineering:

• traffic signal, vehicle detection, & safety: Smaglik, Russo
• pavements: Ho
• highway design: Ho, Russo

Building Science & Construction:

• low-energy buildings : Francis, Mead, Morgan
• construction management & safety: Rogers, Mead, Bruner, Kaoni

Pedagogy & STEM Outreach:

• engineering & construction learning and assessment:  Tingerthal
• STEM readiness, teacher support and minority student success: Ozis

Geospatial Systems

• Surveying: Lamer, Ho, Tingerthal, Kaoni
• Global Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS): Lamer, Ho

These projects are great opportunities for engineering students to gain experience in a professional research environment. Contact a project leader to join!