Education Background
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Clarkson University (2016)
M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University (2013)
B.S. with Distinction, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University (2011)
Experience
Associate Professor, Clarkson University (2025-Present)
Assistant Professor, Clarkson University (2018-2025)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Utah State University (2017-2018)
Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow, Idaho State University (2016-2017)
Courses Taught
- CE212: Introduction to Engineering Design
- CE441: Reinforced Concrete Design
- CE501: Fracture Mechanics of Concrete
- CE549: Experimental Methods in Structures
Teaching Interests
Mission
To prepare civil engineering students as the designer and builders of the next generation of civil infrastructure
Vision
An inclusive engineering workforce with the knowledge, creativity, and professional skills needed to design innovative, holistic, and sustainable solution to modern infrastructure challenges
Service
- American Concrete Institute (ACI) (2011-Present)
- Chair of ACI Committee 242 – Alternative Cements (2024-Present)
- Secretary of ACI Committee 123 – Research and Current Developments (2022-Present)
- Voting member of ACI Committee 565 – Lunar Concrete (2022-Present)
- American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) (2019-Present)
- Voting member of ASTM Committee C09 – Concrete and Concrete Aggregates (2019-Present)
- International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems, and Structures (RILEM) (2024-Present)
- Voting member of RILEM Committee TC-CSA – Calcium Sulfoaluminate-based Cement and Concrete (2024-Present)
- International Code Council (ICC) (2025-Present)
- Voting member of ICC Committee IS-LCCC – Low-Carbon Alternative Cements Consensus Committee (2025-Present)
Research Interests
Mission
To engineer concrete solutions for the next generation of civil infrastructure
Vision
A robust toolbox of strong, durable, and sustainable materials to support resilient and fully decarbonized concrete infrastructure
Interests
Alternative cements and supplementary cementitious materials
Cement chemistry
Concrete durability
Experimental mechanics
Sustainability
Awards
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (2024)
- Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (2024)
- Fulbright Specialist, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Telangana, India (2023)
- Young Member Award for Professional Achievement, American Concrete Institute (2023)
- Outstanding New Teacher, Clarkson University (2022)
- Panel Fellow, CMMI Game Changers Academy, National Science Foundation (2021)
- Emerging Professional, American Society of Testing and Materials (2020)
- Emerging Leader, American Concrete Institute (2019)
- Student of the Year (Region 2), United States Department of Transportation (2014)
Publications
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