Research Projects

Environmental Engineering

• Physico-chemical treatment processes in hazardous waste decontamination systems
• Mathematical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport systems
• Process modeling of water/wastewater treatment systems

Geotechnical Engineering

• Field testing of innovative technologies for measuring contaminants in groundwater
• Measuring fundamental soil properties in the laboratory and in the field
• Use of recycled materials in various construction projects
• Soil-geosynthetic systems

Structural Engineering

• Design of Eco-friendly Structural Materials
• Bioinspired Design of Materials
• Viscoelastic Toughening of Refractory Ceramics 
• Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Wood/Adhesive
• Adhesion between Polymer substrate and minerals 

Transportation Engineering

• Superpave Implementation in Massachusetts
• Evaluation of the Road System in Massachusetts
• Designing a Level Two Multi-use trails