Some of the current projects being carried out in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are listed below. For more information please contact the persons listed under the projects.

Current Research Projects

Phosphate and Thermal Stabilization of Heavy Metals in Dredged Sediments.
Peter Ndiba (Ph.D. Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Axe

Bio-optical Characteristics of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary and Effect of Heavy Metals on Brown Tides
Bin Wang (Ph.D. Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Axe

Characterization of Trihalomethane Precursors by Spectral Fluorescent Signatures
Krit Punburananon (Ph.D. Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Marhaba

Removal of Engineered Nanoparticles from Water by Physico-Chemical Techniques 
Ashish Borgaonkar (Ph.D. Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Marhaba

Optimization of Transit Operation Strategies for Heterogeneous and Time-Varying Demand Distribution
Yavuz Ulusoy (PhD Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Chien

Inter-Relationship of Mechanical and Biochemical Processes Governing the Settlement of Municipal Solid Waste Using the (C+H)/L Ratio
Joseph J Lifrieri (Ph.D., Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Raghu

Development of a Dynamic Model for Train Operations at Minimum Energy Consumption
Kitae Kim (Ph.D., Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Chien

Non-Contact Skid Resistance Measurement
Eugene Maina (Ph.D., Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Meegoda

Modeling for Contaminant Removal by Air Sparging - Theoretical Model and Centrifuge Validation
Shengyan Gao (Ph.D., Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Meegoda

Comrarison of Intended Pre-Design Flood Control Improvement Objectives To Actual Current Site Condition in NJ - A GIS Approach
Veronica Kero  (Ph.D. Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Bagheri 

Structural Vibrations
Bakhtiar Feizi (Ph.D. Civil Engineering) 
Research Advisor: Dr. Spillers

Numerical Simulation of Load and Resistance of Structures with Protective Systems
Navid H Allahverdi (Ph.D. Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Saadeghvaziri 

Analytical and Experimental Study of an Innovative Design to Control Concrete Deck Cracking 
Amin Jamali (Ph.D. Civil Engineering) 
Research Advisor: Dr. Saadeghvaziri

Development of Protective Systems for Natural and Man-made Hazards
Nick Carlson (BS/Ph.D. Civil Engineering) 
Research Advisor: Dr. Saadeghvaziri

Serviceability Requirements for High Performance Steel Structures 
Shabnam Darjani (BS/Ph.D. Civil Engineering) 
Research Advisor: Dr. Saadeghvaziri

Railroad Crossing Safety 
Wei Hao (Ph.D. Civil Engineering) 
Research Advisors: Dr. Liu 

Title:  to be determined 
Stephanie Ribiero (BS/Ph.D. Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisors: Drs. Dresnack and Golub

Risk-Based Supply Chain Models for Oil and Gas Critical Infrastructure
Kingsley Achebe (Ph.D. Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Dr. Fadi A.Karaa