Graduate Student Research
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
Mecontaminate Passaic River Sediments using Ultrasound with Ozone Nano Bubbles
Janitha Hewa Batagoda Ph.D. CE (Geo-Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Jay N Meegoda, Ph.D., P. E.
Development of an Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting Spatio-Temporal Freeway Work Zone Delays with Big Data
Bo Du Ph.D. (Transportation)
Research Advisor: Steven Chien, Ph.D.
Nanoscale Imaging and Quantifying Chemically Modified Membrane Properties during Fouling and Aging Process
Wanyi Fu Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Wen Zhang, Ph.D., P. E.
Development and Evaluation of Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Control under Connected and Automated Vehicles Environment
Slobodan Gutesa Ph.D. (Transportation)
Research Advisor: Joyoung Lee, Ph.D.
Multifunctional Reactive Electrochemical Membranes for Efficient Biomass Recovery, Pretreatment, Water Purification and Reuse
Likun Hua Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Wen Zhang, Ph.D., P. E.
Tracking of Endpoint Legionella Bacteria and Other Co-factor Parameters in Public Water Systems to Develop Corrective Action Solutions
Veronica Kero Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering)
Research Advisor: Wen Zhang, Ph.D., P. E.
Electroosmotic Consolidation of Clay Soils
Lucas Martin Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Jay N Meegoda, Ph.D., P. E.
Prediction of Failure in Flexure Dominated HPFRCC Members through Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation
Mandeep Pokhrel Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Matthew Bandelt, Ph.D.
Title: Safe Yield Study for the Passaic River Basin in New Jersey
Stephanie R. Santos, P. E., P. P., (Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Robert Dresnack, Ph.D,,
Optimization Of Headway, Stops, And Time Points Considering Stochastic Bus Arrivals
Liuhui Zhao Ph.D. (Transportation)
Research Advisor: Steven Chien, Ph.D
Connected Vehicle Technology
Zijia (Gary) Zhong Ph.D.(Transportation)
Research Advisor: Joyoung Lee, Ph.D.
Condition Assessment and Long-term Performance of Culverts
Zhenting Zou Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)
Research Advisor: Jay N Meegoda, Ph.D., P. E