Research
Our versatile faculty conducts theoretical and applied research addressing contemporary problems of technology and society.
CEE faculty conduct millions of dollars in research for both public and private sponsors. This research can be grouped into four major areas: Infrastructure & Materials, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Geotechnical Engineering. Use the Research Areas tabs below to learn more!
Research Areas
Infrastructure, Materials and Geotech
This group focuses on improving infrastructure materials and design methods. Their research includes areas such as alternative cementitious materials, ductile cement-based composites, recycled aggregate concrete, seismic resistance of structures, and transportation infrastructure systems.
Research Highlights- Administering Change Orders in Highway Projects
- Management of Change Orders in Infrastructure Transportation Projects
- Optimizing Customized Transit Service Considering Stochastic Bus Arrival Time
- The Materials and Structures Laboratory (MatSLab)
- Smart Construction and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (SCIIS)
- Geomechanics for Geo-Engineering and Sustainability (GGES)
Matthew Adams, Rayan Assaad, Matthew Bandelt, Fadi Karaa, Oladoyin Kolawole, Walter Konon, Jay Meegoda, M. Ala Saadeghvaziri, Sunil Saigal, and Methi Wecharatana
Research SponsorsNJDOT, ACI, FHWA, USDOT, and CAIT
Environmental Engineering
This group conducts research on a wide variety of environmental topics including surface chemistry, environmental systems modeling, water and wastewater treatment, site remediation, environmental impact analysis, and context-sensitive design.
Research Highlights- Fractal scaling behavior of a sea ice draft field in the Chukchi Sea
- GIS-based approach for evaluating a community intrinsic resilience index
- Microplastic and Nanoplastic Pollution: Characterization, Transport, Fate, and Remediation Strategies
- Photoaging of Baby Bottle-Derived Polyethersulfone and Polyphenylsulfone Microplastics and the Resulting Bisphenol S Release
- Water and nutrients recovery from synthetic source-separated human urine using AGMD
- Challenges in characterization of nanoplastics in the environment
- Aeration and dissolution behavior of oxygen nanobubbles in water
- Concurrent adsorption and reduction of chromium(VI) to chromium(III) using nitrogen-doped porous carbon adsorbent derived from loofah sponge
- Computational and experimental study of an oil jet in crossflow: coupling population balance model with multifluid large eddy simulation
- Impact of a jet orifice on the hydrodynamics and the oil droplet size distribution
- Impact of mixing and resting times on the droplet size distribution and the petroleum hydrocarbons’ concentration in diluted bitumen-based water-accommodated fractions (WAFs)
- Oil droplet formation and vertical transport in the upper ocean
- Environmental Research Laboratory
- Metals Lab
- CNR Physical Lab
- CNR Environmental Systems Laboratory
- Environmental Systems Lab
Michel Boufadel, Yuan Ding, Taha Marhaba, Jay Meegoda, Thomas Olenik, William Pennock, and Wen Zhang
Research SponsorsAWWARF, DuPont, NJDEP, NJWRRI, NSF, US Army Corps of Engineering, USDA, USDoD, USDoE, USEPA, and USGS
Transportation Engineering
This group has carved out a strong research niche in the areas of traffic analysis, safety issues, and regional transportation planning with a special strength in computer simulation and modeling. Research projects also tackle the areas of transportation security, disaster routing, geomatics and GIS applications, and remote sensing for environmental analysis.
Research Highlights- Optimizing Customized Transit Service Considering Stochastic Bus Arrival Time
- Short-Term Segment-Level Crash Risk Prediction Using Advanced Data Modeling with Proactive and Reactive Crash Data
- Smart Traffic Monitoring System Using Computer Vision and Edge Computing
- Development and evaluation of cooperative intersection management algorithm under connected and automated vehicles environment
Steven Chien, Janice Daniel, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, and Lazar Spasovic
Research SponsorsFHWA, Greyhound, NASA, NJDOT, NJ Transit, NOAA, and USDOT