Construction Materials Faculty

David A. Lange
Professor
Narbey Khachaturian Faculty Scholar
Director of the Center of Excellence for Airport Technology

Dr. Lange’s research interests include behavior of concrete materials in concrete pavement applications, concrete rail seat deterioration, characterization of microstructure of porous materials, early age properties of concrete, and materials for repair of concrete.

 

Oscar Lopez-Pamies
Assistant Professor
CEE Excellence Faculty Fellow

Oscar Lopez-Pamies is interested in the mechanics and physics of heterogeneous materials with a particular emphasis on soft-matter systems. He focuses on the development of mathematical theories to describe, explain, and predict the macroscopic behavior and stability of these materials directly in terms of their microscopic behavior. Specific areas of recent interest include the development of mathematical models for the mechanical response and failure of reinforced elastomers, foams, and block copolymers. Other areas of recent focus include the study of electroactive and magnetoactive elastomeric composites and instabilities in finitely deformed solids such as cavitation and geometric instabilities in rubbery material systems.

Paramita Mondal
Assistant Professor

Dr. Mondal has research interests in various aspects of concrete microstructure, the use of nanotechnology to improve properties and performance of concrete and other cementitious materials, and the design of innovative and sustainable construction materials.

John S. Popovics

Associate Professor

Co-Director, Societal Risk Management Program

Dr. Popovics has two primary research interests. The first is non-destructive evaluation, imaging and sensing, where he applies mechanical and magnetic field phenomena to assess the condition of infrastructure materials and structures.  His second research interest is degradation processes of  infrastructure materials, particularly corrosion. His research findings have been published in four chapters in books, 55 articles in refereed technical journals, and more than 50 conference proceedings.
 
Leslie J. Struble

Professor

Dr. Struble's research interests involve various aspects of concrete composition, microstructure, and performance. She is currently directing research on early cement hydration reactions and set, on geopolymer concrete, and on the substitution of alumina in calcium silicate hydrate.