Education

• B.S.C.E: Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2006)
• M.S.C.E: Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2007)
• Ph.D.: Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2009)

Research Interests

• Cementitious materials and porous media, with a focus on chemistry-microstructure-engineering property relationships
• Electronic structure calculations
• Geochemical phase equilibria and their simulation
• Volume changes, damage and cracking in concrete at early ages
• Thermodynamics of inclusion-matrix and solid-liquid-vapor interfaces
• Durability prediction and service-life extension of civil engineering infrastructure
• Carbon footprint minimization of construction materials.

Teaching Activities

• Statics and Dynamics (C&EE101)
• Structure, Properties and Processing of Civil Engineering Materials (C&EE104, C204)
• Rigid and Flexible Pavements: Design, Materials and Serviceability (C&EE 182, C282)

Affiliations

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Director of Institute for Carbon Management, UCLA
• Faculty Member, California Nanosystems Institute
• Affiliated Faculty, Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology
• Affiliated Faculty, SmartGrid Energy Research Center