Civil engineering graduate research projects

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Projects

Name of faculty memberResearch focusEmailFaculty profile
Dr. Moncef NehdiNetZero Construction; Sustainability; 3-D printing; Novel Construction Materials; Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering; Climate Change Mitigationnehdim@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Nehdi
Dr. Younggy KimNutrient recovery from wastewater; biodegradable plastic production from waste organics/CO2; ion exchange membrane applications; microbial electrochemistry; AI for water quality monitoringyounggy@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Kim
Dr. Yiping GuoUrban stormwater management, impact of climate change and its mitigation, eco-hydrologic modeling, urban drainage and floodingguoy@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Guo
Dr. Zoe LiApplications of machine learning in hydrological, climate, and wastewater modeling; uncertainty quantification for water resources modeling and management; climate change impact analysis; optimization of environmental systemszoeli@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Li
Dr. Lydell WiebeSteel Structures and/or Earthquake Engineering for seismic resilience; projects in steel, concrete, and/or masonry, many in partnership with industryContact LinkLearn more about Dr. Wiebe
Dr. Samir ChidiacSustainability in materials and energy; self-healing cementitious materials; 3D mortar and concrete printing; energy-efficient buildings; climate change effects on building energy consumptionchidiac@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Chidiac
Dr. Sarah Dickson-AndersonWater security in rural, remote, and marginalized communities; coupled systems approach balancing physical, social, environmental, and economic considerationssarah.anderson@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Dickson-Anderson
Dr. Robin ZhaoMultiphase flow and transport through porous materials; climate change mitigation technologies such as geological CO2 sequestration and renewable energy storage via electrolysiszhaob20@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Zhao
Dr. Hao YangConnected and Automated Vehicles; Advanced Traffic Management; AI/Machine Learning; Digital Twin for city-level traffic managementyangh149@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Yang
Dr. Adedapo AwolayoSustainable energy transitions and climate change mitigation; geo-energy storage; carbon dioxide removal and transformation into solid rocks using experimental and ML methodsawolayoa@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Awolayo
Dr. Peijun GuoGeotechnical engineering and geomechanics; impact of climate change on geotechnical infrastructure; seismic soil-structure interaction; advanced experimental and computational modelingguop@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Guo
Dr. Saiedeh RazaviDistributed or federated machine learning models for improving planning and logistics in transportation, supply chains, and construction projectsrazavi@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Razavi
Dr. Cancan YangMitigating service disruptions and damage to highway bridges due to natural hazards and disruptive transportation technologiesyangc106@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Yang
Dr. Sonia HassiniSustainable stormwater management, social adaptation to stormwater practices, climate change mitigation, resilience and sustainability quantification, machine learning for water resourceshassins@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Hassini
Dr. Susan TigheInfrastructure management, pavement engineering, and sustainable climate-resilient transportation infrastructuretighes1@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Tighe
Dr. Moataz MohamedBus transit planning and operation, transit electrification, electric mobility, user preferences, energy consumption modeling, and optimizationmmohame@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Mohamed
Dr. Ramla QureshiSustainable structures, structural resilience against earthquakes, fires, and blasts, wildland-urban interface fires, and their impacts on Canadian citiesquresr11@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Qureshi
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