CURRENT Ph.D. STUDENTS

• Victor Garas, Spring 2005 -
  Project: Ultrahigh Performance Concrete
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT/Thiele Kaolin
  

• Quintin Watkins, Spring 2005 -
  Co-Advised with Dr. Lawrence Kahn, CEE and Dr. David Lange, CEE (UIUC)
  Project: Dimensional stability of airport pavements
  Sponsor:
  

• Reen Foley, Fall 2005 -
  Project: Bio/Bio Composites
  Sponsor: NSF Fellowship


• Jun Chen, Fall 2006 -
  Co-Advisor: Dr. Laurence Jacobs, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Research:  Rapid Assessment of Alkali Silica Reaction with Ultrasonics
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT, Portland Cement Association Fellowship
  
  
• Chi Won In, Fall 2006 -
  Co-Advisor: Dr. Laurence Jacobs, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Research: Detection of Segregation in Asphalt Concrete
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT

• Robert Moser, Fall 2007 -
  Co-Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Kahn, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Research: High Performance Prestressed Concrete Piles
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT, GT Presidential Fellowship
  
  

CURRENT MASTERS STUDENTS

• Jonah Kurth , Fall 2006 -
  Project: Mitigation of Biofilm Growth on Concrete
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT
  
  
• Amal Raj Puthur Jayapalan, Fall 2006 -
  Project:Alkali Silica Reaction in Mortars and Concrete: Characterization, Detection, and Mitigation
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT
  
  
• Richie Kmack , Fall 2006 -
  Co-advisor: Dr. Larry Jacobs, CEE/ME
  Project: Ultrasonic Early Age Proprerty Development of Cement-based Materials
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT, GT Presidential Fellowship, ACI Fellowship


• Nathan Johansen , Fall 2007-
  Co-advisor: Dr. Tom Sanders, MSE
  Project: Optimization of Wood-derived Materials for Internal Curing of Cement-based Materials
  Sponsor: Pulp and Paper Industry
  

• Orit Sklar, Spring 2007
• Jarrett Sappington, Spring 2007-present
• Ben Davis, Spring 2007- present
• Kayla Mero, Summer 2006-Fall 2006
• Chad Coffee, Summer 2006
• Richie Kmack, Summer 2005- Summer 2006
• Kelly Davis, Fall 2005
• Zach Crumley, Summer 2005
• Ron Barbieri, Spring 2005 - Fall 2005
• Laura Premenko, Fall 2004 - present
• Roberto Blackman, Fall 2004 - Fall 2005
• Ford Burgher, Summer 2004 - Spring 2005
• Lauren McCormick, Spring 2004 - Summer 2005
• Giovanna Morris, Summer 2004
• Matt Sellers, Spring 2004
• Staci Beckwith, Fall 2003- Summer 2004
• Anthony Fisher, Spring 2003- Summer 2004
• Luke Kennison, Summer 2002- Fall 2003
• Anne Bradford, Summer 2002 - Fall 2002
• Melissa Codner, Summer 2002
• Jessica Hurst, Spring 2002
• Eric Davidson, Fall 2001
• Jason Ideker, Summer 2001 - Spring 2002
• Gayle Willis, Spring 2001 - Spring 2002
• Courtney Dornell, Spring 2001 - Summer 2001 and Spring 2002
• Stuart Foster, Fall 2000 - Summer 2001
• Rick Ellis, Fall 1999 - Summer 2000 with Dr. R. DesRoches
• Akshay Sthapit, Summer 1999 - Summer 2000 with Dr. R. Haj-Ali
• David Kane, Summer 1999 - with Dr. A. Zureick
• Brook Herren, Summer 1999 with Dr. A. Zureick
• Eva Vaughn, Summer 1999 with Dr. A. Zureick
• Eli Diaz, Spring 1999 with Dr. C. Santamarina
  

GROUP ALUMS

• Wonsiri "Bo" Punurai, Fall 2000 - Summer 2006
  Co-Advised with Dr. Laurence Jacobs
  PhD Thesis: Ultrasonic Charaterization of Entrained Air Voids
  Sponsor: Thai Government Fellowship
  Current Position: Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand


• Marc Millard
  M.S. Research: Effects of Lithium on Early Age Concrete Properties
  Dates: Spring 2005 – Summer 2006 
  Sponsor: IPRF/FAA Current Position: Research Engineer I, Georgia Institute of Technology


• Jeff Kock
  M.S. Thesis: Physical and mechanical properties of chicken feather materials
  Dates: Fall 2004 – Spring 2006
  Sponsor: Poultry and Egg Association
  Current Position: Designer, Front, New York


• Mauricio Lopez, Fall 2001 - Fall 2005
  Co-Advised with Dr. Lawrence Kahn
  PhD Thesis: Creep and Shrinkage Properties of Lightweight Aggregate High Performance Concrete
  Sponsor: Georgia DOT
  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Catholic University), Santiago, Chile

• Ben Mohr, Fall 2001 - Summer 2005
  PhD Thesis: Moisture-related Performance of Fiber-cement Composites
  Sponsor: NSF/Georgia Tech Presidential Fellowship
  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Tennessee Tech University

• Joy Justice, Spring 2004 -
  M.S. Thesis: Evaluation of metakaolins for use as supplementary cementitious materials
  Sponsor: Thiele Kaolin
  Current Position: Process Engineer, Corning, Columbus, OH

• Nikhila Naik, Fall 1999 - Fall 2003
  PhD Thesis: Sulfate Attack on Portland Cement-based Materials: Mechanisms of Damage and Long-term Performance
  Sponsor: NSF
  Current Position: Consulting Research Engineer, National Academy of Construction, Hyderabad, India
  
  
• Krissy Thibodeaux, Fall 2002 - Summer 2003
  M.S. Thesis: Lightweight Aggregate for Oil Well Cementing Applications: Investigation of Potential for ASR Damage
  Sponsor: 3M
  Current Position: Technical Sales Representative, LaFarge, Durham, North Carolina


• Nabil Al-Ashkar, Fall 1999-Fall 2002
  Ph.D. Thesis: Wood Pulp Microfibers in Cement-Based Composites: Improving Fiber Distribution and Characterizing Composite Behavior
  Sponsors: Georgia Tech/IPST seed grant, PATHWAYS, NSF
  Current Position: Associate Professor, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt


• Courtney Collins, Spring 2001 -Summer 2002
  MS ENV Thesis: Examination of the Mechanisms of ASR Gel Expansion Control by Lithium Additives in Concrete
  Sponsor: NSF
  Current Position: Environmental Engineer, Black and Veatch, Alpharetta, Georgia
  
  
• Derek Neilson, Fall 1999 - Summer 2000
  Project: Slag-Cement Concrete Mixtures for Residential Applications
  Sponsor: Holnam

• Bianca Roberts, Spring/Summer 1999 with Dr. R. Haj-Ali