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Research Activities

Current active research areas are:
  • Distributed chemical sensor development
  • Geogrid reinforced soil
  • Progress of failure and modeling Slope Stability

List of Research Projects

SPONSORED RESEARCH

  • 2003-2004 "Multi-Regional Reactive Transport Due to Strong Anisotropy in Unsaturated Soils with Evolving Scales of Heterogeneity," Research Associate under Prof. H.K. Moo-Young, DOE Solicitation: DE-FG07-02ER63512, $279,997 + $52,000 (Match).

  • 2003-2004 "SGER: Distributed Measurement of Temperature, Moisture and Strain for Civil Engineering Applications in Subsurface," Research Faculty under Prof. S. Pamukcu, Sponsor: NSF CMS-010908, $71,920.

  • 2001-2003 "Development of a Model Health Monitoring Guide For Major Bridges," Research Assistant Professor/Consultant, Sponsor: FHWA, $50,000.

  • 2000-2002 "Investigative Studies for Performance Evaluation and Condition Assessment of the Commodore Barry Bridge," Research Assistant Professor/Project Manager under Prof. A. Aktan, Sponsor: Delaware River Port Authority of PA and NJ (DRPA), $1,562,283 (Phase II).

  • 1999-2000 "Investigative Studies of Performance Evaluation and Condition Assessment of the Commodore Barry Bridge," Research Assistant Professor/Group Manager under Prof. A. Aktan, Sponsor: Delaware River Port Authority of PA and NJ (DRPA), $1,050,000 (Phase I).

  • 1998-1999 "Bridge Structural Identification for Condition Assessment," Research Engineer/Post Doc. Fellow under Prof. A. Aktan, National Science Foundation CMS-9622259; $83,418 (drexel budget), in collaboration with Cincinnati, Tufts and Northeastern Universities.

  • 1997-1998 "Electroosmotically Aided Restoration of TCE Contaminated Soil," Research Engineer under Prof. S. Pamukcu, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Environmental Restoration Division, Contract No. B3450123, University of California, Livermore Ca.

  • 1997-1998 "Electrochemical Extraction of Cynaide and Fluoride from Conductive Porous Media," Research Engineer under Prof. S. Pamukcu, EPI, Wayne, PA.

  • 1996-1997 "Elektrokinetic Treatment Study of TCE Contaminated Porous Media," Research Engineer under Prof. S. Pamukcu, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, Ca.

    • Reseearch without support - Self-supported Research Projects:

    • 1992-2000 System application to non-destructive study of coupled flow in porous media.
    • 1998-1999 NMR imaging of Hydrocarbon contaminated porous media.