Several faculty are committed to the CIGMAT and to forming a multidisciplinary team.
A brief summary on each faculty is included.
R. Capuano (Ph.D. in Geochemistry/Hydrology, University of Arizona) Assistant
Professor, Geoscience. Published over 20 papers and reports.
R. Dilly (Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University), Associate Professor,
Civil Technology. Published over 20 papers. Member of ASTM committees on Cement (C-1),
Concrete and Concrete Aggregates (C-9) and subcommittee Non-Destructive Testing of
Concrete. Also member of ACI Committee 214 on the Evaluation of Results of Tests Used
to Determine the Strength of Concrete; Committee 228, Nondestructive Testing; and Committee
308, Curing Concrete.
T.T.C. Hsu (Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Cornell University; P.E.) Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering. Received several national awards including Walter L. Huber Research Prize, ASCE and Authur R. Anderson Award of ACI. Author and Editor of several books. Published over 100 papers. Director of the Structural Laboratories, University of Houston.
K. K. Mohanty (Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota), Associate
Professor, Chemical Engineering. Senior Principal Research Engineer, ARCO Oil & Gas Co. 1981-1991. Technical Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers Reservoir Engineering Journal.
C.E. Norman (Ph.D. in Geoscience. Ohio State University) Associate Professor,
Geoscience. Member of International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM). Research on rock, concrete and grout at very high confining pressures (10,000 psi) and pore pressures (5,000 psi); Creep Behavior.
M. W. O'Neill (Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; P.E.)
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Published over 100 papers, one book and over 20 government reports. Received several national awards including ASCE State-of-the-Art in Civil Engineering Award, the ASCE Walter L. Huber Research Prize, and ADSC Distinguished Achievement Award. Among his research in the past 25 years has been the analysis of construction effects, particularly the effects of drilling fluids, on the behavior of drilled foundations and the use of expansive and high-slump concretes to enhance drilled foundation capacity and improve structural integrity. Member of ASCE Geotechnical Engineering Division, Executive Committee.
W. E. VanArsdale (Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University),
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering. Published over 30 papers. Supervised over $800,000 of research.
C. Vipulanandan (Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Northwestern University), Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering. Published over 90 papers and conducted research
over $2.5 million in the past eleven years. Worked on grouts and related problems for
over 12 years. Member of ASCE committees on Grouting, Materials Performance and Journal
Publication; ACI Committees 548 on Polymer Concrete; and Committee 446 on Fracture
Mechanics. Dr. Vipulanandan is the news corespondent to Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE.
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