News and Announcements

Dr. Jenny Liu recently has been appointed a member of  the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Pavement Preservation — AKT20 from 2021-2024. TRB is one of seven program … » More …

Dr. Jenny Liu from the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T was invited to serve as associate editor of ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, which … » More …

Dr. Xianbiao (XB) Hu, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, and his Ph.D. student Chris Yang Song of Missouri S&T are working with Kansas City planning officials to find … » More …

A paper by Xianming Shi and Gang Xu titled “Characteristics and applications of fly ash as a sustainable construction material: state-of-the-art review” (published in 2018) was awarded the 2020 Most … » More …

Professor Issam Harik, a member of the TriDurLe Advisory Committee, won the prestigious ACI Design Award bestowed by the American Concrete Institute: “Improving The Durability Of Impact Damaged Pc Bridge … » More …

Dr. Chris Pantelides recently made a presentation at the ACI National Convention on Oct. 25 2020, whose theme was Emerging Connections for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC). The presentation was web-based.

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Dr. Mostafa Tazarv and student Kallan Hart (of South Dakota State University have been awarded the Dennis R. Mertz Bridge Research Fellowship for 2020-21 by PCI for their research fellowship … » More …

Xianming Shi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of … » More …

The research project titled “Bio-Based Renewable Additives for Anti-Icing Applications” has won a High Value Research – Maintenance, Management & Preservation Supplemental Award from the American Association of State Highway … » More …

Dr. Xianming Shi has been invited to be an associate editor of the Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation for his expertise in corrosion and electrochemical techniques. This interdisciplinary journal publishes papers … » More …

Dr. Mehdi Honarvar Nazari presented a talk entitled “Ecofriendly Deicers for Protecting Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles, and the Environment” at the 2020 Northwest Transportation Conference at Oregon State University in Corvallis … » More …

The Office of the Vie Chancellor of Research at Missouri S&T organized the Beyond NSF workshop about writing proposals to DOT, DOE, DOD, DARPA, and NASA on February 28th. As … » More …

Dr. Xiong Zhang, Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Missouri S&T, was invited to give a keynote speech on “Use of … » More …

Congratulations to Zhu et al. for their publication in Construction and Building Materials Journal titled “Adhesion characteristics of oxide modified asphalt unveiled by surface free energy and AFM-scanned mciromorphology.”  <a ... » More …

Case Western Reserve University team … » More …

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting was held on January 12-16, 2020, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C.

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Dr. Xianbiao Hu, Assistant Professor in Transportation … » More …

Technical session on “Durability, Service Life, and Long-Term Integrity of Concrete Materials, Bridges, and Structures”.
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Research by Drs. Xianming Shi and Mehdi Honarvar Nazari, the upcycling of grape skin and other agricultural wastes to produce sustainable deicer formulations, was featured in New Atlas, Fast Company and TV stations Q13 Fox and KREM 2.

Dr. Xianming Shi conducted a webinar titled “The Search for ‘Greener’ Materials for Winter Road Maintenance Operations”, which was co-sponsored by two Tier 1 University Transportation Centers, CAMMSE and CESTiCC. Review … » More …

Dr. Mostafa Tazarv has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at South Dakota State University. He is the SDSU Site Director in the … » More …

Dr. Jenny Liu’s Ph.D. student, Jun Liu, from the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T has been awarded the 2020-2021 CEC Dean’s PhD Scholar Award in … » More …

Zhipeng Li has received the 2021 Outstanding Research Assistant Award within Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Washington State University. Congratulations Zhipeng

Ph.D. Candidate Mehdi Honarvarnazari has received the 2021 … » More …

WSU doctoral student Yan Zhang has been named the University Transportation Center (UTC) Student of the Year. Congratulations Yan!

Dr. Chris Pantelides recently made a presentation at the ACI National Convention on Oct. 25 2020, whose theme was Emerging Connections for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC). The presentation was web-based.

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Congratulations to Mehdi Hanavar Nazari for being selected by the WSU Graduate School to receive the Richard R. and Constance M. Albrecht Scholarship for the 2020/21 academic year in the … » More …

The National University Transportation Center (UTC), National Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability & Life-Extension (https://tridurle.wsu.edu/), led by Washington State University (WSU), is now soliciting project ideas from researchers at all … » More …

The Bridge Engineering Institute (BEI) is organizing an international workshop in July 2020, Harbin, China, with a focus on the durability of bridge structures. Another one will be in June … » More …