Design/Development
- Design of smart and multifunctional structural materials
- Formulation of nanomaterial-admixtures for enabling reinforcing and toughening mechanisms
Characterization
- Multiscale characterization of complex concrete nano-, micro- and macro- scale properties and structure
- Exploring electrochemical and interface phenomena at all scales, with focus on enhancing the durability
Sustainability and Commercialization
- Recycling/Reuse of concrete and asphalt to promote circular economy
- New approaches to increase use of industrial and agricultural waste materials/byproducts in sustainable concrete and asphalt
GHG Mitigation and Green Economy
- mineralization pathways for large-scale GHG mitigation
- Development of novel technologies for renewable energy electricity production