Research Areas

1. Water Resources Engineering: Dr. I. Ahmed, PhD, PE, CPESC (ifahmed@pvamu.edu)

  • Stochastic Modeling, Risk Management & Scale Issues
  • Stable Isotope Applications in Soil Carbon Loss Monitoring and Sequestration
  • Computation and Applied Hydraulics
  • Water Resources Systems Analyses
  • River Restoration, Sedimentation, Flood Control, and Fluvial Geomorphology
  • Pipe Network Design, Operational Optimization & Energy Efficiency
  • Groundwater Modeling and Solute Transport
  • GIS Applications and Field Methods

2. Geotechnical Engineering: Dr. MD J. B. Alam, PE, M. ASCE (mdalam@pvamu.edu)

  • Sustainable Waste Management System
  • Waste Containment System of landfills
  • Transportation Infrastructure System Engineering
  • Hydro-Geotechnical Modeling of Embankment
  • Problematic Soil or Expansive Soil
  • Unsaturated Behavior of Soil
  • Geophysical Investigation for Geotechnical & Geo-environmental Engineering
  • Shallow and Deep Foundation
  • Bioreactor Landfill Operation

3. Structural Engineering: Dr. A. Choudhury, A.M. ASCE (amchoudhury@pvamu.edu)

  • Retrofitting, Rehabilitation and Repairing of Concrete Structures
  • Study on Size Effect
  • Dynamics Testing of Model Following Similitude Criteria
  • Numerical Studies on Beam Column Joint
  • Experiments Using servo Hydraulic Actuator, Strong Floor and Reaction Wall

4. Environ. Egnr., Energy & Environ. Sustainability: Dr. R. Kommalapati, PE, BCEE (rrkommalapati@pvamu.edu)

  • Energy And Environmental Sustainability
  • Membrane Processes for Fracking Water and Poultry Slaughterhouse Wastewater Treatment
  • Energy Recovery from Manure and Other Agricultural Wastes
  • Air Quality and Alternate Energy (Biofuels, Wind and Nuclear Energy)
  • Life Cycle Analysis for Energy, Water, And Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Energy Technologies and Other Processes
  • Environmental Impacts of Various Alternate Energy (Biofuels, Wind and Nuclear Energy) and Conventional Fuel Technologies
  • Post-Combustion Carbon Capture
  • Atmospheric Interactions of Fog Water
  • Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Sediments Using Physical/Chemical and Biological Methods
  • Industrial Waste Separations
  • Application of Polyphony and Alumina Coated Surfactants for Treatment of Aqueous Wastes
  • Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment – Sorption/Desorption Kinetics and the Hysteresis

5. Water Resources Systems & Geoinformatics Engineering: Dr. E. Nzewi, PE, M. ASCE (eunzewi@pvamu.edu)

  • Mathematical Modeling and Programming Applications Including Probabilistic Optimization
  • Development of Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Indices Based on Performance
  • Geospatial Informatics – Watershed Characterization Using Global and Local Dems
  • Low Impact Development (LID) and Rainwater Harvesting
  • Analysis, Monitoring and Development of Sustainable Water Resource Systems for Developing Areas
  • Hydropower Production and Real-Time Reservoir Management
  • Urban Hydraulics and Stormwater Management
  • Remote Sensing and Geospatial Informatics – Including GIS for Urban Infrastructure Systems Modeling
  • Transportation Accessibility in Rural Communities

6. Transportation Engineering: Dr. J. Perkins, PE, M. ASCE (juperkins@pvamu.edu)

  • Transportation Planning (Urban and Rural)
  • Transportation Logistics
  • Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Application
  • Emergency Management
  • Public Transportation (Urban, Rural, and Regional)
  • Statewide Intermodal Transportation Planning
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications
  • Economic Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure Projects

7. Structural Engineering: Dr. R. Radhakrishnan, PE, F. ASCE (raradha@pvamu.edu)

  • Structural and Geotechnical Design and Performance of Offshore Structures
  • Trenchless Technology
  • Aftershock Effects on Structures Due to Major Earthquake
  • Nanotechnology to Enhance Concrete Properties
  • Evaluation and Prevention of Microbial Acid-Produced Attack of Concrete
  • Developing Web-Based Introductory Course on Space Exploration
  • Enhancing Education and Careers for Minorities in the Transportation Field
  • Retrofitting of Deficient Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements Using CFRP