Current CE Extramural Research Projects
Environmental
- CAREER: Mechanisms and control of nitrous oxide emissions from forage conservation. Im, J., PI. Sponsor: National Science Foundation
- EAGER: A Novel Bioprocess for the Valoriation of Wastes and Biomass. Mathews, A., PI. Sponsor:
National Science Foundation. - Novel Platform for Channelized Nutrient Product Sequestration from Agricultural Wastewaters
through Optimized Anaerobic Bioprocesses. Parameswaran, P., PI.; Hettiarachchi, G. and
Hutchinson, S., Co-PI. Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture. - Smart Adaptation of Enriched Microbiomes in Recovered Nutrient Products (bio-fertilizers) from
Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment to the Native Soil. Parameswaran, P., PI. Sponsor: National
Science Foundation. - Understanding Mechanisms of Membrane Biofouling in Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors using
Polymer Surfact Dissection, Parameswaran, P., PI. and Hansen, R., Co-PI. Sponsor: National
Science Foundation. - RII Track-2 FEC: Building Field-based Ecophysiological Genome-to-Phenome Prediction. Parameswaran, P. et al. National Science Foundation.
- NRT-INFEWS: Preparing Future Leaders: Rural Resource Resiliency (R3), Parameswaran, P. et al.
National Science Foundation.
Geotechnical
- Research Initiation: Investigating the Role of Social Responsibility on Veteran Student
Retention. Kulesza, PI; Fitzsimmons, E., Liang, and Zacharakis, Co-PI. Sponsor: National Science
Foundation. - Implementation AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software for KDOT. Hossain, M., PI;
Kulesza, Co-PI. Kansas Department of Transportation. - EAGER SitS: Sustainable Biosensor Integration for Precision Management of Agricultural Soils.
Welch, PI; Hansen; Hetteriarchchi, Kulesza, Paramewaran, P., Co-PI. Sponsor: National Science Foundation - Remediating Disproportionate Approach Slab Settlements in Kansas Intergral Bridges, Peric, D.,PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation.
- Use of Vegetation Enhanced by Green Soil Stabilization for Protection of Kansas Roadsides
against Erosion, Peric, D., PI; Fry, J., Co-PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Determining Acceptable California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Value for Kansas Subgrades Based on
Pavement Distress Data, Peric, D., PI; Goh, G, Co-PI Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation.
Materials
- Calibration and Implementation of the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design for Rehabilitation.
Hossain, M., PI., US Department of Transportation. - Optimum AC Overlay Thickness over FDR of Existing AC Pavements. Hossain, M. PI. Sponsor:
Kansas Department of Transportation. - Evaluation of Carbon Char in Hot-Mix Asphalt Mixture. Hossain, M. PI. Sponsor: Kansas
Department of Transportation. - Implementation AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software for KDOT. Hossain, M., P.I,
Tucker-Kulesza, S., Co-PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Evaluation of Coal Combustion Products in Hot-Mix Asphalt Mixture. Hossain, M., P.I, Jones, C.,
Co-PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Durable High Early Strength Concrete. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of
Transportation. - Exploring a Rapid Test for Aggregate Qualification for 40-year Pavement Life. Jones, C., PI.
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Support for Ongoing V&V Assessment for CASL/VERA. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: US Department of
Energy. - PHASE 1 - Initial Mechanical Testing for PLAZROCK Aggregates. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Wenger
Manufacturing, Inc. - Understanding Air Content Measurement Techniques for Durability Prediction. Jones, C., PI.
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Evaluating the Acoustic Bubble Spectrometer for Kansas. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- Determining the %RAP or %RAS in Asphalt Mixtures. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- Durability of Rapid Hardening Cement Mixtures. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- Durable High Early Strength Concrete Mixtures for Pavement Repair. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- Understanding Air Content Measurement Techniques for Durability Prediction. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- Exploring a Rapid Test for Aggregate Qualification for 40-year Pavement Life. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- Study Consequences of Aging and Modification of Pre-Stressed Containment Structures. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Experimentally Validated Computational Modeling of Creep and Creep-Cracking for Nuclear Concrete Structures. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Department of Energy
- Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors. Jones, C., PI. Sponsor: Department of Energy
Structures
- Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proper Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned
Concrete Railroad Tie Materials. Peterman, R.J., P.I. and Beck, T., Co-PI; Sponsor: Federal
Railroad Administration. - Settlement Stabilization Through Structural Strengthening and Monitoring of KDOT Bridge 059-
045 Shawnee Drive over I-135. Rasheed, H., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Initial Analytical Investigation of Overhead Sign Trusses With Respect to Remaining Fatigue Life
and Predicted Methods for Inspection. Rasheed, H., PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of
Transportation. - New Carbon Fiber Anchor to Secure CFRP Flexural and Shear Strengthening Sheets. Rasheed, H.,
PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - New Carbon Fiber Anchor to Secure CFRP Flexural and Shear Strengthening Sheets. Rasheed, H.,
PI. Sponsor: Structural Technologies. - Addressing Technical Knowledge Gaps for Creep, Creep Recovery, and Creep Fracture. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Computationally Informed Methodologies for Capturing the Effect of Intervening Structures during Truck Impact Events. Kansas Department of Transportation
Transportation
- Planning and Investing for Autonomous Maintenance Technology Deployments with Informed Cost-Benefits under Varying Environmental Conditions. Sponsor: FHWA (Colorado DOT led) PI: Husain Aziz
- Can wireless-charging pavements generate revenues to recover the highway funds—A cost-benefit analysis for the state of Kansas; Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation PI: Husain Aziz
- Connected and Automated Future of Transportation for Kansas Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation; PI: Husain Aziz
- Research Initiation: Investigating the Role of Social Responsibility on Veteran Student Retention.
Fitzsimmons, E., et al. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. - Understanding Overweight / Oversize Freight Flow and Safety in Kansas Using KTRIPS.
Fitzsimmons, E., PI and Dissanayake, S., Co-PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Developing Vehicle Speed Profiles for Typical Kansas Work Zones with Unseen Hazards or
Sudden Changes in Horizontal Alignment after Advance Warning. Fitzsimmons, E., PI. Sponsor:
Kansas Department of Transportation. - Traffic Assistance for Kansas (TASK) Program (FY 2018-2020). Fitzsimmons, E., PI. Sponsor: US
Department of Transportation & Kansas Department of Transportation. - Guardrail Evaluation for Embankments and Culvert for Kansas Low-Volume Rural Roads.
Fitzsimmons, E., PI and Dissanayake, S. Co-PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation. - Reducing Traffic Related Officer Fatalities and Injuries Through Technology Enhancement and
Policy. Fitzsimmons, E., PI. Sponsor: US Department of Justice. - Evaluation of Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures at Kansas Urban and Rural Interstates
Ramps. Fitzsimmons, E., PI and Dissanayake, S. Co-PI. Sponsor: Kansas Department of
Transportation. - A Review of Midwest Passing Lane Practices and Recommended Updates to Kansas DOT PassingLane Policy, Gregory Newmark, PI and Co-PI with Eric Fitzsimmons (PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department ofTransportation
- A Multimodal Analysis of Proven Safety Countermeasures in Kansas, Gregory Newmark, PI with Eric Fitzsimmons(Co-PI). Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation
- 2020 Archiving and Analysis of Origin-Destination Transit Rider Surveys, Gregory Newmark. Sponsor: USDOT Federal Transit Administration as a subcontractor to the USDOENational Renewable Energy Laboratory Transportation Secure Data Center
- Development and Implementation Guidance for a Traffic Count Extraction Program for Kansas City,Kansas Using KC Scout Sensors Data, Gregory Newmark, Co-PI with Eric Fitzsimmons (PI) and Doina Caragea(Co-PI), Sponsor: Kansas Department of Transportation