The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's main areas of research are as follows, including some of the research projects under each concentration:
Environmental Engineering: Dr. James Amburgey, James.Amburgey@uncc.edu
- detection and treatment of waterborne contaminants
- environmental assessment and monitoring systems
- protecting public health from environmental pollutants
Geotechnical/GeoEnvironmental Engineering: Dr. Vincent Ogunro, vogunro@uncc.edu
- laboratory and field determination of soil properties, site characterization, & testing of materials
- soil-structure interactions of embedded structures
- soil-water interaction and innovative ground improvement
Structural Engineering: Dr. Matthew Whelan, M.Whelan@uncc.edu
- experimental and numerical analysis of structures subject to extreme loads (fire, blast, impact, natural hazards)
- supplemental cementing materials, admixtures, and performance-engineered concrete
- performance testing, monitoring, and digital twinning of structures
Transportation Engineering: Dr. Wei Fan, wfan7@uncc.edu
- connected and autonomous vehicles
- multimodal transportation systems planning and operations
- transportation safety
Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education (CAMMSE)
Dr. Wei Fan, Director - wfan7@uncc.edu
Center Website: https://cammse.charlotte.edu
- multimodal mobility
- big data analytics in transportation (safety and travel behavior)
- connected autonomous vehicles: impacts, simulation and control
Infrastructure Design Environment and Sustainability (IDEAS) Center
Dr. Srinivas Pulugurtha, Director – sspulugurtha@uncc.edu
- Connected and automated vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
- Trafic operations & Safety; Transportation planning & policy; Visualization & data analytics; Active transportation, public transportation & micro-mobility
- Airport landslide access & operations, airline operations