The main goal of Prof. Tatar's research is to develop and integrate advanced materials in bridges, residential, and commercial buildings, to make them more durable and resilient when faced with today’s natural hazards.

Autonomous and connected vehicles, electric vehicles, sustainable transportation, interdependent infrastructure systems, operations research, network optimization, cloud computing, game theory

Dr. Head specializes in bridge and earthquake engineering to solve problems related to seismic-resistant design and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures, bridge load testing evaluation using digital image measurements, and evaluating composite and advanced materials to enhance structural performance.

Bridge engineering, non-linear behavior and stability of steel structures, aging infrastructure, sustainable infrastructure

Edge Computing, Vehicle Computing, Autonomous Driving, Connected Health

Dr. Chajes teaches classes and conducts research in the areas of structural engineering, structural health monitoring of bridges, and applications of sustainability.

Professor Yao’s research focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of energy materials for energy storage including Lithium-Ion, Sodium-Ion and Lithium-Sulfur, and conversion-based batteries.

Prof. Dong's Dong’s interdisciplinary research on smart and resilient urban systems uses a network paradigm that bridges the boundaries between network science, civil engineering, and social science.

Prof. Kloxin's research focuses on design and synthesis of polymers from the monomer up to precisely tune the macromolecular architecture.