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Awarded Grants

Theme PI Co-PI Sponsor Title Performance Period Project Amount
Material Amirkhanian, Armen Nnaji, Chukwuma Vulcan Materials Company Assessing the Impact of All-Weather Fill Material on Project Performance 5/1/2021 – 3/31/2022 $68,700
Construction Nnaji, Chukwuma Electric Power Research Institue – EPRI Approaches to Reducing Intrusion into Electric Utility Work Zones 6/4/2021 – 12/31/2021 $31,446
Construction Nnaji, Chukwuma Oregon State University – OSU Technologies to Prevent Serious Injuries and Fatalities Related to Last-Minute Work Changes 5/7/2021 – 3/31/2022 $4,000
Resilience Aaleti, Sriram Kreger, Michael Alabama Department of Transportation – ALDOT Performance Characterization of an Ultra-high performance concrete deck connection for Alabama Bridges 05/01/2021 -12/31/2022 $104,214
Material Wang, Jialai National Science Foundation I-Corps: Microencapsulation of phase change materials using cenospheres for thermal energy efficiency in building materials 4/1/2021- 9/30/2021 $50,000
Construction Nnaji, Chukwuma The Center For Construction Research and Training – CPWR Protocol for assessing human-robot interaction safety risks (20-4-PS) 7/1/2020- 6/31/2021 $29,961
Construction Nnaji, Chukwuma University of Alabama at Birmingham – UAB Effect of Exoskeleton and Temperature Level on Construction Worker Fatigue 7/1/2020- 6/31/2021 $19,973
Construction Gambatese, John (OregonSU) Nnaji, Chukwuma National Cooperative Highway Research Program – NCHRP Alternative Technologies for Mitigating the Risk of Injuries and Deaths in Work Zones 8/1/2020 – 8/31/2021 $9,500
Resilience Aaleti, Sriram Federal Highway Administration-FHWA Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Graduate Fellowship 9/01/2019 – 8/31/2020 $5,000
Resilience Aaleti, Sriram Taylor Consulting Group LLC – 2019 Fixed Cost Proposal for Mechanical testing of SmartUP UHPC 1/1/2020-08/31/2020 $10,500
Resilience Aaleti, Sriram Nnaji, Chukwuma; Amirkhanian, Armen; Saahas Bhardwaj Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute – PCI The Process of Prefabrication (P2P): An Integrated Instructional Project on Materials, Design, Fabrication and Erection of Precast/Prestressed Structures 1/1/2020-12/31/2023 $100,000
Resilience Aaleti, Sriram Alabama Department of Transportation – ALDOT Investigation of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete H-Pile for Alabama Bridge Foundations 7/1/2020- 5/31/2023 $282,521
Material Terry, Leigh Amirkhanian, Armen; Clement, Prabhakar Maryland Transportation Authority – MDTA Optimal Environmental Management of Road Salt Application, Without Compromising Public Safety 10/16/2019-12/31/2020 $55,056
Resilience Liang, Daan Cong, Zhen (UT Arlington); Cao, Guofeng (CU Boulder) National Institute of Standards & Technology – NIST Innovative Measurement and Modeling of Dynamical Social and Health Effects of Windstorms 9/1/2019- 8/31/2022 $667,024
Construction Nnaji, Chukwuma U.S. Department of Defense – DOD The prediction and evaluation of strength and fatigue to prevent warfighter musculoskeletal injuries 4/1/2020- 3/31/2023 $97,558
Resilience Song, Wei National Science Foundation Real-Time Hybrid Simulation Enabled Damping System Assessment using Scaled Aeroelastic Models of Tall Buildings 9/1/2020- 8/31/2023 $315,742
Resilience Song, Wei ALDOT Condition Assessment of Steel Box Girder Bridge Using Long-Term Field Measurements 4/1/2018- 5/31/2022 $289,781
Resilience Song, Wei ALDOT Development of Cracking Condition Assessment Systems for Bridge Decks Using Image Processing Techniques 8/1/2016- 8/31/2021 $309,594
Resilience Song, Wei Aaleti, Sriram; Richardson, Jim ALDOT End Zone Design for Alabama Deep Prestressed Girders 7/1/2014-3/31/2016 $154,539
Energy Wang, Jialai National Science Foundation Multifunctional Structural Panel for Energy Efficiency and Multi-Hazards Mitigation 8/1/2016-1/31/2021 $312,858
Resilience Cong, Zhen (UT Arlington) Liang, Daan National Science Foundation A Multi-level Dynamically Coupled Model for Evaluating Older Adults’ Vulnerability and Resiliency to Disasters 9/2/2017-8/31/2022 $502,270
Resilience Aaleti, Sriram National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: Resilient Seismic Retrofit by Integrating Selective Weakening and Self-Centering 8/1/2017-7/31/2022 $136,000
Material Wang, Jialai National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: In-situ Production of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles in Fresh Concrete 8/1/2018-7/31/2022 $314,178
Energy Wang, Jialai Department of Energy Cost-effective thermally activated building systems to support a power grid system with high penetrations of as-available renewable energy resources 08/01/2019-07/31/2022 $1,499,976
Material Amirkhanian, Armen Tri-County Technical College/SCDOT Characterization of Bases and Subbases for AASHTO ME Pavement Design 6/11/2018-12/31/2020 $64,020
Material Amirkhanian, Armen Alabama Department of Transportation – ALDOT Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements after Diamond Grinding and Grooving 10/5/2015-3/31/2019 $342,119
Material Amirkhanian, Armen Alabama Department of Transportation – ALDOT Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements after Diamond Grinding and Grooving 7/27/2015-12/31/2017 $40,000
Energy Woodbury, Keith Moynihan, Gary; MacPhee, David Department of Energy Alabama Industrial Assessment Center: Training Students and Sustaining Industry 10/1/16 – 9/31/21 $1,500,000
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