Civil Engineering
Modeling Car-Following Behavior of Level 2 Automated Vehicles: A Comparative Study by Facility Type and Automation Level
Doctoral Candidate Name: Chirag Akbari Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2025 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/91495166208&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1744221328187568&usg=AOvVaw2J4EvFPoYwo8TT_tsKP2wI Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Shen-En Chen, Dr. Lei Zhu, Dr. Amirhossein Ghasemi, Dr. Scott Kelly Abstract: As the automotive industry transitions toward higher automation, Level 2 automated vehicles […]
Development and Optimization of Virus Concentration and Detection Methods for tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its Variants in wastewater
Doctoral Candidate Name: Md Ariful Islam Juel Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2023 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Mariya Munir Committee Members: Cynthia Gibas, Olya Keen, Jessica Schlueter Abstract: Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has drawn significant attention as an early warning tool to detect and predict the […]
ENGINEERED WATER REPELLENCY FOR FROST HEAVE MITIGATION: DECOUPLING THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF MATRIC AND OSMOTIC SUCTION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Micheal A. Uduebor Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 1, 2023 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC-3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. John L. Daniels Committee Members: Dr. Vincent O. Ogunro, Dr. Milind Khire, Dr. Bora Cetin (MSU), Dr. Yunesh Saulick, Dr. Ron Smelser Abstract: Seasonal cold weather and frost action […]
CAPTURING PEDESTRIAN-VEHICLE CONFLICTS USING COMPUTER VISION: PREDICTING THE SEVERITY OF CONFLICTS AND EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF PEDESTRIAN, VEHICLE AND SIGNAL TIMING-RELATED FACTORS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Panick Kalambay Ilunga Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 31, 2023 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Martin R. Kane, Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Monica S. Johar Abstract: According to crash statistics, the United States witnessed 6,205 pedestrian fatalities […]
MODELING AND IDENTIFYING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FATAL CRASHES INVOLVING VEHICLES WITH ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Hardik Rameshbhai Gajera Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 21, 2023 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Martin R. Kane, Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Fareena Saqib Abstract: Recent advancements in vehicular technology aim to enhance traffic safety by warning […]
UV-BASED ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES AND NANOSCALE ANTIMICROBIALS FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MITIGATION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Adeola Sorinolu Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 14, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mariya Munir Committee Members: Abstract: Antibiotic resistance (AR) is an ongoing pandemic that is unnoticed by many. Predictably, the environment has been implicated in the widespread of AR […]
Systematic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in the Water and Environmental System
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sol Park Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 or https://uncc.zoom.us/j/91521516398?pwd=dnlENlJiREZyMi82WXF2SGhsZzZjdz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mariya Munir Committee Members: Dr. Way Sung, Dr. Cynthia Gibas, Dr. Olya Keen, Dr. Juan Vivero-Escoto Abstract: The antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been increasing over time […]
AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS STREAMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ANTIBIOTIC DISCHARGES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sara Kamanmalek Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Email for Zoom Link/Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue Committee Members: Dr. Sandra Clinton, Dr. Oyla Keen, Dr. Mariya Munir, Dr. Wenwu Tang Abstract: Occurrences of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance have been reported in […]
Electrochemical Mineralization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Doctoral Candidate Name: Vivek F. Pulikkal Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: September 21, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3336 Committee chair’s Name: Mei Sun Committee Members: Abstract: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are fluorinated organic compounds with broad applications in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) for firefighting, lubricants, waterproof and stain-resistant products. […]
A comprehensive Study of Coagulation with Aluminum Sulfate
Doctoral Candidate Name: Amir Alansari Program: Civil Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. James Amburgey Committee Members: Dr. Olya Keen, Dr. Mei Sun, Dr. Jordan Poler, Dr. Terry Xu Abstract: Most of the coagulation studies done thus far were either site-specific or focused […]