Alumni

Doctoral Degree

Sami Demiroluk (Graduate Research Assistant Graduated 2014)
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Dan Su (Graduate Research Assistant Graduated 2014)
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Suhail Albhaisi (Graduate Research Assistant 2003-2005, Expected May 2012)
Title: “Effect of Substructure Flexibility on the Behavior of Integral Abutment Bridges”

Ougz Ertekin (Graduate Research Assistant 1999-2001, ABD, Expected December 2010)
Title: “Development of Probabilistic Life-Cycle Cost Models for Bridge Management System”

Raymond El-Khoury (Graduate Research Assistant 2001-2003, graduated October 2010)
Title: “Creep Behavior of Self-Consolidating Concrete”

Joseph Davis (Graduate Research Assistant and USDOT Fellow 1999-2003, Teaching Assistant 2003-2006, Graduated October 2007, Post-Doctoral Fellow October 2007-April 2008.) Currently working as a Forensic Structural Engineer at Trident and Associates, Baltimore, Maryland.
Title: “Live Load Models for Design and Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Girder Bridges”

Ozgur Ozkul (Graduated Research Assistant 2000-2005, Graduated January 2007). Currently as an Assistant Professor at Oman University, Istanbul, Turkey and previously as a Structural Engineer with Leslie E. Robertson Associates, RLLP, New York, NY.
Title: “A New Methodology for the Analysis of Beams Prestressed with Unbonded Tendons”

Nakin Suksawang (Graduated January 2006). Currently an Assistant Professor at Florida International University, Graduate Research Assistant 1999-2006, Post-Doctoral Fellow Jan. 2006-August 2006.
Title: “Development of Simplified Girder Distribution Factors for Bridges”

Mayrai Gindy (Graduated May 2004). Currently NSF ADVANCE Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island, USA, Graduate Research Assistant and USDOT Fellow
Title: “Reliability-Based Models for Steel Girder Bridges at the Serviceability Limit State”

Talat Abu-Amra (Graduated May 2003). Currently an Assistant Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA; Graduate Research Assistant 2000-2003, USDOT Fellow 2002)
Title: “Development of Effective Flange Width Criteria for Steel Composite Girders”

Padit Tanchan (Graduated May 2001). Currently a Senior Structural Engineer, 49 Group, Bangkok, Thailand
Title: “Flexural Behavior of High Strength Concrete Beams Prestressed with Unbonded Tendons”

Master Degree

Zeeshan Ghanchi (January 2015)
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Jonathan Eagelton (January 2014)
Title: “Restrained Shrinkage Behavior of Heat-Cured, High Early-Strength High-Performance Concrete (HES-HPC)”

Ryan Adams (May 2013)
Title: “Development of Vibration Control Criteria for Girder Bridges,”

Peng Lou December 2012)
Title: “Dynamic Amplification in Railroad Bridges,”

Meghan Meyers (October 2011)
Title: “Experimental and Analytical Behavior of Steel Gusset Plates in Truss Bridges,”

Gonca Ünal (August 2011)
Title: “Development of a Simplified Equation for Ultimate Stress in Unbonded Tendons,”

Etkin Kara (January 2011)
Title: “Load Rating of Railroad Bridges using AREMA, Finite Element Analysis, and Field Tests”

Tim Walkowich (January 2011)
Title: “Field and Laboratory Measurements of Restrained Shrinkage in HPC Bridge Decks,”

Meghann Valeo (Graduated August 2010)
Title: “Refinement of Simple Bridge Security Checklist Based on Hierarchal Correlation Method”

Carl Fleurmond (Graduated January 2011)
Title: “Effect of Sand-Aggregate and W/C Ratios on the Restrained Shrinkage Behavior of SCC”

Rima Zahalan (Graduated May 2010)
Title: “Reliability-Based Analysis of Concrete Members at the Crack Control Limit State”

Ufuk Atas (Graduated May 2010)
Title: “Effect of Pozzolanic Material on the Restrained Shrinkage of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC)”

John Montemarano (Graduated August 2009)
Title: “Early-age Stress Development of High-Performance Concrete (HPC) with Slag under Restrained Conditions”

Layla Issa (Graduated May 2008) Currently Structural Engineer with Michael Baker, Jr., Princeton, NJ, USA.
Title: “Development of an Inspection Checklist for Risk Assessment of Bridges in New Jersey”

Amrutha Doniah (Graduated May 2008).
Title: “Truck Identification Using New Jersey Weigh In Motion Data”

Kagan Aktas (Graduated September 2007) Currently Site Engineer with Enka Construction & Industry Co. Inc., Moscow City, Russia.
Title: “Early-age Stress Development of High-Performance Concrete under Restrained Conditions”

Kuldeep Charan (Graduated January 2006), Currently Project Engineer at PB, Wichita, KS.
Title: “Analytical Modeling of Concrete Beams Prestressed with CFRP unbonded Tendons”

Amer Mohammad (Graduated May 2005).
Title: “Early-Age Creep and Shrinkage Behavior of High-Strength /High-Performance Concrete”

Duygu Yuksel (Graduated 2004) Currently Structural Engineer at HNTB, NY.
Title: “Probabilistic Modeling of Bridge-Road-Vehicle Interaction System”

Nirali Shah (Graduated 2003), Currently Site Engineer at STV, Inc., Camden, NJ.
Title: “Experimental and Analytical Behavior of Bridge Approach Slabs”

Joseph Davis (Graduated 2003), Currently Research Associate (2007-present) at Rutgers University.
Title: “Evaluation of Bridge Scour Monitoring Methods”

William Cao (Graduated 2002) Currently Project Engineer at Parsons Brinckerhoff, NY.
Title: “Effect of Flange Width on the Deflections of Concrete T-Beam”

Maqbool Mohamad (Graduated 2002), Currently Structural Engineer at A. Lichtenstein & Assoc., NY.
Title: “Early-Age Shrinkage Behavior of High performance Concrete”

Ozgur Ozkul (Graduated 2001) Doctoral Candidate (2001-2007) at Rutgers University.
Title: “Reliability-Based Analysis of Concrete T-Beams Prestressed with Unbonded Tendons”

Ougz Ertekin (Graduated2001) Currently Structural Engineer at Parsons Transportation Group, NY.
Title: “Dynamic Load Models for Steel Girder Bridges”

Nakin Suksawang (Graduated 2001), Currently Assistant Professor at Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Title: “Effect of Curing and Pozzolans on High Performance Concrete”

Yasser Khodiar (Graduated 2001)
Title: “Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Bridge Approach Slabs”

Mark Sanders (Graduated 1999 - Villanova University)
Title: “Comparison of T-Beam Deflection Analysis using the ACI Effective Stiffness Procedure and Finite Element Analysis”

Ming Liu (Graduated 1996 - Bradley University) Currently Senior Structural Engineer at Black & Veatch, Denver, CO.
Title: “A 3-D Dynamic Model For Bridge-Road-Vehicle System”

Titi Thongjen (Graduated 1996 - Bradley University)
Title: “Flexural Behavior of Beams Prestressed With Unbonded Tendons”

Ugur Evren Hasbi (Graduated 1995 - Bradley University)
Title: “Girder Distribution Factors For Skew Steel Girder Bridges”

Nasser Abdul-Rahman (Graduated 1994 - Bradley University)

Mostafa Graduated 1994 - Bradley University)
Title: “Finite Element Modeling of Ferrocement/Concrete Sections”