Research Faculty Areas of Interest Jonathan Elliott Associate Professor Areas: Construction workforce development Offsite and modular construction practice Technology integration in construction Paul Goodrum Professor and Department Head Areas: Construction productivity Workforce strategies Visualization Chris Harper Associate Professor and Heavy Construction Management Chair Areas: Relational contracting and integrated project teams Project delivery methods and contracting Workforce, staffing, and knowledge/skills development and management Emerging technologies in construction Winter maintenance operations for state transportation agencies Renewable and sustainable energy sources Ziyu Jin Assistant Professor Areas: Construction Safety and Health Virtual Design and Construction Construction Automation Workforce Development John Killingsworth Associate Professor Areas: Construction finance Architectural history & preservation Transformative and virtual learning theory Workforce development and training in construction and manufactured construction Mohammed Mehany Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Areas: Claims management Infrastructure asset management Resilient systems and sustainability Risk management and safety Contracts and project delivery Life-cycle costs and assessments Scheduling and cost control Construction education Svetlana Olbina Associate Professor Areas: Building information modeling (BIM) Sustainability Construction safety Virtual and mixed reality in construction Mehmet E. Ozbek Professor and Joseph Phelps Endowed Chair Areas: Sustainable infrastructure Bridge inspections and management Infrastructure asset management Performance and productivity measurement and improvement Performance-based contracting Project delivery and construction contracts Mahmoud Shakouri Assistant Professor Areas: Infrastructure materials Concrete durability Service life modeling Chloride-induced corrosion Bio-based cementitious materials Cement and Concrete Research Laboratory Rodolfo Valdes Vasquez Associate Professor Areas: Sustainable Development, Design, and Construction Net-zero/Net-positive Buildings and Communities Social Sustainability in the Construction Sector CM, CE, and Sustainability Education High Impact Learning/Educational Practices Workforce Development and its Intersection with Technology
