CURRENT GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Student:        Irshidat, Mohammad (Ph.D)
Thesis Title:    Evaluate the Use of Nano Reinforced Materialsfor Structural Protection

Student:         Alkhateb, Hunain (Ph.D)
Thesis Title:    Use of Molecular Dynamics for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Nano Structured Materials

PAST GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Student:                Weidong Wu.
Dessertation title: Atomistic to Meso-scale Modeling of Fracture in Cement-Based Materials.
Graduation Date:    August 2008
Current Employer:   University of Mississippi (Research Associate)
Date of Employment: August 2008.

Student:             Hunain Al-Khateeb
Thesis title:    Stochastic Modeling of Fracture in Random Composites
Graduation Date:   August 2008
Current Employer: University of Mississippi (Ph. D. student)
Date of Employment: August 2008.

Student:            Derek Kendrick.
Thesis title:        Effect of Moisture Content on CTE of Concrete.
Graduation Date:   August 2008
Current Employer: Mississippi Department of Transportation
Date of Employment: August 2008.
Student:             Ponapalli, Sarat
Thesis Title:      Effect of Thermal Incompatibility on Deterioration of Bond Between repair Materials and Concrete.
Graduation Date:        August 2005
Current Employer:      MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL.
Date of Employment: August 2005.

Student:                     Anipindi, Diwakar (M.S.)
Thesis Title:                 Correlating Detailed Micro-Structure Morphology to Local Fields in Compsoite Materials.
Graduation Date:        August 2004
Current Employer:      SC Solutions, inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
Date of Employment: August 2004
                                         

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Student:                                  Chas Smithers (project funded by NASA- EPSCoR).
Topic:                                      Aging and Durability of Composite Structures.
Semesters:                               Fall and Spring 2004  
Position after graduation:       Graduate Student at Georgia Tech then an engineer at Walter P. Moore and Associates, Atlanta, GA

Student:                                  Brian Tenkhoff
Topic:                                                  Repair of Concrete Structures using Patching Materials: Limitations and Challenges.
Semesters:                               Fall and Spring 2004
Position after graduation:       Graduate Student at Ole Miss (MBA).

Student:                                  Ryan Holmes
 Topic:                                     Pervious Concrete.
Semesters:                               Spring 2004
Position after graduation:       Graduate Student at Ole Miss (MBA).

Student:                                  Ryan Williams (McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College).
Topic:                                     Diagnostic Evaluation of Concrete Structures in Mississippi
Semesters:                               Spring 2005
Position after graduation:       Graduate Student at Texas A&M

Student:                                  Robbie Gooch
 Topic:                                     Effect of Moisture Content on CTE of Concrete.
Semesters:                               Fall 2006- spring 2007
Position after graduation:       Researcher at ERDC

Student:                                  Joe Fiello
Topic:                                      Durability of Concrete in Mississippi.
Semesters:                               Fall 2006- Spring 2007
Position after graduation:       N/A

Student:                                   DeMarco Harris (2007 Summer Research Institute- From JSU)
Thesis Title:                             Evaluation and Testing of Concrete Materials .
Semester:                                 Summer 200