When Alexander Dematracopoulos joined the School of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) as an assistant professor in 1980, little did he dream that one day his daughter would also become a Rutgers CEE assistant professor.
The prestigious award was presented to Hani Nassif at the ACI Spring Concrete Convention in Toronto, Canada. The award citation specifically pays tribute to his “many contributions to the concrete industry in general, the use of structural concrete, and important advances in the use of cementitious composites and materials in concrete structures.”
Among her many experiences at SoE include internships at Tesla’s 10-million-square-foot Gigafactory in Texas and Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, enhancing her skills in project management and leadership.
Passionate about her major in environmental engineering, Zaina Merchant hopes to conduct research on air quality and public policy.
After earning his mechanical engineering degree from Rutgers JB Kim pursued a career as a quantitative developer, trader, and researcher before founding his own Florida-based trading company, nVerses Capital, where he and his team manage systematic investment portfolios.
Rutgers Health researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.
The inaugural Rutgers Innovation Awards banquet, hosted by the Rutgers Office for Research this past September celebrated university researchers who have pioneered innovative ideas, processes, or technologies that could improve lives and create economic value.
Jordan chose to study civil engineering because the curriculum aligned more with his ambitions in the areas of construction and project management.
Climate change poses a potentially devastating threat to the nation’s bridges, with a PLOS ONE article recently predicting the collapse of one in four US bridges as a result of extreme temperatures by 2050. This summer – Earth’s hottest ever – heat waves blanketed the tri-state area, wreaking havoc on New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, by keeping it stuck in open position on a scorching August day.
