Dr. Warda Ashraf is an Assosiate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas - Arlington. Before joining UT Arlington, she was a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Maine. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2017. Her work on sustainable infrastructure materials led to Purdue’s College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Research Award.

She has received DARPA Director's Award in 2022, DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) in 2020 and the ASCE ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Fellowship in 2019. Dr. Ashraf secured research fundings from several federal and state agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Her research interest includes durability performances of concrete, multiscale characterization, and development of sustainable infrastructure materials.

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We are looking for highly motivated Ph.D. students. A basic understanding of cement chemistry is necessary. Candidates with past research experience on infrastructure materials will get priority. Email Dr. Ashraf if you are interested.