Dr. Warda Ashraf
Dr. Warda Ashraf is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas - Arlington. Prior to 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 the Purdue’s College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Research Award. She has also received the ASCE ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Fellowship in 2019. Her research interest includes durability performance of concrete, multiscale characterization, and development of sustainable infrastructure materials.
Open Positions:
We are looking for highly motivated and hardworking students to fill two Ph.D. positions in our team. Candidates are expected to have a strong background in cementitious materials, bituminous materials, or materials science. Interested students are encouraged to email Dr. Ashraf () their CV, sample publications, and academic transcripts.
Research Assistants
Muhammad Intesarul Haque
PhD Student
Dissertation Topic: Nanoengineered cementitious materials
Mohammad Jaberizadeh
PhD Student
Co-Advised with Prof. Surendra Shah
Dissertation Topic: TBD
Belal Hossen
PhD Student at the University of Maine
Co-Advised with Prof. Aaron Gallant
Dissertation Topic: Carbonating subgrade materials for in-situ soil stabilization
Alumni
Kavya Shirisha
MS Degree (2019) at the University of Maine
Dissertation title: Cellulose Nanocomposites for Performance Enhancement of Portland Cement-Based Materials
Naveen Saladi
MS Degree (2019) at the University of Maine
Dissertation title: Potential Value-added Utilization of Wood Ash in Construction Materials
Current Position: Concrete Structural Engineer, SES Group & Associates LLC.
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center - U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Linkedin
Kyle Peoples
Undergraduate researcher at the University of Maine