Principal Investigator
Sriramya Duddukuri Nair (Ramya)
Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Field Member, Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Faculty Fellow
Email: sn599@cornell.edu
Education and Training:
Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
Research Associate, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, UT Austin
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2013
M.Sc., University of California Davis, 2008
B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2006
Honors: In 2022, Dr. Nair received the Early Career Fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program on improving offshore energy safety. She is the recipient of the 2024 American Concrete Institute Walter P Moore Jr Faculty Achievement Award.
Postdoctoral Associates
Onur Ozturk
@ Cornell since March 2023
Ph.D., Bogazici University, Turkey, 2023
M.S., Istanbul Technical University, Turkey 2018
B.S., Istanbul Technical University, Tuekey, 2016
Project: Magnetorheology | 3D Printing with Concrete
Graduate Students
Abigail Kienzle
Pursuing Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
NSF GRFP Recipient
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, 2023
Project: Low-carbon Cementitious Materials
Caleb Lunsford
Pursuing Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Princeton University, 2023
Project: Additive Construction with Concrete
Esther Adewale
Pursuing Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
B.Eng., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, FUTA, Nigeria 2021
Project: Thermodynamic stability of Cementitious Materials
Lohit Malik
Pursuing Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, 2023
B.Tech, Manufacturing Process and Automation Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, India, 2021
Project: Micromechanical Behavior of Low-Carbon Cements
Lyn Zemberekci
Pursuing Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
M.Sc., Materials Science, Sabanci University, Turkey, 2020
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Ozyegin University, Turkey, 2018
Project: Cementing of Enhanced Geothermal Wells
Neel Bhukute
Pursuing Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, 2021
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Pune, India, 2018
Project: Performance of Low-Carbon Cementiitious Materials
M. Eng Students
Pragadeeshwaran Sivasamy
co-advisor: Prof. Uli Weisner, Materials Science and Engineering
M.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
B.S., PSG College of Technology, India
Undergraduate Students
Kittipong Thiamchaiboonthawee
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar
Project: 3D Printing
Krasimira Kamenova
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Project: Low-carbon materials
Pulani Tremel
B.S. Civil Engineering ’26
Project: 3D Printing
Shawn Chen
B.S. Civil Engineering ’26
Project: X-ray Tomography
Chakeb Charbel
B.S. Civil Engineering ’26
Project: 3D Printing (ELI)
Alumni
Moneeb Genedy
Postdoctoral Associate 1/22 – 8/23
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2018
M.S., University of New Mexico, 2014
B.S., Alexandria University, Egypt, 2008
Eshana Kolli, B.S., Purdue University 2019, M.Eng., Cornell University 2020, Project: Magnetic Control
Phil Soltys, B.Sc., Stevens Institute of Tech., 2020, M.Eng Cornell University 2021, Project: Freeze Thaw Durability
Priyatham Yanapu, B.Tech., SRM University, 2020, M.Eng Cornell University 2023, Project: 3D Printing
Misha Dimmick, B.S. Civil Engineering ’21, Funded by Engineering Learning Initiative, Project: 3D Printing
Harshitha Goggineni, B.S. Civil Engineering ’22, Project: 3D Printing
Maiwand Mohmand, B.S. Civil Engineering ’23, Funded by Engieering Learning Initiative, Project: 3D Printing
Sophia Bergen, B.S. Environmental Engineering ’23, Project: SCMs for Enhanced Geothermal Wells
Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, NSF GRFP Recipient
Ryan Schanta, B.S. Civil Engineering, Minor in Environmental Engineering ’23, Project: Magnetorheology
Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, Merrill Persidential Scholar
Sriya Vuppalapati, B.S. Civil Engineering ’23, Project: Magnetorheology
Hudson Scanni, B.S. Civil Engineering ’23, Project: SCMs for Geothermal Wells
Emily Pinheiro, B.S. Civil Engineering ’23, Project: SCMs for Geothermal Wells
Joseph Friedman, B.S. Civil Engineering ’23, Project: SCMs for Geothermal Wells
Rachel Qian, B.S. Chemical Engineering ’24, Villanova University (CNF REU), Project: Zeta Potential
Mark Krneta, B.S. Civil Engineering ’24, Project: 3D Printing of Concrete
Laura Reed, B.S. Chemistry ’24, University of Washington, NSF GRFP Recipient
Dan Shen, B.S. Civil Engineering ’24, Project: 3D Printing (ELI)
Edie Blaze,B.S. Civil Engineering ’24, Project: 3D Printing, Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar
Brandon Rodriguez, B.S. Civil Engineering ’24, Project: Low-carbon materials
Ella Bear, B.S. Civil Engineering ’24, Project: Seawalls (ELI), co-Advisor: Prof. Maha Haji, MAE
Azeezah Ladoja, B.S. Civil Engineering ’25, Funded by Engineering Learning Initiative, Project: 3D Printing of Concrete
Nikita Dolgopolov, B.S. Mechanical Engineering ’25, Funded by Engieering Learning Initiative , Project: 3D Printing
Ivan Hubka, B.S. Civil Engineering ’25, Project: Magnetorheology
Yahya Osman, B.S. Civil Engineering ’25, Project: 3D Printing