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.
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
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
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
Undergraduate Students
Dan Shen
B.S. Civil Engineering ’24
Project: 3D Printing (ELI)
Edie Blaze
B.S. Civil Engineering ’24
Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar
Project: 3D Printing
Kittipong Thiamchaiboonthawee
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar
Project: 3D Printing
Ivan Hubka
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Project: Magnetorheology
Yahya Osman
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Project: 3D Printing
Pulani Tremel
B.S. Civil Engineering ’26
Project: 3D Printing
Krasimira Kamenova
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Project: Low-carbon materials
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
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
Phil Soltys
B.Sc., Stevens Institute of Tech., 2020
M.Eng Cornell University 2021
Project: Durability
Misha Dimmick
B.S. Civil Engineering ’21
Funded by Engieering 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
Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, NSF GRFP Recipient
Project: SCMs for Enhanced Geothermal Wells
Ryan Schanta
B.S. Civil Engineering, Minor in Environmental Engineering ’23
Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, Merrill Persidential Scholar
Project: Magnetorheology
Sriya Vuppalapati
B.S. Civil Engineering ’23
Project: Magnetorheology
Nikita Dolgopolov
B.S. Mechanical Engineering ’25
Funded by Engieering Learning Initiative
Project: 3D Printing of Concrete
Laura Reed
B.S. Chemistry ’24
University of Washington
Azeezah Ladoja
B.S. Civil Engineering ’25
Funded by Engieering Learning Initiative
Project: 3D Printing of Concrete