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Principal Investigator

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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

Dr. Nair’s research focusses on development and characterization of novel cementitious materials. In 2022, she received the Early Career Fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program on improving offshore energy safety. Prior to joining CEE, she worked as a Post-Doctoral Associate at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), investigating the micro-mechanical response of alternate cementitious materials. Previously, she was a Research Associate in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin and worked on improving zonal isolation of oil and gas wells and for decommissioning and permanent abandonment of wells. Dr. Nair received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and developed a novel set-on-demand concrete based on the principles of magneto-rheology. Her master’s degree is from the University of California, Davis and her undergraduate degree is from Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Dr. Nair originally hails from Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad in India. She is a member of American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Ceramics Society and Geothermal Rising.

Postdoctoral Associates

Moneeb Genedy

@ Cornell since Jan 2022

Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2018

M.S., University of New Mexico, 2014

B.S., Alexandria University, Egypt, 2008

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

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: Alternate Cementitious Materials 

 

Undergraduate Students

Geothermal Well Cementing

Sophia Bergen

Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar

BS Environmental Engineering ’23

Hudson Scanni

BS Civil Engineering ’23

Emily Pinheiro

BS Civil Engineering ’23

Novel Cementitious Materials

Laura Reed

BS Chemistry ’24, University of Washington

Magnetorheology

Ryan Schanta

Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar

BS Civil Engineering ’23

Sriya Vuppalapati

BS Civil Engineering ’23

3D Printing of Concrete

Edie Blaze

Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar

BS Civil Engineering ’24

Maiwand Mohmand

BS Civil Engineering ’23

Dan Shen

BS Civil Engineering ’24

Kittipong Thiamchaiboonthawee

BS Civil Engineering ’25

Alumni

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: Durability 

Phil Soltys

B.Sc., Stevens Institute of Tech., 2020

M.Eng Cornell University 2021

Project: Durability 

Misha Dimmick

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Class of 2021

Project: 3D Printing

 

Harshitha Goggineni

Pursuing B.S. in Civil Engineering, Class of 2022

Project: 3D Printing

 

Joseph Friedman

Pursuing B.S. in Civil Engineering, Class of 2023

Project: Alternate Cementitious Materials for Geothermal Wells

 

Nikita Dolgopolov

Pursuing B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2025

Project: 3D Printing of Concrete

 

Mark Krneta

Pursuing B.S. in Civil Engineering, Class of 2024

Project: 3D Printing of Concrete

 

Rachel Qian

Pursuing B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Class of 2024

Villanova University

Project: Zeta Potential (CNF REU)