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
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
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
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
Rachel Qian
Pursuing B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Class of 2024
Villanova University
Project: Zeta Potential (CNF REU)