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