• Aug 2026: Selected for the Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering Workshop at Stanford University.

 

  • June 2026: Presented two papers on 3D vision for additive manufacturing at the joint ASME MSEC / SME NAMRC Conference at Penn State. Link to the post.

 

  • April 2026: Study on sorptivity and surface resistivity for precast concrete durability was presented at the 2026 TRANS-IPIC UTC Workshop. Link to Proceedings.

 

  • March 2026: Selected for the Emerging Engineering Educators (EMEE) Workshop.

 

  • Nov 2025: Named Runner-up for the Giatec Best Paper Award for Sustainability in Construction, presented by Giatec Scientific Inc: Link to the post.

 

  • July 2025: Selected as a Trailblazers in Engineering (TBE) Fellow by Purdue University: Link to the news.

 

  • May 2025: Joined Prof. Bill King's Research Group, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate: Intelligent Manufacturing and Thermal Systems Laboratory. Link to research Website.

 

  • April 2025: Awarded in the Cozad New Venture Challenge, a Campuswide Startup Competition, as part of Team RAD (Rapid Analytix Division), UIUC. Link to award page.

 

  • Feb 2025: Collaborative Research on Measuring Calcined Clays Reactivity via Optical Imaging is now Published in Cement and Concrete Research: Paper DOI.

 

  • Nov 2024: Ph.D. Research on Measuring Concrete Absorption Rate with Computer Vision is now Published in Nature Communications: Paper DOI. Link to GitHub.

 

  • April 2024: Named as a Recipient of the Prestigious S. P. Shah Fellowship from the American Concrete Institute: Link to the news.

 

  • March 2024: Paper Recognized in the Scientific Reports “Engineering Top 100 of 2023” Collection for High Readership and Research Impact: Link to journal paper.

 

 

  • July 2023: Ph.D. Research Featured by University of Illinois News Bureau: Link to the news.

 

  • July 2023: Ph.D. Research Featured as Headline Story in ACI SmartBrief: “Fast, Economical Test Gauges Cement Durability”: Link to ACI SmartBrief.