Research
“Socially sustainable infrastructure eliminates unfreedoms that reduce human choice and agency. These unfreedoms include the lack of clean energy, clean water, clean air, sanitation, mobility, information, or safe shelter, which collectively impact billions of people today, and the lack of a stable climate, which impacts everyone on earth and everyone who will be born in the coming decades. The built environment can be collaboratively built and collaboratively used to solve collective problems like these.” (Kaminsky 2021)
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Decarbonization | Infrastructure | Construction
The United Nations has estimated that infrastructure creates more than three-quarters of our annual global greenhouse gas emissions. Deep electrification, green energy, green materials, and improved efficiencies are the heart of the this technical decarbonization challenge. My research group advances each part of this decarbonization pathway to reduce the extent of the global climate crisis. Some selected publications are listed below.
Water | Sanitation | Hygiene (WASH)
Billions of people still lack access to safe sanitation and clean water. My research group uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to support universal and sustainable access in both wealthy and poor nations. Some selected publications are listed below.
Disaster Migration & Infrastructure
Globally, there are now more forcibly displaced people than there have ever been, and more than half of them flee to established communities, not to refugee camps. My research group conducts research to document the impacts of hazard-triggered mass population displacement on urban infrastructure systems. Characterizing these impacts allows us to design and construct resilient infrastructure that can handle these stressors. Some selected publications are listed below.
Culture | Infrastructure | Construction
Fitting infrastructure to local contextual factors, such as culture, can cause better civil infrastructure services and project outcomes. My research group explores the ways cultural differences shape the infrastructure we build, with the goal of supporting culturally-sensitive infrastructure design and construction. Some selected publications are listed below.
Engineering Education
Evidence-based education methods improve learning and can help students persist in engineering. My research group builds engineering education knowledge to help more people thrive in the engineering profession. Some selected publications are listed below.
Research Methods
High quality, rigorous research methods are vital to the discovery of knowledge. My research group uses and advances diverse methods needed to answer our engineering research questions. Some selected publications are listed below.
Equity | Infrastructure | Construction
Different people use infrastructure differently. Considering these differences in design and construction means better infrastructure for everyone. My research group explores these relationships to improve our engineering practices. Some selected publications are listed below.
