Materials engineers develop, process and test materials used to create a wide range of products. We research the properties and structures of asphalt and concrete pavements, construction and recycled materials, corrosion within structures and fracture and damage mechanics.
In our materials research program, we interact with and share the resources of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and several university-based national centers of expertise including the International Center for Aggregates Research, the South Central Superpave Center and the Center for Asphalt Materials and Chemistry. These centers offer the opportunity to provide funding for outstanding students and to demonstrate the application of engineering principles and research on a field scale.
Some of Our Research Specialties
- Asphaltic and concrete pavements
- Recycled materials
- Construction materials
- Pavement evaluation
- Corrosion within structures
- Nondestructive testing
- Fracture and damage mechanics
Area faculty and researchers
Jeffrey Bullard
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: DLEB 503F
- Phone: 979-458-6482
- Email: jwbullard@tamu.edu
Amy Epps Martin
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- A.P. & Florence Wiley Professorship II
- Office: DLEB 503A
- Phone: 979-458-8531
- Email: a-eppsmartin@tamu.edu
Nasir Gharaibeh
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 501H
- Phone: 979-845-3362
- Email: ngharaibeh@civil.tamu.edu
Zachary Grasley
- Department Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Zachry Chair in Construction Integration
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Office: DLEB 201
- Phone: 979-845-2438
- Email: zgrasley@tamu.edu
Yong-Rak Kim
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Holder, Zachry CVEN Eminent Scholar Professorship
- Office: DLEB 503H
- Phone: 979-847-7366
- Email: yong-rak.kim@tamu.edu
Dallas Little
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Snead Chair Professor
- Regents Professor
- University Distinguished Professor
- Office: DLEB 501G
- Phone: 979-845-9963
- Email: d-little@tamu.edu
Robert Lytton
- Professor Emeritus, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 501F
- Email: r-lytton@civil.tamu.edu
Chenglin Wu
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 503G
- Phone: 979-458-5571
- Email: chenglinwu@tamu.edu
Dan Zollinger
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 501D
- Phone: 979-845-9918
- Email: d-zollinger@tamu.edu
