Projects

Recent/Active Projects

  • Geo Economics System Modeling Project, Mahyar Amirgholy (PI), Funded by the Regents of the University of California - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2022 – 2023, $ 95, 532.
  • Training the Next Generation of County Environmental Health Specialists, Sunanda Dissanayake (PI) and Tien Yee (Co-PI), Funded by the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH), 2022-2023, $ 29,400.
  • Remote Bridge Health Monitoring for Scouring Using Cost-Efficient Sensing Technology, Funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation, Tien Yee (PI), Mahyar Amirgholy (Co-PI), and Metin Oguzmert (Co-PI), 2022-2025, $ 333,010.
  • Daytime Lighting in Short Tunnels, Funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation/ University of Georgia, Tien Yee (PI) and Mahyar Amirgholy (C0-PI), 2022 -2023, $43,000.
  • Independent Review of the C-FLEX and C-SLAB Programs, Funded by the US Army, Jayhyun Kwon, 2023-2024, $ 60,980.

Past Projects

  1. Geo-economics system modeling. U.S. Department of Transportation through Federal Highway Administration. Grant Number DE-AC02-05CH11231(In collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), 2020-2022
  2. Guidelines for Incorporation of Cement Stabilized Reclaimed Base (CSRB) in Pavement Design, GDOT RP 20-14, 2020-2022  
  3. Optimizing Winter Roadway Treatments For Georgia Pavements, GDOT RP 18-28 (Sub-Award from GA Southern University)​, 2019-2020
  4. Investigation & Guidelines for Drilled Shaft Excavation Inspections, GDOT 2019–2020 
  5. Project to Quantify Energy Savings by McCain Low-Voltage ATCC with Schneider BBS Compared to Existing High-Voltage Traffic Cabinet with BBS, McCain, Inc. and Schneider Electric USA, Inc., 2018-2020
  6. Reduce Carbon Emissions by Wireless Power Transfer (Phase II), SV–83935301, Environmental Protection Agency P3 Awards Phase II, 2018-2020
  7. FDR: Performance assessment and recommendations for best performance​, GDOT RP 18-22, 2018-2019
  8. Monitoring and Assessing Traffic Safety at Signalized Intersections Using Live Video Images, GDOT RP 14-29, 2016-2018
  9. A New Vehicle Concept To Provide Better Rapid Transit At Reduced Cost (Phase 1), GDOT RP 16-13, 2016-2018
  10. Reduce Carbon Emissions by Wireless Power Transfer (Phase I), SU–83679301, Environmental Protection Agency P3 Awards Phase I, 2016-2017
  11. GDOT Forensic Guide for Georgia’s Pavements, GDOT RP 14-13,  2014-2016
  12. Effects of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Contents and Sources on Dynamic Modulus (E*) and Fatigue Performance of Asphalt Mixtures in Georgia, GDOT RP 14-12, 2014-2016
  13. Evaluation of Vehicle Detection Technologies for Applications in Georgia, GDOT RP 13-26, 2014-2015
  14. Development of Guidelines for Proper Selection of Finer Graded Aggregate Base for Georgia Infrastructure - Phase I, GDOT RP 13-28, 2014-2015.
  15. Sustainable Landuse and Planning based on Geomaterial Data and GIS, A Nationwide Consortium for Remote Sensing Education, Research, and Geospatial Application, America ViewSM, 2013-2018
  16. Measurements of Dynamic and Resilient Moduli for Roadway Test Sections -  Phase I, GDOT RP 12-07, 2012-2013
  17. Determination of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion for PCC Pavements for MEPDG Implementation, GDOT RP 10-04, 2010-2012
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