principal investors 2009

	Dr. Anant R. Kukreti RET Project Director, Principal Investigator Faculty Mentor Associate Dean for Engineering Education Professor of Structural Engineering College of Engineering University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 701F Engineering Research Center E-Mail: Anant.kukreti@uc.edu Phone: (513)-556-4105 Dr. Anant Kukreti is the Principal Investigator (PI) and Director of the project and coordinates its implementation. He also served as a Faculty Mentor for the RET research project on ““Buildings that Resist Earthquakes Better”. Dr. Kukreti teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering. His research interests include experimental and finite element analysis of linear and nonlinear structural systems, behavior of steel connections, cyclic plasticity problems, sub-structuring procedures, fracture mechanics, constitutive modeling of materials, and modeling for flow through saturated-unsaturated porous media.
	Dr. George Sorial RET Co-Principal Investigator Faculty Mentor Professor of Environmental Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 756G Baldwin Hall E-Mail: George.Sorial@uc.edu Phone: (513)-556-2987 Dr. Sorial is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the RET Site and also served as a Faculty Mentor for the RET research project on “Availability of Safe Drinking Water.” He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental material balances, aquatic chemistry, and environmental chemistry. His research interests include: activated carbon adsorption, air biofiltration, electrochemical processes, remediation, modeling of mercury speciation, and protocols for US EPA for use of surfactants on oil spills.
	Dr. Mingming Lu RET Co-Principal Investigator Faculty Mentor Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 797 Rhodes Hall E-mail: Mingming.Lu@uc.edu Phone: (513)-556-0996 Dr. Lu is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the RET Site and also served as a Faculty Mentor for the RET research project on “Clean Diesel Technologies for Air Pollutant Reduction.” Her areas of research and teaching include submicron particle and PAH formation mechanisms from combustion processes including diesel, biodiesel, coal, and waste derived fuel, etc.; the compositional characterization of aerosols and gaseous pollutants from industrial, transportation and agricultural sources; development of novel carbon nanomaterials to remove highly toxic bioaccumulative air pollutants; and development of particulate control technologies.
	Dr. Heng Wei RET Co-Principal Investigator Faculty Mentor Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 792 Rhodes Hall E-mail: heng.wei@uc.edu Phone: (513)-556-3781 Dr. Wei is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the RET Site and also served as a Faculty Mentor for the RET research project on “Mobility and Safety of Transportation Systems.” He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Transportation Engineering, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and Transportation Planning. His research interests include: ITS, Highway Safety, Network Reliability and Traffic Flow Modeling, Traffic Control, and Transportation Security.
	Dr. Kelly Cohen Faculty Mentor Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 732 Rhodes Hall E-mail: Kelly.Cohen@uc.edu Phone: (513) 556-3523 Dr. Cohen, along with Dr. Kukreti, served as a Faculty Mentor for the RET research project on ““Buildings that Resist Earthquakes Better”. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in introduction to aeronautical engineering, integrated aircraft engineering design, basic control systems, and intelligent control. His research interests include: Intelligent Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Feedback flow control, Fuzzy logic control, Cooperative multi-agent management of natural disasters, Low order modeling, Nonlinear system identification, and Morphing Aircraft.
	Dr. Vesselin Shanov Renewable Energy System vesselin.shanov@uc.edu 513-556-2461; 578 ERC
	Dr. Jandro Abot j.abot@uc.edu 513-556-3557; 727 Rhodes Hall
	Mr. Eugene Rutz Pre-Engineering Program Series Instructor Director of Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning College of Engineering University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 665B Baldwin Hall E-mail: Eugene.Rutz@uc.edu Phone: (513) 556-1096 Developed and taught the eight-wee course on “Sustainable Engineering for Urban Needs - Pre-Engineering Program Series” to the RET participants. Eugene Rutz is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering. He manages the College’s combined Bachelors / Masters programs (the ACCEND programs), provides academic advising for the Master of Engineering program, leads the pre-engineering program with local high schools, and coordinates the distance learning activities of the college. Eugene is a registered professional engineer with experience in nuclear power, mechanical design, and applied research.
	Dr. Jon Breiner Associate Professor, CECH jon.breiner@uc.edu 513-556-0713; 511.11 TC
	Dr. Glenn Markle Professor, CECH glenn.markle@uc.edu 513-556-2535; 511G TC
	Dr. Catherine Maltbie Research Associate, Evaluation Service Center cathy.maltbie@uc.edu 513-556-1469; 3150J Edwards