Bora Cetin
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Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
Biography
Dr. Bora Cetin is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering He is also an Associate Director of the National Center for Infrastructure Transformation. His research activities are mainly focused on: (1) Improvement of the sustainability of geotechnical structures; (2) environmental suitability of geotechnical structures built with waste materials and industrial byproducts; (3) remediation of contaminated soils with industrial byproducts; (4) characterization of shale media for nuclear waste disposal; (5) improvement of the quality of the mechanistic-empirical pavement design approach, (6) prediction of frost heave-thaw weakening and frost/thaw depths of soils; (7) heated pavement systems; and (8) engineering education. This research has been sponsored by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)-Department of Interior (DOI), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), USDOT, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Road Research Alliance (NRRA), and multiple state DOTs.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, 2012
- M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, 2009
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2007
Research Interests
- Improvement of the Sustainability of Geotechnical Structures
- Environmental Suitability of Geotechnical Structures Built with Waste Materials and Industrial Byproducts
- Remediation of Contaminated Soils with Industrial Byproducts
- Characterization of Shale Media for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Improvement of the Quality of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Approach
- Prediction of Frost Heave
- Thaw Weakening
- Frost/Thaw Depths of Soils
- Heated Pavement Systems
- Engineering Education
Selected Publications
- Chen, P., Chatti, K., and Cetin, B. (2024) “Evaluation of the Accuracy of Pavement ME Methodology in Calculating Equivalent Loading Frequency and Its Effect on Strain Response Predictions in Flexible Pavements,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, published online.
- Mahedi, M. and Cetin, B. (2023). “Effects of Carbonation and Saturation on the Leaching Characteristics of Recycled Concrete Aggregates,” ASTM-Geotechnical Testing Journal, published online.
- Uduebor, M., Daniels, J., Saulick, Y., Naqvi, W., and Cetin, B. (2023). “Optimization of water repellency in soils for geotechnical applications,” International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, vol. 17 (5), pp. 530-540.
- Uduebor, M., Daniels, J., Adeyanju, E., Sadiq, F., Cetin, B. (2023). “Engineered water repellency for resilient and sustainable pavement systems,” International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 1-11.
- Gopisetti, L.S.P., Ceylan, H., Kim, S., and Cetin, B. (2023). “Sensitivity Evaluation of Short Jointed Bonded Concrete Overlay of Asphalt Pavement in AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design,” submitted to International Journal of Pavement and Technology, published online.
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Awards
- Stephen J. Ressler Best Paper Award (2022)
- Best Technical Paper Award for the ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education (2022)
- ASCE Exceed Fellowship, American Society of Civil Engineers (2014)
- Eastern South Dakota Water Conference Travel Grant (2012)
- Maryland Water Resources Research Center – Summer Fellowship (2010, 2011)
- Distinguished Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland-College Park (2009-2011)
- NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination, NCEES (2010)
- Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Academic Achievement Grant, ITU (2002-2007)
- Prime Ministry Scholarship, Republic of Turkey (2002-2007)
- Prosteel International Steel Design Competition, TUSCA, Turkey (2006)
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