Padmaja Krishnan
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Engineering Building, 428 S Shaw Ln, Room 3505
Biography
Dr. Padmaja Krishnan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with over a decade of research experience in civil engineering materials. Her work focuses on the development and advanced characterization of sustainable construction materials, including rapid-setting concrete, carbon dioxide-sequestering binders, and the upcycling of industrial by-products in concrete. She earned her Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore, where her research focuse
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Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2015
M.S., Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2010
B.S., Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, 2008
Awards
The Bescher Award, 3rd International Workshop on Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement, University of Leeds, UK (2025)
Silver award, ACI (Singapore Chapter) & ACI (Singapore Student Chapter) Project Competition 2020 (Open Category) (2020)
Best Paper Award, 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands 2016, Singapore (2016)
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Singh, I., Krishnan, P., Wang, X., Shahbaz, F., Hay, R., and Celik, K., “Use of Salts from RO Brine in Construction Materials,” Water Treatment, pp. 27-50, 2025.
Wang X., Krishnan P., and Celik K., “Enhancing carbonation and thermal insulation of reactive magnesium oxide cement (RMC)-based 3D printable pastes with cenospheres,” Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024.
Hay, R., Krishnan, P., and Celik, K., “Influence of natural fibers on hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement (RMC),” Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 411, Article No. 134653, 2024.
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