Tzu-Yang Yu

Tzuyang Yu, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of NDT/SHM Lab and Electromagnetic Remote Sensing Lab, Structural Engineering Research Group (SERG)

College
Francis College of Engineering
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Phone
978-934-2288
Fax
978-934-3052
Office
Shah Hall Room 200-T
Email
tzuyang_yu@uml.edu
Links

Expertise

Radar NDE, Structural Engineering, Concrete Materials, Structural Stability, Dielectric Measurement and Modeling of Materials, NDT, SHM, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics

Research Interests

Electromagnetic properties of materials; FDTD; FEA; structural dynamics; structural stability; concrete materials

Theoretical modeling and experimental measurement of dielectric properties of construction materials; structural health monitoring of bridges and buildings; FDTD of electromagnetic wave scattering; far-field airborne radar nondestructive testing (FAR-NDT); stability behavior of concrete structures; structural dynamics

Education

  • Ph D: Civil and Environmental Engineering, (2008), Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: Condition Assessment of GFRP-retrofitted Concrete Cylinders Using Electromagnetic Wave Measurements
  • MEng: Civil and Environmental Engineering, (2002), Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: Behavior of a Coupled Arch System
  • MS: Civil Engineering, (1998), National Central University - Chungli, Taiwan
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: Ultimate Bearing Capacity Analysis of Composite Ground Structures
  • BS: Construction Engineering, (1996), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology - Yunlin, Taiwan
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: Dynamic Behavior of Structural Systems Considering the Soil-Structure Interaction Effect

Biosketch

Tzuyang Yu, Ph.D., is Full Professor (Structural Engineering) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML). He is Director of NDT/SHM Lab and Structural Engineering Research Group (SERG), Institutional Lead of TIDC at UML. Yu received his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in the field of structural engineering and materials, specializing in the remote electromagnetic imaging of concrete structures. He is a member to ASCE, ACI, IEEE, ASNT, SEM, AAAS, and Sigma Xi. He is a senior member to SPIE. His research has been sponsored by NIST, AFRL, NSF, DOE, U.S.DOT, UMass S&T Office, AFFOA, and NextFlex through 20 projects (until 2021). His research is currently supported by the U.S.DOT through the UTC (University Transportation Center) Region 1 - Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) (led by UMaine) since 2018. He has published two books, three book chapters, and more than 100 journal and conference publications. He also has given 71 invited talks (until 2021) in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Recipient, Acorn Innovation Award (2022), MassVenture, Boston, MA
  • Recipient, ASNT Faculty Award (2021), American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Columbus, OH
  • Faculty Advisor (2020), Integrated University Program (IUP), Student recipient: Mr. Ronan Bates, Idaho Operations Office, Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, D.C.
  • Donald Leitch Award (for outstanding research performance) (2017), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Lowell
  • Faculty Advisor (2016), Integrated University Program (IUP), Student recipient: Mr. Taiichi Ash, Idaho Operations Office, Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, D.C.
  • Faculty Advisor (2016), Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates, Student recipient: Ms. ThetMyatNoe Sein, WTS (Advancing Women in Transportation), Boston Chapter, MA
  • Faculty Advisor (2015), Integrated University Program (IUP), Student recipient: Mr. Viet Le, Idaho Operations Office, DOE, Washington, D.C.
  • Faculty Advisor (2014), The Lawrence Evangelical Church (LEC) Community Service Scholarship, Student recipient: Mr. Thu Ya, Lawrence Evangelical Church, Lawrence, MA
  • Faculty Advisor (2014), The ASNT Undergraduate Fellowship (student recipient: Mr. Viet Le), Student recipient: Mr. Viet Le, American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Columbus, OH
  • Fellow (2010), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan
  • Cambridge Who's Who (2010), Cambridge, MA
  • Outstanding Alumni of 2009 (2009), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan
  • Marquis Who's Who in America (2009), New Providence, NJ
  • Recipient, ASNT Fellowship Award (2008), American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Columbus, OH
  • Graduate Research Assistantship (2003-2008), National Science Foundation
  • Metropolitan Who's Who 2006 (2006), New York, NY
  • Overseas Graduate Scholarship (2005-2006), Ministry of Education, Taiwan
  • The Schoettler Scholarship (2004), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Graduate Fellowship (1996-1998), Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University
  • Undergraduate Scholarship (1993), STT Foundation of Cultural and Education, Taiwan
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Fellowship (1992-1993), Foundation of Taipei Construction Hall, Taiwan

Selected Publications

  • Yu, T. (2021), "Distributed Surface Sensing for Structural Health Monitoring using Smart Textiles," In: The Rise of Smart Cities: Advanced Structural Sensing and Monitoring Systems, A.H. Alavi, M.Q. Feng, P. Jiao, Z.S. Kohdaei (ed.), Elsevier (to be published)
  • Yu, T. (2021), A Concise Approach to Dynamics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, U.K. (ISBN: 9781527568174)
  • Yu, T., F.H. Wu, P. Shull, A. Gyekenyesi (ed.) (2021), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation VIX, 11592, SPIE, DOI: 10.1117/12.2591896.
  • Biondi, A.M., X. Guo, J. Zhou, Q. Tang, H. Ghandi, B. Goplan, T. Hanna, J. Ivey, T. Yu, X. Wang (2021), Optical fiber sensing textile for temperature and strain distributed measurement, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 1159207, March 22~26, DOI:10.1117/12.2595377
  • T. Yu, A. Sinha, J. Wei, R. Bates, T. Dhant, H. Gandhi (2021), Short-term mechanical strength prediction of ultra-high performance concrete using noncontact synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 1159207, March 22~26, DOI: 10.1117/12.2584809
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2021), Determination of critical contour area in SAR images of concrete for subsurface moisture sensing, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 1159114, March 22~26, DOI: 10.1117/12.2582431
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2021), Remote moisture quantification of concrete using SAR images and the K-R-I transform, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 1159207, March 22~26, DOI: 10.1117/12.2582429
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2021), Remote characterization of chloride content in concrete specimens using synthetic aperture radar images, Construction and Building Materials, 302(4), 124317; DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124317
  • Yu, T., P. Shull, F.H. Wu, A. Gyekenyesi (ed.) (2020), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace,Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation VIX, 11380, SPIE, DOI: 10.1117/12.2572578.
  • Yu, T., J. Wang, H. Gandhi, Q. Tang (2020), Detection of ground-motion-induced pipeline deformation using BOTDR measurements, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 11380, April 27~May 8, DOI: 10.1117/12.2559131
  • Yu, T., S. Vinayaka (2020), Quantification of surface crack depth in concrete panels using 1.6 GHz GPR images, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 11380, April 27~May 8, DOI: 10.1117/12.2558952
  • Wang, M., H. Yin, T. Yu, L-S. Tan, A. Urbas, L.Y. Chiang (2020), Reversible enlargement of photoswitchable dielectric properties by plasmonic [60]fullerrenyl core-shell nanoparticles on graphene nanosheets, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(10), 5759-71, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10102
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2020), Subsurface characterization of moisture content and water-to-cement ratio of concrete specimens using remote synthetic aperture radar imaging, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 14(2), 024520-1-17, DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.14.024520
  • Tang, Q., C. Du, X. Wang, T. Yu (2020), Temperature and crack detection of steel rods using an all-optical photoacoustic ultrasound system, Construction and Building Materials, 262, 119537, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119537
  • Du, C., S. Dutta, P. Kurup, T. Yu, X. Wang (2020), A review of railway infrastructure monitoring using fiber optic sensors, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 303, 111728, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2019.111728
  • A.L. Gyekenyesi, T. Yu, P. Shull, F.H. Wu, (ed.) (2019), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIII, 10971, SPIE, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2534551.
  • Yu, T., A. Alzeyadi, J. Hu, Q. Tang, C. Ingemi (2019), Subsurface moisture characterization for sustainable concrete structures using imaging radar, AIP Conference Proceedings 2101, 110001, DOI: 10.1063/1.5099838
  • Alzeyadi, A., J. Hu, T. Yu (2019), Detecting underground metallic objects of different sizes using synthetic aperture radar, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 10971, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2514480
  • Alzeyadi, A., J. Hu, T. Yu (2019), Electromagnetic sensing of a subsurface metallic object at different depths, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 10971, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2514460
  • Ingemi, C., T. Yu (2019), Estimating the density of wood specimens using synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 10971, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2514354
  • Tang, Q., J. Hu, T. Yu (2019), Effect of rebar geometries on ultrasonic waves propagation in reinforced concrete structures using finite element method, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 10971, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2513491
  • Ingemi, C., T. Yu (2019), Detection of grain angle in wood specimens using synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 10971, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2513972
  • Hu, J., A. Alzeyadi, T. Yu (2019), Characterization of dielectric constant of masonry wall using synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 10971, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2514068
  • Tang, Q., S. Vinayaka, J. Wang, H. Gandhi, T. Yu, J. Zhou, X. Guo, X. Wang (2019), Detection of ground motion induced pipe deformation using a sensing textile, Proc 46th Annual Review Progress Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), ASME, July 14-19, Portland OR.
  • Du, C, Q. Tang, J. Zhou, X. Guo, T. Yu, X. Wang (2019), Fiber Optic Sensors Based on Photoacoustic Effect for Rebar Corrosion Measurement, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 68(11), 4559-65, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2018.2890318
  • Tang, Q., J. Hu, T. Yu (2019), Electromagnetic evaluation of brick specimens using synthetic aperture radar imaging, NDT&E International, 104, 98-107, DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2019.04.006
  • P.J. Shull, A.L. Gyekenyesi, T. Yu, H.F. Wu (ed.) (2018), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII, 10599, SPIE, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2326422.
  • Dutta, S., P. Kurup, R. Gondle, D. Doherty, T. Yu, X., Wang (2018), Fiber Optic Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring of Underground Infrastructure, Proc North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT)'s 2018 No-Dig Show, Mar. 25-29, Palm Springs, CA.
  • Du, C., J. OwusuTwumasi, Q. Tang, N. Wu, T. Yu, X. Wang (2018), Real time corrosion detection of rebar using embeddable fiber optic ultrasound sensor, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2302901
  • Tang, Q., J. OwusuTwumasi, J. Hu, X. Wang, T. Yu (2018), Finite element simulation of photoacoustic fiber optic sensors for surface corrosion detection on a steel rod, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2295032
  • Ingemi, C.M., J. OwusuTwumasi, T. Yu (2018), Electromagnetic characterization of white spruce at different moisture contents using synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2296343
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2018), Characterization of the range effect in synthetic aperture radar images of concrete specimens for width estimation, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2294540
  • Hu, J., Q. Tang, J. OwusuTwumasi, T. Yu (2018), Characterization of steel rebar spacing using synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 4-8, Denver, CO, DOI: 10.1117/12.2295627
  • Yin, H., M. Wang, T. Yu, L-S Tan, L.Y. Chiang (2018), Photoswitchable Charge-Polarizer on GHz-Responsive Trilayered Core-Shell Dielectric Nanoparticles, Molecules, 23, 1873, DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081873
  • Tang, Q., T. Yu (2018), Surface rust detection using ultrasonic waves in a cylindrical geometry by finite element simulation, Infrastructures 3(3), 29, DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures3030029
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2018), Moisture determination of concrete panel using SAR imaging and the K-R-I transform, Construction and Building Materials 184, 351-360, DOI: 10.106/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.209
  • Wang, M., T. Yu, L-S Tan, A. Urbas, L. Chiang (2018), Enhancement of Photoswitchable Dielectric Property by Conducting Electron Donors on Plasmonic Coreâ€"Shell Gold-Fluorenyl C60 Nanoparticles, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(23), 12512-23, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b02676
  • Alzeyadi, A., T. Yu (2018), Characterization of Moisture Content in a Concrete Panel using Synthetic Aperture Radar Images, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, 32(1), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000945
  • Du, C., J. Owusu Twumasi, Q. Tang, X. Guo, J. Zhou, T. Yu, X. Wang (2018), All-optical Photoacoustic Sensors for Steel Rebar Corrosion Monitoring, Sensors, 18, 1353, DOI: 10.3390/s18051353
  • H. F. Wu; A.L. Gyekenyesi; P.J. Shull, T. Yu (ed.) (2017), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure XI, 10169, SPIE, Portland, OR (ISBN: 978-1-5106-0823-8), DOI: 10.1117/12.2280363.
  • Du, C., J. OwusuTwumasi, X. Guo, J. Zhou, Q. Tang, N. Wu, T. Yu, X. Wang (2017), Fiber Optic Multiplexing Ultrasound Detection of Rebar in Concrete, Proc Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, 31 July - 4 August, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Singapore.
  • Owusu-Twumasi, J., T. Yu (2017), Corrosion current level estimation of rust samples using inverse dielectric spectroscopy, Proc IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC), June 11-14, Baltimore, MD, DOI: 10.1109/EIC.2017.8004648
  • Tang, Q., T. Yu (2017), Finite element simulation of ultrasonic waves in corroded reinforced concrete for early-stage corrosion detection, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 25-29, Portland, OR; DOI: 10.1117/12.2258665
  • Yu, T. (2017), Synthetic aperture radar image processing techniques for damage detection of FRP-concrete systems, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 25-29, Portland, OR; DOI: 10.1117/12.2249947
  • D'Amico, N, T. Yu (2017), Accuracy Analysis of Point Cloud Modeling for Evaluating Concrete Specimens, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 25-29, Portland, OR; DOI: 10.1117/12.2258404
  • Ingemi, C., J. Owusu Twumasi, S. Litt, T. Yu (2017), Condition assessment of Corroded Steel Rebar in Free Space using Synthetic Aperture Radar Images, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 25-29, Portland, OR; DOI: 10.1117/12.2258658
  • Hu, J., T. Yu (2017), Enhanced PVDF properties by multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) for efficient energy harvesting, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 25-29, Portland, OR; DOI: 10.1117/12.2258234
  • Yu, T., J. Owusu-Twumasi, V. Le, Q. Tang, N. D'Amico (2017), Surface and Subsurface Remote Sensing of Concrete Structures using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 143(10), 1-11, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001730
  • Yu, T. (2017). Quantitative assessment of CFRP-concrete cylinders using synthetic aperture radar images, Research in Nondestructive Evaluation (RNDE), 28(3), DOI: 10.1080/09349847.2016.1173266
  • Yu, T., A.L. Gyekenyesi, P.J. Shull, H.F. Wu (ed.) (2016), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure X, 9804, SPIE, San Diego, CA (ISBN: 978-1-5106-0045-4), DOI: 10.1117/12.2218739
  • Tang, Q., C. Du, X. Wang, T. Yu (2016). Finite element simulation of a new ultrasonic fiber optic sensor using gold nanocomposite, Ultrasonics for NDT 2016, American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Jul. 27-29, Mashantucket, CT.
  • Qin, Y., J. OwusuTwumasi, V. Le, Y-J. Ren, C.P. Lai, T. Yu (2016), Roadside IED detection using subsurface imaging radar and rotary UAV, Proc SPIE 9823, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objectives, and Obscured Targets XXI, Apr. 17, Baltimore, MD, DOI: 10.1117/12.2223445
  • Zhang, C., H. Zhang, T. Yu, X. Wang (2016). Piezoelectric-based smart sensing system for I-type steel structural health monitoring, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2218551
  • Reagan, D.R., C. Niezrecki, T. Yu, A. Sabato, R. Wilson (2016). An autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle sensing system for structural health monitoring of bridges, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2218370
  • D'Amico, N., T. Yu (2016), Photogrammetric analysis of concrete specimens and structures for condition assessment, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2218640
  • Tang, Q., T. Yu (2016). Finite element simulation for damage detection of surface rust in steel rebars using elastic waves, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2219265
  • Bi, S., N. Wu, J. Zhou, X. Wang, J. Owusu Twumasi, Q. Tang, T. Yu (2016). Ultrasonic transmission from fiber optic generators on steel plate, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2219205
  • Owusu Twumasi, J., V.Q. Le, Q. Tang, T. Yu (2016). Quantitative sensing of corroded steel rebar embedded in cement mortar specimens using ultrasonic testing, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2218451
  • Le, V.Q., T. Yu, J. Owusu Twumasi, Q. Tang (2016). Sizing and ranging criteria for SAR images of steel and wood specimens, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 20-24, Las Vegas, NV, DOI: 10.1117/12.2218441
  • Yu, T., T.K. Cheng, A. Zhou, D. Lau (2016), Remote defect detection of FRP-bonded concrete system using acoustic-laser and imaging radar techniques, Construction and Building Materials, 109, 146-155, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.12.113
  • Wang, M., T. Yu, L-S. Tan, A. Urbas, L. Chiang (2016), Tunability of RF-Responses by Plasmonic Dielectric Amplification Using Branched e--Polarizable C60-Adducts on Magnetic Nanoparticles, Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b05279
  • Tang, Q., T. Yu, M. Jen (2015). Finite element analysis for the damage detection of light pole structures. Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 9437, Mar. 8-12, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.2075689
  • Owusu Twumasi, J., T. Yu (2015). Forward and inverse dielectric modeling of oven-dried cement paste specimens in the frequency range of 1.02 GHz to 4.50 GHz. Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 9437, Mar. 8-12, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.2075672
  • Le, V., T. Yu (2015). Mass and stiffness estimation using mobile devices for structural health monitoring, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 9437, Mar. 8-12, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.2084036
  • Wang, M., S. Jeon, C. Su, T. Yu, L-S. Tan, L.Y (2015). Chiang, Novel photoswitchable dielectric properties on nanomaterials of electronic core-shell Au-fullerosomes for GHz frequency applications, Nanoscale, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR07363D
  • Yu, T., T.K. Cheng, A. Zhou, D. Lau (2015), Defect Detection of FRP-bonded Concrete System using Acoustic-laser and Imaging Radar Techniques, Construction and Building Materials 109, 146-155, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.12.113
  • Wang, M., S. Jeon, C. Su, T. Yu, L-S. Tan, L.Y. Chiang (2015), Synthesis of Photoswitchable Magnetic Au-Fullerosome Hybrid Nanomaterials for Permittivity Enhancement Applications, Molecules 20(8), 14746-14760, DOI: 10.3390/molecules200814746
  • Zou, X., T. Schmidtt, D. Perloff, N. Wu, T. Yu, and X. Wang (2015), Nondestructive corrosion detection using fiber optic photoacoustic generator, Measurement 62, 74-80; DOI: 10.1016/J.MEASUREMENT.2014.11.004
  • Wu, H.F., T. Yu, A.L.Gyekenyes, P.J. Shull (ed.) (2014), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security , 9063, SPIE, San Diego, CA (ISBN: 978-0-8194-9989-9); DOI: 10.1117/12.2052786
  • Yu, T. (2014) "Chapter 12: Laser-based Sensing," Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures: Performance Assessment and Health Monitoring, M.L. Wang, J.P. Lynch, H. Sohn (ed.), Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK (ISBN: 978-1-7824-2244-0) / Revision in 2020.
  • Yu, T., J. OwusuTwumasi (2014). Dielectric modeling of cementitious specimens using an open-ended coaxial probe in the frequency range of 0.5GHz to 4.5 GHz, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 8694, Mar. 11-14, San Diego, CA (Presentation Only)
  • R. Gladstone, Yu, T. (2014), Denoising analysis of synthetic aperture radar images using discrete wavelet transform for the radar NDE of concrete specimens, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, Mar. 9-13, San Diego, CA (Presentation Only)
  • Yu, T., C. Nonis, C. Niezrecki, S. Ahmed, C-F Su, X. Zou, X. Wang (2014). Multi-modal remote sensing for the condition assessment of concrete bridges using distant imaging radar and digital image correlation, Structural Congress, Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), ASCE, Boston, MA.
  • Yu, T., Gyekenyesi, A.I., P. Shull, A.A. Diaz, H.F. Wu. (ed.) (2013), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 8694, SPIE, San Diego, CA (ISBN: 978-0-8194-9477-1), DOI: 10.1117/12.2029916.
  • Nonis, C., C. Niezrecki, T. Yu, S. Ahmed, C-F Su, T. Schmidt (2013). Structural health monitoring of bridges using digital image correlation, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 8695, Mar. 11-14, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.2009647
  • Nonis, C., C. Niezrecki, T. Yu, S. Ahmed. C-F. Su, T. Schmidt (2013). Implementation of Digital Image Correlation for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges, Proc 9th Intl. Workshop SHM, Sep. 10-13, Stanford University, Dohrmann Grove, CA, ISBN-10: 1605951153.
  • Yu, T., C-F Su, C-P Lai, H.F. Wu (2013). Wideband subsurface radar for bridge structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 8694, Mar. 11-14, San Diego, CA; DOI: 10.1117/12.2010120
  • Wilson, J., T. Yu (2013). Accelerated artificial corrosion monitoring of reinforced concrete slabs using the half-cell potential method, Proc Symp Appl Geophys to Engng Envir Prob (SAGEEP), Mar. 17-21, Denver, CO.
  • Yu, T., B. Boyaci, F.H. Wu (2013). A parametric study of the transient electromagnetic response of GFRP-wrapped concrete cylinders, Research in Nondestructive Evaluation (RNDE), 24(3), 125-153, DOI: 10.1080/09349847.20.2012.713162
  • Zou, X., A. Chao, Y. Tian, N. Wu, Y. Tian, T. Yu, and X. Wang (2013). A novel Fabry-Perot fiber optic temperature sensor embedded into Portland cement concrete for early age hydration heat study, Smart Structures and Systems, 12(1), 041-054, DOI: 10.12989/sss.2013.12.1.041
  • Gyekenyesi, A.I., T. Yu, P. Shull, A.A. Diaz, H.F. Wu. (ed.) (2012), Proceedings of Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 8347, SPIE, San Diego, CA (ISBN: 978-0-8194-9004-9), DOI: 10.1117/12.928751.
  • Zou, X., A. Chao, N. Wu, Y. Tian, T. Yu, X. Wang (2012). Miniature fiber optic temperature sensor for concrete structural health monitoring, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, 8345, Mar. 10-13, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.915265
  • Yu, T., C. Niezrecki, C-P Lai, T Schmidt, S Ahmed, C Nonis (2012). Multi-modal remote sensing system for the surface and subsurface inspection of bridges, Proc 14th Structural Faults and Repair (SFR), Jul. 3-5, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Yu, T., C. Niezrecki, F. Ansari (2012). Multi-modal remote sensing system for transportation infrastructure inspection and monitoring, Proc 25th Intl Conf Industrial, Engng & Other Appl of Applied Intell Sys (IEA/AIE), Dalian, China, Jun. 9-12 / Adv Res Appl Artificial Intelli, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7345, 95-103.
  • Yu, T. (2012). Noncontact microwave NDT for rebar detection in concrete bridge piers using inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging, Proc. ASNT Fall Conf, Orlando, FL (Presentation Only)
  • Yu, T., S. Ahmed (2012). Dielectric dispersion of cement paste and cement mortar specimens in the frequency range of 0.5GHz to 2GHz, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, San Diego, CA (Presentation Only)
  • Liu, H., T. Yu, M.L (2012). Wang. Condition assessment of rebar corrosion in concrete bridge decks using ground-penetrating radar, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, San Diego, CA (Presentation Only)
  • Lai, C-P, Y-J Ren, T. Yu (2012). Scanning array radar system for bridge subsurface imaging, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conf., 8347, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.915647
  • Yu, T., C. Niezrecki, F. Ansari (2012), Muldi-modal remote sensing system for transportation infrastructure inspection and monitoring, Advanced Research in Applied Artificial Intelligence, 7345, 95-103, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31087-4_11
  • Zou, X., A. Chao, Y. Tian, N. Wu, Y. Tian, T. Yu, and X. Wang (2012), An experimental study on the concrete hydration process using Fabry-Perot fiber optic temperature sensors, Measurement, 45, 1077-82, DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2012.01.034
  • Yu, T., H. Wang, H. Liu (2011). Denoising of Time Domain Responses in Wireless Sensor Network for the Structural Health Monitoring of Transportation Infrastructure, Proc. SpringSim ANSS, SCS/ACM, 183-187 (ISBN:1-930638-56-6)
  • Yu, T. (2011), Dielectric deamplification of multiphase cementitious composites in the frequency range of 0.5~4.5 GHz, Proc Electrical Insulation Conf. (EIC), IEEE, DOI: 10.1109/EIC.2011.5996169
  • Yu, T., B. Boyaci (2011). Geometric Analysis for the Size Estimation of Subsurface Delamination in Transient Electromagnetic Response, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conf., San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.880558
  • Solak, I.C., T. Yu (2011). Dielectric Measurement and Modeling of Cementitious Composite Panels Using a Coaxial Probe, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conf., San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.872439
  • Yu, T (2011). A distant damage assessment method for multi-layer composite systems using electromagnetic waves, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 137(8), 547-560, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.09.009
  • Yu, T., R (2010). Haupt. Damage inspection of fiber reinforced polymer-concrete systems using a distant acoustic-laser NDE technique, Proc SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conf., San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.847630
  • Buyukozturk, O., and T. Yu (2009), "Chapter 7: A Novel Structural Assessment Technique to Prevent Damaged FRP-Wrapped Concrete Bridge Piers from Collapse," Seismic Risk Assessment and Retrofitting: With Special Emphasis on Existing Low Rise Structures (Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering Series), Springer, New York, NY (ISBN: 978-9-0481-2680-4), DOI: 10.1007/9789048126811.
  • Yu, T. (2009), Damage Detection of GFRP-concrete Systems Using Electromagnetic Waves: Theory and Experiment, Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP), September, Koln, Germany (ISBN: 978-3-8383-1186-9)
  • Laflamme, S., T. Yu, JJ Connor (2009). Intelligent controller for smart base isolation of masonry structures, Proc. of the CanSmart 2009 Intl Workshop on Smart Mater. and Struct., Oct. 22-23, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Yu, T. (2009). Determining the optimal parameters in a distant radar NDE technique for debonding detection of GFRP-concrete systems, Proc. of SPIE, 7294, Mar. 9-12, San Diego, CA; DOI: 10.1117/12.815895
  • Buyukozturk O., T. Yu (2009). Far-field radar NDT technique for detecting GFRP debonding from concrete, Construction Building Materials; 23(4), 1678-1689; DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.09.009
  • Yu, T., O Buyukozturk (2008). A distant real-time radar NDE technique for the in-depth inspection of glass fiber reinforced polymer-retrofitted concrete columns, Proc. of SPIE, 6934, Mar. 10-13, San Diego, CA, DOI: 10.1117/12.776270
  • Yu, T., O. Buyukozturk (2008). A far-field airborne radar NDT technique for detecting debonding in GFRP-retrofitted concrete structures, NDT&E International, 41, 10-24, DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.07.002
  • Buyukozturk O, T. Yu (2007). A novel structural assessment technique to prevent damaged FRP-wrapped concrete bridge piers from total collapse, Proc. of the Intl. Workshop on Measures for the Prevention of Total Collapse of Existing Low-Rise Structures, Nov. 17-20, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Buyukozturk O, T. Yu (2006). Understanding and assessment of debonding failures in FRP-concrete systems, Proc. of the 7th Intl. Congress on Advances in Civil Eng., Oct. 11-13, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Buyukozturk O, T. Yu (2006). Detecting deterioration behind GFRP wrap strengthening of bridge columns, (Keynote paper), Proc. Structural Faults & Repair, Jun. 13-15, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
  • Buyukozturk O., T. Yu, JA Ortega (2006). A methodology for determining complex permittivity of construction materials based on transmission-only coherent, wide-bandwidth free-space measurements, Cement and Concrete Composites, 28(4), 349-359, DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2006.02.004
  • Buyukozturk O, T. Yu (2003). Structural health monitoring and seismic impact assessment, Proc. of the 5th Natl Conf on Earthquake Engng. May 26-30, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Chang J-H, T. Yu (2000). Calculation of energy flux vector on a plane crack in elastic bimaterial media, Proc 5th Natl Conf Structural Engng. Aug. 28-30, Taichung, Taiwan (in Chinese).
  • Chang J-H, T. Yu (2000). Finite element analysis of the energy criterion for crack extension, Proc. Symp. Recent Engng Computation. Sept. 1-3, Chungli, Taiwan (in Chinese).

Selected Presentations

  • "Portable Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Sensor for UAV Bridge Inspections," online meeting, AI Engineers, Aug. 9 & 12, 2021
  • "Development of a System-Level Distributed Sensing Technique for Long-Term Monitoring of Concrete and Composite Bridges," online meeting, U.S.DOT UTC TIDC Annual Conference, UMaine, Jul. 29., 2021
  • "Distributed Sensing Textile for Bridge Monitoring," online meeting, U.S.DOT UTC TIDC Annual Conference, UMaine, Jul. 29., 2021
  • "Portable Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Sensor for UAV Bridge Inspections," online meeting, U.S.DOT UTC TIDC Annual Conference, UMaine, Jul. 28., 2021
  • "Nondestructive Investigation of Concrete Deterioration using Radar and Acoustic Sensors," online meeting, AOS-NDT Advanced OEM Solution, Apr. 8., 2021
  • "Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging and Image Analysis in Civil Engineering - Challenges and Opportunities," online meeting, Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) - Greater New York Chapter (GNYC), Apr. 3., 2021
  • "Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges," online meeting, Advanced OEM Solutions, West Chester, OH, Feb. 25., 2021
  • "Radar Imaging of Concrete Structures for Crack Characterization," online meeting, Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI), Nashua, NH, Jan. 14., 2021
  • "Sensing Textiles for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring of Pipelines and Bridges," The 33rd Rhode Island Transportation Forum, University of Rhode Island, virtual meeting, Oct. 30., 2020
  • "Sensing Textiles for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring of Pipelines and Bridges," AFFOA Virtual Member Event (VME), virtual meeting, Oct. 8., 2020
  • "Remote Radar Inspection of Concrete Bridges for Moisture Characterization and Crack Depth Detection," 2020 VTrans Research and Innovation Symposium, virtual meeting, Sep. 9., 2020
  • "Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges," The 2nd TIDC Annual Conference, virtual meeting, Aug. 12., 2020
  • "Development of a Novel Sensing Textile System for Pipeline Monitoring," College of Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Chungli, Taiwan, Dec. 20., 2019
  • "Multimodal Design of Structural Health Monitoring Systems for Civil Infrastructures," The 2019 Asian Pacific Congress on Computation Mechanics (APCOM), ICC, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 20., 2019
  • "Imaging of Concrete Materials and Structures using Synthetic Aperture Radar," (invited talk), Department of Civil Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, Dec. 19., 2019
  • "About Portland Cement Concrete: Past, Present, and Future," (keynote speech), Annual Conference of NEACP (New England Association of Chinese Professionals), MIT, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 26., 2019
  • "Microwave Concrete Diagnostics," Seminar Talk for visitors from Asahi Kasei Advance Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), Perry Hall 315, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA Sep. 12., 2019
  • "Research Methodology - A Very Brief Introduction," Seminar Talk, SERG Meeting, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lowell, MA, Mar. 28., 2019
  • "Engineering Education - The MIT Example," Seminar Talk, SERG Meeting, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lowell, MA, Mar. 28., 2019
  • "Strain-Based Health Monitoring for Bridges," Seminar Talk for visitors from Saint-Gobain North America and American Railroad Engineers (ARE) Corp., Lowell, MA Mar. 14., 2019
  • "Remote Sensing using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging for Subsurface Sensing," Workshop on Highway Research, University Crossing, Lowell, MA, Feb. 27., 2019
  • "Subsurface Moisture Characterization of Multiphase Cementitious Composites using Synthetic Aperture Radar," (invited talk) Department of Physics, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA, Nov. 14., 2018
  • "Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges," The 1st TIDC Annual Conference, Marriott Portsmouth, NH, Nov. 8., 2018
  • "Modeling Structural Deformation and Interpreting Measurements," Workshop on Sensing Textiles, Saint-Gobain North America, Northborough, MA, Oct. 22., 2018
  • "Subsurface Condition of Concrete Structures using Imaging Radar," Conversation Starters on Forensics, Saab Center Atrium, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA, Apr. 4., 2018
  • "Microwave Characterization of Multi-phase Dielectrics for Condition Assessment," Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 22., 2017
  • "Civil Infrastructure Inspection and Monitoring using Mobile Radar and Optical Sensors," College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 21., 2017
  • "Autonomous Remote Sensing of Bridges using UAV with Radar and Optical Sensors," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, Nov. 21, 2017
  • "Ground Penetrating Radar and Synthetic Aperture Radaring Imaging for Surface and Subsurface Sensing," Space Physics Seminar Series, Department of Physics, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA, Nov. 2, 2017
  • "Bridge Inspection and Monitoring usin UAV with Radar and Optical Sensors," the 30th Transportation Forum, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Oct. 26, 2017
  • "Surface and Subsurface Imaing using Synthetic Aperture Radar and Digital Image Correlation for Bridge Inspection," Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI), Nashua, NH, Jan. 31, 2017
  • "Imaging Radar and DIC Sensors on a UAV Platform for Bridge Inspection," Transportation Research Board (TRB) Workshop on Sensing Technologies for Transportation Applications, Washington DC, Jan. 12, 2017
  • "Imaging Radar for Construction Materials," National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, Jan. 11, 2017
  • "Photonically Tunable Electric Permittivity of Organic Metamaterials," National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, Jan. 11, 2017
  • "Inspection and Monitoring of Engineering Structures," College of Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University (NCHU), Taichung, Taiwan, July 26-28, 2016
  • "Portable Imaging Radar for Surface and Subsurface Sensing of Concrete Structures," Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT), Taichung, Taiwan, July 25, 2016
  • "Imaging Radar Sensors for Surface and Subsurface Sensing of Concrete Structures," Taiwan Construction Research Institute (TCRI), Taipei, Taiwan, July 25, 2016
  • "Radar Imaging of Construction Materials," Summer Workshop of Engineering NDE&SHM Technologies in Civil Infrastructures, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 22, 2016
  • "Non-Destructive Evaluation of Moisture Content inside Cementitious Composites using Synthetic Aperture Radar," The 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2016), The American Ceramic Society, Northwestern, University, Evanston, IL, July 10-13, 2016
  • "Condition Assessment for Resilient and Sustainable Civil Infrastructure," National Society for Black Engineers 42nd Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, March 25, 2016
  • "Surface and Subsurface Sensing of Bridges using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Radar and Image Sensors," The 29th Annual Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP), Session: Highway Geophysics, March 22, 2016
  • "Quantitative sensing of bridges, railways, and tunnels with automatous unmanned aerial vehicles," Nobis Engineering, Inc., Lowell, MA, March 15, 2016
  • "Quantitative Sensing of Bridges with Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," Sensing Technologies for Transportation Applications Workshop, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, D.C., January 10, 2016
  • "Electromagnetic Characterization of Concrete Structures using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging," National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, November 24, 2015
  • "Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures using Radar Imaging," City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, November 17, 2015
  • "Quantitative Sensing of Bridges, Railways, and Tunnels with Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," Simpson, Gumpertz, and Heger (SGH) Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, January 8, 2015
  • "Radar Imaging of Concrete Structures," Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Boston, Massachusetts, September 24, 2014
  • "Multiphysical Inspection and Monitoring of Aging Civil Infrastructure Systems," iRobot Corporation, Burlington, Massachusetts, January 28, 2014
  • "Advanced Sensing Technologies for the Condition Assessment of Civil Infrastructure," Department of Computer Sciences, Tufts University, October 30, 2013
  • "Multiphysical Investigation of a Reinforced Concrete Beam using Radar and Digital Image Correlation," Department of Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan, August 21, 2013
  • "Theory and Application of Dielectric Materials," College of Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University (NCHU), Taichung, Taiwan, Aug. 15-19, 2013
  • "Multi-Modal Remote Sensing System for Bridge Inspection and Monitoring," New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers (NHSPE), Bedford, NH, February 21, 2013
  • "Advanced Sensing Technologies for the Condition Assessment of Civil Infrastructure," 1.562 High-Performance Structures MEng Project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, February 29, 2012
  • "Integrated multimodal sensor for remote sensing of highway bridges," TRB (Transportation Research Board) 91st Annual Meeting, January 22, Washington, D.C., 2012
  • "Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging for the Distant Inspection of Multi-layer GFRP-concrete Structures," National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taipei, Taiwan, October 26, 2011
  • "Remote Surface and Subsurface Sensing of Multilayer Concrete Systems," Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, February 4, 2011
  • "Far-field Airborne Radar Nondestructive Testing Technique for Strengthened/ Repaired Concrete Structures Using Fiber Reinforced Polymers," Tamkang University, Taiwan, January 21, 2011
  • "Introduction to Finite Difference Time Domain Methods," National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan, January 19 & 18, 2011
  • "Engineering Education - Perspective from a MIT Alumni," AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, January 18, 2011
  • "Far-field Airborne Radar Nondestructive Testing (FAR NDT)," AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, January 17, 2011
  • "Far-field Airborne Radar Nondestructive Testing (FAR NDT)," Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), Tsukuba, Japan, January 14, 2011
  • "Far-field Airborne Radar Nondestructive Testing (FAR NDT)," Japan Radio Company (JRC), Mitaka, Japan, January 13, 2011
  • "Design, Manufacturing and Application of Structural Concrete," AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, January 11, 2011
  • "Failures of Civil Infrastructure," AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, January 11, 2011
  • "Introduction to Structural Inspection in Civil Engineering", Engineering Academy, Lowell High School, Lowell, MA, March 4, 2010
  • "A distant nondestructive testing method for the inspection of concrete structures," Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Yunlin, Taiwan, December 25, 2009
  • "Development of a far-field inspection method for concrete structures," Department of Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Yunlin, Taiwan, December 23, 2009
  • "A distant imaging technique for FRP-concrete structures using inverse aperture radar," Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, December 22, 2009
  • "A distant radar nondestructive evaluation technique for the in-depth damage detection of multi-layer concrete structures," Department of Physics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, September 25, 2009
  • "Distant radar subsurface imaging for reinforced concrete structures," Millitech, Inc., Northampton, MA, May 28, 2009
  • "Introduction to Engineering", Engineering Academy, Lowell High School, Lowell, MA, March 6, 2009

Selected Intellectual Property

  • Patent - Yu, T., shared with Brown, N.E., Rathi, S., Wang, X., Kurup, P., and Ivey, J.A. (2017). "Sensing Textiles," #62,521,099 United States
  • Patent - Yu, T., shared with O. Buyukozturk and D. Blejer. (2009) "System and Method for Detecting Damage, Defect, and Reinforcement in Fiber Reinforced Polymer-bonded Concrete Systems Using Far Field Radar," #20,090,222,221 United States

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

  • Advanced Sensing Technologies for Practical UAV-Based Condition Assessment, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI at UML, (co-PIs: D. Huston (PI from UVM), T. Xia (UVM), E. Landis (UMaine), 2020~2023, amount: $192,500
  • Development of a system-level distributed sensing technique for long-term monitoring of concrete and composite bridges, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI, (co-PIs: S. Faraji, X. Wang, E. Ghanzafari, B. Davids), 2019~2023, amount: $166,304
  • Condition Assessment of Corroded Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI (co-PIs: S. Faraji, C. Lee, M. Shin), 2018~2021, amount: $174,403
  • Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI, 2018~2023, amount: $330,495
  • Improving a Multimodal, Multiscale, and Multispectral NDT Course at UMass Lowell, ASNT Faculty Award, PI, 2021~2022, amount: $10,000
  • VOTERS (Vehicle Onboard Traffic Embedded Roaming Sensors) Project, National Institute of Standards and Tech. (NIST), co-PI (PI: M.L. Wang, Northeastern), 03/31/09~03/24/14, subcontract amount: $806,065.
  • Consortium on Anytime-Anywhere-Anyway Transportation Information, UMass Science and Technology Office, co-PI (PI: H. Liu, CEE, UMass Dartmouth), 09/01/10 ~08/31/11, amount: $100,000.
  • Multi-modal Remote Sensing System (MRSS) for Transportation Infrastructure Inspection and Monitoring, U.S. DOT, Assistant Secretary Office of Science and Technology, PI, (co-PI: S. Faraji, C. Niezrecki, P. Avitable), 07/15/11~07/14/13, amount: $1,294,454.
  • Measurement of Microwave-Frequency Responsive Fullerenyl Dielectric Metamaterials, AFRL, co-PI (PI: L.Y. Chiang, Chemistry, UML), 04/04/11~09/30/13, PI, amount: $75,000.
  • Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of RF-responsive Fullerenyl Nanomaterials, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), 07/01/11~ 08/30/11, PI, amount: $25,000.
  • An Automated System for Rail Transit Infrastructure Inspection, U.S. DOT, Assistant Secretary Office of Science and Technology, co-PI (PI: Y. Xie, CEE, UML), 08/15/12~08/14/14, amount: $2,000,635.
  • Inspection and Monitoring of Parking Garages in Lowell, MA Board of Higher Ed. through the Vision Grant, 02/01/13 ~ 06/30/13, PI, amount: $2,000.
  • Tunable RF-responsive Core-Shell Organofullerenyl Magnetic Hybrid Dielectric Nanoparticles, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), co-PI (PI: L.Y. Chiang, Chemistry, UML), 09/01/14~08/31/19, amount: $725,139.
  • Distributed Active Acoustic Sensing using a Single Optical Fiber for Interfacial Structural Health Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Structures, National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, co-PI (PI: X. Wang, EECE, UML), 07/01/14~06/30/17, amount: $297,000.
  • Quantitative Sensing of Bridges, Railways, and Tunnels with Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, U.S. DOT, Assistant Secretary Office of Science and Technology, PI (co-PI: C. Niezrecki), 09/15/14~12/14/16, amount: $1,417,808.
  • Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation of Concrete Materials and Structures, LR Technologies, 07/01/17~06/30/20, PI, amount: $17,000.
  • Sensing Textile for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring, Advanced Functional Fabrics in America (AFFOA), 06/21/18~12/31/19, PI (co-PIs: P. Kurup (CEE), X. Wang (ECE), UML), amount: $1,706,961.
  • Smart Textile with Embedded and Printed Sensors (STEPS), NextFlex, Project Call 4.7, co-PI (PI: X. Wang (ECE), co-PIs: P. Kurup, M. Inalpolat, M. Maiaru, R. Nagarayan), amount: $665,685.
  • Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center, U.S.DOT University Transportation Center (UTC) - Durability Center (Standard Federal Region 1), PI at UML (Institutional lead) (Center Director: H. Dagher, CEE, UMaine) (co-PI: S. Faraji (CEE), X. Wang (ECE), Z. Mao (ME), UML), amount: $850,000.
  • Detecting Subsurface Voids in Roadways using UAS with Infrared Thermal Imaging, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT), Aeronautic Division/Highway Division, co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) (PI: A. Sabato, ME, UML), 11/01/20~1/31/22, amount: $59,999.

Research Currently in Progress

  • Improving a Multimodal, Multiscale, and Multispectral NDT Course at UMass Lowell, ASNT Faculty Award, PI, 2021~2022, amount: $10,000
  • Advanced Sensing Technologies for Practical UAV-Based Condition Assessment, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI at UML, (co-PIs: D. Huston (PI from UVM), T. Xia (UVM), E. Landis (UMaine), 2020~2023, amount: $192,500
  • Development of a system-level distributed sensing technique for long-term monitoring of concrete and composite bridges, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI, (co-PIs: S. Faraji, X. Wang, E. Ghanzafari, B. Davids), 2019~2023, amount: $166,304
  • Condition Assessment of Corroded Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders, U.S.DOT, TIDC, PI (co-PIs: S. Faraji, C. Lee, M. Shin), 2018~2021, amount: $174,403
  • Detecting Subsurface Voids in Roadways using UAS with Infrared Thermal Imaging, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT), Aeronautic Division/Highway Division, co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) (PI: A. Sabato, ME, UML), 11/01/20~1/31/22, amount: $59,999.
  • Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center, U.S.DOT University Transportation Center (UTC) - Durability Center (Standard Federal Region 1), PI at UML (Institutional lead) (Center Director: H. Dagher, CEE, UMaine) (co-PI: S. Faraji (CEE), X. Wang (ECE), Z. Mao (ME), UML), amount: $850,000.