Chengcheng Tao
Chengcheng Tao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
tao133@purdue.edu
765-494-2454
DUDL 4518
Dudley Hall, 363 N. Grant Street
Wednesday 12:30 - 2:30 pm or by appointment
Dr. Chengcheng Tao is an assistant professor in the School of Construction Management Technology at Purdue University. Dr. Tao earned her Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida. Prior to joining Purdue, Dr. Tao worked as an ORISE postdoctoral research fellow at DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
Dr. Tao’s research interests include sustainable construction materials and manufacturing, rheology of non-Newtonian fluids (fresh cement and concrete, liquid epoxy, etc), multi-functional infrastructure materials, hazard-resilient infrastructure, computational mechanics of materials, and AI-driven multi-objective optimization and machine learning applications. Dr. Tao has received research grants from federal, state, and private sources, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Chemical Society (ACS), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG), and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). She has published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals such as Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Construction and Building Materials, Progress in Organic Coatings, and conference proceedings.
Dr. Tao was selected as the Early-Career Research Fellow by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Gulf Research Program (NASEM-GRP) - Offshore Energy Safety track (2023-2025) and received the American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) - Doctoral New Investigator Award in 2023, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award in 2023-2024, SCMT Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award at Purdue University in 2023-2024 & 2022-2023, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Faculty Scholars Award in 2022, and ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship at DOE-NETL in 2018-2021. Dr. Tao is the voting/associate member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committees - 135, 238, & 241, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), American Chemical Society (ACS), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): Cementing Challenges with Carbon Capture and Storage Wells, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Low Carbon Cements and Concretes Consortium, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and serving as the guest/topic editor for three journal special issues, panel reviewer of NSF, DOE, NCHRP, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of University Programs by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), and reviewer for more than 30 reputable journals.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Advisor: Dr. Forrest Masters)
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- M.S. in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai
Professional Experience:
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2021-present, Assistant Professor, School of Construction Management Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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2018-2021, ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Geological & Environmental Systems, DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
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2017-2018, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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2014-2017, Research Assistant, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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2012-2014, Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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2011-2012, Graduate Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
AWARDS:
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Gulf Research Program's Early-Career Research Fellow - Offshore Energy Safety Track, 2023-2025
- Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, 2023-2024
- Purdue Employee Recognition Award, High Profile Projects, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, 2024
- American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund - Doctoral New Investigator, 2023
- Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award, School of Construction Management Technology, Purdue University, 2022-2023 & 2023-2024
- NSF Travel Award for Natural Hazards Engineering Research Summit, 2022
- Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Faculty Scholars Award, 2022
- Purdue Polytechnic Research Impact Area Travel Award, 2022
- NSF-NHERI Facility Workshop Travel Award, Florida International University, 2021
- DOE ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 2018-2021
- Dynamics Days Travel Award, Northwestern University, 2019
- Marilyn Little Scholarship, University of Florida, 2017
- Department Scholarship, Carnegie Mellon University, 2011
- Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai, 2011
- Summa Cum Laude, Shanghai Normal University, 2011
- First Runner-Up of Shanghai Structural Design Competition, Shanghai University, 2010
- National Scholarship, 2010, 2009
GRANTS:
External
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PI: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) - University Transportation Center (UTC), Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC), “Multi-objective Optimization of Reinforced Precast Concrete for Improved Performance”, 01/2025 - 12/2025.
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PI: Indiana Department of Transportation - Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), “SPR-4940 Implementing An Advanced Friction Testing Program for Seamless Coverage of INDOT System”, 07/2024 - 06/2025.
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Co-PI: Indiana Department of Transportation - Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), “SPR-4937 Enhanced Traffic Pattern Knowledge Abstraction and Presentation from 511 Database”, PI: Dr. Yaobin Chen, 08/2024 - 11/2025.
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PI: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Graduate Student Scholars Program, "The Utilization of Great Lakes Dredged Sludge in Cementitious Composites: Investigation and Assessment”, 06/2024 - 06/2025.
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PI: National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Gulf Research Program's Early-Career Research Fellowship - Offshore Energy Safety Track, 01/2024 - 12/2025.
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PI: American Chemical Society (ACS) - Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) - Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants, "Computational and Experimental Investigation of Rheological Behavior of Oil-Water Multiphase Flow in the Long-Distance Pipe", 01/2024 - 08/2026.
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PI: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) - University Transportation Center (UTC), Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC), "Data-Driven Smart Composite Reinforcement for Precast Concrete", 01/2024 - 12/2024.
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PI: American Concrete Institute (ACI) - Concrete Research Council (CRC), "Rheological Behavior of Fresh Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Enhanced by Nano-additives and Data-Driven Approaches", 08/2023 - 07/2026.
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PI: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Graduate Student Scholars Program, "Data-Driven Modeling for Hazard-Resilient Infrastructure in Southern Lake Michigan Communities", 03/2023 - 04/2024.
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PI: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Graduate Student Scholars Program, "Recycling Bottom Sediments from Great Lakes in Sustainable Construction Materials", 03/2023 - 04/2024.
- PI: National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps, "Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Sustainable Cement Manufacturing Technology", 02/2023 - 07/2024.
- Co-PI: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) - Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP), "All-in-One Multifunctional Cured-In-Place Structural Liner for Rehabilitating of Aging Cast Iron Pipelines", PI: Dr. Ying Huang, 09/2022 - 09/2025.
- PI: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Faculty Scholars Award, "Improving Infrastructure Flood Resilience of the Southern Lake Michigan Region with Fluid-Structure Interaction Model ", 06/2022 - 06/2023.
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Senior Personnel: Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) - Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), “SPR-4646: Advancing INDOT's Friction Test Program for Seamless Coverage of System”, PI: Dr. Yi Jiang, 01/2022-12/2023.
- Co-PI: Departement of Energy (DOE) - National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) - Carbon Capture Program, "Industrial Capture Research Guidance, Carbon Capture Simulation for Industry Impact (CCSI2), EY20 Field Work Proposal", 04/2020 - 04/2021.
Internal
- PI: Purdue Polytechnic Holistic Safety and Security (HSS) Research Impact Area Seed Grant, "Improving Community Hazard Resilience through Data-driven Physics-based Crowdsourcing Approach", Purdue University, 05/2023 - 06/2024.
- PI: Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship (DUIRI) - Institute for a Sustainable Future (ISF), "Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Construction Materials", Purdue University, 05/2023 - 08/2023.
- PI: Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship (DUIRI), "Life Cycle Assessment for Infrastructure Vulnerable to Flood Hazard in the Great Lake Region", Purdue University, 08/2022 - 12/2022.
- Co-PI: Purdue Polytechnic Holistic Safety and Security (HSS) Research Impact Area Seed Grant, "Crowd-Machine Partnership on Road Infrastructure Quality Recognition and Resilience", PI: Dr. Tianyi Li, Purdue University, 10/2021 - 06/2022.
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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
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Duan, J., Yan, H., Tao, C.*, Wang, X., Guan, S., & Zhang, Y. (2025), Integration of Finite Element Analysis and Machine Learning for Assessing Spatial-Temporal Conditions of Reinforced Concrete. Buildings, 15(3), 435.
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Xu, L., Wang, X., Lin, Y., Huang, Y., Tao, C., & Zhang, D. (2024). Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Carbon-Based Nanoparticle Reinforcement on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Coatings, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 1-14.
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Peng, C., Tao, C., Jiang, Y., & Li, S. (2024). Investigation of Locked Wheel Skid Tester Practicability on Horizontal Curves: A Camera-Based Field Implementation. Transportation Research Record, 03611981241248170. [2024 Young Scholar Award - TRB Standing Committee on Information Systems and Technology (AED30)]
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Tian, X., Zhang, Y., Spencer, B. F., & Tao, C. (2024). A Study of Global Cable Force Identification of Tensegrity Structures. Structures, vol. 65, p. 106610.
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Tao, C., & Massoudi, M. (2024). On the Flow of a Cement Suspension: The Effects of Nano-silica and Fly Ash Particles. Materials, 17(7): 1504.
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Zhang, D., Huang, Y., Xu, L., Tao, C., Yang, X., & Wang, X. (2023). Synergistic Effects of Nanoparticle Geometric Shape and Post Curing on Carbon-based Nanoparticle Reinforced Epoxy Coatings: Characterization, Microstructure, and Adhesion Properties. Progress in Organic Coatings, 185(12).
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Li, T., Surve, T., Thompson, E., Tao, C., & Bian, Y. (2023). Towards Human-Centered Pavement Quality Annotation with Crowdsourcing. Procedia Computer Science, 224, 266-273.
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Tao, C., & Guan, S. (2023). A Method to Identify the Critical Seismic Input for Curved Bridges. CivilEng, 4(2), 567-583.
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2021). Pulsating Poiseuille Flow of a Cement Slurry. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 133, 103717
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B. G., & Massoudi, M. (2021). A Brief Review of Gas Migration in Oilwell Cement Slurries. Energies, 14(9), 2369.
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Tibbetts, C. M., Tao, C., Paris, J.M., & Ferraro, C. C., (2020). Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Parameters for Use in Concrete Penetrability Qualification Using the Katz-Thompson Relationship. Construction and Building Materials, 263, 119834.
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Tao, C., Kutchko, B., Rosenbaum, E, & Massoudi, M. (2020). A Review of Rheological Modeling of Cement Slurry in Oil Well Applications. Energies, 13 (3), 570.
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Tao, C., Wu, W., & Massoudi, M (2019), Natural Convection in a Non-Newtonian Fluid: Effects of Particle Concentration. Fluids, 4 (4), 192.
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Tao, C., Kutchko, B., Rosenbaum, E., Wu, W., & Massoudi, M. (2019). Steady Flow of a Cement Slurry. Energies, 12 (13), 2604.
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Tao, C., Watts, B., Ferraro, C. C., & Masters, F. J. (2019). A Multivariate Computational Framework to Characterize and Rate Virtual Portland Cements. Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 34 (3), 266-278.
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Watts, B. E., Tao, C., Ferraro, C. C., & Masters, F. J. (2018). Proficiency Analysis of VCCTL Results for Heat of Hydration and Mortar Cube Strength. Construction and Building Materials, 161, 606-617.
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Zhang, Q., Gao, X., Tao, C., & Liang, Y. (2013). Nonlinear Analysis on Different Cross Sections of Short-pier Shear Wall with Different Angles of Inclination of Embedded Column. Building Science Research of Sichuan, 39 (1), 20-22.
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Zhang, Q., Gao, X., Tao, C., Wang, Y., & Liang, Y. (2012). Nonlinear Analysis on Different Cross Sections of Short-pier RC Shear Wall with Embedded Column based on ANSYS. Building Science Research of Sichuan, 38 (5), 16-18.
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Zhang, Q., Tao, C., Tan, P., & Liang, Y. (2012). Nonlinear Analysis on Cross-section Short Limb Shear Wall with Coupling Beams. Building Science Research of Sichuan, 38 (6), 43-46.
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Zhang, Q., Tao, C., Yang, K., Chen S., Tan P., & Liang, Y. (2011). Elastic-plasticity Analysis on Cross-section Short-limb Shear Wall with Changes in Depth-thickness Ratio. Journal of Shanghai Normal University, Natural Science, (1): 63-67.
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Zhang, J., Zhang, Q., Tao, C., & Song, L. (2011). Construction Techniques on Reinforced Structure of Extradosed Dazheng Bridge on Road A15. East China Highway, 5, 11-14
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Zhang, Q, Tao, C., Wei, C., Zhuang, J., Tan, P., & Liang, Y. (2011). The Elastic-plasticity Analysis on Cross-section Short-limb Shear Wall. Advanced Materials Research vol. 163, 913-917. Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
TECHNICAL PATENT
- Tao, C., Masters, F. J., Ferraro, C. C., & Watts, B. (2023). Cement Kiln Modeling for Improved Operation, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 17773179.
- Tao, C., Masters, F. J., Ferraro, C. C., & Watts, B. (2020). Virtual Rotary Kiln Modeling to Optimize Cement Production and Testing, T17372WO001(222107-2550).
TECHNICAL REPORTS
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Tao, C., & Guan, S. (2024). Data-Driven Smart Composite Reinforcement for Precast Concrete. Report to US Department of Transportation - Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC), University Transportation Center (UTC). [Quarterly Report 1; Quarterly Report 2; Quarterly Report 3; Final Report]
- Huang, Y., Jiang, L., Lin, Z., Tao, C., & Huang, L. (2022-2025). All-in-One Multifunctional Cured-In-Place Structural Liner for Rehabilitating of Aging Cast Iron Pipelines, US Department of Transportation - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), No. 693JK32250009CAAP. [Quarterly Report 1; Quarterly Report 2; Quarterly Report 3; Quarterly Report 4; Annual Report 1; Quarterly Report 5; Quarterly Report 6; Quarterly Report 7; Annual Report 2]
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Bao, J., Hu, X., Peng, C., Duan, J., Lin, Y., Tao, C., Jiang, Y., & Li, S. (2024). SPR-4646: Advancing INDOT’s Friction Test Program for Seamless Coverage of System: Pavement Markings, Typical Aggregates, Color Surface Treatment, and Horizontal Curves. Joint Transportation Research Program Publication No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2024/09). West Lafayette, IN, Purdue University.
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Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B. G., & Massoudi, M. (2020). The Importance of Vane Configuration on Yield Stress Measurements of Cement Slurry, Report to National Energy Technology Laboratory, No. DOE/NETL-2020/2116.
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Tao, C., Watts, B., Ferraro, C. C., & Masters, F. J. (2018). Advanced Analysis, Validation and Optimization of Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing, Report to Florida Department of Transportation, 01687187, BDV31-977-06.
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Tao, C. (2011). Computational Modeling and Experimental Validation on Short-limb Shear Wall Structure under Low-cyclic Loading, Report to Shanghai Scientific Innovation Program.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (*: corresponding author)
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Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2024). Computational Analysis of Repair and Rehabilitation of Aging Underground Cast-Iron Pipelines with Cure-In-Place-Pipe Liner. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference and Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference (EMI/PMC2024), Chicago, IL, May 28-31, 2024.
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Lin, Y., Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2024). Effect of Fiber Configuration on Mechanical Behavior of Fiber-Epoxy Composites through Computational Analysis. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference and Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference (EMI/PMC2024), Chicago, IL, May 28-31, 2024.
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Tao, C., Guan, S, Duan, J., Lin, Y., & Yan, H. (2024). Data-Driven Smart Composite Reinforcement for Precast Concrete, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) - University Transportation Center (UTC), Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC) Workshop, Chicago, IL, April 22, 2024.
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Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2024). Pipeline Integrity Analysis Through Data-Driven Approaches. ASCE Construction Institute (CI) and Construction Research Congress (CRC) Joint Conference 2024, Des Moines, IA, March 20-23, 2024.
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Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2024). Finite Element Analysis of Structural Lining Materials for Pipeline Rehabilitation. ASCE Construction Institute (CI) and Construction Research Congress (CRC) Joint Conference 2024, Des Moines, IA, March 20-23, 2024.
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Duan, J., Gao, J., & Tao, C.* (2024). Machine Learning-Based Risk Analysis for Infrastructure Vulnerable to Flood Hazard. ASCE Construction Institute (CI) and Construction Research Congress (CRC) Joint Conference 2024, Des Moines, IA, March 20-23, 2024.
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Duan, J., & Tao, C.* (2024). Improving Flood Resilience of Bridge Infrastructure Through Fluid and Structural Modeling. ASCE Construction Institute (CI) and Construction Research Congress (CRC) Joint Conference 2024, Des Moines, IA, March 20-23, 2024.
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Khan, S., Fernández-Cabán, P., Tao, C.*, & Guan, S. (2023). Hurricane-Induced Surge and Inland Flooding Effects on Localized Near-surface Wind Flows in Suburban Coastal Communities. ASCE Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World (INSPIRE) Conference, pp. 769-776, Arlington, VA, Nov 16-18, 2023.
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Duan, J., & Tao, C.* (2023). Enhancing Bridge Infrastructure Flood Resilience Through Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling. ASCE Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World (INSPIRE) Conference, pp. 666-672, Arlington, VA, Nov 16-18, 2023
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Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2023). Computational Modeling of Cured-In-Place Structural Liner for Aged Pipeline Rehabilitation. ASCE Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World (INSPIRE) Conference, pp. 267-273, Arlington, VA, Nov 16-18, 2023.
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Zhang, X., Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2023). Risk Assessment Models for Pipeline Infrastructure Failure. ASCE Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World (INSPIRE) Conference, pp. 404-410, Arlington, VA, Nov 16-18, 2023
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Gao, J., Zhang, X., Duan, J., & Tao, C.* (2023). Risk Assessment for Infrastructure Vulnerable to Flood Hazard in the Great Lake Region. ASCE Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World (INSPIRE) Conference, pp. 418-425, Arlington, VA, Nov 16-18, 2023.
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Zhang, X., Duan, J., Tao, C.*, Besiktepe, D., & Elwakil, E. (2023). Machine Learning-based Risk Assessment for Bridge Infrastructure. ASCE Infrastructure Innovation & Adaptation for a Sustainable & Resilient World (INSPIRE) Conference, pp. 426-432, Arlington, VA, Nov 16-18, 2023.
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Huang, Y., Jiang, L., Lin, Z., Tao, C., Huang, L., Wang, X., Knight, A., Duan, J., & Lin, Y. (2023). All-in-One Multifunctional Cured-In-Place Structural Liner for Rehabilitating of Aging Cast Iron Pipelines, Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum 2023, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, Arlington, VA, October 31-November 1, 2023.
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Guan S., Tao, C., & Liu, S., Computer Vision based Track Conditions Detection, 12th International Heavy Haul Conference (IHHA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 27-31, 2023.
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Li, T., Surve T., Thompson, E., Tao, C., & Bian Y. (2023). Towards Human-Centered Pavement Quality Annotation with Crowdsourcing, the 20th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MOBISPC 2023), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 14-16, 2023.
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Duan, J., & Tao, C.*(2023). Computational Investigation of the Flood Impact on Bridge Infrastructures in the Great Lakes Region. ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce 2023), pp. 288-294, Corvallis, Oregon, June 25 - 28, 2023.
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Zhang, X., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2023). Machine learning-based Risk Model for Pipeline Integrity Management. ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce 2023), pp. 689-696, Corvallis, Oregon, June 25 - 28, 2023.
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Duan, J., Tao, C.*, & Huang, Y. (2023). Numerical Analysis of Cured-In-Place Pipe Structural Liner for Underground Pipeline Rehabilitation. ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce 2023), pp. 772-780, Corvallis, Oregon, June 25 - 28, 2023.
- Guan, S., Tao, C., & Liu, S (2023). Imagery-Based Post-Flooding Infrastructure Damages Assessment, SPIE Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2023, Long Beach, CA, March 12-16, 2023.
- Tao, C. (2022). Optimization of Cement Production and Hydration for Improved Sustainability, Performance, and Cost, SPE Workshop: Cementing in an Unconventional World, Galveston, TX, September 27-29, 2022.
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2022). Steady and Pulsating Flow of Cement Slurries, 2022 NETL Workshop on Multiphase Flow Science (Virtual), National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2-3, 2022.
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Peng, C., Tao, C., Hu, X., Jiang, Y., & Li, S. (2022). Effects of Gap in Naturally Formed Semitruck Platoons on Long-term Performance of Flexible Pavement Structures: Numerical Modeling, 8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM), Orlando, FL, USA, June 5-8, 2022.
- Tao, C., Chang, S., & Fernández-Cabán, P. (2022). Review of Building Renovation Materials for Structural and Non-Structural Components, 58th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference (ASC2022), vol 3, pages 101-109, Atlanta, GA, April 20-23, 2022.
- Deng, L., Caballero, D., Zamarripa, M., Kutchko, B., Tao, C., Omell, B., & Matuszewski, M., Design of an MEA-Based Carbon Capture System for Cement Industry, 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting (Virtual), November 15-19, 2021.
- Mofakham, A., Tao, C., Ahmadi, G., Massoudi, M., Rosenbaum, E., & Kutchko, B. (2020). Computational Modeling of Oil Well Cementing and Gas Migration Process, Fluids Engineering Division’s Summer Meeting (FEDSM2020), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Orlando, FL, July 13-15, 2020.
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2019). Flow of a Cement Suspension in a Pipe, 2019 Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, and Oil and Gas Technologies Integrated Review Meeting, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, August 28, 2019.
- Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., Massoudi, M., Spaulding R., Tao, C., Haljasmaa, I., Fazio, J., & Dayal, K. (2019). Well Cement Behavior and Gas Migration during Early Hydration – Methods to Determine Cement Slurry Gelation to Ensure Wellbore Integrity, 2019 Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, and Oil and Gas Technologies Integrated Review Meeting, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, August 28, 2019.
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2019). Flow of a Cement Slurry Modeled as a Generalized Second Grade Fluid, ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference 2019 (AJKFluids), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), San Francisco, CA, July 28-August 1, 2019.
- Tao, C., Kutchko, B., Rosenbaum, E., & Massoudi, M. (2019). Steady and Transient Flow of a Cement Slurry, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2019 (EMI2019), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, June 18-21, 2019.
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2019). Flow of Cement Slurry in a Vertical Pipe, 2019 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), American Mathematical Society (AMS), Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Baltimore, MD, January 16-19, 2019.
- Tao, C., Rosenbaum, E., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2019). Effects of Shear-rate Dependent Viscosity on the Flow of a Cement Slurry, Dynamics Days 2019, International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, January 4-6, 2019.
- Tao, C., Kutchko, B., & Massoudi, M. (2018). Numerical Analysis for Flow of a Cement Slurry, Mid-Atlantic Numerical Analysis Day (NA-Day 2018), Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, November 9, 2018.
- Tao, C., Watts, B., Ferraro, C. C., & Masters, F. J. (2017). Exploring Pareto Frontier with Metaheuristic in Virtual Modeling of Cement, 8th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2017), Atlanta, GA, June 26-28, 2017.
- Watts, B. E., Tao, C., Ferraro, C. C., & Masters, F. J. (2017). Evaluation of the VCCTL as a Replacement for Physical Testing Using Traditional Laboratory Proficiency Metrics, 8th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2017), Atlanta, GA June 26-28, 2017.
- Tibbetts, C.M., Tao, C. & Ferraro, C. C., (2017). Comparison of Durability as Measured by Electrical Resistivity and MIP, 3rd International Congress on Durability of Concrete (ICDC 2017), Adelaide, Australia, October 22-27, 2017.
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Shahba, A., Tao, C., Pilchak, A. & Ghosh, S., “Crystal Plasticity Modeling of Single-phase Titanium Alloys”, 17th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, East Lansing, MI, June 18-20, 2014.
- Zhang, Q, Tao, C., & Wei, C., (2015). The Nonlinear Analysis on Cross-section Short-limb Shear Wall. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Transportation, pp. 608-611, Atlantis Press.
- Zhang, Q, Tao, C., Wei, C., Tan, P. & Liang, Y. (2010). Nonlinear Analysis on Cross-section Short-limb Shear Wall with Longitudinal Reinforcement Ratio Changes. International Conference on Engineering Computation (ICEC2010). London Science Publishing Limited, 105-108.
Industry Engagement:
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SCMT Faculty-Industry Collaborative Development Summer Program, ILAB Research Development + Innovation | Buildings + Places @ AECOM, New York, NY, Summer 2022.
Professional Affiliations:
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Gulf Research Program Connects Ambassador
- Associate/Voting Committee Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 135, 238, &241
- Associate Member, American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
- Committee Member, SPE Workshop: Cementing Challenges with Carbon Capture and Storage Wells
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Member, Low Carbon Cements and Concretes Consortium, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Member, Purdue Polytechnic - Holistic Safety and Security (HSS) Research Impact Area, Purdue University
- Member, Women's Global Health Institute, Purdue University
- Member, Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (CII), Purdue University
- Member, Institute for a Sustainable Future, Purdue University
- Member, Carbon Neutral Purdue, Purdue University
- Guest Editor, Energies-Special Issue: Advances in Sustainable Infrastructure System, MDPI
- Guest Editor, Fluids-Special Issue: Advances in Computational Mechanics of Non-Newtonian Fluids, MDPI
- Guest Editor, Buildings-Special Issue: Health Monitoring of Building Structures: Emerging Technologies and Approaches, MDPI
- Topic Editor, Frontiers in Built Environment - Computational Methods in Structural Engineering - Advances in Structural Resilience Modeling in Natural Hazard
- Panel Reviewer, NSF-CBET, NSF-CMMI
- Peer Reviewer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of University Programs Peer Reviewer, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
- Reviewer, American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund
- Scribe, NSF Natural Hazards Engineering Research Summit Miniworkshop - "Societal Dimensions of Research - Equity"
- Editorial Manager & Reviewer, Cement and Concrete Research, Elsevier
- Reviewer, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (CACAIE), Wiley
- Reviewer, Scientific Reports, Nature Journal
- Reviewer, Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer
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