Civil Engineering Labs
Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering Research Laboratory (CHERL)
This lab provides extensive research opportunities in coastal engineering, fluid mechanics, and hydraulics within the field of civil engineering. Equipped with a state-of-the-art combined wave and bi-directional current flume measuring 80 feet in length, 5 feet in width, and 5 feet in depth, as well as advanced instrumentation, the lab supports experiments on coastal structures, beach morphology, marine and hydrokinetic energy, open channel flow, and other applications. PI: Ali Farhadzadeh
Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
The lab is equipped with advanced instrumentation, including a 6545B Agilent Quadrupole Time Of Flight-Mass Spectrometer (QTOF-MS), an Agilent 1290 Infinity Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) system with an integrated online Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) system, and an Organomation 12-position Nitrogen-Evaporating water bath (N-EVAP). PI: Carrie McDonough
High-Performance Supercomputing Cluster
Our department has recently commissioned a high-performance computing cluster named
Zagros, designed for advanced computational research. Zagros features 76 Intel Xeon E5-2670
nodes with a total of 1,216 cores. Each node is equipped with 128GB of RAM, resulting
in a system-wide memory capacity of 9.728TB. The nodes are interconnected through
a 40Gbps InfiniBand network, ensuring low-latency and high-throughput communication.
Storage is supported by a Lustre system, offering 72GB of usable space, also connected
via InfiniBand for optimized performance. PI: Ali Khosronejad
Lightweight and Multifunctional Structures Laboratory
The Lightweight and Multifunctional Structures Laboratory focuses on the development and meso-scale characterization of engineered materials (e.g., hybrids, composites, metamaterials), lightweight structures (e.g., slender, thin-walled designs), and multifunctional structures (e.g., smart, adaptive, multi-physics systems). The lab is equipped to conduct experimental research in areas such as engineered materials for energy management, energy harvesting materials and devices, slender thin-walled structures, and structural health monitoring. PI: Rigoberto Burgueño.
Dynamic Structures Laboratory
The Dynamic Structures Laboratory is dedicated to:
- The development and experimental testing of innovative, adaptive, and shape-morphing structures.
- Experimental research in structural dynamics and wave physics.
PI: Paolo Celli.
Geosystems Engineering Laboratory
This lab supports the preparation, characterization, testing, and visualization of geosystems across scales, from nanometers to meters. It is equipped with advanced tools, including XRD, XRF, BET, and TGA, for nanoscale analysis of mineralogy and pore spaces. Two fully automated triaxial systems enable simulation of shallow and deep geosystems under in-situ temperature, stress, and flow conditions. Additionally, the photoporomechanics and ring shear testing setups offer unique and innovative methods to probe the intrinsic physics of geosystems with strong fluid coupling. PI: Wei Li.
University Labs and Centers
New York State Center for Clean Water Technology
The NYS Center for Clean Water Technology focuses on driving business growth and job creation through the development of innovative water technologies, with an initial emphasis on on-site wastewater solutions. This collaborative effort brings together Civil Engineering and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, working in coordination with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Suffolk County, and the Town of Southampton.
Institute for AI-Driven Technology and Innovation
Southampton Marine Station
Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center
Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology
Infrastructure, Transportation and Security Center (ITSC)
ITSC is dedicated to enhancing the security of infrastructure and transportation systems across Long Island. It is the result of a collaborative effort between the Departments of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, alongside teams from Farmingdale State College, Maritime College, and Nassau Community College.