SusMatLab at S&T
Sustainable Materials Laboratory (SusMatLab) is the Dr. Okoronkwo’s Research Group in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri S&T.
The group’s mission is to advance the chemistry and physics of materials for sustainable infrastructure, energy, and environment.
The research at SusMatLab focuses on recreating materials for sustainable infrastructure, energy, and environment. The team employs integrated experimental and computational techniques in elucidating the composition-structure-processing-property relationships in materials; leveraging the lessons learned, and inspirations from nature, and ancient and modern technologies in designing next-generation eco- and energy-efficient materials, while also improving the properties of existing ones.
Updates
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Rupack’s research titled “Seeding effect of nano-ettringite on the hydration kinetics of tricalcium silicate and ye’elimite clinker phases” was presented at the 15th Advances in Cement-Based Materials in Boulder, Colorado, by Abdulkareem.
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Abdulkareem presents his research titled “Sustainable belite-ye’elimite-ferrite cement: Utilizing ladle metallurgy furnace steel slag for low-cost and carbon-efficient production” at the 15th Advances in Cement-Based Materials in Boulder, Colorado, June 11-13, 2025.
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Abiodun presents his ECOCEM-supported research titled “Microstructural evolution and phase development in ultra-low clinker cement: A thermodynamic and experimental study” at the 15th Advances in Cement-Based Materials in Boulder, Colorado, June 11-13, 2025.
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Abiodun presents his research titled, “Rheological method for determining cement paste flowability retention: linking slump flow and yield stress evolution” at the 2024 DuRe Transp Workshop.