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
-
SusMatLab will be presenting the following six(6) accepted papers at the upcoming 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting in Boston, November 2-6, 2025.
-
New article alert! Congratulations to Godwin! His 1st-author paper has been accepted for publication in ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Title: “Elucidating the Effects of Water Activity on the Hydration Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Ye’elimite-Calcium Sulfate Hydrate Systems” Authors: Ogbuehi, Godwin; Halder, Rupack; Kumar, Aditya; Sant, Gaurav; Okoronkwo, Monday Manuscript Status: Accept… Read more
-
SusMatLab will be presenting the following four (4) accepted papers at the upcoming Carbon Conscious Concrete (C3) Symposium in Chicago, October 2-5, 2025
1. Valorization of LMF Steel Slag in BYF Cement: A Pathway to Low-Carbon, Low-Cost Cement Product, by Abdulkareem Yusuf and Monday Okoronkwo 2. Effects of Nano-Ettringite On The 3D-Microstructure and Strength Development of Sulfoaluminate and Portland Cement Pastes, by Ugochukwu Ewuzie, Rupack Halder, and Monday Okoronkwo 3. Surface Chemistry Orchestrates Performance: Elucidating Superplasticizer Behavior in… Read more
-
New Paper Alert: Rupack’s paper has been acepted for publication in Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier.
Investigating the seeding effects of nano-ettringite on the hydration and 3D microstructure of calcium sulfoaluminate cement paste Rupack R. Halder, Ugochukwu Ewuzie, Godwin I. Ogbuehi, Abdulkareem O. Yusuf, Titus C. Egbosiuba, Monday U. Okoronkwo,Investigating the seeding effects of nano-ettringite on the hydration and 3D microstructure of calcium sulfoaluminate cement paste,Journal of Building Engineering,Volume 113,2025,114079,ISSN 2352-7102,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114079.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352710225023162)… Read more