“Investigating the thixotropy of fresh struvite cement-based composite: Insights on mechanisms of the pastes’ thixotropic behavior”, Ewuzie, U; Yusuf, A.O., Daramola, D., & Okoronkwo, M.U. Cement and Concrete Composites 2025, 160,106058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2025.106058…
Congratulations to Rupack for wining double awards!
Rupack Halder won $1500 as the People’s Choice Award for best tagline and Best Pitch for the graduate certificate in Value-Driven Innovation….
New article alert: Rheology of bituminous coal water slurry
“Evaluation and modeling of the effect of the slurry composition, dispersants, and stirring on the rheology of bituminous coal water slurry using novel definitive screening design“; Alalou, A.; Saka, A. A.; El Asri, M.; Boulahna, A.; Okoronkwo, M. U.; Al-Dahhan, M. H. . Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2025.2475189….
Congratulations to Abiodun for publishing his first 1st-author paper in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal
“Thermo-rheological and tribological properties of low- and high-oleic vegetable oils as sustainable bio-based lubricants”, Saka, A.; K. Abor, T.; C. Okafor, A.; U. Okoronkwo, M. RSC Sustainability 2025, 3 (3), 1461–1476. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2025/su/d4su00605d…
Congratulations to Rupack for successfully defending his PhD Dissertation!
Dissertation title “NANO-ETTRINGITE SEEDING: ENHANCING HYDRATION, MICROSTRUCTURE, STRENGTH, AND DURABILITY IN CEMENT SYSTEMS”…
Rupack wins first place in 2024 Missouri S&T Photography Contest!
Missouri S&T in Autumn – Photo by Rupack Halder, 2024…