Built Environment Research
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Title |
Faculty PI/CoPI/Researcher |
Funder |
| Evaluating the Transition to 3D Modeling Environment for Bridges | Mohammed Mawlana |
NCDO |
| Combined effect of Allostatic Load and Lead Exposure on Cardiovascular disease Mortality among U.S. Adults | Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi |
NIH/ Washington University St. Louis |
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Targeting homes with high Lead exposure risks by leveraging big data and advanced machine-learning algorithms
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Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi |
HUD |
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Grant 20-0105 Sustaining Our Neighborhoods Through Transformation Community Modeling Awarded
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Tony Graham |
Habitiat for Humanity of Forsyth County |
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NSF 2010398: Grant for ICRS 2020
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Dongyang Deng |
NSF |
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NC2 Team Sustainable Polymer Nanocomposite.
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Dongyang Deng |
NSF |
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Grant 20-0105 Sustaining Our Neighborhoods Through Transformation Community Modeling Awarded
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Tony Graham |
City of Greensboro/Habitat for Humanity |
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Accuracy Assessment IoT Stream Gage |
Leila Hashemi Beni |
North Carolina Collaboratory |
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UAV Remote Sensing for Flood Modeling |
Leila Hashemi Beni, PI |
NSF Research Initiation Award |
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Data Collection and Data Analytic in support of Flood Management |
Leila Hashemi Beni, PI |
UNC Collaboratory - Flood Resilience |
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Initiation for Advanced Geospatial Analysis to Identify Suitable Areas for Renewable Energy Development |
Leila Hashemi Beni, PI |
Exelon R&D contract |
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Advanced Geospatial Analysis to Identify Suitable Areas for Renewable Energy Development |
Leila Hashemi Beni, PI |
Exelon R&D contract |
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Utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle during Disaster Operations |
Leila Hashemi Beni, PI |
UNC Collaboratory |
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Student GIS Interns |
Peggy Fersner |
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Broadening Female Participation STE |
Andrea Ofori-Boadu |
East Coast Construction Services |
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Beach Exposure & Child Health Study |
Alesia Ferguson |
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative |
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E Cube Research Experience |
Dongyang Deng |
AEESP Foundation |
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NOCTI Test Acct |
Robert Pyle |
NOCTI |
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Flood Modeling and Management |
Leila Hashemi Beni |
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Professional Identity Development |
Andrea Ofori-Boadu |
National Science Foundation |
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Mapping Soil Urban Lead Exposome |
Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi |
North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences |
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In-Utero Lead Exposure and Thyroid Hormone Assessment |
Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi |
Indiana University |
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Residential Construction Certificate Program |
Andrea Ofori-Boadu |
National Association of Home Builders |
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National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) |
Andrea Ofori-Boadu and Robert Pyle |
National Association of Home Builders/True Homes/national Housing Endowment |
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Building Competitive Capacities |
Lead PI: Osei-Yeboe, PI, Christian Bock-Hyeng |
USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service |
Armijos, R.X., Weigel, M.M., Obeng-Gyasi, E. and Racines-Orbe, M., 2021. Elevated blood lead and metal/metalloid levels and environmental exposure sources in urban Ecuadorian school-age children and mothers. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 235, p.113770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113770
Mantripragada,Shobha; Deng,Dongyang; Zhang,Lifeng;(June 2021) "Remediation of GenX from water by amidoxime surface-functionalized electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous adsorbent", Chemosphere - In Press, Journal Pre-proof - online 16 June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131235
Ofori-Boadu, A.N., Bryant, D., Bock-Hyeng, C., Assefa, Z., Aryeetey, F., Munkaila, S. and Fini, E. (2021), "Physiochemical characterization of agricultural waste biochars for partial cement replacement", International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-04-2020-0026
Babekir, A., Mustafa, S., Obeng-Gyasi, E (2021) . The Association of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and Cardiovascular Biomarkers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9)
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094908
Altomare, T.; Tarwater, P.M.; Ferguson, A.C.; Solo-Gabriele, H.M.; Mena, K.D. Estimating Health Risks to Children Associated with Recreational Play on Oil Spill-Contaminated Beaches. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010126
Ferguson, A.; Dwivedi, A.; Adelabu, F.; Ehindero, E.; Lamssali, M.; Obeng-Gyasi, E.; Mena, K.; Solo-Gabriele, H. Quantified Activity Patterns for Young Children in Beach Environments Relevant for Exposure to Contaminants. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3274. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph1806327
Obeng-Gyasi ,E., Roostaeri, J, Gibson JM (2021) . Lead Distribution in Urban Soil in a Medium-Sized City: Household-Scale Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07317
Ofori-Boadu, A.N., Owusu-Manu, D.-G., Edwards, D.J. and Asiseh, F. (2020), "A conceptual model of subcontractor development practices for LEED projects", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-08-2019-0425
Ofori-Boadu, A.N., Ofori-Boadu, V., Vanderpool, J. & Deng, D. (2020). Nascent Professional Identity Development in Freshman Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Women. Conference proceeding of the 2020 Virtual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). (June 21- 24, 2020). Available at: https://strategy.asee.org/nascent-professional-identity-development-in-freshman-architecture-engineering-and-construction-women
Obeng-Gyasi, E. and Obeng-Gyasi, B., 2020. Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Disease among Individuals Exposed to Lead: A Pilot Study. Diseases, 8(1), p.7.
Obeng-Gyasi, E., 2020. Chronic cadmium exposure and cardiovascular disease in adults. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 55(6), pp.726-729.
Obeng-Gyasi, E., 2018. Lead exposure and oxidative stress—A life course approach in US adults. Toxics, 6(3), p.42. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics6030042
Deng, Dongyang; Zhang, L.; Dong, M.; Samuel, R.; Ofori‐Boadu, A.; Lamssali, M. Water Environment Research (2020) Radioactive Waste: A Review.
Deng, Dongyang; Lamssali, M.; Aryal, N.; Ofori‐Boadu, A.; Jha, M. K.; Samuel, R. E. Water Environment Research (2020) Textiles wastewater treatment technology: A review.
Aryal, N.; Wood, J.; Rijal, I.; Deng, Dongyang; Jha, M. K.; Ofori‐Boadu, A. Water Environment Research (2020) Fate of environmental pollutants: A review.
Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H. et al. Soil–skin adherence measures from hand press trials in a Gulf study of exposures. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-020-00269-2
Obeng-Gyasi, E., Armijos, R., Weigel, M., Filippelli, G., & Sayegh, M. (2018). Cardiovascular-related outcomes in US adults exposed to lead. International journal of environmental research and public health, 15(4), 759.
Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2019). Sources of lead exposure in various countries. Reviews on environmental health, 34(1), 25-34.
Ferguson, A., Del Donno, C., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Kaur Altomare, T., Guerrero, R., ... & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2019). Children Exposure-Related Behavior Patterns and Risk Perception Associated with Recreational Beach Use. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(15), 2783.
Alesia Ferguson, Kristina Mena, and Helena Solo-Gabriele “ Assessment for Oil Spill Chemicals: Current Knowledge, Data Gaps, and Uncertainties Addressing Human Physical Health Risk” Marine Pollution, 2020, 110746 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110746
Ofori-Boadu, A. N., Abrokwah, R., Gbewonyo, S., and Fini, E. (2018). Effect of Swine- Waste Bio-Char Treatment Temperatures on Water Absorption Characteristics of Cement Pastes, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 36(3), 283-299. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJBPA-11-2017- 0055
Ofori-Boadu, A. N., Ofori-Boadu, V., Borders-Taylor, I., Waller, L., and Akangah, P. (2019). Professional Identity Formation and Development in HBCU Construction Students. Proceeding of the 2019 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference, Tampa, Florida.(June 16 – 19, 2019) (https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/140/papers/25475/view)
Deng, D. & Lin, L.-S. 2017. Continuous sulfidogenic wastewater treatment with iron sulfide sludge oxidation and recycle. Water research, 114, 210-217.
Deng, D., LIN, O., Rubenstein, A., Weidhaas, J. L. & Lin, L.-S. 2019. Elucidating biochemical transformations of Fe and S in an innovative Fe (II)-dosed anaerobic wastewater treatment process using spectroscopic and phylogenetic analyses. Chemical Engineering Journal, 358, 1208-1217.
Mantripragada, S., Gbewonyo, S., Deng, D. & Zhang, L. 2019. Oil Absorption Capability of Electrospun Carbon Nanofibrous Membranes Having Porous and Hollow Nanostructures. Materials Letters, 127069.
Labs and Facilities
Dr. Mohammed Mawlana - Construction Research Lab - price 112 L, Visualization and Collaboration Lab - Smith 4007
Dr. Leila Hashemi Beni-Photogrammetry and GIS-Price 105
Dr. Dongyang Deng: Water Quality Analysis Lab-JSNN Lab 106
Dr. Andrea Ofori-Boadu-Cement and Concrete Materials Lab
Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi- Environmental Health and Disease Lab- Hines Hall 313
Geomatics Lab: All Geomatics Facility: Price 112
Soil Testing Lab: Price Hall-Mainly for Classroom Instruction-Price 111
EHS and Construction Teaching Labs-Price 115
3D Computer Room: Smith 4007
