Efficiency & Resiliency
KU researchers design infrastructure and technologies that operate reliably under stress and recover quickly from disruption. They also advance chemical and energy efficiency in high-impact areas like refrigeration and cooling — a major load in buildings and industry. In addition, KU faculty advance structural engineering through analysis, design and full-scale testing enabling research in reinforced and prestressed concrete, structural steel, seismic performance, composites and fracture mechanics that translates directly into safer, longer-lasting structures. KU research teams also deliver resilient transportation, water systems and high-performance buildings, and improve the resilience of essential infrastructures like water, energy and transportation. This results in fewer outages and losses, higher efficiency and faster recoveries in critical systems.
Faculty with Research in this Area
Alan M. Allgeier
Director, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC)Don W. Green Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Caroline R. Bennett
Chair and Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringGlenn L. Parker Faculty Fellow
Theodore L. Bergman
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Juan J Bravo-Suárez
Associate Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
William N. Collins
Stanley T. and Phyllis W. Rolfe Chair's Council Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Elizabeth Corson
Fred Kurata Assistant Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
David Darwin
Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering Interim Director of the Craig and Diane Martin National Center for Construction Safety
Christopher Depcik
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Victor Frost
Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Jie Han
Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Amy Hansen
Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Cheng Huang
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Rongqing Hui
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Justin Hutchison
Associate Professor of Civil, Envionrmental & Architectural Engineering
Shawn Keshmiri
Spahr Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Huijeong Kim
Assistant Professor of Civil, Envionrmental & Architectural Engineering
Alexandra Kondyli
Professor of Civil, Envionrmental & Architectural Engineering
Gibum Kwon
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.
Kevin C. Leonard
Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering School of Engineering Associate Dean for Research
Andrés Lepage
Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Rémy Lequesne
Black and Veatch Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural EngineeringEngineering Associate Dean for Faculty & Staff Affairs
Jian Li
Deane E. Ackers Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Brian Lines
David A. Ross Chair’s CouncilAssociate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Carl W. Luchies
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Craig McLaughlin
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Ana Rita C. Morais
Deputy Director, Wonderful Institute for Sustainable EngineeringAssistant Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Van Ly Nguyen
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Karen J. Nordheden
Associate Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Matt O'Reilly
Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Robert Parsons
Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Edward F. Peltier
Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Erik Perrins
Chair and University Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
David Petr
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Joshua Roundy
Harold A. and Donna R. Phelps Chair's Council Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Steven Schrock
Director, University of Kansas Transportation CenterN.T. Veatch Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Aaron M. Scurto
Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Nishit Shetty
Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Mark B. Shiflett
Director, Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub.Director, Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Belinda Sturm
"Director, Kansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR ProgramRoss McKinney Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Ross McKinney Faculty Fellow
Bala Subramaniam
Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Elaina Sutley
Diane M. Darwin Chair's Council Associate Professor of Civil, Envionrmental & Architectural Engineering Thomas and Eileen Washburn Scholar, Engineering Associate Dean for Impact & Belonging
Ray Taghavi
Sharp Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Dan Tran
Professor of Civil, Envionrmental & Architectural Engineering
Shi'an Wang
Assistant Professor of Civil, Envionrmental & Architectural Engineering
ZJ Wang
Spahr Professor of Aerospace Engineering