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Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty

Dr. Jialuo He

Jialuo He

Research Assistant Professor

Office:

Sloan 136

Phone:

(509) 335-1691

Fax:

(509) 335-7632

Email:

jialuo.he@wsu.edu

 

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, 2019, Washington State University
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, 2015, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. Polymer Materials and Engineering, 2013, Nanjing Tech University

Professional Experience

  • Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2024-Present
  • Succession Director, National Center for TriDurLE, Washington State University, 2024-Present
  • Assistant Director, National Center for TriDurLE, Washington State University, 2021-2024
  • Laboratory Manager, Geotech Division, Capitol Development Design, Inc., 2021
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, 2020-2021
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2015-2019
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2016-2018

Awards

  • Rafik and Marysue Itani Staff Excellence Award, 2024
  • John Roberson Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2021
  • Perteet Graduate Fellowship in Civil Engineering, 2017 & 2018
  • Simpson Strong-Tie Corrosion Research Scholarship, 2017

Research Interests

  • Decarbonization of Concrete Infrastructure
  • Transportation Infrastructure Resilience and Preservation
  • Concrete Durability and Sustainability
  • Corrosion and Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Teaching

  • Construction Materials
  • Concrete Durability

Publications

  • “2021 Long-term Water Supply and Demand Forecast,” Department of Ecology
  • “Participatory Measurement, Monitoring, and Management of Groundwater in Northeast Brazil,” UKAID administered by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) Metaketa III
  • “Validating a Glacier Melt Toolbox for High Mountain Asia using a remote-sensing-driven data integration framework,” National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • “Increasing Regional to Global-Scale Resilience in FEW Systems through Coordinated Management of Storage in Concert with Innovations in Technology and Institutions,” National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Understanding the role of groundwater for drought mitigation in the Pacific Northwest
  • Improving the estimation of groundwater storage change from remotely-sensed observations
  • He, A. Manawadu, Y. Deng, J. Zhao, X. Shi. Frost Durability and Service Life Prediction of Self-Healing Concrete. ACI Materials Journal, 2024, 121(4), 23-38.
  • J. He, T. Aloundeth, Z. Li, X. Shi. Chemical Impacts of MgCl2 on Ordinary Portland Cement and High-Volume Fly Ash Mortars. Concrete International, 2024, 46(5), 34-41.
  • Z.Zhang, Z. Li, J. He, S. Qian, X. Shi. Recycled mask polypropylene microfibers benefit tensile properties and prevent thermally induced spalling of high-strength engineered cementitious composite (HS-ECC). Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 457, 142476.
  • R. Deb, J. He, G. Mishra, Y. Farnam. Investigating temperature change rate and pore confinement effect on thermal properties of phase change materials for de-icing and low-temperature applications in cementitious composites. Construction and Building Materials, 2024, 411, 134237.
  • J. He, M. Balapour, Y. Farnam. Performance of Soy Methyl Ester-Polystyrene as a Concrete Protectant: A State-of-the-Art Review. Transportation Research Record, 2024, 2678(3), 742-771.
  • M. H. Khaneghahi, A. Mutua, J. He, Geetika Mishra, Y. Farnam. Long-term performance of Soybean-based Concrete Surface Protectant under Laboratory Accelerated Aging Conditions. Transportation Research Record, 2024, 2678(8), 470-481.
  • M. H. Khaneghahi, J. He, Y. Farnam. Investigation on Physical and Chemical Protecting Mechanism of SME-PS as a Concrete Surface Protectant. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2024, 36(1): 04023529.
  • Z. Li, Z. Zhang, J. He, X. Shi. Graphene Oxide–Pretreated Waste Medical Mask Microfiber-Reinforced Cement Composites: Frost Damage Modeling and Chloride Migration. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2024, 36(1): 04023506.
  • J. He, C. Qiao, Y. Farnam. Durability evaluation of reinforced concrete with surface treatment of soy methyl ester-polystyrene under freeze-thaw cycles and calcium chloride. Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023, 137, 104927.
  • Z. Zhang, Z. Li, J. He, X. Shi. High-strength engineered cementitious composites with nano silica incorporated: Mechanical performance and autogenous self-healing behavior. Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023, 135, 104837.

 

Projects

  • “2021 Long-term Water Supply and Demand Forecast,” Department of Ecology
  • “Participatory Measurement, Monitoring, and Management of Groundwater in Northeast Brazil,” UKAID administered by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) Metaketa III
  • “Validating a Glacier Melt Toolbox for High Mountain Asia using a remote-sensing-driven data integration framework,” National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • “Increasing Regional to Global-Scale Resilience in FEW Systems through Coordinated Management of Storage in Concert with Innovations in Technology and Institutions,” National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Understanding the role of groundwater for drought mitigation in the Pacific Northwest
  • Improving the estimation of groundwater storage change from remotely-sensed observations
  • TOWARDS DURABLE CARBON-NEGATIVE CONCRETE: USING BIOCHAR TO REPLACE PART OF THE CLINKER AND FINE AGGREGATE. (04/2024 – 03/2027), $3,238,240 (PI: James E. Amonette, Co-PI: Jialuo He 10%). U.S. Department of Energy.
  • SURFACE MODIFICATION APPROACHES TO TURN WASTE PLASTICS INTO BENEFICIAL ADDITIVE FOR CONCRETE. (06/2024 – 12/2025), $90,000 (PI: Jialuo He 80%). USDOT UTC Tier 1 Center: ERTC3.
  • RESILIENCE OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SELF-HEALING TECHNOLOGY UNDER FREEZETHAW CYCLES. (08/2024 – 08/2026), $40,000 (PI: Jialuo He 100%). USDOT UTC Regional Centers: Region 10 (PacTrans).
  • ENHANCING WINTER MOBILITY OF PERVIOUS CONCRETE SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS, AND SHARED-USE PATHWAYS VIA INCORPORATION OF ENGINEERED BIOCHAR. (08/2023 – 08/2025), $40,000 (PI: Jialuo He 100%). USDOT UTC Regional Centers: Region 10 (PacTrans).
  • VALUE-ADDED APPLICATION OF BIOCHAR FOR DURABLE, CARBON-SMART CONCRETE PAVEMENT. (07/2023 – 09/2024), $235,575 (PI: Xianming Shi, Co-PI: Jialuo He 40%). Washington State Department of Commerce.
  • DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCAPSULE-BASED SELF-HEALING, HIGH-STRENGTH ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES (SHHS-ECC). (05/2021 – 06/2024), $90,428 (PI: Jialuo He 80%). USDOT UTC National Center for TriDurLE.
  • DESIGN OF LONG-LASTING DISCRETE SACRIFICIAL ANODE FOR CORROSION MITIGATION OF REINFORCEMENT IN CHLORIDE CONTAMINATED CONCRETE. (05/2020 – 06/2024), $90,000 (PI: Jialuo He 80%). USDOT UTC National Center for TriDurLE.
  • IMPACTS OF MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE DEICER ON THE DURABILITY OF NANO SILICA-MODIFIED HIGH VOLUME FLY ASH CONCRETE. (05/2020 – 06/2023), $54,000 (PI: Xianming Shi, Co-PI: Jialuo He 40%). USDOT UTC National Center for TriDurLE.
  • SUSTAINABLE nHPC MIXTURES FOR DURABLE OVERLAY OF CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS IN COLD REGIONS: PROOF OF CONCEPT. (05/2021 – 06/2024), $90,428 (PI: Xianming Shi, Co-PI: Jialuo He 40%). USDOT UTC National Center for TriDurLE.