Education Background
Civil Engineering Ph.D - 2016 Clarkson University
Civil & Environmental Engineering M.S. - 2013 Clarkson University
Civil & Environmental Engineering B.S. with Distinction - 2011 Clarkson University
Experience
Assistant Professor Clarkson University, Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate Utah State University, 2018
Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellow Idaho State University, 2017
Courses Taught
- CE212 - Introduction to Engineering Design
- CE549 - Experimental Methods in Structures
- ES100 - Introduction to Engineering Use of Computers
- ES222 - Strength of Materials
Research Interests
- Concrete materials
- Concrete structures
- Experimental mechanics
- Durability
- Sustainability
- Impact and blast loads
Awards
- Emerging Leaders Alliance, Sponsored by American Concrete Institute, 2019
- Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Awarded by Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Sponsored by Defense Intelligence Agency, 2016-2017
- Outstanding Teaching Award for Graduate Students, Clarkson University, 2016
- Outstanding Teaching Award for Graduate Students, Clarkson University, 2015
- Student of the Year (Region 2), United States Department of Transportation, 2014
Publications
- S. Al-Rubaye, T. Sorensen, R.J. Thomas, and M. Maguire, “Generalized beam-spring model for partially composite concrete sandwich wall panels,” Engineering Structures, vol. 198, pp. 109533, November 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109533
- R.J. Thomas, A.D. Sorensen, and M. Maguire, “Analytical models for three-dimensional diffusion of ions from salt-contaminated aggregates,” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 19, April 2019. DOI: 10.1520/ACEM20180137
- S. Dorafshan, R.J. Thomas, and M. Maguire, “Comparison of deep convolutional neural networks and edge detectors for image-based crack detection in concrete,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 186, pp. 1031-1045, October 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.08.011
- I. Quezada*, R.J. Thomas, and M. Maguire, “Internal curing to mitigate cracking in rapid set pavement repair media,” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 660-674, November 2018. DOI: 10.1520/ACEM20170140
- R.J. Thomas, K. Steel, and A.D. Sorensen, “Reliability analysis of circular reinforced concrete columns subject to sequential vehicular impact and blast loading,” Engineering Structures, vol. 168, pp. 838-851, July 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.04.099
- R.J. Thomas, M. Maguire, A.D. Sorensen, and I. Quezada*, “Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement: Benefits and applications,” Concrete International, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 65-69, April 2018.
- R.J. Thomas and A.D. Sorensen, “Review of strain rate effects for UHPC in tension,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 153, pp. 846-856, October 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.168
- R.J. Thomas, D. Lezama**, and S. Peethamparan, “On drying shrinkage in alkali-activated concrete: Improving dimensional stability by aging or heat-curing,” Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 91, pp. 13-23, January 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.10.003
- R.J. Thomas and S. Peethamparan, “Alkali-activated concrete: Engineering properties and stress-strain behavior,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 93, pp. 49-56, September 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.04.039
- B.S. Gebreziabiher, R.J. Thomas, and S. Peethamparan, “Very-early-age reaction kinetics and microstructural development in alkali-activated slag,” Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 55, pp. 91-102, January 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.09.001