Faculty Profiles

Neeraj Buch
Professor
Research Biography

Dr. Buch's interests are in the area of concrete pavement design, rehabilitation, non-destructive testing of pavements, and composite materials. His research focuses on the development of rut and fatigue prediction models for flexible pavements design. He is involved in developing crack deterioration algorithms for rigid pavements. His other research interests include development of rehabilitation strategies, and study of recyclable materials in portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete.

Selected Publications
  • With T. VanDam, K. Peterson and L. Sutter, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, November, 2007.
  • With T. Van Dam, K. Peterson and L. Sutter, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, 2008.
  • With M. Prabhu and A. Varma, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR 2037, Washington, D.C., December, 2007.
  • With S. Waqar, K. Chatti, R. Lyles, A. Pulipaka and D. Gilliland, Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering, Volume 133, No. 6, pp. 378-388, June, 2007.
Selected Achievements and Awards
  • ASEE North Central Award for the Outstanding Teacher (Regional), 2006
  • MSU Alumni Club Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award (University), 2003
  • Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence (Department), 2001, 2006, 2007