Civil and Architectural Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Education:

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
• M.S. Management Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing
• B.S. Industrial Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce

Academic and Professional Experience:

• Associate Professor, Construction Management, Dept. of Applied and Engineering Technology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky (2018-2020)
• Assistant Professor, Construction Management, Dept. of Applied and Engineering Technology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky (2014-2018)
• Engineer, Dynasty Group Inc., Chicago, Illinois (2010 -2013)

Areas of Teaching:

• Introduction to Construction Management
• Construction Graphics/BIM Applications
• Plan Reading
• Bidding and Estimating
• Construction Contracts Administration
• Scheduling
• Project Organization and Supervision
• Engineering Economic Analysis
• Construction Structural Design

Research Interest:

• Automated Construction Progress Control
• Workplace Safety with Wearable Technology Innovation
• Applications of LiDAR in Civil Engineering and Construction Management
• Construction Schedule Delay Analysis

Licensure and Certificate:

• License of Construction Quality Management for Contractors, by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, License #: LRL091500793
• Certified Construction Documents Technologist (CDT), by Construction Specification Institution (CSI).
• Environmental and Erosion Control Specialist (ECATTS), by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
• Certificate of completing OSHA 30 hours Outreach Training, OSHA
• Construction Manager in Training (CMIT), by Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).
• Procore Certified: Associate, by Procore Technologies, License #: xpztvjuq6t4k
• Independent Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) Certificate, by Quality Matters.

Award:

• Associated School of Construction (ASC) Regional Teaching Award, 2017
• Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Foundation Scholarship, 2012 
• Dean’s fellowship, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2009 

Selected Journal Publications:

• Zhang, C., Kumar, D., Li, H., Zhou, R., Lv, L., & Tian, J. (2023). Development of a BIM-Enabled Automated Cost Segregation System. Buildings, 13(7), 1805

• Cinko, E., Demirkesen, S., Sadikoglu, E., & Zhang, C*. (2023). Investigating the Critical Success Factors of Claims Management in Construction Contracts. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 15(2), 04522066.

• Wang, Z., Xie, W., & Zhang, C.* (2023). Towards COP26 targets: Characteristics and influencing factors of spatial correlation network structure on US carbon emission. Resources Policy, 81, 103285.

• Kuinkel, M., Zhang, C.*, Liu, P., Demirkesen, S., & Ksaibati, K. (2023). Suitability Study of Using UAVs to Estimate Landfilled Fly Ash Stockpile. Sensors, 23(3), 1242.

• Dobrucali, E., Sadikoglu, E., Demirkesen, S., Zhang, C., Tezel, A., & Kiral, I. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of digital technologies use in construction health and safety. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management.

• Cao, Y., Zhang, C.*, Li, H., Su, L., & Kuinkel, M. (2023). Research status and trend of PPP in the US and China: visual knowledge mapping analysis. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 1–14.

• Li, Y., He, N., Zhang, Y., Li, H., & Zhang, C. (2023). Optimization of Capital Structure for Urban Water PPP Projects Using Mezzanine Financing: Sustainable Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(8), 04023059.

• Li, H., Su, L., Zuo, J., An, X., Dong, G., Wang, L., & Zhang, C. (2023). The framework of data-driven and multi-criteria decision-making for detecting unbalanced bidding. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 30(2), 598–622.

• Wang, Z., Han, F., Xia, B., Liu, J., & Zhang, C. (2023). Regional differences and heterogeneity of construction and demolition waste with economic growth: evidence from China. Construction Management and Economics, 41(1), 44–59.