Welcome to the website of Prof. Matthew Bandelt's Research Group at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Bandelt conducts experimental and computational research on durable, damage-tolerant, and sustainable building materials and structural systems. The main goal of his research is to develop guidelines to design with, and predict the performance of, novel materials and systems that can improve the performance of the built environment under harsh mechanical and environmental conditions. His teaching interests are in the areas of mechanics, materials, structural analysis, and structural design at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Dr. Bandelt joined the John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NJIT in July 2015. He received his PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University in 2015 with a concentration in structural engineering, and his bachelors and masters degrees in civil engineering from Villanova University, both with concentrations in structural engineering. Dr. Bandelt is the recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Fred R. Havens Fellowship, and the John A. Blume Fellowship from Stanford University. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in the State of New Jersey and the Commonweatlh of Pennsylvania.
September 18, 2023 | Dr. Bandelt gave presentations at 2023 Workshop on FRC at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
June 7, 2023 | PhD Student, Ronit Sthapit, and MS Student, Joe Almeida, along with Dr. Bandelt gave presentations at the 3rd International Interactive UHPC Symposium in Wilmington, Delaware.
May 16, 2023 | Congratulations to Dr. Jin Fan and Dr. Seyed Masoud Shirkhorshidi who graduated with their PhD degrees today. Jin will join UC Davis as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Masoud will join Thornton Tomasetti.
April 7, 2023 | Dr. Bandelt gave a presentation to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston.
April 3, 2023 | Dr. Bandelt gave a presentation at the ACI Spring 2023 Convention in San Francisco, California.
April 3, 2023 | MS Student, Joseph Almeida, gave a presentation to ACI Committee 239 and an additional presentation at the ACI Spring 2023 Convention in San Francisco, California. He received an award from ACI Committee 123 for his presentation as well as an ACI Travel Grant.
April 3, 2023 | MS Student, Joseph Almeida, gave a presentation to ACI Committee 239 and an additional presentation at the ACI Spring 2023 Convention in San Francisco, California. He received an award from ACI Committee 123 for his presentation as well as an ACI Travel Grant.
March 5, 2023 | Our paper on seismic performance of HPFRCC archetype frames was published in the Resilient Cities and Structures!