Matthew Adams
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
237 Colton Hall (COLT)
About Me
Dr. Adams received a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2006 from the University of New Hampshire. He then received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 2012 and 2016, respectively. He is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute and a member of ASTM International. He is currently an assistant professor of Civil Engineering at NJIT in Newark, NJ.
Education
Ph.D. ; Oregon State University ; Civil Engineering ; 2015

B.S. ; University of New Hampshire-Main Campus ; Civil Engineering ; 2015

Graduate Certificate ; Oregon State University ; College And University Teaching ; 2014

M.S. ; Oregon State University ; Civil Engineering ; 2012

Awards & Honors

2021 Excellence in Upper-Level Undergraduate Teaching Award, New Jersey Institute of Technology

2020 Richard P. Nathan Fellow, Rockefeller Institute for Technology

2020 Editor's Choice: ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers

2020 Best Presentation, Gordon Research Seminar Series

2019 ASTM Emerging Professional, ASTM, International

2019 Fellow, American Concrete Institute

2015 ACI Young Member Award for Professional Achievement, American Concrete Institute

2025 Fall Courses
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

CE 703 - CONCRETE DURABILITY

CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR

CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT

CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES

CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III

CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS

Teaching Interests
Civil engineering materials, composite materials, cement based materials, sustainable design, sustainability, information literacy, technical writing, concrete materials, concrete durability
Past Courses
CE 360: SUSTAINABLE CIVIL ENGR MAT

CE 465: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE CIVIL ENGR

CE 702: SPECIAL TOPICS

CE 702: ST:CONCRETE DURABILITY

CE 703: CONCRETE DURABILITY

CE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR

Research Interests
advanced cement based materials, corrosion, concrete durability, sustainable construction materials, construction methods, cement hydration, low carbon concrete, sustainable construction policy.
Conference Proceeding
"Assessing the Effectiveness of the Rapid Chloride Permeability Test for Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A Comparative Study with Long-Term Chloride Diffusion Test"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.

"Evaluating Analytical Expression Prediction Accuracy for Low-Carbon Concrete Mechanical Properties"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.

"Evaluating Low Carbon Concrete Systems: Analyzing Mechanical and Durability Performance for Sustainable Engineering Construction"
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, September, 2025.

"Aggregate impacts on chemistry, conversion, and strength in calcium aluminate cement concrete systems"
July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2022.

"Electric resistivity testing method to assess conversion in calcium aluminate cement concrete"
July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2022.

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Journal Article
Jin Fan, Aaron J Strand, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams. 2025. "Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Cracking and Chloride Concentrations on Corrosion in Steel-Reinforced Concrete." Journal of Materials in Civil Engienering , vol. 37 , no. 12 , pp. 04025433.

Jin Fan, Wei Huang, Hao Wang, Matthew P. Adams, Matthew J. Bandelt. 2025. "Multi-Physics Simulation–Driven Assessment of Environmental and Cost Performance in Concrete and Ultra-high Performance (UHPC) Bridge Decks under Local Climate Effects." Engineering Structures , vol. 343B , no. 121029 , pp. 1-13.

F. Oppong, M. M. Hasan, Oladoyin Kolawole, Matthew P. Adams. 2025. "Influence of permeability and strength of bentonite-based and low-carbon-based grouts on long-term wellbore integrity and sealing." Progress in Engineering Science , vol. 2 , no. 2 , pp. 100068.

Noah A Thibodeaux, Md. Maruf Hassan, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams. 2025. "Impact of Freeze-Thaw Cycling on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Rapid Repair-Based Overlay Systems." Construction Materials , vol. 5 , no. 1 , pp. 1-27.

Jin Fan, Yi Shao, Matthew J. Bandelt, Matthew P. Adams, Claudia P. Ostertag. 2024. "Sustainable Reinforced Concrete Design: The Role of Ultra-high Performance Concrete (UHPC) in Life-cycle Structural Performance and Environmental Impacts." Engineering Structures , vol. 316 , no. 118585 , pp. 1-12.

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Chapter
M. M. Hasan, F. Oppong, Matthew P. Adams, Oladoyin Kolawole. "Evaluation of Engineering Properties of Portland Limestone Cement-Based Systems and Their Application for Underground Infrastructure." In M.S. Beauregard, A.S. Budge , eds., "Geotechnical Frontiers 2025: Geotechnical Infrastructure," pp. 363-371. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025.

Magazine/Trade Publication
"The Importance of Using Sustainable Aggregates"
Engineering News Record: Online Edition / BNP Media, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2016.

"Concrete Recycling: RCA’s Better Picture"
Roads and Bridges Magazine, February, 2012.

Technical Report
"Mass Concrete in Drilled Shafts: A Synthesis Report"
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December, 2015.