CO₂ curing and mineralization
Examining early-age carbonation, carbonate formation, matrix development, and the durability implications of storing CO₂ in cement-based materials.
Professional engineer · Ph.D. candidate
Building the science behind lower-carbon, longer-lasting concrete.
Kehinde Adewale, PE, PMP, LEED Green Associate, investigates how CO₂ curing, supplementary cementitious materials, and recycled constituents can improve the sustainability, durability, and service performance of concrete infrastructure.
Professional direction
Developing high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCCs) with improved ductility and crack control for durable, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure.
Professional EngineerLicensed in Colorado · Verify PE license
Ph.D. CandidateMaterials Science, Engineering & Commercialization
PMP®Project Management Professional
LEED Green AssociateSustainable buildings and infrastructure
Recent activity
Latest research and professional milestones
Recent publications, presentations, credentials, and professional engagement.
Research themes
Fundamental materials research with an infrastructure purpose
Mechanism-driven research spanning material formulation, coupled hydration and carbonation processes, and long-term infrastructure performance.
Reduced-clinker binders
Studying metakaolin, slag, recycled fly ash, limestone-containing systems, and other strategies for lowering clinker demand.
Durability and resilience
Connecting transport behavior, carbonation resistance, electrical resistivity, thermal exposure, and phase development to service performance.
Professional perspective
From field delivery to material mechanisms
Kehinde combines doctoral research with experience in construction coordination, facilities work, quality, safety, and infrastructure project delivery. That range informs a practical research question: how can promising materials move from controlled laboratory studies toward dependable field use?
View engineering work →
Carbonation scienceControlled CO₂ exposure, phase transformation, and durability response
Binder designBinary and ternary systems containing supplementary materials
CharacterizationXRD, TGA, SEM/EDS, calorimetry, and resistivity
ImplementationConstructability, quality, safety, and project-delivery perspective
Professional moments
Research shared with the materials community
ACI Concrete Convention
Research poster presentation, technical sessions, and engagement with the concrete materials community.
View conference photos
Three-Minute Thesis finalist
Communicating “Green Concrete: Harnessing Carbonation for a Sustainable World.”
View presentation and award photosFeatured presentation
Research in conversation
Collaboration
Contact Kehinde
Let’s advance sustainable, resilient, and lower-carbon infrastructure.
Open to research collaboration, technical presentations, peer-review opportunities, and discussions connecting cementitious materials research with engineering practice.