On Monday, December 20th, 2021, the winning team of the ASCE@NYUAD Future CITIES Competition organized a research presentation concerning their research project Roads/Roofs: Reclaimed.

The Team was awarded by DMT, ASCE, and CITIES with a Research Internship to further develop its solution (Roads/Roofs: Reclaimed) within CITIES during the fall semester of the academic year 2021/2022. Their research project investigates the effects of making changes to construction materials for road pavements and building rooftop materials in the context of Abu Dhabi by simulating a scene in the city on Ansys software. The project aims to propose concrete steps Abu Dhabi can take to combat rising temperatures.

During this presentation, the Team gave an overview of their work, presented their findings and recommendations, and proposed future work to expand their ongoing research.

Team Members:

Jason Cruz, Civil Engineering, 2024
Jennifer Tsai, Civil Engineering, 2024
Mawadda Abdan, Civil Engineering, 2024
Yasmeen Abdelmoneim, Civil Engineering, 2024

Supervisors:

Borja García de Soto, NYUAD Assistant Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering
Kemal Celik, NYUAD Assistant Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering
Matthias Fitzky, Research assistant at AMBER Lab