Graduate construction science students
present research at April symposium

Job site safety, project cost estimation, economics, masonry and sustainability were among the many topics explored by graduate construction management students from Texas A&M at an April 20 student research symposium sponsored by the Department of Construction Science at the Langford Architecture Center on the Texas A&M campus.

At the event, 18 students presented their research in three concurrent sessions.

"Research in construction management is very important to industry and academia, because it often enhances productivity," said Julian Kang, coordinator of the department's graduate program. "We want the industry to know our graduate students are doing serious research."

Among the topics presented at the half-day event were:

• "To Create a Recording and Classification System for First-Aid Injuries in the Construction Industry," by Bhavana Sudhakaran;
• "Estimating the Annual Water and Energy Savings in Texas A&M University Cafeterias using Low Flow Pre-Rinse Spray Valves," by Harsh Rebello;
• "Reverse Auction Bidding — A Statistical Review of First Case Study," by Dhaval Guhya, and
• " Framework for Understanding the Relationship between Lean and Safety in Construction," by Ramya Prakash.

A full list of student presentations from the Spring 2010 Construction Science Graduate Student Research Symposium is available online.

Kang said a symposium emphasizing the research of students who are about to graduate is scheduled each semester.

- Posted: May 26, 2010 -

Contact:   Phillip Rollfing, prollfing@archone.tamu.edu or 979.458.0442.