Mija H. Hubler
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair for Faculty Advancement
- Co-Director of the Center for Infrastructure, Energy and Space Testing (CIEST)
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
- MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Education
- BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, May2006
- MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2009
- PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, December 2013
- Postdoc, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, December 2014
Honors and Distinctions
- University of Colorado Faculty Fellow 2022
- NSF Career Awardee 2021
- Leonardo Da Vinci Award, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2020
- Gustavo Colonnetti Medalist, RILEM 2020
Professional Activities
- American Concrete Institute
- ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute
- Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics (JEM ASCE)
- RILEM International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures
Interests
- Cementitious materials
- Micro-structure quantification and design
- Permeability
- Fracture mechanics
- Micro- and Meso- scale experimental testing and simulation techniques
- Failure prediction of construction materials
- Construction material health risks and toxicity
Latest Publications
- M. H. Hubler and Z. Alquraini, “Working with Randomness: A Perspective on Using Spatial Statistics to Engineer the Mechanics of Heterogenous Materials,” Mechanics Research Communications, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2021.103788
- L. Li, Y. Zhang, M. H. Hubler, and Y. Xi, “Experimental Study on Nanoparticle Injection Technology for Remediating Leaks of Gas Storage and Transportation,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108829
- L. Li, M. Abdelrahman, M. H. Hubler, Y. Xi, “Numerical Modeling of the Injection of Nanoparticles in Saturated Cementitious Material by Electromigration,” In production Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2021.
- J. Qiu, J. Artier, S. M. Cook, W. V. Srubar III, J. C. Cameron, M. H. Hubler, “Engineering Living Building Materials (LBMs) towards Enhanced Bacterial Viability and Mechanical Properties,” iScience, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102083
- L. Li, M. H. Hubler, and Y. Xi, “Theoretical Modeling on Chemical Composition and Mechanical Properties of Well Cement under Carbonation Reactions,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124270
- M. H. Hubler, S. Al Wakeel, and B. Wang, “Improving Concrete Toughness by Aggregate Arrangement,” RILEM Technical Letters, 5, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.21809/rilemtechlett.2020.109 - Y. Zhang, L. Li, Y. Xi, and M. H. Hubler, “Experimental and theoretical study of the restrained shrinkage cracking of early age well cement,” Construction and Building Materials, 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120368
- Y. Zhang and M. H. Hubler, “The role of early drying cracks in the shrinkage size effect of cement paste,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001861
- L. Li, M. H. Hubler, and Y. Xi, “Modelling the Corrosion of Steel Casing and the Damage of Well Cement in a Borehole System,” Construction and Building Materials, 259, 119701. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119701
- C. M. Heveran, S. L. Williams, J. Qiu, J. Artier, M. H. Hubler, S. M. Cook, J. C. Cameron, and W. V. Srubar III, “Biomineralization and Successive Regeneration of Engineered Living Building Materials.” Matter, 2 (2), 481-494. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2019.11.016