Erez Allouche, Ph. D., P. Eng.
Office: Bogard Hall 246
Phone: 1-318-257-2852
Fax: 1-318-257-2306
E-Mail: allouche@latech.edu
Research: Dr. Erez Allouche is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Louisiana Tech University and also serves as the Associate Director of the Trenchless Technology Center . Dr. Allouche has a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. degrees in civil engineering from Queen's University and a PhD from the University of Alberta . He is a licensed professional engineer registered at the Province of Alberta , Canada . His research focuses on the development of innovative materials as new design and analysis models for below ground structures. He is the recipient of the Ontario Premier Research Excellence Award (2001), University Research Award (2005), the Engineering and Science Foundation's Award (2006), and ; and co-author of the winning student paper at the International No-Dig 2005. He is the inventor (or co-inventor) of four patents in the area of trenchless technologies and the author (and co-author) of over one hundred and thirty publications in the area of buried infrastructure, including 41 peer-reviewed journal papers. Dr. Allouche's research in the area of geopolymer concrete is undergoing since 2003, and focused on the development of commercial applications for geopolymer concretes including pre-cast pipes and panels, coating of deteriorated concrete surfaces and grouting applications.
Researcher info: John Matthews earned his Bachelors of Science in Construction Engineering Technology in May of 2004 and his Master of Science Engineering in May of 2006 from Louisiana Tech University . His Master's thesis entitled “Trenchless Assessment Guide for Selecting and Evaluating Competing Construction Methods” focused on the development of a fully automated decision support system for selecting and ranking trenchless construction methods for new installations and inline replacements. His paper entitled “Interactive Software for Selecting an Optimal Sewer Rehabilitation Method,” won the No-Dig Award in the Student Paper Category at the 2005 ISTT No-Dig in Rotterdam , Netherlands . He has been actively involved in the NASTT student chapter including serving as its President from 2003 to 2004. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering and his research is focused on the development of a decision support system for trenchless rehabilitation methods .
