Vineeth Dharmapalan

Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Office: POST 203E
Phone: (808) 956-6566
E-mail:  vineeth@hawaii.edu

Areas of Specialty and Research Interest

  • Project Production Systems
  • Information Management
  • Construction Safety and Health
  • Construction Automation
  • Resilience and Risk Management
  • Workforce Development
  • Sustainability

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2021
  • M.S., Statistics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2019
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2011
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, IN, 2006

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Construction Management, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Aug 2024-Present.
  • Assistant Professor of Construction Management, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, September 2022 – August 2024
  • Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, January 2022 – August 2022
  • Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant of Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, August 2015 – December 2021

Courses Taught at UH (in the last five years)

  • CEE 472: Construction Project Management (F’24)

Professional Activities

  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute
  • Scientific Co-Chair, 2023 Construction Safety Conference, Lawrence, Kansas, August 9-10, 2023
  • Manuscript Reviewer, CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024, Ames, Iowa, Manuscript Reviewer
  • Manuscript Reviewer, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Manuscript Reviewer, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Elsevier, Advanced Engineering Informatics
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Emerald, Construction Innovation
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Emerald, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

HONORS AND AWARDS 

  • Tucker Hudson Kumar Endowed Presidential Fellowship – Fall 2015 and 2020
  • State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section Fellowship – Fall 2016

Research Grants

  • Dharmapalan, V. (Co- P.I.) “A Refresh of CII’s Zero Accident Techniques (ZAT),” funded by Construction Industry Institute, 6/23 – 8/25

Selected Publications

  • Patel, D. A., Dharmapalan, V., Mansuri, L. (2024). “Pioneering Safety and Health in Construction: Emerging Trends and Strategies.” Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 14(2), DOI: 10.32738/JEPPM-2024-0012.
  • Dharmapalan V., O’Brien W.J., Morrice D. (2022) “Defining and Assessing Visibility Enablers in the Industrial Construction Supply Chain.” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, 38(4), 04022024 (13), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001047.
  • Dharmapalan V., O’Brien W.J., Morrice D. (2021) “Defining Supply Chain Visibility for Industrial Construction.” Doctoral Research in Construction Management, Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.651294.
  • Dharmapalan V., O’Brien W.J., Morrice D., Jung M. (2021) “Assessment of Visibility in Industrial Construction Projects: A Viewpoint from Supply Chain Stakeholders.” Construction Innovation, Emerald Insight, https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-07-2020-0114.
  • Jin, Z., Gambatese, J., Liu, D., Dharmapalan, V. (2019). “Using 4D BIM to Assess Construction Risks during the Design Phase.” Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Emerald Insight, 26(11), 2627-2654, http://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2018-0379.

Book Chapters and Technical Reports  

  • O’Brien W.J., Morrice D., Dharmapalan V., (2020) “Improved Integration of the Supply Chain in Materials Planning and Work Packaging – Part 2: Inventory Costs and Opportunities.” Research Report, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Texas.
  • O’Brien W.J., Dharmapalan V. (2018) “Fiatech: History and Perspectives on Future Research.” In: Smith I., Domer B. (eds) Advanced Computing Strategies for Engineering. EG-ICE 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10863. Springer, Cham.
  • O’Brien W.J., Morrice D., Dharmapalan V., (2018) “Improved Integration of the Supply Chain in Materials Planning and Work Packaging – Part 1: Visibility.” Research Report, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Texas.
  • O’Brien W.J., Young S., Dharmapalan V., (2017). “IMM: Automated Materials Identification, Locating and Tracking Technology – Case Studies.” Research Report, Fiatech, Austin, Texas.
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