Publications
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Journals
Wang, X., Krishnan, P., Celik, K., Enhancing carbonation and thermal insulation of reactive magnesium oxide cement (RMC)-based 3D printable pastes with cenospheres, Cement and Concrete Composites, 150, (2024), 105559.
Hay, R., Celik, K., Comparative performance of OPC and LC3-based composites under combined action of carbonation and chloride exposure, Construction and Building Materials, 429, (2024), 136428.
Hay, R., Krishnan, P., Celik, K., Influence of natural fibers on hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement (RMC), Construction and Building Materials, 411, (2024), 134653.
Singh, I., Celik, K., Influence of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) curing on carbonation and strength development of brucite recovered from desalination reject brine, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 79, (2024), 102657.
Hay, R., Haider, S., AlTantawi, A., Celik, K., Color modification of ceramics with controlled firing, Ceramics International, 50, (1, Part A), (2024), 566-574.
Hay, R., Celik, K., Performance enhancement and characterization of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) produced with low-reactivity kaolinitic clay, Construction and Building Materials, 392, (2023), 131831.
Hay, R., Celik, K., Effects of water-to-binder ratios (w/b) and superplasticizer on physicochemical, microstructural, and mechanical evolution of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3), Construction and Building Materials, 391, (2023), 131529.
Peng, B., Hay, R., Celik, K., 3D shape analysis of lunar regolith simulants, Powder Technology, 426, (2023), 118621.
Hay, R., Peng, B., Celik, K., Filler effects of CaCO3 polymorphs derived from limestone and seashell on hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide (MgO) cement (RMC), Cement and Concrete Research, 164, (2023), 107040.
Hay, R., Khalil, A., Otchere, C., Alanis, S., Celik, K., Proportioning, Carbonation, Performance Assessment, and Application of Reactive Magnesium Oxide Cement–Based Composites with Superplasticizers, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 35(2), (2023), 04022405.
Shahbaz, F., Singh, I., Krishnan, P., Celik, K., Life cycle assessment of brucite and synthetic MgO produced from reject brine using different alkalis. Journal of Cleaner Production, (2022), 380, 135071.
Elmesalami, N., Celik, K., A critical review of engineered geopolymer composite: A low-carbon ultra-high-performance concrete, Construction and Building Materials, (2022), 128491
Hay, R., Celik, K., Enhancing carbonation of magnesium oxide (MgO) cement (RMC)-based composites with calcined limestone, Cement, (2022), 100037
Hay, R., Liang, L., Celik, K., Shrinkage, hydration, and strength development of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) with different sulfation levels, Cement and Concrete Composites, 127, (2022), 104403
Hay, R., Li, J., Celik, K., Phase evolution, micromechanical properties, and morphology of calcium (alumino) silicate hydrates C-(A-)S-H under carbonation, Cement and Concrete Research, 152, (2022), 106683
Singh, I., Hay, R., Celik, K., Recovery and direct carbonation of brucite from desalination reject brine for use as a construction material, Cement and Concrete Research, 152, (2022), 106673
Hay, R., Otchere, C., Kashwani, G., Celik, K., Recycling carbonated reactive magnesium cement (RMC) as a building material, Journal of Cleaner Production, 320, (2021), 128838
Wang, X., Khalil, A., Celik, K., Three-dimensional printability of white Portland cement containing cenospheres, ACI Materials Journals, Special Issue: Advances in Rheology and Additive Manufacturing, 118, (2021), 147-154
Khalil, A., Sohn, S., Celik, K., Thermal properties and stability of reactive magnesia cement, Construction and Building Materials, 308, (2021), 125102
Hay, R., Dung, N.T., Khalil, A., Lesimple, A., Unluer, C., Celik, K., Mechanical and microstructural changes in reactive magnesium oxide cement-based concrete mixes subjected to high temperatures, Cement and Concrete Composites, 118, (2021), 103955
Hay, R., Kashwani, G., Celik, K., Carbonation, strength development, and characterization of calcined limestone as a potential construction material, Cement and Concrete Research, 139, (2021), 106263
Dung, N.T., Hay, R., Lesimple, A., Celik, K., Unluer, C., Influence of CO2 concentration on the performance of MgO cement mixes, Cement and Concrete Composites, 115, (2021), 103826
Hay, R., Li, J., Celik, K., Influencing factors on micromechanical properties of calcium (alumino) silicate hydrates C-(A-)S-H under nanoindentation experiment, Cement and Concrete Research, 134, (2020), 106088
Khalil, A., Wang, X., Celik, K., 3D printable magnesium oxide concrete: towards sustainable modern architecture, Additive Manufacturing, 33, (2020), 101145
Hay, R., Celik, K., Hydration, carbonation, strength development and corrosion resistance of reactive MgO cement-based composites, Cement and Concrete Research, 128, (2020), 105941
Hay, R., Celik, K., Accelerated carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement (RMC)-based composite with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2), Journal of Cleaner Production, 248, (2020), 119282
Khalil, A., Celik, K., Optimizing reactivity of light-burned magnesia through mechanical milling, Ceramics International, 45, (2019), 22821-22828
Dung, N.T., Lesimple, A., Hay, R., Celik, K., Unluer, C., Formation of carbonate phases and their effect on the performance of reactive MgO cement formulations, Cement and Concrete Research, 125, (2019), 1-12
Celik, K., Hay, R., Hargis, W. C., Moon, J., Effect of volcanic ash pozzolan or limestone replacement on hydration of Portland cement, Construction and Building Materials, 197, (2019), 803-812
Rheinheimer, V., Wu, Y., Wu, T., Celik, K., Wang, J., De Lorenzis, L., Wriggers, P., Zhang, M.-H., Monteiro, P. J.M., Multi-scale study of high-strength low-thermal-conductivity cement composites containing cenospheres, Cement and Concrete Composites, 80, (2017), 91-103.
Celik, K., Meral, C., Gursel, P.Y., Horvath, A., Mehta, P.K. & Monteiro, P.J.M., Mechanical properties, durability, and life-cycle assessment of self-consolidating concrete mixtures made with blended portland cements containing fly ash and limestone powder, Cement and Concrete Composites, 56, (2015), 59-72.
Academic Conferences
Hay, R., Singh, I., Krishnan, P., Wang, X., Shahbaz, F., ElMesalami, N., Alchaar, A., Celik, K., Advances in decarbonizing cement production and development of sustainable construction materials in the UAE, Emerging Construction Materials – Towards Sustainable and Resilient Cities (ECO Materials) 2024, February 1-2, 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Shahbaz, F., Singh, I., Krishnan, P., Hay, R., Celik, K., Synthesis and utilization of brucite for green construction from desalination reject brine: a comprehensive life cycle analysis, The International Conference on Desalination, Environment and Sustainability (IDEAS) 2024, January 22-23, 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Peng, B., Thannasi, P., Celik, K., Design and assessment of AD-1 lunar regolith simulants, 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2023), October 2 – 6, 2023, Baku, Azerbaijan
Krishnan, P., Singh, I., Celik, K., Development of magnesium silicate hydrates from brucite and silica fume, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Wang, X., Celik, K., Enhancing carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement (RMC)-based composites with cenospheres, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Singh, I., Hay, R., Celik, K., Accelerated carbonation of brucite recovered from desalination reject brine for construction applications, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Hay, R, Gkoura, L., Equbal, A., Celik, K., Phase formation and CO2 absorption of reactive magnesium oxide cement with additives under various curing regimes, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Shahbaz, F., Hay, R., Celik, K., Decarbonizing UAE cement industry with limestone calcined clay cement (LC3), 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Alchaar, A., Celik, K., Piezoelectric properties of 0-3 lead zirconate titanate – limestone calcined clay cement composites, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Elmesalami, N.Z., Celik, K., Investigating carbonation and hydration of reactive magnesia cement using advanced characterization methods, 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2023), September 18-22, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
Alchaar, A., Celik, K., Effects of limestone calcined clay cement in 0-3 connectivity of piezoelectric cementitious composites, 13th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2023), June 14–16, 2023, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA,
Elmesalami, N., Abdolhosseini, M.J., Celik, K., Use of reactive magnesia cements to produce low-carbon engineered cementitious composites, 13th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2023), June 14–16, 2023, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA,
Krishnan, P., Celik, K., Effect of nanoparticles on the hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement, 13th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2023), June 14–16, 2023, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA,
Singh, I., Hay, R., Celik, K., Microstructure and mechanical properties of brucite recovered from reject brine via different precipitating agents, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2023 (EMI/PMC 2023), June 6-June 9, 2023, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA,
Peng, B., Hay, R., Celik, K., 3D Shape analysis of lunar regolith simulants, 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022), September 18 – 22, 2022, Paris, France
Elmesalami, N., Hay, R., Singh, I., Krishnan, P., Wang, X., Peng, B., Shahbaz, F., Celik, K., Potential of HESEB soft X-ray beamline for applications in sustainable construction materials, HESEB - Helmholtz-SESAME Soft X-ray Beamline- Workshop on Soft X-Rays, September 9 – 8, 2022, Istanbul, Turkey
Hay, R., Celik, K., Physio-chemical evolution and corrosion performance of LC3-based composites under carbonation, 12th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2022), July 11–13, 2022, Irvine, California, USA
Elmesalami, N., Abdolhosseini, M.J., Celik, K., In-situ TEM imaging of hydrated magnesium carbonate polymorphs during hydration and carbonation of magnesium oxide, 12th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2022), July 11–13, 2022, Irvine, California, USA
Shahbaz, F., Singh, I., Krishnan, P., Celik, K., Life cycle assessment study for magnesium-based cement produced from reject brine, 12th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2022), July 11–13, 2022, Irvine, California, USA
Singh, I., Hay, R., Celik, K., Investigation of brucite utilization as a potential sustainable building material, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2022 (EMI/PMC 2022), May 31-Jun 3, 2022, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Hay, R., Singh, I., Wang, X., ElMesalami, N., Celik, K., Decarbonizing cement production with environmentally-friendly cements in the UAE, The UAE Climate Change Research Network’s First Conference, March 30-31, 2022, Dubai, UAE
Hay, R., Peng, B., Celik, K., Manufacturing and characterization of lunar regolith simulants, 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2021), October 25 – 29, 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wang, X., Wambura, V.D., Ashmawy, D., Singh, I., Celik, K., Improving buildability of limestone calcined clay-based cementitious materials by incorporating nanoclay, 11th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2021), June 23-25, 2021, Virtual Conference
Hay, R., Otchere, C., Celik, K., Phase Composition, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Reactive MgO Cement (RMC)-Based Composites under Carbonation, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2021 (EMI/PMC 2021), May 25-28, 2021, Virtual Conference
Wang, X., Celik, K., 3D printable lightweight reactive magnesium oxide cement composite with improved thermal insulation, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2021 (EMI/PMC 2021), May 25-28, 2021, Virtual Conference
Hay, R., Singh, I., Celik, K., Synthesis of brucite from reject brine and its direct carbonation for possible use as construction material, Goldschmidt Virtual 2020, June 21-26, 2020, Virtual Conference
Hay, R., Celik, K., Accelerated carbonation of reactive MgO cement (RMC)-based composite for potential industrial application, Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Gordon Research Conference, February 23-28, 2020, Ventura, California, USA
Hay, R., Celik, K., Performance and characterization of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) with low reactivity clay and limestone of different particle sizes, Limestone Calcined Clay Cements (LC3) Information Day, February 5, 2020, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hay, R., Li, J., Celik, K., Influence of conditioning, pressing and nanoindentation test parameters on micromechanical properties of calcium (alumino) silicate hydrates,15th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2019), September 16-20, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic
Hay, R., Li, J., Celik, K., Effects of carbonation on structural and nanomechanical properties of calcium aluminosilicate hydrates C-(A-)S-H, 3rd RILEM Annual Week & International Conference on Innovative Materials for Sustainable Civil Engineering (IMSCE), August 25-30, 2019, Nanjing, China
Hay, R., Khalil, A., Celik, K., Durability and sustainability consideration for structural use of reactive MgO cement, The first international conference on Innovation in Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Technology (ILCCC-2019), Jun. 24 - 26, 2019, London, UK
Khalil, A., Hay, R., Celik, K., Enhancing reactivity of light burned magnesia through morphological and microstructural modification, Caltech Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2019, June 18-21, 2019, Pasadena, California, USA
Hay, R., Celik, K., Supercritical CO2 for accelerated carbonation of reactive MgO-based cement, 10th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, Jun. 16-18, 2019, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Zemberekci, L., Aldulaimi, W. A. S., Hay, R., Akaoglu, C., Davis M. A., Celik, K., Akbulut, O., Rheological Control Enables Printing of Ultra-Lightweight Cement Composite for Warmer Climate, 35th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-35), May 26-30, 2019, Izmir, Turkey
Hay, R., Celik, K., Supercritical CO2 for accelerated carbonation of reactive MgO-based cement, The Third Annual Graduate & Postdoctoral Research Showcase, February 13, 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hay, R., Celik, K., Carbonation and corrosion resistance of reactive MgO cement, The Second Middle-Eastern Materials Science Conference, November 12-14, 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Celik, K., Mead, A. R., Mosalam, K.M., Hybrid Simulation for Daylighting of Complex Fenestration Systems for Building Envelopes, Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA, September 26-28, 2018, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Hay, R., Celik, K., The effect of supplementary materials on the structure and electrochemical properties of the passive film on carbon steel in concrete and pore solution, Conference in honor of Centennial of Laboratory of Construction Materials and 60th Birthday Prof. Karen Scrivener, August 19-22, 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland
Lesimple, A., Dung, N. T., Hay, R., Unluer, C., Celik, K., Formation of hydrate and carbonate phases within reactive magnesia cement systems, 9th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2018), organized by The American Ceramic Society, June 11-12, 2018, Pennsylvania, USA
Hay, R., Celik, K., Effect of aluminum inclusion on morphology and mechanical properties of calcium aluminosilicate hydrate, 2nd Workshop on C-S-H containing aluminum: C-A-S-H II, April 23,-24, 2018, Empa, Dubendorf, Switzerland
Celik, K., Monteiro, P.J.M., Padjama, K., Rheinheimer, V., Taylor, R., Wu, Y., Yu, L., Zhang, M-H., Development of Multi-Functional Energy-Efficient Structural Materials, The 1st International Conference on Construction Materials for Sustainable Future, 19-21 April 2017, Zadar, Croatia
Celik, K., Mead, A.R., Mosalam, K.M., Measuring diffuse daylight at SinBerBEST Testbed, CREATE Symposium 2017, 11 January 2017, Singapore
Nguyen, W., Hernández-Cruz, D., Celik, K., Duncan, J.F., Monteiro, P.J.M., Ostertag, C.P., In-Situ tensile and corrosion damage characterization of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites using X-ray micro-computed tomography, 9th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, 22-25 May 2016, Berkeley, USA
Günay, S., Celik, K., Hay, R., Casquero-Modrego, N., Mosalam, K.M, Developing the Manufacturing Technique of the Translucent Concrete Panels, Urban Sustainability R&D Congress 2015, 9-10 July 2015, Singapore
Günay, S., Celik, K., McHale, A., Kreiger, B., Casquero-Modrego, N., Mosalam, K.M., and Monteiro, P.J.M., Mass Production of Translucent Concrete Panels with White Ultra-Lightweight Cement Composites, Urban Sustainability R&D Congress 2015, 9-10 July 2015, Singapore
Rheinheimer, V., Taylor R., Celik, K., Monteiro, P.J.M., Zhang, M-H, Imaging characterization of ultra-lightweight cement composites with low thermal conductivity, Urban Sustainability R&D Congress 2015, 9-10 July 2015, Singapore
Other Publications
Invention Disclosure: Mosalam, K.M., Mead, A.R., Celik, K., Hybrid Simulation for Daylight Analysis of Complex Fenestration Systems, Invention Disclosure to University of California - Office of Technology Licensing, UC case number BK-2018-017, August 19, 2017
Invited talk: Advances in Development and Characterization of Sustainable Structural Materials, Human, Engineering, and Climate Change Talks, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 23, 2022
Invited talk: Advances in Development and Characterization of Sustainable Construction Materials, ACI Concrete Conference on Innovation, Dubai, UAE, March 10, 2022
Invited talk: Enhancing reactivity of light burned magnesia through morphological and microstructural modification, EMI 2019, California Institute of Technology, California, USA, June 21, 2019
Invited talk: Advances in Development and Characterization of Sustainable Structural Materials, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, June 14, 2019
Invited talk: Advances in Development and Characterization of Sustainable Structural Materials & Hybrid‐Simulation for Daylight Analysis, Sabanci University, Turkey, July 13, 2017