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Research Team

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Aarav Sharma

CEO

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Mateo García

CTO

A nighttime scene of a resilient urban streetscape, rendered in photographic realism, showing a well-defined permeable roadway with interlocking, light-gray pavers and a central bioswale filled with grasses, small shrubs, and river stones. LED streetlights with a cool, white glow cast even illumination, creating crisp reflections on wet surfaces after a light rain. Subtle puddles drain toward the bioswale, illustrating stormwater management. In the distance, low-rise civic buildings with simple concrete facades and dark, reflective windows line the street. Captured from a slightly low angle at curb height with a deep depth of field, the image feels calm and secure, highlighting the integration of safety, sustainability, and climate-resilient infrastructure in a clean, modern urban setting.

Zuri Ndlovu

Developer

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Leila Haddad

Designer

A highly detailed laboratory setup for testing sustainable concrete mixtures, featuring pristine cylindrical concrete specimens of varying textures and aggregate sizes arranged on a stainless-steel bench. Behind them, a gleaming compression testing machine with brushed metal surfaces and digital readouts stands against a neutral gray wall. Clear, overhead laboratory lighting casts uniform, shadow-free illumination that reveals hairline patterns and fine pores in the concrete. A clipboard of printed test results and labeled sample containers sit neatly to the side. The mood is rigorously scientific and orderly. Photographic realism, composed with a centered perspective and moderate depth of field, keeps the specimens and machine in sharp focus while the background gently softens, emphasizing methodical research into safer, more durable, and low-carbon infrastructure materials.

Hiroshi Tanaka

Marketing

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Amara Okafor

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Access key information for the Woods Research Group, including program milestones, safety protocols, supervision expectations, and links to Civil Engineering and Queen’s University services. Current students can quickly find forms, policy documents, computing resources, and guidance on field and laboratory work, helping you focus more time on impactful research in sustainable, safe, and resilient infrastructure.

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Current Woods group members can use this form to contact Prof. Woods about supervision or administrative questions.

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