Kazemian Research Group
(rəcast Lab)

Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management
Louisiana State University

Research Focus

Our research is mainly focused on Construction-scale 3D Printing (C3DP) as a robotic construction technology for various terrestrial and extraterrestrial applications. Automated quality control and monitoring, automated reinforcement techniques, and high-performance printing materials are several aspects of this innovative technology that we are actively researching.

Research Team

Principal Investigator

Ali Kazemian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Holder of J.W. "Billy" and Janice Maxey Guitreau Professorship
Bert S Turner Department of Construction Management

Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Adjunct)
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Ilerioluwa Giwa
PhD Student
Construction Management

Michael Martin
MSc Student
Electrical Engineering

Thuy-Van (Vina) Nguyen
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Eng.

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Kasra Banijamali
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Marc Hebert
Undergraduate Student
Electrical & Computer Eng.

Joseph Lamendola
Undergraduate Student
Civil Eng.

Aranya A Paul
PhD Student
Construction Management

Mary Dempsey
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Eng.

Victoria Irondi
Undergraduate Student
Electrical Eng.

Past Students: Hassan Ahmed (MSc - CM), Lupe Covarrubias (Biological/Robotics Eng.), Dennis Duong (Mechanical Eng.), Danny Lu (Electrical Eng./Robotics), Dharla Moore (Aerospace Eng.), Eli M Shaw (Mechanical Eng.)

Research Sponsors and Collaborators

Sponsored Projects

"Planetary Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars using 3D Printed Waterless Concrete", Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), 2024-2026 (Link).

"ISRU-based Planetary Construction 3D Printing for Lunar and Martian Infrastructure Development: Process Optimization and Automated Quality Control", Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR RCS), 2022-2025.

"Towards Sustainable Robotic Construction: Concrete 3D Printing with Quarry By-products and Low Portland Cement Content", Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR ITRS), 2023- 2026.

"Automated Curing and Strength Monitoring of Sensor-embedded 3D Printed Transportation Infrastructure", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2022-2023.

"Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars sing 3D Printing and In-situ Resources: Mechanical Performance Evaluation", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA RAP), 2022-2023.

"3D Printed Transportation Infrastructure: Structural Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Circular Elements", Sponsor: Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC TIRE), 2022-2023.

"Construction 3D Printing for Extraterrestrial Infrastructure Development Using Indigenous Materials", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (LaSPACE), 2021–2022.

"Rebar-Free 3D Printing of Transportation Infrastructure", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

"Resilient 3D-Printed Civil Infrastructure with Ultra-High Performance Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHP-ECCs)", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

"Comparative Analysis of 3D Printed Bridge Construction in Louisiana", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

"Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars using 3D Printing and In-situ Resources: Mechanical Performance Testing", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA EPSCoR), 2022-2023.