Cameron Murray
I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas (since 2023). I received my B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2012 and 2014, then I went to the University of Oklahoma for my Ph.D. from 2014-2017.
I am interested in all kinds of concrete research, primarily I have focused on prestressed concrete and rapid setting cement.
Graduate Students
Shuyah Ouoba (Ph.D., Started Fall 2021)
Shuyah graduated from the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with a BS in Water and Environmental engineering (2016) and a MS in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (2019). She then earned another MS from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in Civil Engineering in 2021. She is currently working on analyzing early-age strain data recorded in Arkansas bridge decks. The topic of her PhD dissertation is TBD.
Dimitri Tsirmpas (M.S., Started Spring 2025)
Dimitri is from Athens, Greece and graduated in 2019 from Harding University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and again in 2023 with a M.S in Information Systems. After working in the software project management world for 4 years and completing a year-long service in the Greek military, Dimitri is pursuing a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas, while working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help streamline their concrete mix design approval process. His hobbies include playing soccer, basketball, and reading.
Prakash G. C. (M.S., Started Fall 2025)
Prakash is from Dang, Nepal. He graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Pokhara University, Nepal, in 2021 and has more than three years of professional experience in Nepal. He started his M.S. at the University of Arkansas in Fall 2025 and is working on a project focused on accelerating the concrete mix design approval process, sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). He enjoys playing soccer and video games in his spare time.
Umesh Sigdel (M.S., Started Fall 2025)
Umesh is from Pokhara, Nepal, and is a graduate student pursuing an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He completed his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Pokhara University, Nepal, in 2022, and then gained professional experience working on building and road projects. Currently, he is working on a research project sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), focusing on accelerating the concrete mix design and approval process. Outside his academic work he enjoys traveling and playing video games.
David Olatunji (M.S., Started Spring 2026)
David graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas and worked as a civil engineering professional for several years initially designing airport pavements and then designing bridges. David began his MS in the spring of 2026 with his research focused on a project sponsored by the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) focusing on accelerating the concrete mix design and approval process.
Undergraduate Students (Former and Current)
Caleb Chesnut
Andrew Deschenes
Katherine Norman
Brigita Dowling
Daniel Passarelli
Hannah Allen
Mariel Mayori
Edgar Soriano
Autumn Broglen