Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
Research Assistant, Breakthrough Strategy Committee, Construction Industry Institute
Project Engineer, NDS & Messer Construction
Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
M.B.A., Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky
B.S., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
Gabriel Dadi’s primary research area is construction safety. He began teaching in UK’s Department of Civil Engineering in 2012—about the time the university began its campus transformation.
“Having construction sites right here on campus is very convenient. I’ve been able to able to take my classes to residence halls, the new baseball stadium, the nearly-finished student center, the Jacobs Academic Science Buildings and more,” Dadi recounts. “It has also been great for our students because many of them have been hired for co-ops or full-time jobs.”
In 2017, Dadi completed a four-year research effort that involved industrial contractors and owners, construction and utility owners and government agencies. His team’s task was to apply the idea of operational excellence to construction safety. He has also worked with the safety personnel at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet with their safety personnel to improve their safety performance by reducing their number of injuries.
Dadi says, “Everybody’s research helps on some level, but I like to believe that what we’re doing will help people go home safely every day from their job.”
Construction Safety Management
Application of Emerging Construction Technologies
Safety Culture