Dr. Donnelly is postdoc at Texas A&M University, where his research is focused on novel concrete materials, use of recycled steel fibers as an alternative to standard reinforcement, and applications of concrete 3D printing. His research is focused on concrete pavement evaluation, novel concrete materials, and long-term pavement performance. Dr. Donnelly is a member on the Standing Committee on Concrete Pavement Design and
Construction (AKN14), Transportation Research Board.

Dr. Donnelly graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. (2018), M.S. (2021), and Ph.D. (2025) in Civil Engineering. While a graduate student researcher, he worked on a national calibration of a faulting model for unbonded concrete overlays (UBOLs), evaluating effect of superload vehicles on concrete pavements, and computational study on material compatible repairs for concrete pavements. His dissertation was focused on evaluating the loss of dowel performance due to vehicle loads and corrosion, and he developed several novel test setups to quantify the long-term dowel performance as a function of key design and loading factors.