Sagata Bhawani

Sagata Bhawani serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at California State University, Fresno's Lyles College of Engineering. Holding a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from Penn State, an M.S. in Construction Management from Michigan State, and a B.Arch from India's University of Pune, she integrates over a decade of AEC industry experience into her academic work.

Her educational credentials include:

• Ph.D. Architectural Engineering, Penn State
• M.S. Construction Management, Michigan State
• B.Arch, University of Pune, India

Dr. Bhawani's research employs systems-thinking to address societal challenges at the intersection of technical, technological, natural, and socio-economic domains. Key focus areas encompass Process Design and Improvement (including Lean Construction, BIM Implementation, and Change Management), Knowledge Organization through Domain Ontologies and Taxonomies, alongside Construction Education, Sustainability integration, and Inclusive Team Culture development. Her work explores evolving design-engineering-construction workflows driven by technological advancement.

Committed to student-centered instruction and industry-community collaboration, she emphasizes work-life balance while preparing future AEC professionals to identify technology adoption opportunities for more integrated, efficient project workflows.