Workineh Tegegne
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B-118 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Tel: (217) 244-6063
Education
2023 BS (Civil Engineering) Southwest Jiaotong University
2026 MS (Civil Engineering) Beijing Jiaotong University
2030 (anticipated) PhD (Civil Engineering) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Professional Interests
Workineh’s research focuses on wheel-rail interaction and railway turnout degradation by mechanisms such as wear, plastic deformation and rolling contact fatigue.
Current RailTEC Associations
- Doctoral Student


