[2] Akono was an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University,[5] where she directed the Sustainability & Nano mechanics research laboratory.
[6] Akono joined the department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University as an associate professor in the mechanics and materials group in 2023.
[7] At this moment, Akono is studying fracture processes in multifunctional, multiscale, and multi- physics materials while focusing on small length-scales.
[10] Ange- Therese Akono's group studying the behavior of concrete directly at the nanometer lab scale, their trying to understand different structural property relationships.
[11] In the development of smart cement, Akono suggested that longer, lasting material could save tax players billions in repairs and help reduce the carbon footprint.