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Edil, Tuncer B. - Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering
behavior of soils and wastes -- behavior of peats and organic soils -- geotechnics of soft ground and wastes -- geotechnics of industrial by-products -- filtration and interface friction of geosynthetics -- friction piles and anchors -- soil-structure interface friction -- coastal erosion and slope stability
Consortium for Fly Ash Use in Geotechnical Applications, Engineering Mechanics
Tuncer B. Edil
Chair
Tuncer B. Edil

Anderson, Mary P. - Professor
Also Geology and Geophysics
computer modeling of groundwater systems -- geological characterization of heterogeneity -- groundwater-lake systems

Bahr, Jean M. - Professor
Also Geology and Geophysics, Institute for Environmental Studies
Field and modeling studies of fluid flow and mass transport in groundwater systems with applications to environmental problems, water resource management and energy and mineral resource development
Water Resources Management Program

Benson, Craig H. - Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering
geo-environmental engineering -- landfill design and construction -- remediation of hazardous waste sites -- field testing and performance evaluation -- transport of groundwater pollutants -- statistical construction quality control -- stochastic modeling of flow and transport -- data sufficiency
Consortium for Fly Ash Use in Geotechnical Applications

Feigl, Kurt L. - Associate Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geology and Geophysics

Fratta, Dante - Associate Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geology and Geophysics
Assessment of the near-surface underground using non-invasive tomographic studies (geotomography). -- On-shore and off-shore near surface geophysics -- Non-destructive detection of anomalies in civil engineering infrastructure. -- Study of low strain stiffness in rock masses with P- and S-waves. -- Geomaterial process evaluation using elastic and and electromagnetic waves.

Goodwin, Laurel B. - Professor
Also Geology and Geophysics

Kung, King-Jau Samuel - Professor
Also Biological Systems Engineering
soil physics -- contamination of groundwater

Loheide II, Steven P. - Assistant Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
hydroecology/ ecohydrology -- hydrogeology -- river restoration -- remote sensing -- hydrologic consequences of climate change -- vegetative water use / vegetation patterning -- sustainable land-use practices -- stream-aquifer interactions -- ecosystem function / services -- human interaction with aquatic ecosystems
Limnology and Marine Science

Lowery, Birl - Professor
Also Soil Science

Plesha, Michael E. - Professor
Also Engineering Physics
finite element analysis -- discrete element analysis -- dynamics of geologic media -- constitutive modeling of geologic discontinuity behavior -- soil structure interaction modeling -- continuum modeling of jointed saturated rock masses
Engineering Mechanics

Potter, Kenneth W. - Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering
hydrological modeling and design -- stormwater modeling, management and design -- estimation of hydrologic risk -- estimation of hydrological budgets -- restoration of aquatic systems
Limnology and Marine Science

Schneider, James A. - Assistant Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering
Foundation solutions for renewable energy systems and transportation infrastructure -- Evaluation of strength and stiffness of soils, particularly through the use of in situ tests [pressuremeter, piezocone, seismic piezocone, T-bar and ball penetrometers, flat plat dilatometer (DMT)] -- Evaluation of safety margins and optimization of construction effort
Geoengineering Program

Tikoff, Basil - Associate Professor
Also Geology and Geophysics

Materials Science Program

Tinjum, James M. - Assistant Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Professional Development
geoenvironmental engineering -- continuing geotechnical engineering education -- stabilization and remediation of metal-contaminated material -- beneficial reuse of industrial byproducts -- subgrade and soft soil improvement

Tobin, Harold J. - Associate Professor
Also Geology and Geophysics

Wang, Herbert F. - Professor
Also Geology and Geophysics
poroelastic behavior of fracture rock -- numerical modeling of fluid flow, thermal history, and chemical diffusion related to geologic processes

Wu, Chin H. - Associate Professor
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering
Air-sea interactions and surface wave dynamics -- Coastal-riverine processes and sediment transport -- Environmental fluid mechanics and limnology -- Environmental monitoring and aerial photogrammetry -- Experimental and computational fluid dynamics -- Groundwater and surface water interactions
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Limnology and Marine Science, Water Resources Engineering Program


Emeritus Faculty


Haimson, Bezalel C. - Professor Emeritus
Also Materials Science and Engineering
rock mechanics -- failure modes in rocks -- true triaxial strength criteria -- borehole instability and breakouts -- strain localization in high porosity sandstones and compaction bands -- rock stress and in situ stress measurements -- hydraulic fracturing
Geoengineering Program

Kiefer, Ralph W. - Professor Emeritus
Also Civil and Environmental Engineering
photographic interpretation -- remote sensing -- land use suitability evaluation -- image interpretation

Mickelson, David M. - Professor Emeritus
Also Geology and Geophysics
geomorphology and applied geology -- shoreline erosion -- slope stability -- hydrogeologic properties of glacial deposits -- field geology



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Date last modified: 07-Nov-2009
Date created: 25-Aug-1999
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