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I. BIOGRAPICAL INFORMATION
NAME Sibel Pamukcu
TITLE Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
BUSINESS Lehigh University
ADDRESS Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fritz Laboratory, 13 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Ph: (610) 758 3220; Fax: (610) 758 6405
E-mail: [email protected]
DEGREES B.Sc. Civil Eng., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1978
M.Sc. Civil Eng., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1981
Ph.D. Civil/Geotechnical Eng., Louisiana State University, 1986
EMPLOYMENT Nat. Highway Dept.
Istanbul, Turkey Staff Engineer, 1978-79
Louisiana St. U. Graduate Research Assistant, 1980-86
Lehigh University Assistant Professor, 1986-92
Associate Professor, 1992-2005
Professor, 2005-present
Co-Director, LU ADVANCE, 2011-13
Lehigh University
Civil & Env. Eng. Associate Chair, 2006-2011
Interim Chair, 2011- 2013
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II. PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Publications
Books Edited (Co-editor)
1. Environmental Geotechnology, 2nd
Volume (co-editors: Fang and Pamukcu), Envo
Publishing, Co., Bethlehem, PA, 375p, 1991. ISBN 978-0-932-87118-3.
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2. Microstructure of Fine-Grained Sediments from Mud to Shale: Frontiers in
Sedimentary Geology, (co-editors: Bennett, Bryant, Hulbert, Chiou, Faas,
Kasprowicz, Li, Lomenick, O`Brien, Pamukcu, Smart, Weaver, Yamamoto)
Springer, 582p, 1991, XXII. ISBN 978-0-387-97339-5.
3. Seventh International Conference on Low Volume Roads, TRB, Issue 1652, Vol 1,
National Academy Press, 531p, 1999. ISBN 978-0-309-06524-5.
4. Site and Geomaterial Characterization, GSP No.149, (co-editors: Puppala, Fratta,
Alshibli, Pamukcu), ASCE, 316p, 2006, XV. ISBN 978-0-7844-0861-2.
Refereed Books Chapters
1. Pamukcu S, Tuncan M, “Influence of Some Physico-Chemical Activities on
Mechanical Behavior of Clays,” Chapter 24 in The Microstructure of Fine Grained
Sediments: From Mud to Shale, Springer, pp. 241-253, 1991. ISBN 978-0-387-
97339-5.
2. Chang TFH, Lennon GP, Pamukcu S, and Carson B, “A Coupled Fluid
Expulsion/Deformation Model of Dewatering Sediments,” Chapter 25 in The
Microstructure of Fine Grained Sediments: From Mud to Shale, Springer, pp. 273-
280, 1991. ISBN 978-0-387-97339-5.
3. Pamukcu S, “Modeling — Past and Present: New Directions — Overview” in The
Microstructure of Fine Grained Sediments: From Mud to Shale, Springer, pp 239-
240, 1991. ISBN 978-0-387-97339-5.
4. Winterkorn HF, Pamukcu S, “Soil Stabilization and Grouting”, Chapter 9 in
Foundation Engineering Handbook, 2nd
ed., (Fang, ed.), Springer, 1991, XVIII.
ISBN 978-0-412-98891-2.
5. Seed HB, Chaney RC, and Pamukcu S, “Earthquake Effects on Soil-Foundation
Systems: Part II: From 1975 to 1989,” Chapter 16 in Foundation Engineering
Handbook, 2nd
ed., (Fang, ed.), Springer, 1991, pp. 594-672. XVIII. ISBN 978-0-
412-98891-2.
6. Pamukcu S, “Additive Stabilization of Petroleum Contaminated Soils”, Part II,
Chapter 14 in Principles and Practices for Petroleum Contaminated Soils, Calabrese
and Kostecki, eds.), Lewis Publishers, MI, 1992. ISBN 978-0-873-71394-8.
7. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, “Electrokinetically Enhanced In Situ Soil Decontamination,”
Chapter 13 in Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soils, (Wise &
Trantolo, eds.), Marcel Dekker, pp. 245-298, 1994. ISBN 0-8247-9160-6.
8. Pamukcu S, and Huang CP, “In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Soils by
Electrokinetic Processes,” Chapter 3.1 in Hazardous and Radioactive Waste
Treatment Technologies Handbook, (Oh, ed.), CRC Press LLC, 2001. ISBN 0-8493-
9586-0.
9. Pamukcu S, “Electrochemical Transport and Transformations” Chapter 2 in
Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and
Groundwater, (Reddy and Camaselle eds.); John Wiley & Sons, pp. 29-65, 2009.
ISBN 978-0-470-38343-8. doi: 10.1002/9780470523650.ch2
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10. Wittle JK, Pamukcu S, Bowman D, Zanko LM, Doering F, “Field Studies on
Sediment Remediation,” Chapter 32 in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies
for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, (Reddy and Camaselle, eds.); John
Wiley & Sons, pp. 661-696, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-38343-8. doi: 10.1002/
9780470523650.ch32
11. García JA, Monzón D, Martínez A, Pamukcu S, García R, Bustos E, “Optical Fibers
to Detect Heavy Metals in Environment: Generalities and Case Studies,” 427, Ch. 15
in Environmental Sciences: Environmental Risk Assessment of Soil Contamination,"
(Hernandez-Soriano eds.); InTech, NY, 2014, ISBN 978-953-51-1235-8; doi:
10.5772/57285
12. Herrada RA, Pérez–Corona M, Shrestha RA, Pamukcu S, and Bustos E.
“Electrokinetic treatment of polluted soil using nanomaterials,” Chapter 3 in
Evaluation of Electrochemical Reactors as a New Way to Environmental Protection,
Research Signpost, pp.41-58, 2014; ISBN 978-81-308-0549-8; e-book
http://www.trnres.com/ebookcontents.php?id=216
13. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, “Mathematical Modeling of Electrokinetic Transport and
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Porous Geo-media,” Chapter 5 in
Elektrokinetics for Petroleum and Environmental Engineers, eds. G Chilingar and M
Haroun; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey, and Scrivener Publishing, LLC,
Massachusetts; pp.177-236; 2014; ISBN 978-1-118-84269-0.
14. Pamukcu, S, Ghazanfari, E, Wittle, JK, “Reduction of Contaminants in Soil and
Water by Direct Electric Current,” Chapter 2, in Elektrokinetics for Petroleum and
Environmental Engineers, eds. G Chilingar and M Haroun; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
New Jersey, and Scrivener Publishing, LLC, Massachusetts; pp.33-102; 2014; ISBN
978-1-118-84269-0.
Refereed Research Reports
1. Wittle JK, and Pamukcu S, Electrokinetic Treatment of Contaminated Soils, Sludges
and Lagoons, DOE/CH-9206, USDOE, Washington, DC, 65 p, 1993. doi: 10.2172/
10185835 http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE93040739
2. Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetic Removal of Coal Tar Constituents from Contaminated
Soils,” Electric Power Research Institute, TR-103320, EPRI, 65p, 1994.
http://www.epri.com/abstracts/Pages/ProductAbstract.aspx?ProductId=TR-103320
3. Pamukcu S, Naito N, Pervizpour M, Cui Q, Trasborg PA, Medina CI, Mentzer MA.
Distributed fiber-optic sensing and numerical simulation of shock wave response of
manufactured clay - phase i: Software model. Technical Report ARL-TR-6399,
Army Research Laboratory, 2013.
4. Pamukcu, Naito, Pervizpour M, Cui Q, Trasborg PA, Medina CI, Mentzer MA.
Distributed fiber-optic sensing and numerical simulation of shock wave response of
manufactured clay - phase ii: Software model and breadboard. Technical Report
ARL-TR-6400, Army Research Laboratory, 2013.
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Journal Articles
1. Pamukcu S, “Shear Modulus of Soft Marine Clays,” J. of Offshore Mechanics &
Arctic Engineering, ASME, 111(4), 265-272, 1989.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3257094.
2. Fang HY, Mikroudis GK, Pamukcu S, “A Unified Approach to the Assessment of
Waste Disposal Sites,” Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier, Ltd., 3:2-2, 129-156,
1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0266-352X(87)90018-8. (IF 1.224)
3. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, “Electrokinetic Removal of Selected Heavy Metals from
Soil,” Environmental Progress, AIChE, 11(3), 241-250, 1992.
doi:10.1002/ep.670110323. (IF: 1.308)
4. Chang FT, Lennon GP, Pamukcu S, Carson B, “Modeling of Fluid Expulsion and
Deformation Behavior of Dewatering Sediments,” Int. J. for Numerical and
Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 17 (8), 531-551, 1993.
doi:10.1002/nag.1610170802. (IF: 1.561)
5. Pamukcu S, Weeks A, Wittle JK, “Electrochemical extraction and stabilization of
selected inorganic species in porous media,” J. of Hazardous Materials, 55(1-3),
305–318, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3894(97)00025-3 (IF: 3.925)
6. Kershaw D, Kulik B, Pamukcu S, “Ground Rubber: Sorption Media for Ground
Water Containing Benzene and O-Xylene,” J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., ASCE
123(4), 324–334; 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)
123:4(324). (IF:1.469)
7. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, Moo-Young H, “Magnetic Resonance Imaging of
Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Porous Media,” J. Comput. Civ. Eng., ASCE 13(2), 96–
102, 1999. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801. (IF:1.385)
8. Pamukcu S, Weeks A, Wittle JK, “Enhanced Reduction of Cr (VI) by Direct Electric
Current in a Contaminated Clay,” Environmental Science and Technology, ACS,
38(4), 1236-1241, 2004. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es034578v. (IF:5.481)
9. Akbulut S, Hasiloglu S, Pamukcu S, “Data Generation for Shear Modulus and
Damping Ratio in Reinforced Sands Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference
System,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24(11), 805-814, 2004.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2004.04.006. (IF: 1.302)
10. Pamukcu S, Akbulut S, “Thermoelastic Enhancement of Damping of Sand Using
Granular Synthetic Rubber,” J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., ASCE 132(4), 501–510,
2006. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241. (IF: 1.469)
11. Pamukcu S, Hannum L, Wittle JK “Delivery and Activation of Nano-iron by DC
Electric Field,” J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A, 43:8, 934-944, 2008.
doi:10.1080/10934520801974483. (IF: 1.135)
12. Cui Q, Pamukcu S, Xiao W, Guintrand C, Toulouse J, Pervizpour M, “Distributed
Fiber Sensor Based on Modulated Pulse Base Reflection and Brillouin Gain
Spectrum Analysis,” Applied Optics, Vol. 48(30), 5823-5828, 2009.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.005823. (IF:1.649)
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13. Haroun M, Chilingar GV, Pamukcu S, “The Efficacy of Using Electrokinetic
Transport in Highly-Contaminated Offshore Sediments,” J. Applied
Electrochemistry, 40:1131-1138, 2010. doi: 10.1007/s10800-010-0084-z. (IF:2.147).
14. Akbulut S, Pamukcu S, “Evaluation of Dynamic Properties of Geosynthetic
Reinforced Clay Samples for Environmental Impact Practices,” Environ Earth Sci.,
61:1449–1456, Springer, 2010. doi: 10.1007/s12665-010-0460-3 (IF: 1.572)
15. Cui Q, Pamukcu S, Lin A, Xiao W, Toulouse J, “Performance of Double Sideband
Modulated Probe Wave in BOTDA Distributed Fiber Sensor,” Microwave and
Optical Techn Letters, 52, 2713-2717, 2010. doi: 10.1002/mop.25566 (IF: 0.623)
16. Cui Q, Pamukcu S, Lin A, Xiao W, Herr D, Toulouse J, Pervizpour M, “Distributed
Temperature Sensing System Based on Rayleigh Scattering BOTDA,” IEEE Sensors
Journal, 11(2), 399-403, 2011. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2010.2066558 (IF: 1.852)
17. Muraoka T, Ghazanfari E, Shrestha R, Pamukcu S, “Electrically Induced Pore
Pressures in High Salt Content Clay Slurry” J. Separation and Purification
Technology, 79, 133–138, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.02.032 (IF: 3.065)
18. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Characterization of a surrogate swelling polymer as a
functional sensor for distributed liquid sensing,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical,
168, 242–252, 2011. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2011.04.026 (IF: 1.943)
19. Cui Q, Pamukcu S, Xiao W, Pervizpour M, “Truly Distributed Fiber Vibration
Sensor Using Pulse Base BOTDA with Wide Dynamic Range," IEEE Photonics
Techn. Letters, 3:24, 1887-1889, 2011. doi:10.1109/LPT.2011.2170968 (IF: 2.176)
20. Ghazanfari E, Shrestha R, Miroshnik A, Pamukcu S, "Electrically assisted liquid
hydrocarbon transport in porous media", Electrochimica Acta, 86, 185– 191, 2012.
doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2012.04.077 (IF: 4.086)
21. Gomes IH, Ferreira CD, Ribeiro AB, Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetic enhanced transport
of zero valent iron nanoparticles for chromium (VI) reduction in soils,” Chemical
Engineering Transactions, 28, 139-144, 2012. doi:10.3303/CET1228024
22. Al Shalabi EW, Ghosh B, Haroun M, Pamukcu S, “Application of Direct Current
Potential to Enhancing Water Flood Recovery Efficiency,” Petroleum Science and
Tech., 30:20, 2160-2168, 2012. doi: 10.1080/10916466.2010.547902 (IF: 033)
23. Al Shalabi EW, Ghosh B, Haroun M, Pamukcu S, “Stimulation of Sandstone
Reservoirs Using DC Potential,” Petroleum Science and Tech., 30:20, 2137-2147,
2012. doi:10.1080/10916466.2010.551811 (IF: 0.33)
24. Shin S, Chilingar GV, Haroun M, Ghosh B, Meshkati N, Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, Al
Badawi M, “The Effect of Generated Chlorine Gas on Electroremediation of Heavy
Metals from Offshore Muds,” J. of Environ. Protection, 3, 363-373, 2012.
doi:10.4236/jep.2012.35046 (IF: 1.35)
25. Yoon S, Ghazanfari E, Cheng L, Wang Z, Pamukcu S, Suleiman MT, " Subsurface
Event Detection and Classification Using Wireless Sensor Networks," Sensors,
12(11), 14862-14886, 2012. doi:10.3390/s121114862 (IF: 2.048)
26. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, Yoon S, Suleiman MT, Cheng L, "Geotechnical Sensing
Using Electromagnetic Attenuation Between Radio Transceivers," Smart Mater. &
Struct., 21(12),125017, 2012. doi:10.1088/0964-1726/21/12/125017 (IF: 2.449)
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27. Gomes HI, Dias-Ferreira C, Ribeiro AB, Pamukcu S, "Direct current assisted
transport and transformation of zero-valent nanoiron in porous media," J. Water, Air
and Soil Pollution, Springer, 224:1710; 2013. doi: 10.1007/s11270-013-1710-2
(IF:1.685)
28. Brosky RT, Pamukcu S, “The Role of DDL Processes During Electrolytic Reduction
of Cu(II) in Low Oxygen Environment,” J. of Hazardous Materials, 262: 878-882,
2013. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.032 (IF: 3.925)
29. Gomes HI, Dias-Ferreira C, Ribeiro AB, Pamukcu S, “Influence of electrolyte and
voltage on the direct current enhanced transport of iron nanoparticles in low
permeability media,” J. of Chemosphere, 2014, Chemosphere 99: 171–179, 2014.
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.06. (IF: 3.867)
30. Chilingar GV, Shin S, Haroun M, Albannay A, Wittle K, Meshkati N, Pamukcu S,
“Improving Acidizing Operations” J. of Sustainable Energy Engineering, 1:3, 193-
197, 2013, Scrivener Publishing
31. Shin S, Chilingar GV, Haroun M, Wittle K, Meshkati N, Pamukcu S, Jeoung J, Koo
H, “Electrokinetics Technology to Improve Acidizing of Carbonate Reservoir
Rocks,” J. of Environmental Protection, 4:4, 1-3, 2013;
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2013.44A001 (IF: 1.35)
32. Dong Y, Pamukcu S, “Thermal, electrical conduction in unsaturated sand controlled
by surface wettability,” Acta Geotechnica, 2014. doi: 10.1007/s11440-014-0317-0.
(IF: 1.860).
33. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, Pervizpour M, Karpyn Z, "Investigation of generalized
relative permeability coefficients for electrically assisted oil recovery in oil
formations" J. Transport in Porous Media, Springer, 2014. doi: 10.1007/s11242-
014-0368-6 (IF: 1.460)
34. Sun TR, Pamukcu S, Ottosen LM, Wang F, “Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium in
Contaminated Clay by Direct Current Transported Ferrous Iron: Kinetics, Energy
Consumption, and Application of Pulse Current,” Chemical Engineering Journal
262, 1099-1107, Elsevier, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.10.081 (IF: 4.181)
35. Demir A, Pamukcu S, Shrestha RA, “Simultaneous Removal of Pb, Cd and Zn from
Heavily Contaminated Mine Tailing Soil Using Enhanced Electrochemical Process”
Environmental Eng. Science, 2014. doi:10.1089/ees.2014.0384. (IF: 0.933)
36. Yoon S, Cheng L, Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, Suleiman MT, “A Theoretical and
Empirical Analysis of Underground-to-Underground Communication for Wireless
Sensor Networks” Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. 2015 (in print) (IF: 0.478)
37. Gomes HI, Rodríguez-Maroto JM, Dias-Ferreira C, Pamukcu S, Ribeiro AB,
“Numerical prediction of diffusion and electric field-induced iron nanoparticle
transport,” Electrochimica Acta, Elsevier, 2015 (IF: 4.086)(accepted)
Refereed Conference Proceedings
1. Pamukcu S, Poplin JK, Suhayda JN, Tumay MT, “Dynamic Sediment Properties,
Mississippi Delta,” Geotechnical Practice in Offshore Eng., ASCE, 111-132, 1983.
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2. Pamukcu S, Suhayda JN, “Dynamic Properties and Critical State Parameters,”
ASCE Annual Convention, Proc. of Session 52 on Evaluation of Seafloor Soil
Properties Under Cyclic Loads, Houston, Texas, October 17-21, 1-24, 1983.
3. Pamukcu S, Suhayda JN, “A Microcomputer Application: In-Situ Testing of Marine
Sediments” 2nd Nat. Conf. On Microcomp in Civil Eng., ASCE, Orlando, FL, 250-
252, 1984.
4. Pamukcu S, Suhayda JN, “Evaluation of Shear Modulus for Soft Marine Clays,
Mississippi Delta,” ASTM STP 883, 352-362, 1985.
5. Pamukcu S, Suhayda JN, “Low Strain Shear Measurement Using Triaxial Vane
Shear Device,” ASTM STP 1014, 193-208, 1986.
6. Pamukcu S, Kavulich MK, Fang HY, “A Parametric Sensitivity Study on
Mechanical Performance of Fly Ash Mixed Soil,” Toxic and Hazardous Wastes,
19th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, 589-599, 1987.
7. Pamukcu S, Mikroudis GK, Fang HY, “GEOTOX: A New Knowledge/Data Base
Management System for Controlling Wastes,” Int. Symp. On Environ. Management,
General Directorate of Environment-Pollution Control Research Group, Bogazici
University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1075-1094, 1987.
8. Pamukcu S, “Interactive Graphics in Geotechnical Engineering,” 1st Canadian
Symp. On Microcomputer Applications to Geotechnique, Canadian Geotechnical
Society, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 153-159, 1987.
9. Pamukcu S, Suhayda JN, “High Resolution Measurement of Shear Modulus of Clay
Using Triaxial Vane Device,” Developments In Geotechnical Eng., Vol. 42, Soil
Dynamics and Liquefaction, Elsevier and Compt. Mech. Publ., 307-321, 1987.
10. Tuncan M, Khan L, Pamukcu S, “The Effect of Leachate on Geotechnical Properties
of Clay Liner,” Hazardous and Industrial Waste, 20th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste
Conference, 133-144, 1988.
11. Pamukcu S, “Measurement of Static Shear Modulus of Soft Marine Clays,” Seventh
International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME
OMAE Division, Vol. 1, 229-236, 1988.
12. Pamukcu S, Kugelman IJ, Lynn JD, “Solidification and Reuse of Steel Industry
Sludge Waste,” Hazardous and Industrial Wastes, 21st Mid- Atlantic Industrial
Waste Conference, Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster, PA, 3-15, 1989.
13. Zheng H, Mikroudis GK, Pamukcu S, Hu ZX, “BABE: An Expert System For
Structural Design of Bridge Abutments and Piers,” Computer Utilization in
Structural Eng, Structures Congress' 89, ASCE, San Francisco, CA, 372-381, 1989.
14. Fang HY, Mikroudis GK, Pamukcu S, “Fracture Behavior of Compacted Fine
Grained Soils,” ASTM STP 1020, 659-667, 1989.
15. Khan LI, Pamukcu S, “Validity of Electroosmosis for Groundwater
Decontamination,” Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 563-570, 1989.
16. Fang HY, Mikroudis GM, Pamukcu S, “Multidomain Expert Systems for Hazardous
Waste Site Investigations,” Symp. Series 431, ACS, 146-161, 1990.
17. Pamukcu S, Khan LI, Fang HY, “Zinc Detoxification of Soils by Electro- Osmosis,”
Transportation Research Record, NAS TRB, 1289, 41-46, 1990.
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18. Pamukcu S, Tuncan M, Fang HY, “Influence of Some Environmental Activities on
Physical and Mechanical Behavior of Clays,” ASTM STP 1095, 91-107, 1990.
19. Pamukcu S, Tuncan A, Fang HY, “Effects of Ocean Disposal of Wastes on
Properties of Marine Sediments,” ASTM STP 1087, 95-110, 1990.
20. Pamukcu S, Fang HY, “A Design Chart for Transportation Facilities Based on Some
Insitu Soil Properties,” Transportation Research Record, TRB, 1235, 98-111, 1990.
21. Hijazi HM, Pamukcu S, “Possible Re-Use of Petroleum Contaminated Soils as
Construction Material,” Hazardous and Industrial Wastes, 22nd Mid-Atlantic
Industrial Waste Conference, Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster, PA, 155-170, 1990.
22. Pamukcu S, Hijazi HM, Fang HY, “Study of Possible Reuse of Stabilized Petroleum
Contaminated Soils as Construction Material,” Petroleum Contaminated Soils,
Vol.3, Lewis Publ., Co., 203- 214, 1990.
23. Pamukcu S, Topcu IB, Lynn JD, Jablonski CE, “Re-Use of Solidified Steel Industry
Sludge Waste for Transportation Facilities,” Transportation Research Record, NAS
TRB, 1310, 93-105, 1991.
24. Pamukcu S, Hijazi HM, “Improvement of Fuel Oil Contaminated Soil by Additives,”
Grouting, Soil Improvement and Geosynthetics, ASCE, 30(II), 1285-1297, 1992.
25. Fang HY, Pamukcu S, Chaney RC, “Soil-Pollution Effects on Geotextile Composite
Walls,” ASTM STP 1129, 103-116, 1992.
26. Tuncan A, Pamukcu S, “Predicted Mechanism of Crude Oil and Marine Clay
Interactions in Salt Water Environment,” Environmental Geotechnology,
Mediterranean Conf. on Environ. Geotechnology, Cesme, Turkey, May 1992,
Balkema Publ., 109-124, 1992.
27. Tuncan A, Pamukcu S, “Geotechnical Properties of Petroleum and Sludge
Contaminated Marine Sediments,” The Second Int. Offshore and Polar Engineering
Conference, San Francisco, Ca, June 14-19, 1992, ISOPE, 388-397, 1992.
28. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, “Electrokinetics for Removal of Low-Level Radioactivity
from Soil,” The 14th Annual DOE Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November, 18-20, Conf-921137-Proc, 256-278, 1992.
29. Tuncan M, Pamukcu S, “Coupled Flow of Water in Saturated Kaolinite Clay under
Chemical and Thermal Potential,” Environmental Geotechnology, Mediterranean
Conf. on Environmental Geotechecnology, Cesme, Turkey, May 1992, Balkema
Publ., 65-76, 1992.
30. Tamaro M, Lopez P, Pamukcu S, “Prediction of Structural Slurry Wall Behavior,”
3rd Int. Conf. on Case Studies in Geotechnical Eng, Case Histories of Retaining
Structures and Deep Excavations, University of Missouri-Rolla, MO, 43-49, 1993.
31. Fang HY, Mikroudis GM, Pamukcu S, “Multidomain Expert Systems for Hazardous
Waste Site Investigations,” Expert Systems in Environmental Planning, Springer-
Verlag Publ., New York, 217-232, 1993.
32. Pamukcu S, Tuncan M, “Laboratory Characterization of Cement Stabilized Iron
Rich Slag for Reuse,” Trans. Research Record, NAS, TRB, 1424, 25-33, 1993.
33. Pamukcu S, Topcu IB, Guven C, “The Hydraulic Conductivity of a Solidified
Residue Used As a Barrier,” ASTM STP 1142, 505 –520, 1994.
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34. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Application of Non-destructive Conduction Testing for
Constant Thermal Gradient in Porous Medium,” The 8th Int. Conf. of the
Computational Methods & Advances in Geomechanics, UWV, VA, 81-86, 1994.
35. Weeks A, Pamukcu S, “Utilization of Solubilizing and Stabilizing Agents in
Electrokinetic Processing of Soils,” 27th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference,
Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster, PA, 824-834, 1995.
36. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Effect of Thermal Gradient on Soil-Water System,”
27th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster,
PA, 743-753, 1995.
37. Pamukcu S, Newhart G, Wittle JK, “Use of Electrokinetics to Control the Migration
of Heavy Metals From Landfill Sites,” Waste Disposal by Landfill - GREEN' 93,
Great Britain, Balkema Publ., 459 - 469, 1995.
38. Pamukcu S, Filipova I, Wittle JK, “The Role of Electroosmosis in Transporting PAH
Compounds in Contaminated Soils,” Electrochemical Techn. Applied to
Environmental Problems, Electrochemical Society Trans., PV95-12, 252-266, 1995.
39. Romero S, Pamukcu S, “The Use of Digital Signal Processing and Neural Networks
for Characterization of Residual Materials,” 27th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste
Conference, Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster, Pa, 782-794, 1995.
40. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Non-destructive Determination of Coupled Flow
Parameters under Constant Thermal Potential,” Geoenvironment 2000, ASCE, 242-
255, 1995.
41. Romero S, Pamukcu S, “Characterization of Granular Systems by Digital Signal
Processing of Low Strain Wave Response,” Transportation Research Record, TRB,
1548, 38-45, 1996.
42. Romero S, Pamukcu S, “Prediction of Dynamic Properties of Granular Material by
Low Strain Dynamic Excitation and ANN,” Uncertainty in Geological Environment:
From Theory to Practice, ASCE, 2, 1134-1148, 1996.
43. Romero S, Pamukcu S, “Prediction of Dynamic Properties by Low Strain Excitation
of Residual Materials,” ASTM STP 1275, 79-92, 1997.
44. Weeks A, Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetic Stabilization of Selected Heavy Metals in
Contaminated Soils,” The 4th Great Lakes Geotech. & Geoenviron. Conf.: In-Situ
Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Chicago, IL May, 1996, 151-167, 1996.
45. Kershaw D, Pamukcu S, “Sorption of BTEX Contaminants by Ground Tire Rubber,”
Environmental Geotechnology, 3rd
International Symposium, Vol 1, Technomic
Publ. Co., Lancaster, PA, 903 - 914, 1996.
46. Romero S, Pamukcu S, “Prediction of Shear Modulus of Residual Materials by
ANN,” Environmental Geotechnology, 3rd
International Symposium, Vol 1,
Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster, PA, 987-996, 1996.
47. Romero S, Pamukcu S, “Using Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Shear Modulus
of Granular Offshore Sediments,” 6th Int. Offshore and Polar Engineering
Conference, ISOPE, May 26-31, 1996, Los Angeles, CA, Vol.1, 431-437, 1996.
48. Kershaw D, Pamukcu S, “Use of Ground Tire Rubber in Reactive Permeable
Barriers to Mitigate BTEX Compounds,” ASTM STP 1275, 314 - 329, 1997.
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49. Kershaw D, Pamukcu S, “Ground Rubber: Reactive Permeable Media” In-Situ
Remediation of the Geoenvironment, ASCE, 26-40, 1997.
50. Weeks A, Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetically Enhanced Reduction of Cr(VI) in Porous
Media,” 30th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Technomic
Publ. Co., Lancaster, PA, 41-48, 1998.
51. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Prediction of Phenomenological Coefficients of
Coupled Flow at Transient State,” 13th
Conference of the Engineering Mechanics
Division of ASCE, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MA, 1999 (CD).
52. Yalcin, MG and Pamukcu, S “Automated Feasibility Analysis of Cathodic
Protection or Electrochloride Extraction for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Structures
in PA,” VIIth Int. Corrosion Symp., Istanbul, Turkey, Oct, 18-20, 189-194, 2000.
53. Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Coefficient of Consolidation under Thermal Potential,”
Geoenvironment 2000 (GSP 46): Characterization, Containment, Remediation, and
Performance in Environmental Geotechnics, pp. 242-255, 2000.
54. Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetic Processes in Treatment of Contaminated Clay,” Clay
Behavior: Chemo-mechanical Coupling, Proc. of an International Workshop,
Universita della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy, Vol. 2., 31p. June 2001.
55. Weeks A, Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetically Enhanced Reduction of Cr (VI) in
Contaminated Soils,” Proc. of the XVth Inter. Conf. on Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering, Balkema Publishers, Vol 3, 1935-1938, 2001.
56. Pamukcu S, Weeks A, Wittle KJ, “Electrokinetically Enhanced Reduction of Cr(VI)
by Aqueous Fe(II),” Extended Abstract, Div. of Env. Chemistry, ACS, Vol. 43,
No.1, ACS Symposium, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
57. Texier S, Pamukcu S, Toulouse J, “Water Content Measurement in Sub-surface with
a Distributed Brillouin Scattering Fiber-Optic Sensor,” SARA 2003, 12th
Pan-
American Conf. on Soil Mech. and Geotech. Eng. & 39th
US Rock Mech. Symp., pp.
287-292, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2003.
58. Texier S, Pamukcu S, Toulouse J, “Advances in subsurface water-content
measurement with a distributed Brillouin scattering fibre-optic sensor,” Proc.of
SPIE 5855, 17th
Int. Confer. On Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS-17, Bruggs, Belgium,
pp. 555-558, 2005. doi:10.1117/12.624258
59. Texier S, Pamukcu S, Toulouse J, Ricles J, “Brillouin Scattering Fiber Optic Strain
Sensor for Distributed Applications in Civil Infrastructure,” (Chang, ed.), 5th Int.
Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2005), Stanford, CA, pp. 1395-
1402, 2005. ISBN- 978-1-932-07851-0
60. Pamukcu S, Texier S, Toulouse J, “Advances in Water Content Measurement with
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor,” GeoCongress 2006, 187, ASCE, pp. 7-12, 2006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40803(187)7
61. Pamukcu S, Cetisli F, Texier S, Naito C, Toulouse J, “Dynamic Strains with
Brillouin Scattering Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor,” GeoCongress 2006, 187, ASCE
pp. 31-36, 2006. http://dx. doi.org/10.1061/40803(187)31
62. Turel, M, Pamukcu S, “Brillouin Scattering Fiber Optic Sensor for Distributed
Measurement of Liquid Content and Geosynthetic Strains in Subsurface,”
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Geoshanghai GSP: Site and Geomaterial Characterization, ASCE, Shanghai, PRC,
pp. 72-79, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40861(193)9
63. Anastasio S, Pamukcu S, Pervizpour M, “Chemical Selective BOTDR Sensing for
Corrosion Detection on Structural Systems,” (Chang, ed.), Proc. of the 7th
Int.
Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2007), Stanford, CA, pp.
1701-1708, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-1-932-07871-8
64. Anastasio S, Pamukcu S, Pervizpour M, “BOTDR Detection of Chemical & Liquid
Content,” Proc. of the 7th FMGM 2007: GSP 175 Int. Sym. on Field Measurements
in Geomechanics, ASCE, Boston, MA, pp. 1-12, 2007.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40940(307)37
65. McElroy M Jr, Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Three Dimensional Finite Element
Modelling of Stacked Geotextile Tubes for Embankment Stabilization,” Proc. of
11th Int. Conf. on Civil, Structural and Environmental Eng. Computing, (Topping,
ed.), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2007. ISBN 978-1-905088-15-7
66. Hannum L, Pamukcu S, “Aided Transport of Nano-Iron in Clay Soils Using Direct
Electric Field,” NSTI-Nanotech2007, V2, 635-38, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4200-6342-4.
67. Haroun MR, Chilingar GV, Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, Belhaj HA, Al Bloushi MN,
“Optimizing Electroosmotic Flow Potential for Electrically Enhanced Oil Recovery
(EEORTM) in Carbonate Rock formations of Abu Dhabi Based on Rock Properties
and Composition,” International Petroleum Technology Conference, IPTC-13812-
MS, Doha, Qatar, 7–9 December, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/13812-MS
68. Li Xu, Yun TS, Cheng L, Pamukcu S, Dong Y, “ In-situ geo-characterization using
wireless functional signals,” Proc. SPIE Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies
for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems; Vol. 76474Q, March 25, 2010. doi:
10.1117/12.847626.
69. Yoon, S-U, Cheng, L, Ghazanfari, E, Pamukcu, S, and Suleiman, MT "A Radio
Propagation Model for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks". Proc. of IEEE
Globecom Conf., Houston, TX, 2011. doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2011.6133708
70. Ghazanfari E, Yoon S-U, Dong Y, Li Xu , Medina C I, Seserko D, Cheng L, Yun
TS, Pamukcu S, "Subsurface geo-event monitoring using wireless sensor networks",
Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, pp. 1732-1742,
March 13-16, Dallas, TX, 2011. doi: 10.1061/41165(397)177
71. Yoon S-U, Ghazanfari E, Cheng L, Suleiman MT, Pamukcu S, “Subsurface geo-
applications of wireless signal networks ,” Proc. SPIE. 7981, Sensors and Smart
Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 79815R,
2011. doi: 10.1117/12.881804
72. Ribeiro AB, Mateus EP, Marriott P, Ferreira CD, Ottosen LM, Rodriguez-Maroto
JM, Hansen HK, Pamukcu S, Nekrasova M, Zhou D, Ribau Teixeira M, Cardeal ZL,
“Advanced analytical techniques in ELECTROACROSS. Matrix characterization
and monitoring electrokinetic processes in recovery, remediation and conservation,”
Proc. 3rd Asia-Oceania Conf on Green & Sustainable Chemistry, 12, 2011, p. 133
73. Yoon S-U, Cheng L, Ghazanfari E, Wang, Z, Pamukcu S, Suleiman MT,
"Subsurface Monitoring using Low Frequency Wireless Signal Networks".
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Proceedings of IEEE PerCom Conf, Luzano, Switzerland, 2012. doi:
10.1109/PerComW.2012.6197530
74. Ghazanfari E, Yoon S-U, Pamukcu S, Suleiman MT., Cheng L, "Challenges of
geotechnical sensing and monitoring using underground wireless signal networks".
Proc. SPIE. 8345, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical,
and Aerospace Systems, 83450K, 2012. doi: 10.1117/12.915335
75. Ghazanfari E, Yoon S-U, Pamukcu S, Suleiman MT, Cheng L, “Real Time Global
Subsurface Monitoring Using New Application of Wireless Signal Networks: Proof
of Concept" GeoCongress 2012: GSP 225, ASCE, 3089-3098, March 25-29, 2012.
doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.316
76. Ghazanfari E, Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, “Mathematical Modeling of Electrically
Assisted Hydrocarbon Transport in Porous Media” GeoCongress 2012: GSP 225,
ASCE, 2302-2311, March 25-29, 2012. doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.236.
77. Medina CI, Pervizpour, M, Pamukcu S, and Mentzer MA, “Temperature Dependent
Dynamic Properties of Oily Clay,” GeoCongress 2012: GSP 225, ASCE, 2283-2291,
March 25-29, 2012. doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.234
78. Lin H, Cui Q, Pervizpour M, Pamukcu S, and Mentzer MA,”Truly Distributed
Measurement of Impact Strains in Clay by Use of Embedded BOTDA/R Fiber Optic
Sensors,” GeoCongress 2012: GSP 225, ASCE 3149-3158, March 25-29, 2012.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.322
79. Miroshnik A, Ghazanfari, E, Shrestha RA, Pamukcu S, “Electrically Induced
Transport of Immiscible Hydrocarbons in Clay Soil,” GeoCongress 2012, ASCE,
4097-4106, March 25-29, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.421
80. Shrestha RA, Miroshnik A, Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, “Electrically Assisted
Recovery of Immiscible Hydrocarbon Liquids from Clay Formations,” GeoCongress
2012:4089-4096; March 25-29, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.420
81. Dong Y, and Pamukcu S, “Preparation of Polymer Coated Sands with Reversible
Wettability Triggered by Temperature,” GeoCongress 2012: GSP 225, ASCE, 4446-
4455, March 25-29, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.457
82. Cui Q, Pamukcu S, and Xiao W, “Load monitoring in soil subsurface using
stimulated Brillouin scattering distributed fiber sensors,” Optical Instrumentation for
Energy and Environmental Applications, OSA, Paper No. ET4D.6, Eindhoven,
Netherlands, November 11, 2012.
83. Pamukcu, S and Dong, Y, “Engineering Smart Soils with Externally Triggered
Functionality,” Keynote Paper, Proc. of the 5th
Geoteknik Symposium, Cukurova
University, Adana , Turkey, Dec. 5-6, 2013.
84. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, “Evaluation of Relative Permeability Functions for Oil
Bearing Sandstones in Electrically Enhanced Oil Recovery” Proc. of Int. Workshop
on Geomechanics & Energy: The ground as energy source and storage, EAGE,
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, Nov. 2013.
85. Pamukcu, S, Ghazanfari, E, “Geo-sensing for Developing Sustainable Responses to
Environmental Hazards Underground,” Keynote Lectures: Geo-Characterization and
Modeling for Sustainability; Geo-Congress 2014, ASCE; GSP 235; eds. AJ Puppala,
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P Bandini, TC Sheahan; pp. 117-139; ISBN (print): 978-0-7844-1328-9;
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413289.006
86. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, Karpyn Z, Vahedifard F, “Characterization of Oil-
Bearing Sandstones for Sustainable Oil Production in Electrically Enhanced Oil
Recovery,” GeoCongress 2014, ASCE, eds. M. Abu-Farsakh and LR Hoyos, pp.
515-523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413272.049.
Contract R&D Reports
1. Pamukcu S, “Feasibility Study of Possible Re-Use of Iron-Rich Kiln Slag As
Construction Material” Final Report to Horsehead Resource Development
Corporation, Palmerton, Pa, January, 1991.
2. Pamukcu S, Topcu IB, “Study of Causes of Random Cracking of Solidified Sludge
Residue Re-Used as Capping Material,” Final Report to Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Bethlehem, Pa, February, 1991.
3. Pamukcu S, “Feasibility Study of Possible Re-Use of Asphalt Stabilized Kiln Slag in
Road Construction,” Final Report to Horsehead Resource Development Corporation,
Palmerton, Pa, February, 1992.
4. Pamukcu S, “Investigation of Thermal Properties of Asphalt Stabilized Kiln Slag,”
Final Report to Horsehead Resource Development Corporation, Palmerton, Pa.
August, 1992.
5. Pamukcu S, “Performance of Rubberized Asphalt with Iron-Rich Material (IRM)
Aggregate,” Final Report to Horsehead Resource Development Corporation,
Palmerton, Pa, February, 1994.
6. Pamukcu S, “Mitigation of Excess NH4+ In Processed Sludge by Electrokinetic
Extraction and Dewatering,” Final Report to Systech Environmental Corporation,
Xenia, Ohio, August, 1997.
7. Pamukcu S, and Pervizpour, M, “Electroosmotic Aided NAPL Remediation of
Contaminated Soil: Stanford Linear Accelerator Site,” Final Report to Weiss
Associates, Emeryville, Ca, November, 1997.
8. Pamukcu S, Pervizpour M, “Electrochemical Extraction of Cyanide and Fluoride
from Conductive Porous Media,” Final Report to EPI, Wayne, Pa, March, 1998.
9. Pamukcu S, Pervizpour M, “Electroosmotically Aided Restoration of TCE
Contaminated Soil,” Final Report to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Environmental Restoration Division, Contract No.B3460123, University of
California, Livermore, Ca, November, 52p, 1998.
10. Pamukcu S, “Electro-kinetic Remediation of Perchlorate in Low Permeability Soil:
Phase I,” Final report to Weiss Associates, Emeryville, Ca, May, 1999.
11. Pamukcu S, Yalcin MG, Burleigh D, Moo-Young H, “AFACE: Automated
Feasibility Analysis of Cathodic Protection (CP) and Electrochloride Extraction
(ECE) for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Structures in Pennsylvania,” Report to
PennDOT, 2000.
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12. Pamukcu S, Naito C, Pervizpour M, “Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing and Numerical
Simulation of Shock Wave Response of Manufactured Clay: PHASE I: Software
Model,” Report to DOD, Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen, MD, June 15, 2010.
13. Pamukcu S, Naito C, Pervizpour M, “Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing and Numerical
Simulation of Shock Wave Response of Manufactured Clay: PHASE II: Software
Model and Bread Board,” Report to DOD, Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen, MD,
November 1, 2010.
14. Pamukcu S, Shrestha R, Ghazanfari, E, “Electrically Induced Mass Transport in Oil
Bearing Formations,” Final Report to Electro Petroleum Incorporated, Wayne, PA,
October 15, 2010.
15. Pamukcu S, Naito C, Pervizpour M, “Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing and Numerical
Simulation of Shock Wave Response of Manufactured Clay: PHASE III: Bread
Board and Technology Transfer,” Report to DOD, Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen,
MD, June 15, 2011.
16. Yoon S, Cheng L, Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, Suleiman MT, "An Underground
Radio Propagation Model for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks." LU-CSE-
10-004, 2010, Lehigh University, PA
17. Bustos Bustos E, Dalong W, Pearson RA, Pamukcu S, “Fiber Optic Wireless Sensor
Networks for Detection of Mercury in Polluted Soil,” Final Report to México
Estados Unidos para la Ciencia, Mexican Academy of Science, 142p., 2012.
18. Pamukcu S, Shrestha RA, Ghazanfari E, Miroshnik A, Nyikadzino V, Mazejy T,
Gage D, Hiddeman E, “Electrically Induced Transformations of Oil in Clay Bearing
Formations,” Final Report to Electro Petroleum Incorporated, Wayne, PA, October
23, 2012.
Abstract Refereed only Publications
1. Fang HY, Pamukcu S, Chaney RC, “Chemical and Microorganism Corrosion of
Foundation Structures: A Discussion,” Proc. Int. Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology, Vol. 2, Envo Publ., Allentown, PA, 379-382, 1988.
2. Pamukcu S, Mikroudis GK, “Dynamic Response of Soils Under Environmental
Stress: A Discussion,” Proc. Int. Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology, Vol.
2, Envo Publ., Allentown, PA, 206-212, 19
3. Pamukcu S, “A New Method For Evaluating Stress-Strain Relationship of Soil
Under Micro-Environmental Condition,” Proc. Int. Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology, Vol. 2, Envo Publ. Co., Allentown, PA, 213-218, 1988.
4. Pamukcu S, Lynn JB, “A Feasibility Study on Solidification of Steel Industry
Waste,” 4th International Conference on Urban Solid Waste Management and
Secondary Materials, Uni. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, December 6-9, 1988.
5. Fang HY, Mikroudis GK, Pamukcu S, Zheng H, “Development of POW: A
Knowledge-Based Expert System for Water Quality,” National Water Conference
and Life Symposium, ASCE, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, July 17-20, 1989
6. Tuncan M, Pamukcu S, Hu ZX, “Development of Multi-Purpose Triaxial Apparatus
for Testing of Soils Under Coupled Influence of Thermal-Chemical- Hydraulic and
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Electrical Potential,” Proc. 2nd Int. Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology,
Vol. 1., Envo Publ. Co., Allentown, PA, 111-123, 1989.
7. Khan LI, Pamukcu S, Kugelman IJ, “Electro-kinetic Mechanism in Saturated
Contaminated Fine-grained Soil,” Environmental Geotechnology Proc. 2nd Int. Sym.
on Environ. Geotechnology, Vol. 1, Envo Publ. Co., Allentown, PA, 39-47, 1989.
8. Fang HY, Mikroudis GK, Pamukcu S, “GEESE: An Expert System for Planning and
Analysis of Foundation Structures,” 1st Caribbean Conference on Artificial
Intelligence, University of West Indies, Trinidad, 75-86, 1990.
9. Muhiddin AB, Pamukcu S, Fang HY, “Use of Knowledge-Based Expert Systems for
Controlling Landslides in Tropical Urban Environment,” 1st Caribbean Conference
on Artificial Intelligence, Uni. of West Indies, Trinidad, 63-74, 1990.
10. Khan LI, Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetic Removal of Heavy Metals From Soils,” 1991
Summer Nat. Mtg, AIChE, Symposium 58, Advanced Treatment Technol. for
Removal of Contaminants in the Sub-PPM Range, Pittsburgh, PA; August, 1991.
11. Khan LI, Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, Titus C, “Electrokinetic Treatment of
Contaminated Soils,” 1991 Summer Nat. Mtg, AIChE, Symposium 80, Treatment of
Radioactive and Mixed Wastes, Pittsburgh, PA, August, 1991.
12. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, “Electrokinetics and Its Enhancement of Insitu Soil
Decontamination,” 1992 I&EC Special Symposium, ACS, Session 24: Treatment of
MGP and Similar Wastes, Atlanta, GA, September, 1992.
13. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, Titus C, “Electrokinetic Treatment of Contaminated Soils,”
Proc. of the 11th Annual Exhibition and Conference, Haztech International' 92,
Houston 1992, 9D-1-9D-31, 1992.
14. Pamukcu S, “Electrokinetic Enhancement of Soil Decontamination,” Franco-
American Conference on Environmental Geomaterials, University of Orleans,
Orleans, France, Oct. 19-20, 1992.
15. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, “The Role of Electrochemical Processes in Electrokinetic
Soil Decontamination,” 1992 Annual Mtg., AIChE, Symposium 71, Electrochemical
Waste Treatment and Minimization, Miami Beach, FL, November, 1992.
16. Pamukcu S, “Role of Electro-Osmosis in Electrokinetic Soil Decontamination,”
Transportation Research Board, TRB, 71st Annual Meeting; Session No: 237B,
Hazardous Waste Site Remediation, Washington, D.C., January, 1992.
17. Pamukcu S, Wittle JK, Titus C, “Electrokinetics: Emerging Technology for Insitu
Soil Remediation,” Conference on Federal Environmental Restoration' 92, HMCRI,
Vienna, VA, April, 1992.
18. Pamukcu S, “Electrochemical Technology Applied in Restoration and Stabilization
of Contaminated Subsurface,” Workshop on Electromigration Applied to Soils
Remediation, Ecole des Mines D'Albi, Albi, France, May 16, 1997.
19. Pamukcu S, Dawson A, Elton DJ, Nicholson PG, Sharma S, “Soil and Rock
Properties”, in Transportation in the New Millennium, Transportation Research
Board TRIS, 3 p., 2000; http://onlinepubs.trb.org...epubs/millennium/00101.pdf
20. Texier S, Pamukcu S, “Development of a quasi-distributed tension-meter for liquids
phase content measurement in subsurface”, Proc. of FMGM 2003, 6th
Int. Symp. on
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Field Measurements in Geomechanics, Norwegian Geotechnical Inst., Oslo, Norway,
September, 15-18, 2003.
21. Pamukcu S, Turel M, “Use of BOTDR to Measure Distributed Strains of
Geosynthetics,” GRI 20th Anniversary Conf., Homeland Security; Geosynthetic
2007, Jan 18, Washington, D.C., 2007.
22. Wittle JK, Zanko L, Pamukcu S, “The Potential Use of Electrokinetics for Treatment
of Drilling Fluids,” EREM 2009, 8th
Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation,
Lisbon, Portugal, July 26-29, 2009.
23. Ghazanfari E, Yoon S, Cheng L, Suleiman MT, Pamukcu S, “Wireless Signal
Networks for Subsurface Modeling and Geo-Event Characterization” NSF CMMI
Conference, Atlanta GA, January 2011, (poster)
24. Dong Y, Miroshnik A, Yun TP, Pamukcu S, “Engineered Soils with Thermally
Controlled Wettability on Command” NSF CMMI Conference, Atlanta GA, January
2011, (poster)
25. Shrestha R, Ghazanfari E, Miroshnik A, Pamukcu S, “Transformation of
Hydrocarbons in Porous Media by Direct Electric Current” 9th Symposium on
Electrokinetic Remediation (EREM 2010), Kaohsiung,Taiwan, 2010.
26. Muraoka T, Ghazanfari E, Shrestha R, Pamukcu S, “Electrically Induced Pore
Pressures in Clay Slurry” 9th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation (EREM
2010), Kaohsiung,Taiwan, 2010.
27. Xu Li, Yun TS, Cheng L, Pamukcu S, Dong Y, “In-situ Geo-Characterization Using
Wireless Functional Signals,” SS10 SPIE/ Smart Struct. & Materials & Non-
destructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, San Diego, CA, March 7-11, 2010
(poster)
28. Ribeiro AB, Mateus EP, Marriott P, Ferreira CD, Ottosen LM, Rodriguez-Maroto
JM, Hansen HK, Pamukcu S, Nekrasova M, Zhou D, Ribau TM, Cardeal ZL,
“Advanced analytical techniques in ELECTROACROSS. Matrix characterization
and monitoring electrokinetic processes in recovery, remediation and conservation,”
Green Chemistry Innovations AOC-3, Melbourne, Australia, 4-7 December 2011
(poster)
29. Dong Y, Pamukcu S, "Electrical and Thermal Conduction Response of Unsaturated
Porous Media with Different Wettability" Euromech colloquium 539; Mechanics of
Unsaturated Porous Media: Effective stress principle; from micromechanics to
thermodynamics, Utrecht University, Utrecth, The Netherlands, August 27-30, 2012.
(poster)
30. Haroun M, Shrestha RA, Al Kindy N, Abou Sayed N, Ali B, Pamukcu S, Chilingar
GV, “Enhancement of Heavy Metals Remediation from Abu Dhabi Offshore Muds
by Electrokinetics Coupled with Nano-Sized Particles and Chemicals” EREM 2013,
Boston, MA, June 23-26, 2013.
31. Ghazanfari E, Miroshnik A, Shrestha RA, Pamukcu S, Wittle JK,” Electrically
induced hydrocarbon transport in oil bearing formations,” EREM 2013, Boston, MA,
June 23-26, 2013.
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32. Demir A, Pamukcu S, Shrestha RA, Köleli N, “Simultaneous Removal of Pb, Cd and
Zn from Heavily Contaminated Mine Tailing Soil Using Enhanced Electrochemical
Process,” EREM 2013, Boston, MA, June 23-26, 2013.
33. Gomes HI, Dias-Ferreira C, Ribeiro AB, Pamukcu S, “Assessment of ionic strength
in the direct current enhanced transport of iron nanoparticles,” EREM 2013, Boston,
MA, June 23-26, 2013.
34. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, “Mathematical Modeling of Electrical Hydrocarbon
Transport in Porous Media," Seventh M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and
Solid Mechanics, Boston, MA, 2013.
35. Ghazanfari E, Pamukcu S, “Evaluation of Relative Permeability Functions for Oil
Bearing Sandstones in Electrically Enhanced Oil Recovery," International Workshop
on Geomechanics and Energy, ETH, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2013.
B. Creative Activities
Patents
1. Electrochemical System and Method for the Removal of Charged Species from
Contaminated Liquid and Solid Wastes; with J.K. Wittle; US Patent 5,614,077
Also published as EP0820537A1, EP0820537B1, US5614077, WO1996032524A1
International Patent TR 1997 01158T1 (in Turkey)
International Patent No. 412860 (in Japan)
2. Patent disclosure: Engineering Smart Soils with Externally Triggered Functionality:
Proof of Concept Using Thermally Controlled Surface Wettability; Pamukcu, S. and
Dong, Y., Lehigh University, Office of Technology Transfer, LHU0071GN; LHU
Case # 101912-01, November 29, 2012.
US Provisional Patent: Polymer Coated Sand and Methods of Manufacture and Use;
Application No. 61/783,625; March 14, 2013.
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III. HONORS AND AWARDS
A. Keynote and Invited Lectureships
o EPRI workshop on In-Situ Electrochemical Soil and Water Remediation, Palo
Alto, Ca, February 28-March 1, 1994
o International Workshop on Electromigration Applied to Soils Remediation,
Ecole des Mines D'Albi, Albi, France, May 16, 1997
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o The 9th
National Turkish Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Congress,
Istanbul, Turkey, October 21-22, 2002
o The 5th
Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation, EREM 2005: Fundamentals
and Industrial Aspects, Universita di Ferrara, Italy, May 22-25, 2005
o The 6th
Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation, EREM 2007: University of
Vigo, Spain. June 13, 2007
o The 6th
Spring Meeting of International Society of Electrochemistry, ISE,
Electrochemisty for a Healthy Planet, Foz Iguacu, Brazil, March 17, 2008.
o Keynote at the 10th
EREM 2011; Utrecht University, The Netherlands, July 19,
2011
o Keynote at the 5th
Geoteknik Symposium, TMMOB, Turkish Society of Civil
Engineers, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey, December 6, 2013.
o Keynote at ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Congress, Atlanta, Geo-Characterization
and Modeling for Sustainability, February 23-26, 2014.
o Invited Lecture at the International Environmental Protection Seminar of
Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base, Yinchuan City, Ningxia
Province, China, Beijing Geo-environmental Engineering and Technology, Inc.,
June 6, 2014.
B. Special Recognitions
o Recipient, Civil Engineering Foundation Grant Award, ASCE, 1989
o Recipient, Alfred Noble Robinson Award, Lehigh University, 1989
o Faculty member of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise of
Lehigh University (2009-present).
o Co-PI, Lehigh NSF-ADVANCE grant (2010-2015)
o North American Participant by invitation to ELECTROACROSS: The Marie Curie
Actions FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES/MC-IRSES; European Union
C. Service
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Lehigh University Chapter President
(2000-01); (2012-13)
Distinguished Service Recognition as Chair of Soil and Rock Properties
Committee (A2L02) of the Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities,
Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 2001
Appointed Lehigh University Representative to Transportation Research Board,
(TRB), National Academy of Sciences, 2002 -present
Editor’s recognition for outstanding service to the organization and profession,
Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 2004
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IV. RESEARCH FUNDING (Funding levels are not included)
A. Competitively Awarded Research Grants
1. Supplemental “ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation”, NSF, (Co-PI with P.
Farrell, D. Hyland, J. Sands, J. Krasas) (October 2010- September 2015) (7/18/14)
2. “Embedded Fiber-optic sensor array to measure dynamic projectile interactions in
helmet testing” U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD,
DOD (April 2012-April 2013) (Co PI with C. Naito and T. Lin)
3. “Polymer Grafted Smart Sands for In-Situ Fluid Separation” Lehigh University VPR
Faculty Innovation Grant, PI, (June 1, 2013 –April 30, 2014).
4. “ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation”, NSF, (Co-PI with P. Farrell, D. Hyland,
J. Sands, and J. Krasas) (October 2010- September 2015)
5. “Electroacross: The Marie Curie Actions FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES/MC-IRSES”
staff and faculty exchange program funded by European Union, 2010-2013.
6. “Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing and Numerical Simulation of Shock Wave
Response of Manufactured Clay,” Aberdeen Test Center, DOD, PI (January 2010 –
May 2011)
7. “Engineering Soils with Thermally Controlled Wettability on Command,” NSF, PI
(September 2010 – August 2011) (Graduate Student Supplement)
8. “Engineering Soils with Thermally Controlled Wettability on Command,” NSF, PI
(September 2009 – August 2011)
9. “Wireless Signal Networks for Subsurface Modeling and Geo-Event
Characterization”, NSF, PI (with Liang Cheng of CSE), (August, 2009-July, 2011)
10. “Upgrade of NEES Real-time Multidirectional Earthquake Simulation System to
Enhance 3-D Testing Capabilities," NSF, Co.PI (with Drs. Ricles, Naito, Sause, Y.
Zhang of CEE), (October, 2004 – September, 2005)
11. “Multi-Site Soil-Structure-Foundation Interaction Test (MISST)," NSF, Co.PI (with
Ricles, Naito, Sause, Y. Zhang), (September, 2004 - August, 2005)
12. “Real-Time Multi-directional Testing Facility for Seismic Performance Simulation
of Large-scale Structural Systems,” NSF, Co-PI (with Ricles, Naito, Sause and Y.
Zhang of CEE), (September 2002-September 2004)
13. “Distributed Measurement of Temperature, Moisture and Strain for Civil
Engineering Applications in Subsurface Using a Fiber Optic Sensor,” NSF, SGER,
(May 2001-May 2002), PI (with Jean Toulouse of Physics)
14. “Feasibility of the Use of Cathodic Protection and Electro-Chloride Extraction
Technology for Structures in PA”, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(June, 1999 - June 2000), PI
15. “Electro-Osmotically Enhanced Treatment of TCE in LLNL Site Soil", Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratories, DOE, University of California, Ca, RFP No.
B346013 (June-November, 1998), PI
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16. “Electrokinetically-Enhanced Contaminant Transport Mechanism", NSF, Grant No.
MSS-9216291, (1992-1996), PI
17. “Electrokinetically-Enhanced Contaminant Transport Mechanism,”NSF, Grant No.
MSS-9216291, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU Program), (Summer
1993), PI
18. “Electrokinetic Removal of Coal Tar Constituents from Contaminated Soils,”
Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI and Illinois Power Company, RFP No.
RP2879-21, (1992-1994), PI
19. “Engineering Research Equipment: Drnevich Resonant Column and Automated
CRS-Oedometer”, National Science Foundation, Grant No. MSS-9112512, (1991-
1992), PI
20. “Electro-Kinetic Treatment of Contaminated Soils, Sludges and Lagoons,” Argonne
National Laboratory, Department of Energy, DOE/CH-9206, No. 02112406 (1990-
1992) PI
21. “Evaluation of Mechanics of Clays Based on Physical-Chemistry and
Microstructure,” National Science Foundation, Research Initiation Grant No. MSS-
8909963, (1989-1991), PI
22. “Evaluation of Mechanics of Clays Based on Physical-Chemistry and
Microstructure,” National Science Foundation, Grant No. MSS-8909963, Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU Program), (Summer -Fall, 1990), PI
23. “Application of Electro-Osmosis to Groundwater Decontamination in Fine- Grained
Soils,” Engineering Foundation, ASCE, Grant No. RI-A-89-1 (1989- 1990), PI
B. Non-competitively Awarded Research Grants
1. “Smart Polymer Modified Particles for Environmental Separation and Filtration”
PITA FY2015 PA Dept of Community & Economic Development, PI (January 2015
- July 2016)
2. “Electrically Assisted Multi-Phase Transport in Clayey Sands” PITA FY2011 PA
Dept of Community & Economic Development, PI (March 2011-March 2012)
3. “Indiscriminate Geo-Events Using Symptomatic Heterogeneous Data from
Distributed Sensor Networks,” PITA XII; PA Dept of Community & Economic
Development, PI (with Liang Cheng of CSE) (January 2009-June 2010)
4. “Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing of Water and Chemical Content” LU Center for
Optical Technology, PA DCED, (January 2004-January 2005), PI
5. “Development of a SBS Fiber Optic Sensor for Strain, Temperature and Moisture
Measurements in Subsurface,” PITA V, Pit-319-03, Pennsylvania Technology
Alliance, PI PA Dept of Community & Economic Dev.; (June 2002-June 2003),
6. “Equipment Grant for Microwave and Signal Generators for use in Fiberoptic Sensor
development,” LU COT, PA DCED (December, 2002-June, 2003), PI
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7. “Development of a SBS Fiber Optic Sensor for Strain, Temperature and Moisture
Measurements in Subsurface,” PITA IV, Pit-246-00, PA Dept of Community &
Economic Development, (June 2001-June 2002), PI
8. “PA Equipment Grant to Upgrade the Geo-Environmental Laboratory in Fritz
Building,” PA Department of Interior, (April 2001), PI
C. Negotiated Contracts
1. “Electrically Induced Transformations of Oil in Clay Bearing Formations,” Electro
Petroleum Incorporated, Wayne, Pa, (October 2011-November, 2012); PI
2. “Electrically Induced Mass Transport In Oil Bearing Formations,” Electro
Petroleum Incorporated, Wayne, Pa (May 2009-April 2011); PI
3. “Electrochemical Treatment of Potassium Formate Salt,” Nordic Oilfield Services,
Ltd, Canada & EPI, Wayne Pa (June 2007-June 2008), PI
4. “Electro-Osmotically Enhanced Removal of Perchlorate From Contaminated Soil at
the Aerojet Plant Site,” Weiss Associates, Emeryville, Ca, (February 1998- May
1999), (Fritz Laboratory Industrial Testing Program), PI
5. “Electrokinetic Extraction of Cyanide and Fluoride from Industrial Residue,”
Electro-Petroleum Inc., Wayne, Pa, (March 1998), (Fritz Lab. Industrial Testing
Program), PI
6. “Electro-Osmotic Testing Program for the Former Solvents Underground Storage
Tank Site at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,” Weiss, Associates, Emeryville,
Ca, (June - October 1997), (Fritz Laboratory Industrial Testing Program), PI
7. “Mitigation of Excess NH4 In Processed Sludge By Integrated Dewatering and
Sorption,” Systech Environmental Corporation, and Lafarge Corporation, Xenia,
Ohio, (MRC, Materials Research Center Liaison Program), (1996-97), PI
8. “Electrokinetic Transport of BTEX Compounds in Contaminated Soil”, Shell Oil
Company, Project No. 810-015 of EnecoTech Env. Consultants, (1993), PI
9. “Feasibility of Using Crumb Rubber Modifier to Adsorb Low Level BTEX
Compounds from Groundwater,” Shell Oil Company and EPI, Inc., (1993), PI
10. “Performance of Rubberized Asphalt with IRM Aggregates,” Horsehead Resource
Development, Co., (1993), (MRC, Liaison Program), PI
11. “Investigation of Thermal Properties of Asphalt Stabilized Kiln Slag,” Horsehead
Resource Development, Co., (1992), (MRC, Liaison Program), PI
12. “Feasibility Study of Possible Use of Asphalt Stabilized Kiln-Slag in Road
Construction " Horsehead Resource Development, Co., (1991-1992), (MRC, Liaison
Program), PI
13. "Feasibility Study of Possible Re-Use of Iron Rich Kiln Slag As Construction
Material, PHASE I,” Horsehead Resource Development Co., (February, 1991-
August 1991), (MRC, Liaison Program), PI
14. “Evaluation of Long-Term Performance of Pilot Scale Test Plots,” Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, (February 1991 - January 1992), PI
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15. “Electrokinetic Testing of Field Soil Samples for PSE&G, PHASE II,” PSE&G,
New Jersey, (August 1991 - January 1992), PI
16. “Triaxial Laboratory Testing for Soil Bentonite and Cement Bentonite Materials,”
PP&L, Co., Pennsylvania, (June, 1991 - August, 1992), (ERC, Liaison Program), PI
17. “Electro-Kinetic Testing of Field Soil Samples for PSE&G,” PSE&G, New Jersey,
(March 1991 - May 1991), PI
18. “Investigation of Causes of Random Cracking In Solidified Steel Industry Waste
Material In Field Application,” Bethlehem Steel Corporation, (1990-1991), PI
19. “Feasibility Study of Possible Re-Use of Iron Rich Kiln Slag As Construction
Material,” Horsehead Resource Development Co., (February, 1990- October 1990),
(MRC, Liaison Program), PI
20. “Application of Electrokinetics to Coal Tar Decontamination of Soils,” PSE&G,
New Jersey, (March, 1990- July, 1990), (ERC, Liaison Program), PI
21. “Feasibility Study of Using Bethlehem Steel Plant Waste Detox Material as a Liner
and/or Cap for Waste Lagoons,” Bethlehem Steel Corporation, (1988), PI
22. “Large Scale Field Testing and Implementation of Stabilized Steel Plant Waste as a
Cap Material for a Waste Lagoon,” Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1989-1990), PI
23. “Organization of 2nd International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology,
May 15-17, 1989, Shanghai, China,” Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1988), PI
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V. EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERSHIP
1. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE (1997-present)
http://www.ejge.com/Index_ejge.htm
2. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM (1999 - 2004)
3. Marine Geotechnology (1989-1992)
4. Transportation Research Record (1989-1996)
5. GETE, Geo-mechanics for Energy and Environment, Elsevier; (2014-present)
VI. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Invited Workshops/Colloquia
Applied Clay Microstructure: Modeling - Past and Present: Future Directions and
Recommendations: Basic and Applied; Clay Microstructure Workshop and
Conference, NORDA, Stennis Space Center, MS, October 4-7, 1988 (Speaker,
Session and Panel Chair)
NSF workshop on Women in Geotechnical Engineering: Issues and Prospects,
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, June, 1989 (Invited Participant)
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Franco-American Workshop on Environmental Geomaterials, Orleans, France,
sponsor NSF, October 1992 (Invited Speaker)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project No 20-5/29-
08, Synthesis Topic “Measuring In-situ Strength of Subgrade”, National
Academy of Sciences (1998-1999) (Advisory panel)
EPA SITE Demonstration Program at the Aladdin Plating Site in Chinchilla, PA
(1998 – 2000) (Advisory panel)
International workshop on “Clay Behavior: Chemo-Mechanical Coupling,”
organized by Universita della Basilicata, Potenza, Maratea, Italy, June 28-30,
2001 (Invited Speaker)
Panel on “Managing Contaminated Sites,” 15th International Conference on Soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical Eng., ISSMGE, Istanbul, Turkey, August 27-31,
2001 (Panel member)
NSF Workshop on International Geotechnical Research Collaboration, Istanbul,
during 15th ICSMGE, Istanbul, Turkey, September 1, 2001 (Invited Speaker)
NSF Workshop on Future Sensing Systems, University of California Berkeley,
Tahoe City, CA, August 26-28, 2002 (co-sponsored by DARPA, NIH and DOE)
(Invited Participant)
NSF Workshop on Emerging Geo-environmental Technologies for Pollution
Control and Remediation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Il, September 18-19,
2003 (Invited Participant)
NSF Workshop on Women’s International Research Engineering Summit,
WIRES2011 in Orlando, Florida, March 29-April 1, 2011 (Invited Speaker)
NSF-Advance and SfN Workshop on Department Chair Training to Increase
Women in Neuroscience - IWiN, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, April
9-13, 2011 (Invited Participant)
NSF-Advance and SfN Workshop on IWiN Lessons Learned, Chicago, Il,
September 6-8, 2012 (Invited Participant)
NSF International Workshop on Thermoactive Geotechnical Systems for Near-
Surface Geothermal Energy: from Research to Practice, École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, March, 25-27, 2013 (Invited Participant)
B. Organized/Chaired sessions
Co-organized 2nd International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology,
Shanghai, China, 1989
Co-organized Mediterranean Conference on Environmental Geotechnology,
Izmir, Turkey, May, 1992
Chaired Session on Geo-Environmental Properties of Soil and Rock, 71st Annual
Mtg., Transportation Research Board, Comm. on Soil and Rock Properties, 1992
Co-organized Int. Symposium on Air-Water-Soil Transport of Fine Particles in
the Environment, in 24th Annual Mtg. of The Fine Particle Society, Chicago,
August, 1993
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Chaired Session on Geo-Environment at the 7th International Offshore and Polar
Engineering Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 25-30, 1997
Chaired Session on Resilient Modulus, 77th Annual Meeting, Transportation
Research Board, Committee on Soil and Rock Properties, 1998
Chaired Session on Soil Consolidation at the 8th International Offshore and Polar
Engineering Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 24-29, 1998
Chaired Session on Slope Stability at the 9th International Offshore and Polar
Engineering Conference; Brest, France, May 30-June 4, 1999
Seventh International Conference on Low Volume Roads, Transportation
Research Board, Baton Rouge, La, May 23-26, 1999 (organization committee)
Chaired Session on Soil Treatment and Earth Construction Using Recycled and
Secondary Materials, 79th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board,
Committee on Soil and Rock Properties (A2L02), 2000
Chaired Session Unsaturated Soil, 80th Annual Meeting, Transportation
Research Board, Committee on Soil and Rock Properties (A2L02), 2001
Session Chair for Sensor Technologies for Detection and Monitoring of Geo-
hazard Indicators, Geo-Congress, March 9-12, 2008, ASCE, New Orleans.
Scientific Advisory Committee Member, the 9th
Symp. On Electrokinetic
Remediation, EREM 2010, June 27-30, 2010, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Organizing Committee Member, the 12th
Symposium on Electrokinetic
Remediation, EREM 2013, 23-26 June 2013, Boston, USA.
C. Invited Lectures and Presentations
“Dynamic Behavior of Clays Under Environmental Stresses,” Waterways
Experiment Station, Geotechnical Eng. Div., Vicksburg, MS, July 22, 1987
“Influence of Some Physico-Chemical Activities on Mechanical Behavior of
Clays,” Workshop at NORDA (Naval Ocean Research and Development
Activity) Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Ms, Oct. 4-7, 1988
“Environmental Stress on Mechanical Behavior of Clays,” Syracuse University,
Department of Civil Eng., Syracuse, NY., October 14, 1988
“Structural Design: Foundations,” ASCE, Lehigh Valley Section, Earthquake
Resistant Design Mid-Atlantic States, Bethlehem, Pa, March 16, 1989
“Testing for Influence of Hydrocarbons on Soils,” Pennsylvania Association of
Accredited Environmental Laboratories, Allentown, Pa, September 11, 1989
“The Effect of Dynamic Loading on Soil Foundation Systems in Limestone
Regions,” ASCE, Lehigh Valley Section, Geotechnical Group Meeting,
November 21, 1989
“Foundation Considerations in Limestone Regions,” 1991 Symposium on
Evaluation and Control of Environmental Hazards" ASCE, Lehigh Valley
Section, Geotechnical Technical Group, March 28, 1991
“Research in Environmental Geotechnology at Lehigh University,” Polytechnic
University, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Brooklyn, New York, April 12, 1991
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“Electrokinetics in Soil Decontamination,” Drexel University, Department of
Civil and Architectural Engineering, Philadelphia, Pa, November 18, 1991
“Electrokinetically -Enhanced Soil Decontamination,” Rutgers University,
Department of Civil Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ, April 29, 1992
“Current Issues of Research in Geo-Environmental Area in USA,” Anadolu
University, Eskisehir, Turkey, June, 1992
“Solidification and Stabilization of Residual Materials for Re-Use,”
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Civil Engineering, Harrisburg, Pa,
November 16, 1992
“Re-Use of Residual Materials in Construction of Geo-composites,” Rutgers
University, Department of Civil and Environmental Eng, October 27, 1993
“Electrokinetic Decontamination of Soils,” Duke University, Department of
Civil and Environmental Eng, Interdisciplinary Colloquia, November 10, 1993
“Electrochemical Separation of Charged Species From Contaminated Liquids,”
Rutgers University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
November, 1995
“Electro-Technologies for In-Situ Restoration of Contaminated Subsurface
Soils,” ASCE Lehigh Valley Section, October 8, 1996
“Electrochemical Technology Applied in Restoration and Stabilization of
Contaminated Subsurface,” Workshop on Electromigration Applied to Soils
Remediation, Ecole des Mines D'Albi, Albi, France, May 16, 1997
“Electrokinetically Enhanced Contaminant Transport Mechanism,” Workshop on
Industry/University R&D Collaboration, Civil Engineering Research Foundation
and NSF, Washington, DC, October 20, 1997
“Electrochemical Technology Applied in Subsurface Clean-Up,” University of
Delaware, Dept. of Civil and Env. Engineering, Newark, DE, April 24, 1998
“Electrochemically Aided Restoration of TCE Contaminated Soil,” Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Ca, December 3, 1998
“Electrochemical Technology Applied in Subsurface Clean-Up,” John Hopkins
University, Department of Civil and Env. Eng., Baltimore, Ma, March 30, 1999.
“AFACE: Automated Feasibility Analysis of Cathodic Protection or
ElectroChloride Extraction for Reinforced Bridge Structures,” 2nd
International
Conference on Decision Making in Urban and Civil Engineering, Lyon, France,
November 20-22, 2000.
“Electrokinetic Processes in Treatment of Contaminated Clay,” Int Workshop on
Clay Behavior: Chemo-Mechanical Coupling, Maratea, Italy June 29, 2001.
“Remedial Technologies for Contaminated Soils,” Panel Session 5.1 on
Management of Contaminated Sites, XVth International Conference on Soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical Eng, Istanbul, Turkey, August 27-31, 2001.
“New Horizons and Cooperative Opportunities in Geoenvironmental
Engineering,” 9th
National Turkish Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Congress, Turkey, October 21-22, 2002.
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“Development of SBS Detecting Fiberoptic Strain Sensor,” NSF NEES
Awardees Meeting, RPI, Troy, NY, March 11-12, 2004.
“Use of BOTDR to Measure Distributed Strains of Geosynthetics,” GRI 20th
Anniversary Conf., Homeland Security; Geosynthetic 2007, Jan 18, Washington,
DC, 2007.
“Use of BOTDR in Geotechnical and Environmental Sensing,” Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, April 19, 2007.
“Delivery and Activation of Nano-iron by DC Electric Field”, EREM 2007, 6th
Symposium of Electrokinetic Remediation, June 13, 2007, Vigo, Spain.
“Electrically Enhanced Transformations on Clay Surfaces,” 6th Spring Meeting
of the International Society of Electrochemistry; Electrochemistry for a Healthy
Planet, March 16-19, 2008.
“Use of BOTDR for Distributed Sensing of Infrastructure and Environment,”
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, Center
for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), April 5 2009.
“Electrically Assisted Liquid Hydrocarbon Transport in Porous Media” EREM
2011; 10th Symposium of Electrokinetic Remediation, Utrecht University, the
Netherlands, July 19, 2011.
“Geo-sensing for Developing Sustainable Responses to Environmental Hazards
Underground,” Keynote Lecture, Geo-Congress 2014, ASCE, Atlanta, Ga,
February 24, 2014.
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VII. TEACHING AND ADVISING
A. Course and curriculum development
Courses developed and taught
CE 142 Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics
CE 242 Principles and Practices of Geotechnical Engineering
CE 244 Foundation Engineering
CE 275 Environmental, Geotechnics and Hydraulics Laboratory
CE 341 Ground Improvement (developed & added to curriculum)
CE 345 Geo-Environmental Engineering (developed & added to curriculum)
CE 346 Fund. of Designing with Geosynthetics (developed & added to curriculum)
CE 344 Behavior of Soils as Eng Materials (developed & added to curriculum)
CE 441 Soil Dynamics (developed & added to curriculum)
CE 445 Advanced Foundation Engineering (developed & added to curriculum)
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Workshops/forums attended for curriculum development
o Workshop on Drilled Foundation for Civil Engineering Faculty, Colorado, July
1987, Sponsor: Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors
o Forum on Exemplary Teaching, The 21st Century Academic Workplace, Chicago,
IL, March 1994, Sponsor: The American Assoc. for Higher Education
o Workshop, Professor Training Course for Geosynthetics, Auburn University, July 30
- August 4, 1995, Sponsor: Industrial Fabrics Association International
o Seminar, Design and Construction Considerations in Ground Improvement,
Baltimore, Maryland, Oct. 30, 1998, Sponsor: ASCE, Hayward Baker, Inc., Virginia
Institute of Technology
B. Student Advising and Supervision
Advising within research area
a. Lehigh undergraduate women supervised in research
Supervised the following undergraduate women in Civil Engineering through
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Grants or other grants at
Lehigh:
1. Elizabeth Leipski, 1987 (MSCE, Georgia Tech)
2. Amy Wilkowe, 1989 (Ph.D., UC Berkeley)
3. Jane Apotoczky, 1989 (MSCE, Lehigh)
4. Maria Moreyra Garlock, 1990 (Ph.D., Lehigh)
5. Barbara Crouthamel, 1991 (MSCE, Lehigh)
6. Catalina Marulanda, 1992 (Ph.D., MIT)
7. Salome Romero, 1992 (Ph.D., Georgia Tech)
8. Janice Ruhl, 1993 (MSCE, U. Texas Austin)
9. Melani Krug, 1994 (MSCE, U. of Illinois U-C)
10. Laura Hannum, 2003 (Ph.D.,Virginia Tech)
11. Melinda Drinkuth, 2007
12. Rosey Leith, 2009
13. Alla Miroshnik, 2010 (MSCE, Lehigh)
14. Kristen Falotico, 2010 (MSCE, Lehigh)
15. Virginia Nyikadzin, 2010 (MS in Env. Sci., Princeton U)
16. Dallas Gage, 2012
17. Elizabeth Hiddeman, 2012
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b. Master of Science (MSCE & MS) students supervised (with thesis)
1. Philip E. Gauffreau, “Hydrophobic Soil: A Low Cost Alternative to Clay
Lining Materials,” MSCE, Co-Advisor (1987-89)
2. Achmad Bakri Muhiddin, “The Use of Knowledge-Based Expert System
for Landslide Hazard Evaluation,” MSCE, Co-Advisor (1988-90)
3. Jane Apatoczky “The Chemical Enhancement of Electrokinetic Soil
Decontamination,” MSCE (1990-92)
4. Batu Tarman “The Physical Enhancement of Electrokinetic Soil
Decontamination,” MSCE (1990-92)
5. Amy Wilkowe “A Modified Finite Difference Model of Electrokinetic
Transport in Porous Media,” MSCE (1990-92)
6. Mark Tamaro “A Parametric Study of Current Methods of Analysis of
Structural Slurry Walls,” MSCE (1990-92)
7. Hazem M. Hijazi “Re-use of Stabilized Petroleum Contaminated Soils as
Construction Material,” MSCE (1988-90)
8. James Lyons “Characterization of Geo-composites Using Low Strain
Shear Wave Signature Patterns,” MSCE (1992 - inactive)
9. Upendra Giri “Utilization of Crumb Rubber Modifier and Iron Rich
Material in Asphalt Pavements,” MSCE (1993 -94)
10. Barbara Crouthamel “Using Ground Scrap Tires to Remove O-xylene
from Groundwater,” MSCE (1993 - 94)
11. Gary Newhart “Electrokinetically-Enhanced Cleanup of Coal-Tar
Contaminated Soils,” MSCE (1992-96)
12. Salome Romero “Determination of Shear Modulus Using Random
Frequency Low Strain Dynamic Excitation and Artificial Neural
Networks,” MSCE (1994 -96)
13. Dave Kershaw “BTEX Removal from Groundwater Using Ground Tire
Rubber,” MSCE (1995 - 97)
14. Xufeng Cao “Numerical Modeling of Electrokinetically Enhanced
Transport Mechanism in Soils,” MSCE (1994 - 97)
15. Jason P. Beary “Sorption of Trichloroethylene from an Aqueous Matrix by
Ground Tire Rubber,” MS Chemistry (1996-98)
16. Mehmet G. Yalcin “AFACE: Automated Feasibility Analysis of Cathodic
Protection (CP) and Electrochloride Extraction (ECE) for Reinforced
Concrete Bridge Structures in Pennsylvania,” MSCE (1998-2000)
17. Jennifer K. MacMurray “Recycled Plastics in Settlement Reduction of
Granular Media,” MSCE (2001-2002)
18. Necdet Tek “Electric Field Distribution and Its Effect on Electrosomotic
Water Pressure Head in Kaolinite Clay,” MSCE (2001-03)
19. Mesut Turel “Application of Long Gauge Distributed Fiber Optic Strain
Sensor to Civil Infrastructure,” MSCE (2004-06).
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20. Laura Hannum “Aided Transport of Nano-Iron in Clay Soils Using Direct
Electric Field,” MSCE (2004-2006)
21. Mark McElroy, “3-D Finite Element Modeling of Stacked Geo-tubes for
Embankment Stabilization,” MSCE (2005-07)
22. Steve Anastasio “Chemical Selective BOTDR Sensing for Subsurface and
Structures,” MSCE (2006-2007)
23. Trent Muraoka “Evaluation of Efficiency of Electrosmotic Transport in
Salinity Environments,” MSCE (2008-2010)
24. Micheal Franceschina “Evaporation Behavior of Hydrophilic and Water
Repellent Sands,” MSCE (2008-10)
25. Carlos Medina, “Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing of Shock Wave Response
of Manufactured Clay,” MSCE (2009-2011)
26. Alla Miroshnik, “Electrically Induced Mass Transport In Oil Bearing
Formations,” MSCE (2010-2013)
c. Master of Engineering students in geotechnical track (no-thesis option)
27. Holly Kokstein (2006-2008)
28. Donald Seserko (2010-2012)
29. Ryan Fallon (2010-2012)
30. Lisha Luo (2011-2013)
31. Dalong Wang (2011-2013)
32. Angela Pu Zhang (2012-2014)
33. Fei Wang (2012-2014)
d. Doctoral (PhD) students supervised
1. Tom F.H. Chang, “Coupled Fluid Expulsion/Deformation Modeling for
Consolidating Sediments,” Ph.D. CE, Co-Advisor, (1989- 90)
2. Mustafa Tuncan “Coupled Flow of Water In Saturated Kaolinite Clay Under
Multiple Gradients,” Ph.D. CE (1987- 1991)
3. Lutful I. Khan “Study of Electroosmosis in Soil: A Modified Theory and its
Application in Soil Decontamination,” Ph.D. CE (1988-1991)
4. Ahmet Tuncan “Mechanics of Marine Clays Based on Physico-Chemical
Interactions with Organic Contaminants,” Ph.D. CE (1988-1992)
5. Mesut Pervizpour “System Application to Non-Destructive Study of
Coupled Flow in Porous Media,” Ph.D. CE (1994-2000)
6. Antoinette Weeks “Electrokinetically Enhanced Reduction of Cr(VI) by
Aqueous Fe(II) in Contaminated Clays,” Ph.D CE (1994-2002).
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7. Sylvain Texier “Development of a Fiber Optic Sensor for Quasi-
Distributed Measurements of Moisture, Strain and Temperature in the
Subsurface,” Ph.D. CE (2000-05- inactive, on leave)
8. Ehsan Ghazanfari “Electrochemical Transformations on Clay Surfaces
That Aid Environmental Detoxification” Ph.D. CE (2009-2013)
9. Yi Dong “Engineering Soils with Thermally Controlled Wettability on
Command” Ph.D. CE (2008-2013)
10. Kepha O. Abong'o “Distributed network of fiber Bragg gratings for sensing
energy transfer to clay material by stiff interface,” Ph.D. CE (2012-present)
e. Post- Doctoral Fellows and Research Engineers/Scientists supervised
Rustem Gul Anadolu University, Turkey (1989-90)
Ilker Bekir Topcu Eskisehir University, Turkey (1990-91)
Irina Filippova Lehigh University (1993-94)
Barbara Sarbak University of Warsaw, Poland (1994-95)
Tuula Ryde Clarkson Un., NY, (1995-1996)
Teresa Ricart Un. of Compostela, Spain (1996-97)
Suat Akbulut Ataturk University, Turkey (1998-99)
Kyung Soo Jang Inha Uninversity, Korea (2003- 2004)
Qingsong Cui Beihang University, China (2008-2011)
Reena A. Shrestha Dresden Univ. of Tech., Germany (2009-2014)
Rebekah Brosky Monash University, Australia (2011-2012)
Helena Gomez University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal (2011-2012)
Tian Ran Sun Denmark Technical University, Denmark (2012)
Erica Bustos Bustos CIDETEQ, Mexico (2012)
Aydeniz Demir Mersin University, Turkey (2012)
Adekemi L. Ayodele Obafemi Awolowo Uni., Ile-Ife, Nigeria (2013)
David Fargas Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain (2015)
Advising outside research area
a. Undergraduate
o Freshman advisor for CEAS (multiple years)
o Advisor to 2nd
through 4th
year CE major students (multiple years)
b. Graduate (Dissertation/Thesis committees)
1. Gay Deamer, “Post-Depositional Remnant Magnetism in Consolidated
Synthetic and Natural Sediments,” Geology (EES), MS (1988-189)
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2. Duygu Erten, “Effect of Fine Content on Liquefaction Potential of Sand,”
Ph.D. CE, Rutgers University, NJ (1992- 94)
3. Necati Mahir, “The Possibility of Applying Nonlinear System Theory to
Open Flow Configurations,” Ph.D. MEM (1991-93)
4. Chan Kook Park, “Thermal Transport and Fluid Lag Simulation for
Hydraulic Fracturing Processes,” Ph.D. MEM (1992 - 94).
5. Dave Pohl, “Environmental and Geotechnical Aspects of Iron Oxide Rich
Soils Used as Seepage Barriers for Contaminated Liquids,” Ph.D. CE,
Drexel University, PA (1994-96).
6. Ridvan Sahan, “Low-Order Models for Coupled Momentum and Energy
Transport Problems: Application of POD in Forced and Thermocapillary
Convective Flows”, Ph.D. MEM (1995 - 97)
7. Hasan Gunes, “Low Dimensional Models for Convective Flows” Ph.D.
MEM (1995-97)
8. Christine M. Fiori, “Climatic Effects on Near Surface Contaminant
Transport Routes in Fine Grained Soils,” Ph.D. CE, Drexel University, PA
(1995-97)
9. Lin Ju “Efficiency of Biosurfactants Applied by Means of Electrokinetics,”
Ph.D. CE, Concordia Univ., Montreal, Canada (1997-99)
10. Charles Ochola “Utilization of Industrial Co-Product Materials as
Containment Barriers in Geotechnical and Environmental Applications,”
Ph.D. CE (2000-02).
11. Didem Ozevin, “Development and Evaluation of MEMs Transducer for
Acoustic Emission Testing of Materials and Struc.,” Ph.D. CE (2002-05)
12. Fatih Cetisli, “Evaluation of Confined Concrete behavior and Modeling,”
Ph.D. CE (2002-06).
13. Oya Mercan, “Servo-Hydraulic-Test Structure Control for Large-Scale
Real-Time Pseudodynamic Testing,” Ph.D. CE (2004-07)
14. Muhammed Haroun, “Electrically Enhanced Oil Recovery,” Ph.D. CE,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (2008 - 09)
15. Prasun Chatterjee, “Sensing and Detection of Toxic Metals in Water with
Innovative Sorption-Based Techniques” Ph.D. EnvE (2008-10)
16. Sanghee Shin, “Removal of Heavy Metals and Hydrocarbons by Using
Electroremediation In-situ,” Ph.D. CE, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, CA (2010 - 11)
17. Souk-un Yoon, “Wireless Signal Networks: A Proof of Concept for
Subsurface Characterization and a System Design with Reconfigurable
Radio” Ph.D. CSE (2010-12)
18. Ni Lusu, “Pervious Concrete Piles: Development and Investigation of an
Innovative Ground Improvement Method,” Ph.D. CE (2010-12)
19. Samanta Sabatino, “Decision making and life-cycle risk-based
management of structural systems incorporating risk attitudes,” Ph.D. CE
(2013- present)
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c. Other
o Faculty advisor to ASCE student chapter (2008-2009)
o Faculty advisor to Society of Women Engineers (SWE) (1996-2002)
o Faculty advisor to Turkish Student Association (TSA) (1995-present)
o Faculty mentor and advisor to Martindale Junior Associates (2009-present)
o Subject matter faculty advisor to ILE, IBE project teams
o Subject matter faculty advisor for freshman Eng 5 introductory course
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VII. SERVICE
A. University
Service to University at Large
o College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Search Com. (1988)
o Study Abroad Committee (1990 -1993)
o Library Users Committee (1989-1992)
o University Nominations Committee (1993 - 1995)
o University Disciplinary Appeals Committee (1995-1998)
o Employee Relations Advisory Committee (1997-2000)
o Educational Policy Committee (2001-2004)
o Academic Integrity Subcommittee of EdPol (chair, 2003-2004)
o Graduate and Research Committee (2004-2007)
o Global Lehigh Steering Committee (2008-2011)
o University Committee for Global Citizenship Program (GCP) (2012)
o Chairs Executive Committee (2012-2013)
o Working Committee on Dual Career & Work Life Balance (co-chair) (2015-)
Service to College (RCEAS)
o College ABET Committee (1998- 2003)
o Committee for BS degree in Environmental Engineering (2000-2002)
o College Committee on Tenure (2004-2007)
o RCEAS Global Initiative Task Force (2008-2010)
o College Committee on Promotion (2014-2016)
Service to Department (CEE)
o Graduate Studies and Research Planning
o Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
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o Ph.D. Qualification Examination committees(s) (4 areas)
o Faculty Search Committees (5, 2-chair)
o ABET Review Preparation Committee Chair (2005-2007)
B. Professional
Organization offices and membership
o Committee, ASTM D-18, American Soc for Testing Materials, (1987 - 2000)
o Secretary, TRB A2L02, Committee on Soil and Rock Properties (1988-94)
o Chair, TRB A2L02, Committee on Soil and Rock Properties (1994-2000)
o Committee, A2L00, Geology and Properties of Earth Materials (1994-2000)
o Steering member, TRB A5T65, 7th
Int. Conf. on Low Volume Roads (1997-99)
o Technical Comm., ISOPE (Int. Soc. of Offshore and Polar Eng) (1994 -2004)
o Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors (ADSC) Faculty Member
o Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, CUREE
o International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
o American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member
o American Chemical Society (ACS), Member
o International Society of Electrochemistry (ISO), Member
o Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Member
Technical /Advisory/Organizing Committees
o Optho-electronic Sensor Based Monitoring in Geo-Engineering, OSMG-2007,
October 2007, Nanjing, China
o GeoCongress’08, The Challenge of Sustainability in the Geo-environment,
ASCE, New Orleans, March 2008
o IACMAG – International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in
Geomechanics, October 2008, Rao, India
o EREM 2010 - Scientific Committee, 9th
Symposium on Electrokinetic
Remediation (EREM 2010) June 27-30, 2010, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
o EREM 2011, July 17-19, 2011, Utricht, Netherlands
o EREM 2013 Organizing Committee, June 23-26, 2013, Boston, MA,USA