International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency
Webinars on a wide range of topics related to geoenvironmental engineering (land contamination, waste management, etc.), sustainability, and resiliency.
Schedule of Upcoming Webinars Heading link
| Date | Presentation Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 5, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Methane Emissions from Landfills Differentially Underestimated Worldwide | Fei Xunchang, Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore |
| Thursday, September 19, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Valorization of Industrial By-Products and Mine Tailings for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges | Sarat Kumar Das, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Microplastics Interactions with Clay: Questions and Insights | Abbas El-Zein, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Performance of GCLs under Various Geoenvironmental Conditions: Focus on Hydraulic and Gas Flow Characteristics | Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India |
| Thursday, October 10, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | New Developments in Geotechnics Applied to Mining Tailings | Nilo Cesar Consoli, Professor of Civil Engineering, Head of Graduate Program in Civil Engineering (PPGEC), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Thursday, October 17, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Clean Energy Technologies: The Minerals-Water-Energy Nexus | Evan K. Paleologos, Professor and Director Engineering Management (MEM) and Project Management (MPM), College of Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Thursday, November 7, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Development and Use of Low Power, Wireless Urban Soil Sensing Network for Stormwater Management | Patricia J. Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA |
| Thursday, November 14, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Bio-based Ground Improvement from Theory to Practice | Leon A. Van Paassen, Senior Engineer, Design, Tendering & Engineering Department, Dredging & Inland Infra, Boskalis, Papendrecht, Netherlands & Adjunct Research Professor, Arizona State University, USA |
| Thursday, December 5, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Landfill Liner Performance Evaluation from Exhumed Case Histories | George R. Koerner, Director, Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), Folsom, PA, USA |
| Thursday, December 12, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT) | Lessons Learned on Deep / Large Slurry Trenching Installations | Dan Ruffing, Vice President, Geo-Solutions, Inc., New Kensington, PA, USA |
Past Recorded Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency Webinars/Lectures Heading link
Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering Heading link
May 5, 2023: 19th G.A. Leonards Lecture, Purdue Geotechnical Society, Purdue University, Delivered by Dr. Krishna Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher & Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
Geoenvironmental Engineering: Evolution, Challenges and Opportunities Heading link
November 12, 2020: Presentation by Prof. Krishna Reddy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA at the Workshop to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of PPGEC, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Containment Wall at DNAPL Contaminated Site: Slurry Material Evaluation and Field Construction Heading link
January 15, 2021: Dr. Krishna Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher & Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Use of Shredded Scrap Tires as Drainage Material in Landfill Cover Systems: Laboratory Investigations and Field Application Heading link
April 23, 2021: Dr. Krishna Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher & Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Protecting Geomembrane Liner from Damage Due to Overlying Drainage Material in Landfills Heading link
May 21, 2021: Dr. Krishna Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher, and Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Phytoremediation of Soils and Fill with Mixed Contaminants: Laboratory and Field Investigations Heading link
July 23, 2021: Dr. Krishna Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher, and Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Sustainable Resilient Site Remediation (SRSR): Overview and Perspectives for Implementation Heading link
December 17, 2021: Dr. Krishna R. Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher, and Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Modeling Coupled Dynamic Processes in Landfills: Holistic Performance to Improve Sustainability Heading link
December 7, 2021: Dr. Krishna R. Reddy, University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher, and Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Advice for Students Interested in Conducting Research in Geoenvironmental Engineering Heading link
December 21, 2020: Webinar on Advice for Students Interested in Conducting Research in Geoenvironmental Engineering. Panelists: Prof. Krishna Reddy, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA; Prof. Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University, USA; Prof. Franco Francisca, National University of Cordoba, Argentina; Prof. Kristin Sample-Lord, Villanova University, USA; Prof. Nilo Consoli, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil; Prof. Yeliz Yukselen, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey; Prof. Sarat Das, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, India; and Prof. Claudio Cameselle, University of Vigo, Spain