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

Register (free) in advance for all or selected webinars at:
https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/leDiXP0WTvew7JmiXu55IQ

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This series is supported by the ISSMGE Technical Committee 215 on Environmental Geotechnics (TC 215) and the ASCE/G-I Geoenvironmental Engineering Committee (GEC).
Date Presentation Title Presenter
August 28, 2025, 9 am CT Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Circular Economy Integration in Sustainable Waste Management Brajesh Kr Dubey, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
September 4, 2025, 9 am CT Advancing Surface Wave Techniques for Enhancing Site Characterization and Infrastructure Health Monitoring Chih-Ping Lin, Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering & Dean of College of Engineering, National Chiao Tung UniversityNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Hsinchu, Taiwan
September 18, 2025, 9 am CT Machine Learning-Based Natural Hazards Assessment at Regional Scale Binh Thai Pham, Associate Professor, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Science and Transport Technology, University of Transport Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
October 9, 2025, 9 am CT Revisiting Plant Wilting: Observational Evidence from Soil-Plant-Photosynthesis Interactions Ankit Garg, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Environmental Science, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
October 16, 2025, 9 am CT Introduction to Cone Penetration Testing and Advanced CPT Modules Garrett Davis, Regional Manager, and Additional Presenters, ConeTec, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
October 30, 2025, 9 am CT Life Cycle Assessment Applied to Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes Applied to Wastewater Treatment Gema Amaya Santos, Post-Doc, Chemical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
November 6, 2025, 9 am CT Innovative Use of Recyclable Materials in Geotechnical Engineering Balunaini Umashankar, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
November 13, 2025, 9 am CT Achieving Enhanced Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure with Geosythetics Samuel R. Allen, President, International Geosynthetics Society, and President, TRI Environmental Group, Austin, Texas, USA
November 20, 2025, 9 am CT Use of Geosynthetic Materials for Rail Stabling and Maintenance Yard Construction at a Contaminated Site Udeshini Pathirage, Gary Schmertmann, and Gabriele Di Marco, WSP Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
December 4, 2025, 9 am CT Building Green & Building Fair: Navigating Environmental Justice Implications in Green Building Construction for Community Development in Chicago Shonte’ D. Porche’, Managing Broker & Chief Executive Officer, Porche' Development Group & Doctoral Candidate, University of Illinois Chicago, USA

Past Recorded Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency Webinars/Lectures

Utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency, University of Illinois Chicago, USA, Dr. Krishna R. Reddy, Professor, Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory and Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA, April 3, 2025

Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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