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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. This webinar series is supported by the ISSMGE Technical Committee 215 on Environmental Geotechnics (TC 215).

Schedule of Upcoming Webinars Heading link

Register (free) in advance for all or selected webinars at:
https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcof-ypqToiH91XKSiYLwJ8ja84TX9mnx3d
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This webinar series is supported by the ISSMGE Technical Committee 215 on Environmental Geotechnics (TC 215).
Date Presentation Title Presenter
Thursday, September 5, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT)
Thursday, September 19, 2024, 9 am Central Time (CT)
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)
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)
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)
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