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

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This series is supported by ISSMGE Technical Committee 215 on Environmental Geotechnics (TC 215), ASCE/G-I Geoenvironmental Engineering Committee (GEC), UIC Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory (SERL), and UIC Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory (GAGEL).
Date Presentation Title Presenter
January 16, 2026, 9 am CST Role of Biochar in Advancing Circular Economy Approaches to Energy and Environmental Systems Dr. Brajesh Kr Dubey, Professor of Environmental Engineering & Management and Chairperson of School of Water Resources, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-Kharagpur, WB, India
January 23, 2026, 9 am CST Engineering Interventions for Urban Landfill Safety: Emissions, Fires, and Long-Term Stability Dr. Ashootosh Mandpe, Assistant Professor, Department for Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT-INDORE), MP, India
January 30, 2026, 9 am CST Final Cover Systems for Landfills using Geosynthetics Dr. Ricardo C. de Abreu, Principal, Fourrier & de Abreu Engineers, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
February 13, 2026, 9 am CST Applicability of LLM in Geo-Engineering Dr. Pijush Samui, Professor, National Institute of Technology, Patna, India
February 20, 2026, 9 am CST Bioelectrochemical Systems for Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Professor, Purdue University Northwest Water Institute, Purdue University, Hammond Campus, Hammond, Indiana, USA
February 27, 2026, 9 am CST Landslides and Erosion Control Measures by Bio-engineering with Vetiver Grass Dr Chandan Ghosh, Member of Tripura State Disaster Management Authority, and Professor & Head (Retd.), National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, India
March 6, 2026, 9 am CST Think Different! What Does Sustainable Infrastructure Mean in 2026? Dr. Sybil Derrible, Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
March 13, 2026, 9 am CDT Food Waste Management Trade-Offs and Co-Benefits: Field Observations and System Modeling Dr. Ning Ai, Associate Professor, Dept. of Urban Planning and Policy & Research Associate Professor, Inst. for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
March 20, 2026, 9 am CDT Geotextile Filter Performance under Complex Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conditions Dr. Ennio Marques Palmeira, Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of BrasĂ­lia, BrasĂ­lia, Brazil
April 3, 2026, 9 am CDT Biochar-Based Filtration and Barrier Systems to Mitigate Mixed Contaminants in Urban Stormwater Runoff Dr. Krishna R. Reddy, Professor, Department of Civil,Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
April 10, 2026, 9 am CDT From Waste to Resource: Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Remediation, Management, and Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Sediment and Sludge Dr. Ahmed Benamar, Ass. Professor, Department of Civil and Geoenvironmental Engineering, University of Le Havre-Normandie, France
April 17, 2026, 9 am CDT Hydrologically Triggered Sediment-Related Disasters in the Himalayas: Processes, Monitoring, and Prediction Dr. Srikrishnan Sivasubramanian, Assistant Professor. Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
April 24, 2026, 9 am CDT Innovative and Sustainable Use of Recycled Materials for Geotechnical and Pavement Infrastructure Dr. Umashankar B., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
May 1, 2026, 8 am -5 pm CDT Chicago Geotechnical Lecture Series (One-Day In-Person Event held at UIC organized by Geo-Institute ASCE Illinois Section) This is in-person event only. Details of the program and registration fee will be provided later.

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Selecting Sustainable Geotechnical Solutions: Quantitative Assessment-Driven Approach

Keynote Lecture by Professor Krishna Reddy (University of Illinois Chicago) at the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC-2025) on Geotechnical Practices for Innovation and Sustainability, NIT Jalandhar, India, December 18, 2025! Read the paper (SpringerLink)

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