Invited Seminars/Webinars

  • “From Waste to Water: A Framework for Sustainable Freshwater Supply in Northeastern Illinois.” Invited Presentation at the 2024 Reuse: Drought Proof and Cost Stability Conference, Pingree Grove, IL, May 7, 2024
  • “Integrating Sustainability and Resilience in Transportation Engineering: Challenges, Frameworks, and Applications.” TransTech Talk Series #12, National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, January 12, 2024
  • “Use of Life Cycle Assessment to Promote Sustainable Construction Materials and Buildings.” Invited Lecture, CSIR-CBRI Expert Lecture Series, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, June 14, 2023
  • “Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” 19th Gerald A. Leonards Lecture, Purdue Geotechnical Society (PGS), Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May 5, 2023
  • “Sustainability Assessment of Technologies to Remediate Groundwater Contaminated with PFAS.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, April 27, 2023
  • “Sustainability and Resiliency in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Guest Lecture, Civil Engineering Society, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India, April 12, 2023
  • “Sustainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure.” Invited Presentation, Prestige Institute of Engineering, Management & Research, Indore, IGS PIEMR Student Chapter, March 29, 2023
  • “Use of Bentonite-Amended Fly Ash as Barrier Material in Waste Containment Systems: Life Cycle Assessment.” Invited Presentation, Shastri Conference and Lecture Series, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, March 24, 2023
  • “Sustainability and Resiliency-Driven Innovation in Civil Engineering.” International Lecture Series in Civil Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, India, February 16, 2023
  • “Role of Biogeochemistry in Sustainable and Resilient Engineering.” Invited International Expert Talk, G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India, January 21, 2023
  • “Leachate Recirculation and Bioreactor Landfills.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering (online), December 2, 2022 [YouTube Video]
  • “Polluted Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies.” 4th International Webinar Series on Latest Advancements in Geoenviro-Structural Confluence, ASCE India Section, South Zone, November 4, 2022.
  • “Climate-Resilient Design of Civil Infrastructure.” Invited Lecture, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Department of Civil Engineering, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, July 25, 2022.
  • “Engineered Barriers for Subsurface Pollution Control: Landfill Liners and Cutoff Walls.” R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, IGS Student Chapter, Chowdavaram, Guntur, A.P, India, July 23, 2022.
  • “Recent Trends in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Lecture, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, July 14, 2022.
  • “Nanoscale Iron for Subsurface Remediation.” Division of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, July 11, 2022.
  • “Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure: Role of Civil Engineers.” Koya Srinivasarao Endowment Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering, VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Kanuru, Vijayawada, AP, India, June 30, 2022
  • “The Role of Soil Mechanics in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Second Gopal Ranjan Memorial Lecture, Indian Geotechnical Society Roorkee Chapter & Department of Civil Engineering IIT Roorkee, June 27, 2022
  • “Solid and E-Waste Management: Overview and Challenges.” Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (IARE) and ASCE India Section South Zone, Dundigal, Hyderabad, India, June 17, 2022
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities.” Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India, June 9, 2022
  • “Electrokinetic Remediation of Contaminated Sites.” 2nd International Webinar Series on Latest Advancements in Geoenviro-Structural Confluence, ASCE Indo-Sri Lanka Sections, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal, TN, India, June 5, 2022
  • “Novel Sustainable Biogeochemical Cover for Mitigating Fugitive Landfill Gas Emissions.” Chapter Lecture, Indian Geotechnical Society Chennai Chapter, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, May 27, 2022
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Field of Study Webinar Series, EducationUSA Advising Center, United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF), Chennai, India, May 24, 2022
  • “Climate-Resilient Design of Civil Infrastructure.” B.V. Raju Institute of Technology (BVRIT), Vishnupur, Narsapur, Medak District, Telangana, India, April 18, 2022
  • “Recent Advances in Geoenvironmental Engineering: Sustainability Issue.” International Webinar on Usage of Innovative Technologies and Solutions in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, April 13, 2022
  • “Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Research Opportunities for Civil Engineers.” First International Webinar Series on Recent Advancements in Enviro-Structural Confluence, Organized by ASCE India-Sri Lanka Sections & Mahendra Engineering College on World Engineering Day, March 4, 2022.
  • “Innovative Biochar-Slag-Soil Cover System for Zero Emissions at L” Online Webinar to Geoenvironmental Research Centre (GRC) at Cardiff University, UK, February 23, 2022.
  • “Sustainable Resilient Site Remediation (SRSR): Overview and Perspectives for Implementation.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering: Polluted Land, Waste Management & Sustainability/Resiliency, December 17, 2021 [YouTube Video]
  • “Tiered Quantitative Assessment of Life Cycle Sustainability and Resilience (TQUALICSR): Framework for Design of Engineering Projects.” ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI 2021), Virtual, December 6, 2021 [YouTube Video]
  • “Sustainable Engineering for Pollution Prevention and Control.” Department of Civil Engineering, G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India, on the occasion of National Pollution Control Day, December 2, 2021 [YouTube Video]
  • Framework to Assess Sustainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure.” Organized by ASCE India Section Southern Region, Mahendra Engineering College & Malnad College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, India, November 5, 2021 [YouTube Video]
  • “Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Civil Infrastructure: Framework and Case Studies.” 2021 Illinois Network Conference: Research Conference on Sustainability (Virtual), University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), October 29, 2021
  • “Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Deep Foundations: Framework and Case Study.” IGS Warangal Chapter & Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Warangal, AP, India, October 26, 2021
  • “School is in Session: Sustainable Remediation.” Catch the Wave: Sustainable Remediation, Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) Interactive Workshop, September 22, 2021
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Evolution, Challenges and Opportunities.” Webinar, Department of Civil Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMUT), Gorakhpur, India, July 27, 2021 [YouTube Video]
  • “Phytoremediation of Soils and Fill Materials with Mixed Contaminants: Laboratory and Field Investigations.”, International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, July 23, 2021 [YouTube Video]
  • “Innovative Biogeochemical Cover System for Zero Emissions at Landfills.” International Society of Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG) Webinar New Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Geotechnology, July 13, 2021
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering for Sustainable Development.” International Webinar Series on Advancement of Geotechnical Engineering, Organized by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, TN, India, May 27, 2021.
  • “Protecting Geomembrane Liner from Damage due to Overlying Drainage Material in Landfills.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, May 21, 2021. [YouTube Video]
  • “An Overview on Research in Geoenvironmental Engineering / Sustainable Engineering.” Webinar Organized by ASCE India Section Southern Region & ASCE Student Chapter at B.V. Raju Institute of Technology, India, May 15, 2021
  • “Use of Shredded Scrap Tires as Drainage Material in Landfill Cover Systems: Laboratory Investigations and Field Application.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, April 23, 2021. [YouTube Video]
  • Sustainable Groundwater Remediation at Coal Ash Pond Sites.” 30th Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy, and Air (Virtual Conference), March 22, 2021.
  • “Innovative Cover System for Zero Emissions at Landfills.” Webinar to Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, March 9, 2021.
  • “Advances in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” GEOLIVE-2021: Geotechnical Engineering Webinar Series, School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India, February 25, 2021.
  • Overview of Research on Geoenvironmental Engineering and Sustainable & Resilient Engineering.” Guest Lecture in HON201 Great Cities: UIC’s Metropolitan Commitment, University of Illinois at Chicago, February 10, 2021.
  • “Containment Wall at DNAPL-Contaminated Site: Slurry Selection and Field Construction.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering. January 15, 2021. [YouTube Video]
  • “Advice for Students Interested in Conducting Research in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Zoom Meeting with International Attendees, December 21, 2020. [YouTube Video]
  • “Sustainability Assessment of Various Remediation Alternatives for Contaminated Lake Sediments: Case Study”, 5th Annual Live Streaming Geo-Institute Web Conference, ASCE Geoenvironmental Engineering Technical Committee, December 8, 2020.
  • “Innovative Cover System for Zero Emissions at Landfills.” ENGEO Incorporated, San Jose, CA, Webinar, October 27, 2020.
  • “Quantitative Sustainability Assessment of Various Remediation Alternatives for Contaminated Lake Sediments: Case Study.” AEHS 36th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy, October 21, 2020.
  • “Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Research: Relevant to Mining Industry.” International Webinar on “Opportunities for Higher Education and Research in Mining Engineering & Interdisciplinary Areas”, Dept. of Mining Engineering, NITK, Surathkal, India, September 25, 2020. [YouTube Video]
  • “Chicago, USA: A Model City for Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment.” Webinar, NRI Institute of Technology, AP, India, July 17, 2020.
  • “Status and Challenges in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Department of Civil Engineering, S.V.U College of Engineering, Tirupati, India, January 4, 2020.
  • “Sustainable Engineering: Challenges and Applications.” Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati, India, January 2, 2020.
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities.” Department of Environmental Engineering, Delhi Technical University, New Delhi, India, December 31, 2019.
  • “Climate Change, Resiliency, and Sustainability: Perspectives on Engineering Challenges.” Institute Lecture, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India, August 21, 2019.
  • “Walk the Talk: Incorporating Sustainability in Engineering Design.” Departments of Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey, April 25, 2018.
  • “Waste Management and Landfill Engineering.” Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, March 5, 2018.
  • “Current Research in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” National Institute of Technology Suratkal, Department of Civil Engineering, India, January 2, 2018.
  • “Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering.” Indian Institute of Technology Kharaghpur, India, December 29, 2017.
  • “Biocovers for Mitigation of Landfill Gas Emissions.” Ecology & Evolution Group, Department of Biological Sciences, UIC, October 26, 2017.
  • “Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, May 3, 2017.
  • “Climate Change, Resiliency and Sustainability: Perspectives on Engineering Challenges.” UNC Charlotte: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seminar, September 29, 2016.
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering Challenges and Opportunities.” Indian Geotechnical Society-Bhubaneswar Chapter, Bhubaneshwar, India, August 4, 2016.
  • “Sustainable Urban Infrastructure and Environment: Chicago Example.” College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India, July 31, 2016.
  • “Resilient and Sustainable Site Remediation: New Pathway Forward.” State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 5, 2016.
  • “Protecting Beaches from Urban Stormwater Contamination.” UIC Freshwater Lab and EOHS Seminar Class on Water and Health, April 5, 2016.
  • “Permeable Reactive Filter System for Treatment of Urban Stormwater Runoff.” EWRI Sustainability Committee Meeting Webinar, March 16, 2016.
  • “Sustainable Design of Civil Infrastructure Systems.” Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, July 24, 2015.
  • “Use of Biochar as Soil Cover Amendment for Landfill Gas Mitigation.” China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China, December 29, 2014.
  • “Biochar as a Landfill Cover Amendment for Methane Mitigation: Coupled Field and Laboratory Investigations.” School of Environment, Tsinghua University, December 25, 201 4.
  • “Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites.” School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, December 24, 2014.
  • “Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites.” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse, NY, October 31, 2014.
  • “Social Metrics for Sustainable Remediation.” AECOM Webinar, Green/Sustainable Remediation (GSR) Technical Practice Group (TPG), May 27, 2014.
  • “Solid Waste Disposal Challenges.” Department of Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. August 12, 2013.
  • “Waste Dumps: Problems and Solutions.” N. Technological University, Hyderabad, India. August 7, 2013.
  • “Electrokinetic Remediation of Contaminated Sites.” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy. July 5, 2013.
  • “Leachate Recirculation in Bioreactor Landfills.” Department of Geotechnical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Tongi University. China, May 23, 2013.
  • “Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites.” Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. May 22, 2013.
  • “Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites.” Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China. May 21, 2013.
  • “Electrochemical Remediation of Polluted Soils and Groundwater.” Department of Geo-Engineering and Geo-informatics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. May 20, 2013.
  • “Lactate-modified Nanoscale Iron Particles for the Remediation of Recalcitrant Organic Contaminants in Soils and Groundwater.” Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. May 19, 2013.
  • “Use of Biochar in Landfill Cover Systems to Enhance Methane Oxidation, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. May 19, 2013.
  • “Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites.” Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada. December 17, 2012.
  • “Electrochemical Remediation of Soils and Groundwater.” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. October 24, 2012.
  • “Electrochemical Remediation of Polluted Soils and Groundwater.” Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. July 9, 2012.
  • “Landfill Liner and Cover Systems.” Indian Geotechnical Society/Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. June 22, 2012.
  • “Overview of Structural Foundations in Chicago.” Department of Civil Engineering, SV University, Tirupati, India. June 19, 2012.
  • “Study on Leachate Recirculation at Orchard Hills Landfill.” USEPA Region 5 RDD Bioreactor Webinar. February 27, 2012.
  • “Biochar-amended Soil Cover for Mitigation of Methane Emissions.” Geosyntec Consultants, Chicago, IL. February 7, 2012.
  • “Monitoring of Leachate Recirculation and its Effects on Municipal Solid Waste at Bioreactor Landfills.” Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong. May 6, 2011.
  • “Green and Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Sites.” Sustainability Lunch and Learn Seminar Series, Office of Vice Chancellor for Sustainability, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. December 9, 2010.
  • “Lactate-modified Nanoscale Iron Particles for In-situ Dehalogenation of Organic Pollutants.” Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 26, 2010
  • “Green and Sustainable Site Remediation: Is it Hands-off Approach to do Nothing?” UIC/CME Environmental Research Seminar Series, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. March 10, 2010.
  • “Leachate Recirculation and Geotechnical Stability of Bioreactor Landfills.” Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. August 26, 2009.
  • “Nanotechnology for Decontamination of Polluted Soils and Groundwater.” Environmental Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. May 21, 2009.
  • “Containment of Groundwater Pollution: A Case Study.” College of Engineering, J.N. Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, India. December 16, 2008.
  • “Climate Change and Water Crisis.” Two-days seminar for UIC Chicago Teachers-As-Scholars program, organized by the University of Illinois Chicago Graduate College, Chicago Newberry Library, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Polk Foundation, and Fry Foundation. November 18-19, 2008.
  • “Bioreactor Landfills: New Paradigm in Design and Operation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. February 20, 2008.
  • “Field Monitoring and Performance Evaluation of Bioreactor Landfills.” UIC/CME Environmental and Water Resources Seminar Series, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. March 16, 2007.
  • “Geotechnics of Bioreactor Landfills.” SV University and Indian Geotechnical Society Tirupati Chapter, Tirupati, India. December 19, 2006.
  • “Overview of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering at UIC.” Burns & McDonnell Company, Downers Grove, IL. November 9, 2006.
  • “Environmental Remediation Research: Focus on Contaminated Sediments.” USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO), Chicago, IL. August 24, 2006.
  • “Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation: An Overview.” UIC/CME Environmental Research Seminar Series, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. January 13, 2006.
  • “Settlement of Municipal Solid Waste in Conventional and Bioreactor Landfills.” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. April 21, 2005.
  • “Interface Shear Behavior of Composite Liner Systems.” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, March 28, 2005.
  • “Geoenvironmental Engineering Education and Research at UIC.” Institute of Environmental Science and Policy Steering Committee Meeting, November 2003, and ASCE Student Chapter Meeting, Chicago, IL. February 9, 2004.
  • “Electrokinetically Enhanced In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites.” Korea Advance Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Dajeon, Korea. September 24, 2003.
  • “Electrokinetically Enhanced In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Soils.” Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. October 23, 2002.
  • “Characterization and Remediation of Brownfield Sites.” Guest Lecture, Course on Brownfields, University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center, Chicago, IL. October 8, 2001.
  • “Electrokinetic Remediation of Contaminated Soils.” Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. August 15, 2001.
  • “Electrokinetic Remediation of Contaminated Sites.” Environmental Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), Hyderabad, India. December 20, 2000.
  • “Environmental Geotechnology: An Overview.” College of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India. December 19, 2000.
  • “Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater at Brownfield Sites.” Guest Lecture, Course on Brownfields, University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center. October 17, 2000.
  • “Use of Shredded Scrap Tires as Drainage Material in Landfill Covers.” Department of Civil, Urban, and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea. July 4, 2002.
  • “Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals.” Midwest Metals Meeting, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. May 12, 2002.
  • “Adaptive Electrokinetic Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater.” School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. September 20, 2000.
  • “Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites.” Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL. April 13, 2000.
  • “New Strategies for the In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater.” American Society of Civil Engineers- Geotechnical Group Meeting, Chicago, IL. December 2, 1997.
  • “New Strategies for the In-Situ Containment and Remediation of Contaminants in Soils and Groundwater.” Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. November 20, 1997.
  • “Soil Compositional Influence on Electrokinetic Remediation of Chromium-Contaminated Sites.” Institute of Gas Technology, Des Plaines, IL, August 31, 1995.
  • “Air Sparging for Groundwater Remediation.” Illinois Groundwater Association, Utica, IL. March 22, 1995.
  • “Design of Waste Containment Systems- Two Case Studies.” University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. May 27, 1993.