Invited Seminars/Webinars

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“Resource Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: The Role of Geotechnics.” Invited Lecture, Indian Institute of Technology Kolkata Chapter and Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, December 15, 2025.
“Integrating Coupled Process Modeling and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Resource Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” Guest Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, December 11, 2025.
“Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” Invited Lecture, Indian Geotechnical Society Roorkee Chapter and Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Roorkee, IIT Roorkee, November 24, 2025.
“Reimagining Landfills as Sustainable Resource Repositories.” Department of Environmental Engineering, Delhi Technical University (DTU), Delhi, India, November 21, 2025
“Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental, Sustainable, and Resilient Engineering Research at UIC.” Environmental Engineering Student Club Research Seminar, UIC, November 12, 2025
“Utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, April 3, 2025
“Framework for Assessing Resiliency and Sustainability: A Practical Application to Contaminated Site Remediation.” Invited Seminar, School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia, November 21, 2024.
“An Integrated Framework for Comprehensive Evaluation of Sustainability in Transportation Geotechnics.” Invited Theme Paper Presentation, 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG), Sydney, Australia, November 20, 2024.
“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, 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”, 5^th 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.