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J. David Frost

Director of GT Savannah and Professor

Affinity Group: Geosystems Engineering
Office: GT.Sav-PARB A246
Swing Space: COC 41
Email: david.frost@ce.gatech.edu
Web: http://geosystems.ce.gatech.edu/Faculty/Frost/gsscl/

Biography

Dr. J. David Frost is a Professor of Civil Engineering. He received B.A.I and B.A. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics, respectively, from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in 1980 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering in 1986 and 1989 from Purdue University. Prior to serving as a member of the faculty at Purdue University and Georgia Tech, he worked in industry in Ireland and [Read More]

Research Interests

  • Dr. Frost's research interests include engineering the behavior of soils under static and dynamic loading
  • Digital image processing and analysis in geosystems engineering
  • Spatial information systems in subsurface hazard assessment
  • Performance of soil-polymeric material composite systems

Education

  • Ph.D. Purdue University Civil Engineering 1989
  • M.S.C.E. Purdue University Civil Engineering 1986
  • B.A.I. (Honors) Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Civil Engineering 1980
  • B.A. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Mathematics,1980
  • Diploma Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Technical French 1979