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2007      
Environmental Engeering

Amos, Benjamin Keith

Evaluation of Microbial Reductive Dechlorination in Tetrachlorothene (PCE) Dense Nonaquesous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Source Zones

Loeffler

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Hagler, Gayle Singleton (Willis)

Measurement and Analysis of Ambient Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Urban and Remote Environments

Bergin

Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park

Kim, Doo Il

Development and Application of Integrated Ozone Contactor Design and Optimization Tools

Kim

Postdoctoral Researcher, Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, Korea

Tugtas, Adile Evren

Effects of Nitrate Reduction on the Methanogenic Fermentation: Process Interactions and Modeling

Pavlostathis

Research Associate, TUBITAK, Marmara Research Center, Chemistry and Environmental Institute, Istanbul, Turkey

Geosystems Engineering

Lee, Joo-Yong

Hydrate-Bearing Sediments: Formation and Geophysical Properties

Santamarina

Researcher, Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, KIGAM, South Korea

Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials

Adachi, Takao

Impact of Cascading Failures on Performace assessment of Civil Infrastructure

Ellingwood

Obayashi Corp., Tokyo, Japan

Cem Celik, Ozan

Probabilistic Assessment Tools of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames Susceptible to Mid-America Ground Motions

Ellingwood

 

Hite, Monique CaSandra

Evaluation of the Performance of Bridge Steel Pedestals Under Low Seismic Loads

DesRoches

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

Kinali, Kursat

Seismic Fragility Assessment of Steel Frames in the Central and Eastern United States

Ellingwood

Uzan and Case, Atlanta, Ga.

Luangvilai, Kritsakorn

Attenuation of Ultrasonic Lamb Waves with Applications to Material Characterizations and Condition Monitoring

Jacobs

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Padgett, Jamie Ellen

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Retrofitted Bridges Using Probabilistic Methods

DesRoches

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University

Taftali, Berk

Probabilistic Seismic Demand Assessment of Steel Frames with Shape Memory Alloy Connection

DesRoches, Ellingwood

Software Engineer, CSI, Inc., Berkely, Calif.

Transportation Systems Engineering

Crocker, John Timothy

Organizational Arrangements for the Provision of Cross-Boundary Transport, Infrastructure, and Services

Meyer

Planning Director, Transit Planning Board, Atlanta, Ga.

2006

 

 

 

Environmental Engineering

Bergin, Michelle Silvagni

Regional Air Quality: Photchemical Modeling for Policy Development and Regulatory Support

Russell

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Kentel, Elcin

Uncertainty Modeling in Health Rick Assessment and Groundwater Resources Management

Aral

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Lee, Sang-il

Characterization and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in the Southeastern United States

Russell

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Marmur, Amit

Air Quality Modeling and Source-Apportionment of Fine Particulate Matter: Implications an dApplication in Time Series Health Studies

Russell

Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Napelok, Sergey Leonid

Sensitivity Anaysis in Air Quality Models for Particulate Matter 

Russell 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

Okutman Tas, Didem 

Microbial Reductive Tranformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene 

Pavlostathis 

Research Associate, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 

Park, Youngguyn 

Development and Optimization of Novel Emulsion Liquid Membranes Stabilized by Non-Newtonian Conversion in Taylor-Couette Flow for Extraction of Selected Organic and Metallic Containments 

Kim 

CH2MHill, Atlanta, Ga. 

Suchomel, Eric John 

Partial Mass Recovery from DNAPL Source Zones: Contaminant Mass Flux Reductions and Reductive Dchlorination of Residual DNAPL 

Pennell 

Geosyntec Consultants, Oakland, Calif.

Tian, Di 

Evaluation of Emission Unvercetainties and Their Impacts on Air Quality Modeling: Applications to Biomass Burning 

Russell 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources

DeMarchi, Carlo

Probabilistic Estimation of Precipitation Combining Geostationary and TRMM Satellite Data 

Georgakakos 

Research Scientist, University of Michigan 

Lee, Seung Oh 

Physical Modeling of Local Scour Around Complex Bridge Piers 

Sturm 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea 

Tidwell, Amy C. 

Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on River Basin Management: A New Method with Application to the Nile River 

Georgakakos 

Research Scientist, University of Fairbanks, Alaska 

Geosystems Engineering

Bayoumi, Ahmed Mohamed 

New Laoratory Test Procedures for teh Enhanced Calibration of Constituitive Models  

Santamarina 

Engineer, URS Corporation, Sacramento, Calif.

Kim, Du Hwan 

Multi-Scale Assessment of Geotextile-Geomembrane Interaction 

Frost 

Staff Engineer, Tensar International, Atlanta, Ga. 

Ferrero, Guillermo Andres Narsilio 

Spatial Variability and Terminal Density: Implications in Soil Behavior 

Santamarina 

Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia 

Staheli, Kimberlie 

Jack Force Prediction: An Interface Friction Approach Based on Pipe Surface Roughness 

Frost 

President, Staheli Trenchless Consultants, Inc., Seattle, Wash.

Wu, Ruiting 

Some Fundamental Mechanisms of Hydraulic Fracturing 

Germanovich 

 

Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials

Chang, Ching-Jen 

Construction Simulation of Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges 

White 

Computers and Structures (CSI), Berkely, Ca. 

Jung, Se Kwon 

Inelastic Strength Behavior of Horizontally Curved Composit I-Girder Bridge Structural Systems 

White 

Bechtel Corporation, Fredrick, Md. 

Li, Quanwang 

Mathematical Formulation of Tools for Assessment of Fragility and Vulnerability of Damaged Buildings 

Ellingwood 

Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 

McCormick 

Cyclic Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys: Material Characterization and Optimization 

DesRoches 

Assistant Professor, University of Michigan 

Punarai, Wonsiri 

Cement-Based Materials Characterization using Ultrasonic Attenuation 

Jacobs 

Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand 

Yang, Chuang-Sheng (Walter) 

Analytical and Experimental Study of Concentrically Brance Frames with Zipper Struts 

Leon/DesRoches 

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech 

Transportation Systems Engineering

Jun, Jungwook 

Potential Crash Exposure Measures Based on GPS-Observed Driving Behavior Activity Metrics 

Guensler 

Virginia Department of Transportation, Traffic Engineering Division 

Ko, Joonho 

Measurement of Freeway Traffic Flow Quality Using GPS-Equipped Vehicles 

Guensler/Rodgers 

Manager, Seoul Development Institute 

Wang, Chunyan 

Fatal Crash Trends and Analysis in Southeastern States 

Dixon 

 

2005 

 

 

 

Environmental Engineering

Costanza, Jed 

Degradation of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene under Thermal Remediation Conditions 

Pennell 

Research Engineer, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech 

Greenwald, Robert James 

Real-Time Measurements of the Water Insoluble Aerosol Size Distribution: Instrument Development and Implementation 

Bergin 

Postdoctoral Researcher, Emory Medical School, Atlanta, Ga. 

Jang, Wonyong 

Unsteady Multiphase Flow Modeling of In-Situ Air Sparging System in a Variably Saturated Subsurface Environment 

Aral 

Research Engineer, Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech 

Kim, Do Hyong 

Formation of Aromatic Compounds by Cyclopentadienyl Moieties in Combustion Processes 

Mulholland 

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech 

Park, Sun-Kyoung 

Particulate Modeling and Control Strategy for Atlanta, Georgia 

Russell 

North Texas Council of Governments 

Sung, Youlboong 

Isolation and Ecology of Bacterial Populations Invoved in Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Solvents 

Loeffler 

Research Scientist, Gwangyang Environmental Research Deparment, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST), South Korea 

Taboada-Serrano, Patricia Larisse 

Colloidal Ineractions in Aquatic Environments: Effect of Charge Heterogeneity and Charge Asymmetry 

Yiacoumi 

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Oack Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 

Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources

Abu Rumman, Malek Moh'd 

Conjunctive Management of Surface Water and Groundwater Resources 

Georgakakos 

Assistant Professor, University of Amman, Jordan 

Lee, Nahm Ho 

Effect of Pressurization and Expulstion of Entrapped Air in Pipelines 

Martin 

 

Woodson, Clifton Brock 

Thin Layers: Physical and Chemical Cues Contributing to Observed Copepod Aggregations 

Webster 

Postdoctoral Fellow in Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa 

Geosystems Engineering

Elhakim, Amr Farouk 

Evaluation of Shallow Foundation Displacements Using Small-Strain Soil Stiffness

Mayne 

Research Engineer, Tensar Corporation, Atlanta, Ga.; Faculty Member at Cairo University 

Evans, Timothy Matthew 

Microscale Physical and Numberical Investigations of Shear Banding in Granular Soils 

Frost 

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University 

Hebeler, Gregory Lawrence 

Multi-Scale Beavior at Geomaterial Interfaces 

Frost 

Project Engineer, Golder Associates, Atlanta, Ga. 

Kim, Hyunki 

Spatial Variability in Soils: Stiffness and Strength 

Santamarina 

Assistant Professor, Kookmin University, South Korea 

Liao, Tianfei 

Post Processing of Cone Penetration Data for Assessing Seismic Ground Hazards, with Applications to the New Madrid Seismic Zone 

Mayne 

Project Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation, Fredrick, Md. 

Sozer, Bade Zeynep 

Two Dimensional Characterization of Topographies of Geomaterial Particles and Surfaces

Frost 

Project Engineer, Jacobs Engineering, San Diego, Calif. 

Yang, Xuan 

Three Dimensional Characterization of Inherent and Induced Sand Microstructure 

Frost 

Geotechnical Engineer, California Department of Transportation, Irvine, Calif. 

Yoon, Sungsoo 

Array-Based Measurement of Surface Wave Disersion and Attenuation Using Frequency-Wavenumber Analysis 

Rix 

Research Engineer, Research & Development Center, Samsung Engineering and Construction, Seoul, Korea 

Yun, Tae Sup 

Mechanical and Thermal Study of Hydrate Bearing Sediments 

Santamarina 

Assistant Professor, Lehigh University 

Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials

Andrawes, Bassem Onsi

Seismic Response and Analysis of Multiple Frame Bridges Using Superelastic Shape Memory Alloys 

DesRoches 

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne 

Osorio, Leonardo Augusto Duenas 

Interdependent Response of Networked Systems of Natural Hazards and Intentional Disruptions 

Goodno 

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University

Garibaldi, Maria Patricia (Thaesler) 

A Methodology to Develop an Integrated Engineering System to Estimate Quantities for Bridge Repairs at the Pre-Design Stage 

Gregory, Kahn 

 

Kure, Ozgur 

A Substructure Based Parallel Solution Framework for Solving Linear Structural Systems with Multiple Loading Conditions 

Will 

Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey 

Li, Yue 

Fragility Methodology for Performace-Based Engineering of Light Frame Residential Construction Subjected to Earthquakes and Hurricanes 

Ellingwood

Micigan Technological University, Houghton, Mich.

Lopez, Mauricio Casanova 

Creep and Shinkage of High Performance Lightweight Concrete: A Multi-Scale Investigation 

Kahn, Kurtis 

Assistant Professor, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile 

Mohr, Benjamin John 

Durability of Pulp Fiber-Cement Composites 

Kurtis 

Assistant Professor, Tennessee Tech University 

Nielson, Bryant Gerber 

Analytic Fragility Curves for highway Bridges in Moderate Seismic Zones 

DesRoches 

Assistant Professor, Clemson University 

Zhang, Hao 

Non-deterministic Linear Static Finite Element Analysis: An Interval Approach 

Muhanna 

Uzun & Case Engineers, Atlanta, Ga. 

Transportation Systems Engineering

Dunning Anne Elizabeth 

Transit for National Parks and Gateway Communities: Impacts and Guidance 

Meyer 

Assistant Professor, Clemson University 

Yoon, Seungju 

A New Heavy-Duty Vehicle Visual Classification and Activity Estimation Method for Regional Mobile Source Emissions Modeling 

Rodgers 

Air Quality monitoring Specialist, California Resources Board 

Dumbaugh, Eric W. 

Safe Streets, Liveable Streets: A Positive Approach to Urban Roadside Design

Meyer 

Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University 

2004 

 

 

 

Construction Engineering and Management

Mogge, John Ward, Jr.  

A Demand Side Cost Model for Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure 

Gregory (Oberle) 

 

Mulva, Stephen Patrick

ARIES - A Theoretical Framework for Evaluatin gAspects of Enterprise Sustainability

Vanegas

 
Environmental Engineering

Brouckaert, Barbara Maria 

Hydrodynamic Detachment of Deposited Particles in Fluidezed Bed Filter Backwashing 

Amirtharajah

 

Gunduz, Orhan 

Coupled Flow and contaminant Transport in Large Watersheds 

Aral 

Assistant Professor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey 

Kong, Lingjun 

Characterization of Mineral Oil, Coal Tar and Soil Properties and Investigation of Mechanisms that Affect Coal Tar Entrapment and Removal from Porous Media 

Pennell 

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Ga. 

Manomaiphiboon, Kasemsan 

Estimation of Emission Strength and Air Pollutant Concentrations by Lagrangian Particle Modeling 

Russell 

Professor, Thailand 

Park, Chan Hee 

Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers 

Aral 

Senior Research Engineer, Department of Environmental Informatics, Helmholtz-Zentrum fur Umwelforschung GmbH, Leipzig, Germany 

Tront, Jacqueline Marie 

Plant Activity and Organic Contaminant Processing by Aquatic Plants 

Saunders 

 

Vithayaveroj, Viriya 

Atomic Force Microscopy for Sorption Studies 

Yiacoumi 

Project Engineer, Thailand 

Zhang, Huichun 

Metal Oxide-Facilitated Oxidation of Antibacterial Agents 

Huang, C. 

National Research Council Postdoctoral fellow, EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, Ga. 

Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources

Dasi, Lakshmi Prasad 

The Small-Scale Structure of Scalar Turbulence 

Webster 

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech 

Ge, Liang 

Numberical Simulation of Complex Three Dimensional Flows Using Unsteady Statiscal Turbulence Models 

Sotiropoulos 

Postdoctoral Associate, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech (April 2005)

Lackey, Tahirih Charryse 

Numberical Studeies of Chaotic Advection in 3D Swirling Flows 

Sotiropoulos 

Research Engineer, Waterways Experiment Station, USACOA, Vicksburg, MS (April 2005) 

Seker, Sebnem     

Modeling of Hydrodynamic Circulation and  Cohesive Sediment Transport and Prediction of Shoreline Erosion in Hartwell Lake, SC/GA

Work 

Assistant Profesoor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey 

Geosystems Engineering

Chang, Hong 

Hydraulic Fracturing in Particulate Materials 

Germanovich 

 

Gao, Bo 

Development of a highway Pavement maintenance Need Analysis and Funding Allocation System 

Tsai 

Staff Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates, Atlanta, Ga. 

Orozco, Maria Catalina 

Inversion Method for Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) 

Rix 

Project Engineer, Luis Fernando Orozco & CIA, Bogota, Colombia 

Palomino, Angelica Maria 

Fabric Formation and Control in Fine-Grained Materials 

Santamarina 

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State University 

Sim, Youngjong 

Mechanics of Complex Hydraulic Fractures in the Earth's Crust 

Germanovich 

 
Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials

El-Hajjar, Rani Fayez 

Experimental Study and Analytical Modeling of Translayer Fracture in Pultruded FRP Composites 

Haj-Ali 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle, Wash. 

Moon, Franklin Lehr Il 

Seismic Strenghtening of Low-Rise Unreinforced  

Leon 

Assistant Professor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Penn. 

Muliana, Hanifa 

Integrated Micromechanical-Structural Framework for the Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior fo Laminated and Pultruded composit Materials and Structures 

Haj-Ali 

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University 

Park, Joonam 

Development and Application of a Dynamic Decision Support Framework for Seismic Rehabilitation of Structural Systems 

Goodno 

Structural Engineer, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea 

St. Clair, Sean Williams 

Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Technology Use in the Engineering Classroom on Learning and Retention 

Baker 

Professor, Oregon Tech 

Towashiraporn, Peeranan

Building Seismic Fragilities Using Response Surface Metamodels

Goodno

Structural Engineer, AIR Worldwide Corporation, Boston, Mass.

Yi, Tianyi

Experimental Investigation and Numberical Simulation of Unreinforced Masonry Structure with Flexible Diaphragms

Leon

Design Engineer, Walter P. Moore & Associates, Houston, Texas

Transportation Systems  Engineering

Guin, Angshuman

An Incident Detection Algorithm Based on a Discrete State Propagation Model of Traffic Flow

Dixon; Williams

 

Li, Hainan

Understanding Driver's Morning Commute Route Choice and Trip Scheduling Behavior

Guensler

Research Engineer, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Ni, Daiheng

Extensions to Newell's Simplified Theory of Kinematic Waves

Leonard