RESEARCH TEAM
Core Faculty |
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Dr. Burak F. Tanyu
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Director of the SGI Research Group - Associate Professor of Geotechnical/Geotransportation Engineering in the Civil, Infrastructure, and Environmental Engineering Department of George Mason University. Prior to joining GMU, Dr. Tanyu worked as a senior geotechnical engineer in the industry for 8 years. Education:
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Dr. Kuo Tian
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Associate Director of the SGI Research Group - Assistant Professor of Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering in the Civil, Infrastructure, and Environmental Engineering Department of George Mason University. Prior to joining GMU, Dr. Tian worked as a researcher (post-doc) at the University of Virginia for 2 years. Education:
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Doctorate Students |
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Benjamin Stark, P.E. |
Joined in Fall 2022 PhD Student Research Topic: Elevated Temperature Landfill Reactions and Triggering Mechanism Prior to joining GMU, Mr. Stark worked as a geotechnical project engineer in the industry for 6 years. Education:
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Sezgin Sarak |
Joined in Fall 2022 PhD Student Research Topic: Evaluating the Compatibility of PVC Coated Geogrid to be Used in MSE Structures that Contain Recycled Aggregate Education:
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Haiping Fu |
Joined in Fall 2021 PhD Student Research Topic: Service life prediction of co-extruded geomembranes with an ethylene vinyl-alcohol (EVOH) layer Education:
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Hanrui Zhao |
Joined in Fall 2021 PhD Student Research Topic: Failure Mechanisms of Bentonite-polymer Geosynthetic Clay Liner and Geomembrane Composite Systems Education:
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Yasin Karakus |
Joined in Fall 2021 PhD Student Research Topic: Behavior of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Inclusion at Integral Abutment Bridges Education:
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Li Dong |
Joined in Fall 2019 PhD Candidate Research Topic: Numerical Model to Predict the Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Liner Systems Education:
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Aamir Ahmad
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Joined in Spring 2019 PhD Candidate Research Topic: Subsurface Transport Phenomenon of PFAS Education:
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Emre Akmaz
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Joined in Spring 2019 PhD Candidate Research Topic: Stabilization of Foundation Soils in Roadway Systems with Geosynthetics Education:
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Sandarva Sharma
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Graduated Research Topic: Assessment of Service Life of Salt Water Detention Ponds Education:
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Yashar Alimohammadlou
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Graduated Research Topic: Landslide Forecasting in Transportation Corridors: A Consistent Framework Using Digital Elevation Models Education:
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Fitsum T. Gebremariam
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Graduated Research Topic: Boundary Conditions for Composite Behavior of Geosynthetically Reinforced Structures (GRS) Education:
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Saad Ullah
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Graduated Research Topic: Developing Design Methodology To Incorporate Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in Flexible Pavement Systems Education:
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Aiyoub Abbaspour
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Graduated Research Topic: Suitability of Using Recycled Concrete Aggregate with Filter Geotextiles in Road Construction Education:
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Masters Students |
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Monica Paulina Benavides |
Graduated Research Topic: Liner Systems for Municipal Solid Landfill Waste under Elevated Temperatures Education:
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Andres Cruz
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Graduated Research Topic: Liner Systems for Municipal Solid Landfill Waste under Elevated Temperatures Education:
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Zainab Binte
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Graduated Research Topic: Liner Systems for Aggressive Coal Combustion Product Leachates Education:
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Jackelin L. Gastelo Diaz
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Graduated Research Topic: Hydraulic Conductivity of GCL Overlap Area Education:
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Siddharath (Sid) Singh
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Graduated Research Topic: Effects of Cross-Anisotropy Within Frictional Materials to Shear Strength As Defined by Single Hardening Constitutive Model Education:
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Emre Akmaz
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Graduated Research Topic: Evaluating the Use of Alternative In-Situ Instruments to Be Used for Quality Control for RAP/VA Road Bases Education:
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Tshreya Bhattarai
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Graduated Research Topic: Evaluation of Using Tactilus Cells to Estimate Horizontal Stresses in GeoStructures Education:
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Mariamawit K. Borga
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Graduated Research Topic: Effect of Scour on Residential Building Damage After Hurricanes Education:
Co-advised with Dr. Celso Ferreira |
Clayton Cook
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Graduated Research Topic: Effects of Particle Shape on Performance and Durability of Aggregates Used in Road Construction Education:
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Moustafa I. Awad
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Graduated Research Topic: Frictional Connection Strength Between Geotextile Reinforcements and Concrete Facing Blocks of MSE Walls. Education:
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Undergraduate Research Students |
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Mera Shabti |
Andres Cruz |
Elisabetta Iannetti |
Jeffress Trust Project |
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Research topics included:
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Anny Kreiser |
Jorge Briones
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Sulaiman Alghammas
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Siddharath Singh
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Neha Seth
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Khanh Pham
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Mahyar Moradian
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Marco Padilla
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Rita Soelwin
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Sean Lindenmuth
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Daniel Scolose
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Nicole Nmair
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Thomas Barham
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David Stiles
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Research Associates |
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Dr. Aiyoub Abbaspour
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow (August 2018 thru Present) Research Topic in GMU: Field Performance of Drainage Systems in Highways with RCA Base Course |
Visiting Scholars |
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Dr. F. Erol Guler
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Visiting Professor (August 2017 thru Present) Visiting From: Bogazici University-Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ce.boun.edu.tr/erolguler
International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) University Online Lecturer https://texasmedialink.website/videos/geosynthetic-functions-online-lecture-series |
Dr. Poul Lade
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Research Professor in SGI Group and Adjunct Faculty (August 2016 thru Present) Retired From: Catholic University of America, Washington, DC |
Dr. Xiangtao Xu |
Visiting Professor (August 2019 thru October 2020) Visited From: Chengdu University of Technology-Chengdu, China |
Dr. Bahadir A. Yavuz
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Visiting Professor (July 2013 thru June 2014) Visited From: Dokuz Eylul University-Izmir, Turkey |
Saad Ullah
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International Summer Intern (July 2014) Visited From: National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Community Outreach |
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Akul Mehra
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Highschool Student Summer Intern (July 2015 and July 2016) Volunteered to spend three days a week in SGI research laboratory to learn more about geotechnical engineering and associated laboratory experimentation. Education:
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Maximiliano Kittsteiner
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Highschool Student Summer Intern (July 2014) Volunteered to spend two days a week in SGI research laboratory to learn more about geotechnical engineering and associated laboratory experimentation. Education:
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