The Geosynthetic Institute has announced 11 recipients for the 2017 – 2018 Fellowships. These annually awarded GSI research grants are given out, in consultation with the GSI Board of Directors, to master’s and doctoral level applicants studying geosynthetics.
GSI’s program issues numerous awards, each worth up to USD $5,000, during the fellowship awards cycle. Candidates with a vision of longer-term research may apply for successive year awards.
GSI 2017 – 2018 FELLOWSHIPS
This year’s fellowship winners include 11 recipients from different universities and representing a wide range of geosynthetics topics. The 2017 – 2018 Fellowships:
- Cihan Cengiz (TC Bogazici University, Turkey ) – Seismic behavior of soft clay foundations under embankments using geosynthetic encased columns
Advisor: Erol Guler - Susom Dutta (University of Massachusetts – Lowell, USA) – Novel geotextiles for energy harvesting
Advisor: Pradeep Kurup - Behnoud Kermani (Pennsylvania State University, USA) – Numerical investigation on the effectiveness and durability of geotextiles against migration of subgrade soil to overlying granular layer in pavement systems
Advisor: Ming Xiao - Wolfgang Lieske (Ruhr-Universitat, Germany) – Polymer-modified bentonite for the application in geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL)
Advisor: Tom Schanz - Chuang Lin (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) – Analyzation of wicking fabrics used to remove capillary water in road embankments
Advisor: Xiong Zhang - Mohamed Morsy (Queen’s University, Canada) – Selection of a realistic and representative stress crack resistance for use in design
Advisor: Kerry Rowe - Nicole Robey (University of Florida, USA) – Landfill EGS wind uplift research: complementary field and wind tunnel assessments
Advisor: Tim Townsend - Siavash Vahidi (Drexel University, USA) – Evaluation of wrinkle induced strains in geomembranes using a finite element method (FEM)
Advisor: Grace Hsuan - Rodrigo Borela Valente (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) – Numerical modeling of aggregate-geogrid composite behavior for multiaxial geogrids in pavement applications
Advisor: David Frost - Dongfang Wang (University of Massachusetts – Amherst, USA) – Enhancement of geosynthetics with ultra-hydrophobic and long-lasting organogeopolymers
Advisor: Guoping Zhang - Thomas Williams (University of Virginia, USA) – Protecting geosynthetic in liner systems from atmospheric exposure by utilizing a surcharge layer
Advisor: Craig Benson
RELATED: See 2016 – 2017 GSI Fellowships List
For more information on any of the 2017 – 2018 fellowships noted here, or for information on the next GSI Fellowship awards cycle, please contact Jamie Koerner (Special Projects Coordinator) at the Geosynthetic Institute: jrkoerner@verizon.net.
See also: www.geosynthetic-institute.org
