2 November 2009 – The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) held its first course on “Constructing with Fabricated Geomembranes” on 23 October 2009. “The attendance exceeded our expectations for this course,” stated Tim Stark. The short course was attended by 66 people and covered the design, specification, testing, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, inspection and field testing of fabricated geomembranes in a variety of applications. The course was moderated by Tim Stark and 16 other speakers presented various components to the course. One goal of the course was to give attendees a wide range of experts from which to draw from.
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute is housed at the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign. Dr. Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an expertise in Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. Stark has been teaching, researching, and consulting on geosynthetics, stability of manmade slopes, and design of waste containment facilities for more than 15 years.
For more information on the FGI, contact Tim Stark at +1 217‐333‐3929 or geomembrane@illinois.edu.
