22 September 2010 – The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) is pleased to announce the third class of GSI Fellows for the academic year 2010-2011. The basic criteria are as follows:

  • Student must have completed his/her doctoral candidacy examinations
  • Student must be researching an innovative topic involving geosynthetics
  • Student must express an interest and desire to teach and/or research in the geosynthetic field

Four of the new proposals contained excellent projects which have been awarded. These four plus two first class students and one second class student (continuing their research projects) have been sent stipend checks accordingly. The status this year, i.e., the third class is as follows:

Class 3(a) – New Funding
Number-Year Student Advisor University Topic

1-10

 Tanay Karademir David Frost Georgia Tech Experimental and numerical studies of elevated temperature effects on GS interface shear behavior
2-10 Jing Ni Buddhima Indraratna Univ. of Wollongong Application of GS-PVO vertical drains under cyclic loads in stabilizing rail tracks
3-10 Bret Lingwall Steven Bartlett Univ. of Utah Application of GSs to protect buried pipes at fault crossings
4-10 Carmen Franks Ahmet Aydilek Univ. of Maryland GS filters for water quality improvement of urban stormwater runoff

 

Class 2(a) – Continued Funding
Number-Year Student Advisor University Topic

4-09

 Majid Khabbazian Victor Kaliakin Univ. of Delaware Geosynthetic-Reinforced stone columns and embankment stabilization

Class 1(a) – Continued Funding
Number-Year Student Advisor University Topic

3-08

 Axel Ruiken Martin Ziegler RWTH Aachen Geogrid behavior used in walls and slopes
4-08 Eleni Kapogianni Michael Sakellairou RWTH Aachen Geosynthetic-reinforcement of soil slopes under seismic conditions

For more information about the Geosynthetic Institute’s activities, memberships, short courses and educational/research funding opportunities, visit www.geosynthetic-institute.org.

CONTACT

Jamie Koerner, Special Projects
Geosynthetic Institute
+1 610 522 8440
jrkoerner@verizon.net

 

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