Students

Current Students and Research Associates:

  • Cheryl A. Kramer, MS
  • Emily Budagher, MS
  • Jong-Beom Kang, Post-Doc
  • Justin Stoeber, MS
  • Lance Heyer, MS
  • Mahir Badanagki, MS
  • Nicholas Brink, Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Sandhya Harikrishnan, PhD

Former Students and Research Associates:

  • Erdem Onur Tastan, PhD, 2009, Dissertation: "Effects of principal stress rotation and intermediate principal stress changes on the drained monotonic and undrained cyclic behavior of clean and nonplastic silty Ottawa sands formed underwater."
  • Ethan P. Wiechert, MS, 2011, Thesis: "Beneficial use of off-specification fly ashes to increase the shear strength and stiffness of expansive soil-rubber (ESR) mixtures."
  • James A. Leflar, MS, 2008 (coadvisor: Prof. J. W. van de Lindt), Thesis: "A mathematical model of steel-clad wood-frame shear diaphragms."
  • Jesse S. Dunham-Friel, MS, 2009, Thesis: "Shear strength and stiffness of expansive soil and rubber (ESR) mixtures in undrained axisymmetric compression."
  • Jose de Jesus Higuera Seda, Undergraduate Research Assistant, BS, 2008
  • John Walter Kramb, MEng, 2009
  • Hyuk-Jin Lee, Post-Doc, 2009-2011
  • Micah S. Smidt, Undergraduate Research Assistant, BS, 2008
  • Rodrigo Moraes da Silveira, PhD, 2008 (coadvisor: Prof. L. A. Bressani at UFRGS), Dissertation: "Geotechnical behavior of a colluvium soil from São Vendelino (RS)."
  • Zachary P. Fox, Undergraduate Research Assistant, BS, 2009
  • Zachary P. Fox, MS, 2011, Thesis: "Critical state, dilatancy and particle breakage of mine waste rock."