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Christopher Bareither

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Christopher Bareither is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. His expertise is in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. His education is all within the field of Geological Engineering; he received a B.S. from University of Idaho (2004), an M.S. (2006), and a PhD (2010) from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bareither conducts research and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. In addition, he is faculty advisor to the CSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders that is actively engaged in engineering challenges for developing communities, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado.

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Research Focus Areas

  • Mechanical properties of geomaterials
  • Physical, hydraulic, chemical, and biological behavior of solid waste
  • Mining geotechnics and mine waste management
  • Scale effects in field- and laboratory-scale experiments
  • Sustainable solutions to geoengineering problems
  • Engineering challenges in developing communities

Education

  • B.S. 2004, University of Idaho – Geological Engineering
  • M.S. 2006, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Geological Engineering
  • Ph.D. 2010, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Geological Engineering