Geoenvironmental Engineering
Growing global use of groundwater for water supply, driven by population growth and climate change, is making protection and responsible resolution of subsurface environmental issues all the more urgent. Fundamentally, geoenvironmental engineering is at the nexus of geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, and groundwater engineering, although geochemistry, soil science, microbiology, hydrology, soil physics, statistics, and others disciplines are often fundamental to geoenvironmental challenges. Our work focuses on engineered systems to keep contaminants reaching the environment (environmental geotechnics) and the protection of human health and the environment from contaminant-impacted soil and groundwater (contaminant hydrology).
Work in environmental geotechnics is in close collaboration with CSU colleagues and fellow geoenvironmental engineers Associate Professor Chris Bareither and Professor Chuck Shackelford.
Work in contaminant-impacted soil, sediments, and groundwater is done as part of the CSU Center for Contaminant Hydrology in collaboration with colleague, groundwater hydrologist, and whitewater kayaking compatriot Professor Tom Sale.
Active Research Projects
Understanding geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) containing polymer-enhanced bentonite
Evaluation and management of high-moisture waste disposal in MSW landfills (funded by EREF)
Enhancing oleophilic biobarrier (OBB) remedies for non-tidal sediments (funded by Chevron)
Identification and validation of remotely operated screening methods for assessment of embedded oil in sediments (funded by Chevron); a collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and Dakota Technologies
Longevity of benzene at LNAPL impacted sites
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