Professional Affiliation

· American Society of Civil Engineers

· Geo-Institute

· United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research (USUCGER)

· United States National Society/International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineers

· The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)

· The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) Technical Affiliate

· American Society for Engineering Education

· Licensed Professional Engineer, South Carolina #24724

Teaching Experience

· ECIV 220 – Solid Mechanics

· ECIV 330 – Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

· ECIV 533 – Environmental Geotechnics: Landfill Design and Geosynthetics

· ECIV 730 – Advanced Soil Mechanics

· ECIV 731 – Advanced Slope Stability and Earth Structures

· ECIV 737 – Advanced Foundation Design

Research Experience

“Characterization of the Liquefaction Resistance of Aged Soils,” National Science Foundation, with R. D. Andrus (Clemson), P. Talwani (USC), and W. M. Camp (S&ME), 2006-2009, $450,000.

“Performance and Quality Control of Corrugated Pipe Manufactured with Recycled Polyethylene Content, NCHRP Project No. 4-32, with R. W. Thomas (PI), S. Allen and J. Sprague (TRI Environmental), 2006-2008, $249,819.

“Increasing Ph.D.s for Underrepresented Minorities in Civil And Environmental Engineering,” A.P. Sloan Foundation, with A.T. Cooper (PI), M.H. Chaudhry, and K.A. Harries, 2002-2007, $150,000.

· “Improving the Safety of South Carolina’s Bridge Infrastructure through Non-Destructive Evaluation of Unknown Bridge Foundations subjected to Extreme Events” SCSU University Transportation Center, with H. Naseri-Neshat (Co-PI), 2005-2006, $77,631.

· “Specifications for Culvert Pipe used in SCDOT Highway Applications” South Carolina Department of Transportation, 2001-2006, $148,662.

· “Nondestructive Evaluation for Stone Interiors” USC Center for Manufacturing and Technology, 2005, $20,000.

· “CAREER: Extending Non-Destructive Infrastructure Assessment Techniques to Micropile Foundations” National Science Foundation, 1999-2004, $347,500 (includes $100,000 in industry matching funds and $37,500 in REU supplements).

· “Improving the Safety of South Carolina’s Bridge Infrastructure through Non-Destructive Evaluation of Unknown Bridge Foundations” SCSU Transportation Center, with H. Naseri-Neshat (Co-PI), 2004-2005, $70,713.

“CFRP Grid Splice Freeze Thaw Testing,” Carbon Cast Manufacturers Association, with K.A. Harries (PI), 2004, $7,525.

· “Five Points Storm Water Culvert, NDT/NDE Investigation,” Wilbur Smith Associates, 2003-2004, $8500.

· “Workshop to Foster Academic Development of Women in Geotechnical Engineering” National Science Foundation, 2003-2004, $25,149.

“Field and Laboratory Assessment of Flowable Fill Performance “South Carolina Department of Transportation, with C.E. Pierce (PI), 2001-2003, $88,483.

“Load Tests of Reinforced Concrete Catch Basins,” Clark Schwebel Tech Fab, with K.A. Harries (PI), 2002-2003, $5,945.

“Magnitudes of Prehistoric Earthquakes from a Study of Paleoliquefaction Features” U.S. Geological Survey/NEHRP, with P. Talwani (PI), 2000-2002, $64,379.
“Performance Evaluation of Existing High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe” South Carolina Department of Transportation, with R.P. Ray (co-PI), 1999-2000, $50,000.

“Acquisition of an Automated Triaxial Testing System for Education and Research” National Science Foundation, with C.E. Pierce (Co-PI), 1999-2000, $20,000.

“A Non-Destructive Technique for Assessing the Integrity of Micropile Foundations,” USC Research and Productive Scholarship Grant Program, Category I, 1998-1999, $10,000.

“Field Performance of Fill Materials and Structures of the F and H Areas,” Savannah River Site – SCUREF, with R.P. Ray (PI), 1998, $75,000.

Publications

Refereed Publications

Gassman, S. L., Kommireddi, C.R., Tawhed, W.F. and Zein, A.S. “Non-Destructive Assessment of an Aged Concrete Arch Culvert,” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. Jan 21-25, 2007, 13 pp.

Laefer, D., Gassman S. and Luke, B. “Fostering Development of Women Faculty in Geotechnical Engineering,” Proceedings of the Geo-Denver 2007 Congress, Denver, Colorado, February 18-21, 2007, 9 pp.

Leon, E. Gassman, S.L. and Talwani, P. “Accounting for Soil Age when Assessing Liquefaction Potential,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 132, No. 3, March, 2006, pp. 363-377.

Leon, E., Gassman, S.L. and Talwani, P. “Effect of Soil Aging on Assessing Magnitudes and Accelerations of Prehistoric Earthquakes,” Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Vol. 21, No. 3, Aug, 2005, pp. 737-759.

Gassman, S.L., Schroeder, A.J. and Ray, R.P. “Field Performance of HDPE Culvert Pipe,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 131, No. 2, February, 2005, pp.160-167.

Kommireddi, C.R. and Gassman, S.L. “Impact Echo Evaluation of Thin Walled Concrete Pipes” Pipelines 2004, ASCE, San Diego, CA, Aug 1-4, 2004.

Gassman, S.L. and Tawhed, W.F. “Detecting Damage in Concrete Bridge Decks Using Impact-Echo Method,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 18, No. 4, Nov 2004, pp. 220-231.

Tripathi, H., Pierce, C.E., Gassman, S.L. and Brown, T.W. “Methods for Field and Laboratory Measurement of Flowability and Setting Time of Controlled Low Strength Material,” Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 1, No. 6, June 2004, 15 pp. and ASTM STP 1459, J. L. Hitch, A. K. Howard and W. P. Bass, Eds., ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004.

Baxter, S.C., Islam, O. and Gassman, S.L. “Impulse Response Evaluation of Drilled Columns with Pile Caps: Modeling and Experiment,” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 2, April 2004, pp. 169-177.

Hu, K., Gassman, S.L., and Talwani P. “In-situ Properties of Soils at Paleoliquefaction Sites in the South Carolina Coastal Plain,” Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, Vol. 73, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2002, pp. 964-978.

Hu, K., Gassman, S.L., and Talwani P. “Magnitudes of Prehistoric Earthquakes in the South Carolina Coastal Plain from Geotechnical Data,” Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, Vol. 73, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2002, pp. 979-991.

Tawhed, W.F. and Gassman, S.L. “Damage Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks Using Impact Echo,” ACI Materials Journal, Vol 99, No. 3, May-June, 2002, pp. 273-281.

Gassman, S.L., Schroeder, A.J. and Ray, R.P. “Field Performance of HDPE Culvert Pipe,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004 [in press].

Pierce, C.E., Gassman, S.L. and Richards, T.M. “Long-term Strength Development of Controlled Low Strength Material,” ACI Materials Journal, Vol 99, No. 2, March-April, 2002, pp. 157-164.

Finno, R.J., Chou, H-C, Gassman, S.L. and Zhou, P. “Non-destructive Evaluation of Drilled Shafts at the Amherst NGES Test Section,” Proceedings of the International Deep Foundations Congress 2002, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 116, American Society of Civil Engineers, Feb, 2002, pp. 883-897.

Mpesha, W., Chaudhry, M.H. and Gassman, S.L. “Leak Detection in Pipes by Frequency Response Method Using a Step Excitation,” Journal of Hydraulic Research, International Association for Hydraulic Research, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2002, pp. 55-62.

Gassman. S.L., Schroeder, A.J. and Ray, R.P. “Performance Evaluation of High Density Polyethylene Culvert Pipe,” Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Jan 13-17, 2002, pp. 1-26. and Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, No. 1814, Design of Structures, 2002, pp. 171-178.

Gassman. S.L., Ray, R.P., Quinton, M.A. and Schroeder, A.J. “Performance of HDPE Pipe: Maintenance Engineers Perspective,” Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Jan 13-17, 2002, pp. 1-24.

Gassman, S.L., Pierce, C.E., Schroeder, A.J. “Effects of Prolonged Mixing and Retempering on Properties of CLSM,” ACI Materials Journal, V. 98. No. 2, March-April 2001, pp. 194-199.

Mpesha, W., Gassman, S.L., and Chaudhry, M.H. “Leak Detection in Pipes by Frequency Response Method,” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 127, No. 2, 2001, pp. 134-147.

Gassman, S.L. and Finno, R.J. “Anomaly Identification in Drilled Shafts,” Geotechnical Special Publication No. 93, American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2000, pp. 221-234.

Finno, R.J., Gassman, S.L., and Calvello, M. “The NGES at Northwestern University,” Geotechnical Special Publication No. 93, American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2000, pp. 130-159.

Gassman, S.L. and Finno, R.J. "Cutoff Frequencies for Impulse Response Tests of Existing Foundations," Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers, VOL. 14, NO. 1, February 2000, pp. 11-21. [Nominated for the “Outstanding Paper” award for the 2000 volume of the ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities]

Gassman, S.L. and Finno, R.J. "Impulse Response Evaluation of Foundations Using Multiple Geophones," Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers, VOL 13, NO 2, May 1999, pp. 82-89. [Nominated for the “Outstanding Paper” award for the 1999 volume of the ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities]

Finno, R.J. & Gassman, S.L. "Impulse Response Testing of Drilled Shafts," Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, VOL. 124, NO. 10, Oct. 1998, pp. 965-975.

Finno, R.J., Gassman, S.L. & Prommer, P.J. "Effects of Intervening Structure on Impulse Response Signals," Proceedings, Fifth International Conference on the Application of Stress-Wave Theory to Piles, Florida, September 1996, pp. 708-720.

Conference Proceedings (Non-Refereed)

Zein, A.S. and Gassman, S.L. “Use of Apparent P-wave Velocity Measurements to Estimate the Bending Stiffness of a Concrete Bridge Girder,” The 7th Structural Materials Technology (SMT): NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges and the 6th International Symposium on NDT in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE), St. Louis, MO, August 14-18, 2006, 1-8.

Gassman, S.L. and Zein, A. “Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge T-shaped Girders under Fatigue Loading,” Structural Materials Technology (SMT): NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges, Buffalo, NY, Sept. 14-17, 2004.

Gassman, S.L., Leon, E. and Talwani, P. “A Method to Assess the Liquefaction Potential of Aged Sediments,” 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Aug 1-6, 2004, 12 pp. [accepted for publication and presentation].

Talwani, P, Gassman, S.L., Hu, K., and Leon, L. “Using In situ Geotechnical Data to Assess the Magnitudes and Acceleration of Prehistoric Earthquakes,” proceedings of the Indo-US workshop entitled ‘Seismicity and Geodynamics’ with special emphasis on Kutch seismicity, sponsored by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, Hyderabad, India, October 6-10, 2003, 2 pp.

Gassman, S.L. and Tawhed, W.F. “Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks,” Proceedings: Structural Materials Technology: NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges Topical Conference, Cincinnati, OH, Sept. 10-13, 2002.

Schroeder, A.J., Gassman, S.L. and Pierce, C.E. “Effects of Prolonged Agitation and Water Delay on the Fluid and Hardened State Properties of CLSM,” Proceedings of the ACAA’s 14th International Symposium on Management and Use of Coal Combustion Products, EPRI, January 22-26, 2001, pp. 39:1-15.

Gassman, S.L. “Non Destructive Evaluation of Deep Foundations,” Proceedings of the International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Southampton, UK, September 8-13, 2000, pp. 63-64.

Finno, R.J. & Gassman, S.L., "Limitations of Impulse Response Testing of Drilled Shafts," Proceedings, Sixth Great Lakes Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1998, pp. 1-20.

Finno, R.J. & Gassman, S.L., “Evaluation of Bridge Foundations by Impulse Response Methods,” Proceedings, Structural Materials Technology Non-Destructive Testing Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 1998, pp. 32-43.

Finno, R.J., Gassman, S.L., & Osborn, P.W. "Shear and Compressive Wave Velocities at the NGES at Northwestern University." Proceedings, Fifth Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference: Site Characterization for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Problems, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 1997, pp. 69-87.

Gassman, S.L. & Finno, R.J. "Impulse Response Evaluation of Drilled Shafts at the NGES Test Section at Northwestern University," Proceedings, Structural Materials Technology Non-Destructive Testing Conference, San Diego, California, February 1996, pp. 98-103.

Finno, R.J., Prommer, P.J. & Gassman, S.L. "Non-destructive Evaluation of Existing Deep Foundations," Proceedings, US/Taiwan Geotechnical Engineering Collaboration Workshop, Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 1995, pp. 1-11.

Abstracts

Hu, K., Gassman, S.L. and Talwani, P. “In-situ Properties of Soils at Paleoliquefaction Sites in the South Carolina Coastal Plain,” Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, VOL 73, NO 3, May/June 2002, p. 422.

Hu, K. Gassman, S.L. and Talwani, P. “Magnitudes of Prehistoric Earthquakes in the South Carolina Coastal Plain from Geotechnical Data,” Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, VOL 73, NO 3, May/June 2002, p. 422.

Hu, K., Gassman, S.L., and Talwani P. “Magnitudes of Prehistoric Earthquakes from a Study of Paleoliquefaction Features,” Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, VOL 72, NO 1, Jan/Feb 2001, pp. 129-130.

Gassman, S.L. “Detection of Anomalies in Drilled Shafts using NDE,” Proceedings of the Society of Engineering Science 37^th Annual Technical Meeting, Columbia, SC, Oct 23-25, 2000.

Osborne, P.W. and Gassman, S.L. “Non-destructive Evaluation of Deep Foundations,” Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Annual Southeast Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Federal Highway Administration, B. Berkovitz, Ed., Chattanooga, TN, October 27-31, 1997.

Gassman, S.L. “Impulse Response Evaluation of Inaccessible Foundations,” NSF Civil and Mechanical Systems Workshop for the Advancement and Retention of Under-represented and Minority Engineering Educators, A. Flatau, Ed., Arlington, VA, September 24-26, 1997.

Technical Reports

Gassman, S.L. “Specifications for Culvert Pipe used in SCDOT Highway Applications,” Final Research Report for SPR 625 to South Carolina Department of Transportation, October 2005, 87 p.

Gassman, S.L. and Leon, E. “Specifications for Culvert Pipe used in SCDOT Highway Applications,” an Interim Research Report for SPR 625 to South Carolina Department of Transportation, May 2002, 100 p.

Gassman, S.L., Schroeder, A.J., and Ray, R.P. “Performance Evaluation of Existing High-Density Polyethylene Pipe,” a Final Research Report to South Carolina Department of Transportation, FHWA-SC-00-08, December 2000, 244 p.

Talwani, P. and Gassman, S. “Magnitudes of Prehistoric Earthquakes from a Study of Paleoliquefaction Features” report submitted to USGS, November 1, 2000, 7 p.

Gassman, S.L. and Schroeder, A.J. “The Effect of Variations in Mixing Time and Mix Water Content on Controlled-Low Strength Materials (CLSM) at Savannah River Site“ a Final Research Report to Bechtel, Savannah River Site, March 1999, 66 p.

Finno, R.J., Gassman, S.L., & Osborn, P.W. "Non-Destructive Evaluation of a Deep Foundation Test Section at the Northwestern University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site," prepared for Mr. Al DiMillio, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., June 1997, 362 p.

Finno, R.J. & Gassman, S.L. "Evaluation of Pier Columns, Red River Cedar Bridge, Menomonie, WI," prepared for Mr. P. Fish, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, July 1996, 33 p.

Trade Magazines

Gassman, S., Gilbert, R., Hashash, Y. Morioka, B. and Stewart, J. “First International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference,” Geo-Strata, ASCE, October 2001, p. 26 and Geotechnical News, BiTech Publishers Ltd., December 2001, pp. 6-7.

Presentations

Panel Discussions

“Construction D6. Lessons Learned from UMass NDT Experiments on Drilled Shafts,” International Deep Foundations Congress, Orlando, Florida, February 12-17, 2002 [invited panel member].

“Junior Faculty Survival - the First Year,” USUCGER Workshop, Newport, RI, November 16, 1998 [invited panel member].

Conference Presentations

“Paleoliquefaction Research in South Carolina” ASCE Fall Seminar, Greenville, SC, October 11, 2002 [invited].

“Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks,” Structural Materials Technology: NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges Topical Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September 10-13, 2002 [contributed].

“Overview of NDE Methods,” International Deep Foundations Congress, Orlando, FL, Feb. 2002 [invited].

“Performance Evaluation of High Density Polyethylene Culvert Pipe,” 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Jan 13-17, 2002 [contributed].

“Performance of HDPE Pipe: Maintenance Engineers Perspective,” 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Jan 13-17, 2002 [contributed].

“Effects of Prolonged Agitation and Water Delay on the Fluid and Hardened State Properties of CLSM,” ACAA’s 14th International Symposium on Management and Use of Coal Combustion Products, EPRI, January 22-26, 2001 [contributed].

“Field Performance of HDPE Pipe” A2K04, Subsurface Soil-Structure Interaction Committee Meeting, Transportation Research Board, January 9th, 2000, Washington, D.C. [invited].

“Detection of Anomalies in Drilled Shafts using NDE,” Society of Engineering Science 37th Annual Technical Meeting, Columbia, SC, October 2000 [contributed].

“Non Destructive Evaluation of Deep Foundations,” International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Southampton, UK, September 8-13, 2000 [invited].

“Anomaly Identification in Drilled Shafts,” Performance Confirmation of Constructed Geotechnical Systems, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, April 2000 [contributed].

“State of Geotechnical Research at the University of South Carolina,” USUCGER Workshop, Newport, RI, November 16, 1998 [contributed].

“Evaluation of Bridge Foundations by Impulse Response Methods.” Structural Materials Technology Non-Destructive Testing Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 31- April 3, 1998 [contributed].

“Non-destructive Evaluation of Deep Foundations,” Twenty-ninth Annual Southeast Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Federal Highway Administration, Chattanooga, TN, October 27-31, 1997 [contributed].

“Impulse Response Evaluation of Inaccessible Foundations,” NSF Civil and Mechanical Systems Workshop for the Advancement and Retention of Under-represented and Minority Engineering Educators, Arlington, VA, September 24-26, 1997 [invited].

"Effects of Intervening Structure on Impulse Response Signals," Fifth International Conference on the Application of Stress-Wave Theory to Piles, Florida, September 1996 [contributed].

Outreach

Developed and presented a module entitled “Civil Engineering” to South Carolina high school teachers learning to teach ENGR101 to high school students, 1999-2001.

Gave a “hands on” presentation entitled “Civil Engineering” to high school seniors taking a ENGR 101 class at Lexington and Dreher High Schools, South Carolina, 1999-2002.

Continuing Professional Development

Teaching, Research and Leadership Workshops

· PDCA Professor’s Piling Institute, Utah State University, August 2002 [invited]

· First International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (YGEC 2000), University of Southampton, UK, September 2000 [Selected as one of five geotechnical engineers to represent the United States]

· ADSC Civil Engineering Faculty Workshop, July 2000 [invited]

· U.S. Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research (USUCGER) Workshop, Newport, RI, 1998

· Gateway Coalition-Cooper Union-Outward Bound Leadership Workshop, Catskills, NY, Aug. 1998 [invited]

· Professor Training Course for Geosynthetics, Auburn University, August 1998 [invited]

· NSF Civil and Mechanical Systems Workshop for the Advancement and Retention of Under-Represented and Minority Engineering Educators, Washington, DC, September 1997 [invited]

· USC Provost Teaching Seminars, 1998-2000

Conferences

· Structural Materials Technology: NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

· International Deep Foundations Congress, Orlando, FL, 2002

· TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

· Society of Engineering Science Conference, Columbia, SC, 2000

· GeoDenver – GeoInstitute Specialty Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2000

· ASCE Performance Confirmation of Constructed Geotechnical Systems, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2000

· ASCE National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 1999

· Third National Conference of the Geo-Institute of ASCE – Geo Engineering for Underground Facilities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999

· GeoCongress, ASCE Annual Convention, Boston, MA, 1998

· First International Conference on Site Characterization, Atlanta, Georgia, 1998

· NDT Structural Materials Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 1998

· Twenty-ninth Annual Southeast Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Chattanooga, TN, 1997

Symposia

· A2K NDE Prediction Symposium, University of Massachusetts-Amherst NGES, April 2000

Students Supervised

Ph.D. Students

Tawhed, W. Non-Destructive Evaluation of Foundations/Bridge Decks, Dec 2005.

Zein, A. Non-Destructive Evaluation of Existing Bridge Structures, Dec. 2005.

Li, H. Impedance Logs for Anomaly Detection in Piles, expected May 2006.

Hasek, M. Characterization of Liquefaction Resistance of Aged Soils, expected 2009

M.S. Students

Schroeder, A. “The Effects of Variations in Mixing Time and Mix Water Content on CLSM,” May 2000.

Zhou, P. “Impulse Response Evaluation of Slender Piles with Anomalies,” June 2001.

Hu, K. “Magnitudes of Prehistoric Earthquakes from a Study of Paleoliquefaction Features,” Oct. 2001.

Chen, C. “Data Acquisition System for NDE,” MSCS, May 2003.

Leon, L. “Effect of Aging on Paleoliquefaction Evaluation in the South Carolina Coastal Plain,” May 2003.

Gaskins, C. “Use of REMI to Predict Pile Settlements,” Aug 2003.

Kommireddi, C. Non-Destructive Evaluation of Pipelines, May 2005.

Gholami, V. Aging Effect on Liquefaction Evaluation, expected 2009

Undergraduate Research Assistants: Sumter, M. (1997), Devereaux, J. (1998), Quinton, M. (2000), Tarpley, R. (2000), Palacios, G. (2000-2001), Harris, M. (2001), Edd, E. (2001-2002), Motley, T. (2002-2003), Atkins, E. (2003-2004), Caison, D. (2003), Neill, S. (2003-2006), Hodge, M (2004).

Ph.D. Committee: Mpesha, W. (2000), Bao, J. (2003 Mech Engr.), Ordway, S. (2002), Montemayor, E. (2003), Pomirleanu (exp. 2005 Mech. Engr).

M.S. Thesis Committee : Blackwell, C. (2000), Islam, M.O. (2000 Mech. Engr.), Hong, W. (2001), Young, S. (2001), Aidoo, J. (2002), McAlister, C. (2002), Wang, D. (2002), Tripathi, H. (2003), Quattlebaum, J. (2003), Brown, T (2004).

Service

National

Committees

· ASCE Deep Foundations Technical Committee

o Organizing Committee - Deep Foundations Congress 2002

o Chair, Short Course Program, International Deep Foundations Congress 2002

· USUCGER

o Board of Directors, Treasurer (2004-2006), Secretary (2003-2004)

o Contact Member for USC (1997-present)

o Service Award Committee 2003

· Transportation Research Board A2K04 Committee

Conference Session Moderator/Chair

· Moderator, Session E2 - General Design and Soil Structure Interaction II, International Deep Foundations Congress, Orlando, Florida, February 12-17, 2002

· Chair, Session TA4 – Damage Detection and Structural Health Monitoring, Society of Engineering Science Conference, Columbia, SC, October 2000

Reviewer

· ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

· ASCE Geo-Institute Specialty Conferences

· Transportation Research Board

· Computers and Geotechnics

· ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering

· ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

· National Science Foundation

· ADSC Scholarship Program

Department/University

· Graduate Director (July 2002-Sept 2006)

· Faculty Advisor, Chi Epsilon (2000-present)

· Member, Faculty Search Committee (1997-1998; 2000-2001, 2003, 2006-2007)

· Member, Strategic Planning Committee (2000-2001)

· Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee (1998-present)

· Advisor, Undergraduate student registration (1997-present)

· FE Review Session for Soil Mechanics (1999-present)

· SC State Fair participant (1997-present)

· Engineer’s Week participant (1997-present)

· NSF Scholarship Committee

Consulting Experience

· Consultant to Richland County, South Carolina, regarding slope stability of wastewater treatment plant embankment, 1999 to 2004.

· Consultant to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), regarding use of earth retaining systems in Subtitle D landfills, 2000.

· Consultant to QORE (formerly Atlanta Testing and Engineering), Atlanta, Georgia, regarding NDE of auger cast piles and bridge foundations, 1998 to 2001.

· Consultant to Richland County, South Carolina, regarding slope stability of wastewater treatment plant embankment, 1999 to 2004.

Engineering Consultant, Wiss Janney Elstner-LACMTA, Northbrook, Illinois, 1995. Analyzed groundwater seepage, settlement, and subsurface profiles for post-failure analysis of the Los Angeles tunneling project.

· Consulting Laboratory Technician, F.H. Paschen Group, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1994. Performed direct shear tests, compaction tests and grain size analyses on borrow material.

· Consulting Laboratory Technician, Riley, Bennett and Egloff, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993. Performed triaxial tests for post-failure analysis of vibration induced liquefaction.

· Engineering Intern, Texas National Research Laboratory Commission-The Texas State Agency for the Superconducting Super Collider, Desoto, Texas, 1991.

Academic Experience