Group Members
Current Members - University of Tennessee
 | MATT BISHOP Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant Degree: MSCE/MBA anticipated May 2013 Email: mbishop8 at utk.edu Hometown: Tazewell, Tennessee Current Research: Strength and Deformation of "Tunable" Polymer-Clay Composites |
 | SUNG HO KIM Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher Degree: Ph.D. received December 2011 (Penn State University) Email: sunghokim at utk.edu Hometown: Chungju, Republic of Korea Current Research: Strength and Deformation of "Tunable" Polymer-Clay Composites, and Calcium Carbonate Enhanced Clay Materials Dissertation Title: An Engineered Clay Soil System Using Functional Polymers MS Thesis Title (Aug 2008): Polyacrylamide-Treated Kaolin Clay: A Fabric Study |
Former Members - Pennsylvania State University
 | XIAOCHAO TANG Degree: Ph.D. received December 2011 Hometown: Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China Dissertation Title: A Study of Permanent Deformation Behavior of Geogrid-Reinforced Flexible Pavements Using Small Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing Current employer: Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
 | GREGORY BRAUN Degree: MSCE (anticipated August 2012) Email: gdb5014 at psu.edu Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Thesis Title: Characterization of Pennsylvania Coal Combustion Products for Beneficial Use in Mine Land Reclamation UG Research (Aug 2008): Study of Soil Abrasivity and Development of a Reliable Soil Abrasivity Index |
 | NICHOLAS PLAKS Degree: MSCE received August 2010 Thesis Title: Test Framework Development for Use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) in Embankment Construction and Mine Land Reclamation |
 | MATTHEW REESE Degree: BSCE received May 2011 Research: Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Diatomaceous-Kaolin Clay Mixtures, and Study of Soil Abrasivity and Development of a Reliable Soil Abrasivity Index Member: August 2008 - May 2010 |
 | PHILLIP RUBY Degree: BSCE received May 2010 Research: Expansion of Pyritic Shale using Hydrogen Peroxide, and Study of Soil Abrasivity and Development of a Reliable Soil Abrasivity Index Member: May 2012 - August 2011 Current employer: Schiavone Construction, Queens, NY Email: pruby at schiavone.net |