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Geotechnical Engineering Faculty

Ching S. Chang, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Research Interests: Granular Mechanics, Microstructural Geomechanics, Constitutive Laws for Geomaterials, Discrete Element Method, and Finite Element Method.
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Don J. DeGroot, Sc.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Group Coordinator
Research Interests: Soil Behavior, Environmental Geotechnics, Site Characterization, Embankments on Soft Clays, and Laboratory Measurement of Soil Properties.
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William H. Highter, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Research Interests: Pavement Design and Analysis, Overlay Design, Geotechnical Properties of Base and Subgrade Materials, and Nondestructive Pavement Testing.
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Carlton L. Ho, Ph.D., P.E., Graduate Program Director.
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
Research Interests: Earth Retention Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Slope Stability and Landslides, and Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.
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Alan J. Lutenegger, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Research Interests: In Situ Testing of Soils, Behavior of Shallow Foundations, Design of Deep Foundations, Environmental Geotechnology, and Physico-Chemical Properties of Fine Grained Soils.
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