CEE Seminars and Conferences

Illinois Center for Transportation is proud to announce that the Kent Seminar Spring 2021 Distinguished speaker will be Chris Hendrickson. Hendrickson is the Hamerschlag University Professor of Engineering Emeritus and the director of the Traffic 21 Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. 

Seminar: “Infrastructure Data Analytics: From Information Extraction to Behavior Characterization” Presented by Dr. Mohamad Alipour, University of California, Los Angeles

The Dynamic Research Enterprise for Multidisciplinary Engineering Sciences (DREMES) 2021 Summer Workshop will feature presentations highlighting three major research projects currently in progress.

Based on the discussion-style from Reddit, this AMA (Ask Me Anything) seminar will be dedicated to answering questions CEE graduate students have about the postdoc and faculty job search.

A geomembrane-lined 8 meter high embankment surrounding a raw water reservoir for a thermal power plant in India suffered major breaches after just one year of operation. This webinar will elaborate on Dr. Bhowmik's post-failure field observations and seepage and stability analyses of the embankment.

A special two-day (half days) geotech seminar featuring tunneling expert Gary S. Brierley, President of Doctor Mole Inc. Open to anyone interested in the tunneling industry.

Olivia Clifton, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York presents: Dry Deposition of Aerosols and Reactive Gases in our Earth System

This Live Panel Discussion will assemble three industry leaders to answer questions about the use of geomembranes in exposed and unexposed applications and their longevity or durability.

The Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) is a fast, cost-effective method of bridge support with proven performance. This presentation will provide an overview of geosynthetic reinforced soil concepts, particularly for load bearing applications, describe the GRS-IBS.

This webinar will focus on differentiating microplastics and geosynthetics. In addition, it will focus on current concerns of microplastics in the environment and address the following questions: · What do we mean by microplastics? · How do we measure microplastics? · Do geosynthetics produce microplastics? · How do we reduce the emissions

An Investigation of Liquefied Shear Strength Using Novel Centrifuge Tests, Direct Simple Shear Tests, and Field Case Histories Advisor: Professor Scott M. Olson In person and virtual

In this webinar, Prof. Rowe will address the following questions: · What is PFAS? · Where does it come from? · How long does it last? · How should it be contained? Prof. Rowe will also discuss concentrations of PFAS with an emphasis on Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), their potential for reaching groundwater, and their impact on the service life of geomembranes. 1.0 PDH

Modeling traffic jam and growth process of neurons using isogeometric analysis and physics-informed neural network

This webinar will discuss use of geomembranes in embankment, concrete, masonry, and roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams as part of a geosynthetic barrier system. The uses of geosynthetic barrier systems in construction of new dams and rehabilitation of existing dams will be discussed.

Part 1 will address quality control and assurance efforts in the manufacture of geomembranes, from raw material supplier qualification through customer feedback. Manufacturing quality control including physical property testing of incoming raw materials and outgoing finished goods, quality system certifications and standards compliance, and response to customer feedback.

Part 2 will provide an in depth look at factory fabrication quality control beginning with receiving raw materials through the panel conversion process and finally shipment to the customer. Details of raw material inspection, machine setup and qualifications, in-process ASTM testing, inspections, repairs, and quality control reporting will be addressed.

Part 3 will summarize third-party geosynthetic materials and installation inspection practices tot ensure quality products and workmanship that meet or exceed project permitting requirements, and final acceptance in accordance to plans and specifications. The process ensures that clients receive a defendable final document and a quality product for years to come.

Part 4 of the online CQA Series will focus on activities that owners and operators should perform to maintain their liner system after installation. Best practices for locating the source leakage, determining an appropriate action leakage rate, and conducting electrical leak surveys will be discussed.

Implementing a dynamic-urban feature in the Community Terrestrial System Model (CTSM) that enables CESM to update urban land areas dynamically under various scenarios.

Co-designing Urban Resilience Dr. Sarah BELL February 21, 2023 8:00 p.m. CDT - 10:00 a.m. Beijing Time via Zoom

Analysis of Smart Water Meter Temporal Resolution on Water End-Use Classification and Mitigation Banking: An Economic Solution to Environmental Restoration | Presented by Christian Groenewold

Over the past century, humans have altered the global nitrogen cycle so drastically that managing nitrogen has emerged as a grand engineering challenge and urgent need. This seminar will focus on recent work designing nitrogen-selective processes, materials, and molecular mechanisms to valorize wastewaters.

Eliminating Risk from Autonomous Vehicle Deployments Dr. Panagiotis Angeloudis March 24, 2023 8:00 p.m. CDT - 9:00 a.m. Beijing Time via Zoom

To promote convergent research and facilitate the integration of geoscientific models across disciplines, we aim to create a robust “geoscience standard library” of symbolic equation-based model components.

Cities represent dynamic biophysical and hydrological landscapes, which are characterized by extreme landscape heterogeneity, intense management of greenspace, the burial of surface water in grey infrastructure, and the application of irrigation water.

This webinar will discuss a case study involving damage to a linear low density polyethylene geomembrane (GM) installed in a below ground impoundment at a natural gas well site. This webinar will present the results of the investigation and the most likely causes of the GM damage. 1.0 PDH

The growing interests and utilization of peroxyacids in water treatment applications necessitate a better understanding of their chemical reaction kinetics and mechanisms. This presentation will highlight recent research efforts in this area from our lab at Georgia Tech. Examples include surveying the reactivity of peroxyacids toward various microorganisms and organic comp

Rhenium, a valuable rare element used in catalysts and superalloys, is difficult to recover in micromolar concentrations. In this study, we elucidate the impact of electrochemical deposition conditions on PVF coating as measured by capacitance, rhenium uptake, and longevity.