GSI Fellowship Status for 2020-’21 Academic Year

Class 13

No.	Name	University Name	Advisor	Research Topic
1-20	Eirini Christoforidou	Purdue University	Antonio Bobet	Improved Understanding of Load and Displacement Transfer Mechanisms between Geocell and Fill in Flexible Pavements
2-20	Kazi Moinul Islam	University of South Carolina	Sarah Gassman	Numerical Modeling of Flexible Pavement with Geogrid Reinforcement
3-20	Mingu Kang	University of Illinois	Erol Tutumluer	Quantification of the Effect and Range of Geogrid Stabilization using Bender Element Field Sensors
4-20	Pourya Kargar	Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville	Abdolreza Osouli	Investigating Seismic Response of Geocell Reinforced Retaining Walls with Low Plasticity Backfills Using Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis
5-20	Sina Nassiri	University of Akron	Nariman Mahabadi	Bifunctional Intelligent Geogrids for Soil Stabilization and Performance Modeling
6-20	Mh Fazle Rabbi	Oklahoma State University	Debakanta Mishra	Effect of Geosynthetic Reinforcement on Compaction Behavior of Open-Graded Aggregate Courses
7-20	Debojit Sarker	Louisiana Tech University	Jay X. Wang	Development of a Simple and Implementable Method for Analyzing Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement on Expansive Soils
8-20	Subramanian Sankaranarayanan	University of Texas	Jorge Zornberg	Mechanisms of Geogrid Stabilization of Road Bases Under Reduced Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing
9-20	Dongfang Wang	University of Massachusetts	Guoping Zhang	Viable Geomembrane Sealants and Adhesives Enhanced by Superhydrophobic Additives
10-20	David Allen Young	University of South Florida	Yogi Goswami	Geosynthetic Based Foundation and Mounting Structure for PV System; and Radiative Cooling Thick Film for Enhanced Geosynthetic Performance
11-20	Conor McCafferty	Drexel University	Grace Hsuan	Using Geocomposites to Increase Filtration of Stacked GT Tube System in Various Configurations