GSI Fellowship Status for 2021-’22 Academic Year

Class 14

No.	Name	University	Advisor(s)	Research Topic
1-21	Mahmoud Ali	Queens University  Canada	R. Kerry Rowe	Performance of HDPE Geomembrane Extrusion Welds in MSW Leachate
2-21	Florian Christ	Ruhr University  Germany	Torsten Wichtmann	Systematic Investigation of the Water Retention Behavior of Geosynthetic Clay Liners in Barrier Systems
3-21	Po-Chung Chuang	NPUST  Taiwan	Chiwan Wayne Hsieh	Temperature Effect on In-plane Flow Rate Tests of Various Geosynthetics Drainage Products
4-21	Mostafa Ebrahimi	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville USA	Abdolreza Osouli	Use of Geoelectrical Technique for Defect Detection of GCLs in the Landfill Areas
5-21	Bahia El Rafai,	Institute of Technology Sligo  Ireland	Patrick Naughton	The Numerical Modeling of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge Systems (GRS-IBS)
6-21	Sara Fayek	Missouri University of S&T   USA	Xiong Zhang	Investigation of the Working Mechanism of Wicking Geotextiles Using Novel Fiber Optic Sensors
7-21	Li He	University of Massachusetts-Amherst USA	Guoping Zhang	Enhancing Prefabricated Vertical Drains with Hybrid Functionalized Superhydrophilic and Superhydrophobic Coatings
8-21	Mian Huang	University of Victoria  Canada	Cheng Lin	Investigation into Geocell Reinforcement/Stabilization in Mitigating Freeze-Thaw Damages to Roads
9-21	Wei Huang	Rutgers University  USA	Hao Wang	Investigation of Geocell Reinforcement for Mechanical Performance Improvement of Porous Concrete Pavement
10-21	Jung Geun Hwang	Columbia University  USA	Hoe I. Ling	A Study on the Stress Distribution Characteristics of Ballast Reinforced by Geocell
11-21	Hao Liu	University of Kansas  USA	Jie Han	Lateral Earth Pressures behind Integral Bridge Abutments Considering Geosynthetic Reinforcements
12-21	Tavakoli Mehrjardi	RWTH Aachen University  Germany	Raul Fuentes	Creep and Interfacial Properties of Geotextiles Produced by Recycled PET
13-21	S.A.K.V.M. Piyathilake	Colorado State University   USA	Christopher A. Bareither	Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) Shear Dependence on Induced Stress, Elevated Temperature and Strong Chemical Solutions
14-21	Hamid Rostami	Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville USA	Abdolreza Osouli	Evaluation of Geosynthetic Reinforcement Techniques for Buried Petroleum Pipelines Subjected to Earthquake Faulting
15-21	Pitak Ruttithivaphanich	University of South Carolina   USA	Inthuorn Sasanakul	Centrifuge modeling of Liquefaction Mitigation in Mine Waste Rock by Prefabricated Vertical Drains
16-21	Matheus Cardoso dos Santos	Federal University of Sao Carlos Brazil	Fernando H.M. Portelinha	Development of Resilient Reinforced Soil Walls against Future Climate Changes Using Geosynthetics
17-21	Subramanian Sankaranarayanan	University of Texas at Austin  USA	Jorge G. Zornberg	Design of Geogrid Stabilized Road Bases Using a Mechanistic-Empirical Approach
18-21	Thandar Swe	Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola Germany	Frank Otto	Assessing the Hydraulic Performance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner Overlaps with a New Developed Device for Manufacturing and Construction Quality Control
19-21	Mohsen Zafari	Queens University  Canada	R. Kerry Rowe Fady B. Abdelaal	Effect of Different Functionalized External Layers on Stress Crack Resistance of Multi-Layered HDPE Geomembranes
20-21	Md. Wasif Zaman	University of Kansas USA	Jie Han	Effects of Moisture and Fine Contents on Wicking Geotextile-Soil Interface Strengths