Our team participated in the North American Society for Trenchless Technology Conferences organized by the New England Chapter in Nashua, NH.  

We were thrilled to host an energetic group of high school students in our Geotechnical Engineering laboratory in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. The students got a hands-on introduction to Geotechnical Engineering. It was inspiring to see their curiosity and excitement. 

Our team got the opportunity to participate in the Student Day organized by MOLES INC. Over 350 students and faculty attended the event at SPS-Walsh JV I95-I90 Bridge Bundle Project in Weston. 

I recently had an opportunity to attend the USUCGER Early Career workshop, organized in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, and connect with peers.

Excited to share that our new publication, “Ground Improvement Studies on Problematic Soils: Innovative Materials with Sustainable Applications”, was selected as an Editor’s Choice Article in Volume 55 of the Indian Geotechnical Journal.

Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-024-01085-3 

Editorial Choice Article News: Editor's Choice Article Volume 55 | Indian Geotechnical Journal 

Joao presented his ongoing research on the upscaling of bauxite ore residue for sustainable pavement application at ASCE GEO-CT Geotechnical Conference held at Rocky Hill, CT.

Biswas Geosystems Research Group welcomes 2 new PhD students to our research group. 

Just wrapped up an incredible week at the ASCE ExCEEd Workshop! My teaching toolkit is overflowing with new ideas and strategies. Feeling inspired and ready to make an even bigger impact in the classroom! 

#ASCE ExCEEd Fellow 2025

Roads and highways are the lifeline of a country. The United States has over 4 million miles of public roads, including the Interstate Highway System. It’s critical to prevent damage and maintain roads and highways to support the longevity of the U.S.’s sprawling transportation infrastructure. 

Toward that effort, we have recently published a report in the journal Transportation Geotechnics on a forensic investigation of a collapsed slope of a Texas highway embankment using a variety of methods, including numeric modeling and laboratory tests.

Additional details here 👇: https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2025/03/supporting-the-roads-that-support-us.html 

I had a fantastic time presenting at Tufts’ 3rd Annual Symposium in Geotechnical Engineering! I spoke about the “Use of Orbital Synthetic Aperture Radar Data in Monitoring Geotechnical and Transportation Infrastructure Asset,” exploring how satellite data can enhance infrastructure and resource management. A big shout out to Amit gajurel for helping me with the presentation.

It was great to engage with fellow researchers, exchange ideas, and see the exciting work happening in this New England region as well as in the rest of the US and Europe on remote sensing.

Looking forward to future events and more opportunities for collaboration!