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Geotechnical Engineering

At PSU, we are embarking on new and exciting research in geotechnical engineering. CEE faculty have organized their research around the infrastructure Testing and Applied Research (iSTAR) Laboratory.

2020 Maseeh College Researcher of the Year: Arash Khosravifar

Dr. Khosravifar's research focuses on reducing earthquake risk on our infrastructure and lifelines in order to improve Oregon's resiliency in an aftermath of an earthquake.

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Geotechnical Engineering Research Faculty

Faculty and staff contact information is listed in our Faculty & Staff Directory.

Faculty	Title	Research Areas
Arash Khosravifar	Assistant Professor	Geotechnical earthquake engineering, soil liquefaction, geotechnical numerical and physical modeling, soil-structure interaction (SSI), probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and ground motions
Diane Moug	Assistant Professor	Geotechnical earthquake engineering, in-situ testing, numerical modeling, soil constitutive modeling, characterization of unique or problematic soils
Trevor Smith	Professor Emeritus	Deep foundations under lateral load, digital engineering education, geosynthetics, in-situ soil testing and analysis, Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), soil/structure interaction

Geotechnical Engineering Research Facilities

Laboratory	Location	Contact	Description
Geotechnical Design Laboratory	EB 260	Arash Khosravifar, Diane Moug	A combined seminar, teaching, and research space, including a geotechnical dedicated PC computer lab, a geotechnical library, and equipment for liquefaction susceptibility and cyclic behavior of these soils.
Insitu Testing Laboratory	EB 265	Arash Khosravifar, Diane Moug	Prep space for field research and insitu testing and analysis.
Soil Mechanics Laboratory	EB 270	Arash Khosravifar, Diane Moug	Additional space for graduate student geotechnical research primarily conducted in EB 260.