The goal of our department is to elucidate civil and environmental engineering technology by involving students in the design and construction of sustainable infrastructure projects that emphasize safety and public health.
Faculty may submit research here.
Submissions from 2024
City of Leaf Collaborative Drinking Water Emergency Response Serious Game, Jingyan Huang and Weiwei Mo
Submissions from 2023
Design Guidance for Wetland-Road Crossings to Reduce Blanding’s Turtle Mortality Risk, Thomas P. Ballestero, Lauren E. White, Sandra Houghton, David Burdick, and Josh Megyesy
Submissions from 2022
Data supporting Effects of UV-C Disinfection on N95 and KN95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Reuse, Castine A. Bernardy and James Malley
Data supporting Virus Behavior After UV254 Treatment of Materials with Different Surface Properties, Castine A. Bernardy and Jim Malley
Application of Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Satellite Data in Seismic Response Assessment, Ali Farahani, Mahsa Moradikhaneghahi, Majid Ghayoomi, and Jennifer M. Jacobs
Integrating knowledge co-production with life cycle assessment, Weiwei Mo, David Hart, Catherine M. Ashcraft, Mikhail Chester, Stefano Cucurachi, Zhongming Lu, and Shelie A. Miller
Salinity and hydraulic retention time induce membrane phospholipid acyl chain remodeling in Halanaerobium congolense WG10 and mixed cultures from hydraulically fractured shale wells, Chika Jude Ugwuodo, Fabrizio Colosimo, Jishnu Adhikari, Yuxiang Shen, Appala Raju Badireddy, and Paula J. Mouser
Submissions from 2021
Workshop Outcomes Report: 1st International Workshop on Seismic Resilience of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems, Majid Ghayoomi, Katharine Duderstadt, Alexander Kholodov, Alexander Shiklomanov, Matthew Turner, and Elham Ajorlou
Life Cycle Environmental and Economic Comparison of Water Droplet Machining and Traditional Abrasive Waterjet Cutting, Giovanni Guglielmi, Benjamin Mitchell, Cuihong Song, Brad L. Kinsey, and Weiwei Mo
Submissions from 2018
Effect of Photolysis on Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra of Light-Absorbing Secondary Organic Aerosols, Paige K. Aiona, Jenna L. Luek, Stephen A. Timko, Leanne C. Powers, Michael Gonsior, and Sergey A. Nizkorodov
Temporal dynamics of halogenated organic compounds in Marcellus Shale flowback, Jenna L. Luek, Mourad Harir, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Paula J. Mouser, and Michael Gonsior
Submissions from 2017
Optical properties and molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter in the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea, Michael Gonsior, Jenna L. Luek, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, and Lee W. Cooper
Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere, Jenna L. Luek, Rebecca M. Dickhut, Michele A. Cochran, Renee L. Falconer, and Henrik Kylin
Organic compounds in hydraulic fracturing fluids and wastewaters: A review, Jenna L. Luek and Michael Gonsior
Halogenated Organic Compounds Identified in Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewaters Using Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Jenna L. Luek, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Paula J. Mouser, William Tyler Petty, Susan D. Richardson, and Michael Gonsior
Sulfate Reduction in Sediments Produces High Levels of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter, Jenna L. Luek, Kaitlyn E. Thompson, Randolph K. Larsen, Andrew Heyes, and Michael Gonsior
Picocyanobacteria and deep-ocean fluorescent dissolved organic matter share similar optical properties, Zhao Zhao, Michael Gonsior, Jenna L. Luek, Stephen Timko, Hope Ianiri, Norbert Hertkorn, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Xiaoting Fang, Qinglu Zeng, Nianzhi Jiao, and Feng Chen
Submissions from 2016
Chemical Flux Associated with Spatially and Temporally Variable Submarine Groundwater Discharge, and Chemical Modification in the Subterranean Estuary at Gloucester Point, VA (USA), Aaron J. Beck, Alex A. Kellum, Jenna L. Luek, and Michele A. Cochran
Chemodiversity of dissolved organic matter in the Amazon Basin, Michael Gonsior, Juliana Valle, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Norbert Hertkorn, David Bastviken, Jenna L. Luek, Mourad Harir, Wanderley Bastos, and Alex Enrich-Prast
Levels, sources and chemical fate of persistent organic pollutants in the atmosphere and snow along the western Antarctic Peninsula, Mohammed A. Khairy, Jenna L. Luek, Rebecca Dickhut, and Rainer Lohmann
Submissions from 2015
Geochemistry of redox-sensitive trace elements in a shallow subterranean estuary, Alison E. O'Connor, Jenna L. Luek, Hadley McIntosh, and Aaron J. Beck
Submissions from 2014
Design and testing of a debris flow 'smart rock'., M J. Harding, Barry K. Fussell, M A. Gullison, Jean Benoît, and P. A. de Alba
Luek, J.L., Beck, A.J., 2014. Radium budget of the York River estuary (VA, USA) dominated by submarine groundwater discharge with a seasonally variable groundwater end-member. Marine Chemistry 165, 55-65., Jenna L. Luek and Aaron J. Beck
Submissions from 2013
Current Status of Pressuremeter Testing Education in the USA, Jean Benoît
Life-Cycle Assessment of Construction and Demolition Derived Biomass/Wood Waste Management, Alberta C. Carpenter, Jenna R. Jambeck, Kevin H. Gardner, and Keith Weitz
Attributional life cycle assessment (ALCA) of polyitaconic acid production from northeast US softwood biomass, Philip Nuss and Kevin H. Gardner
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Construction and Demolition (C&D) Derived Biomass and US Northeast Forest Residuals Gasification for Electricity Production, Philip Nuss, Kevin H. Gardner, and Jenna R. Jambeck
Social Capital and Walkability as Social Aspects of Sustainability, Shannon H. Rogers, Kevin H. Gardner, and Cynthia H. Carlson
Submissions from 2012
Session Report: New Approaches for Interpreting Data, Jean Benoît
Profiling Hydraulic Conductivity In Situ, A. C. Larrabee, Jean Benoît, and Philippe Reiffsteck
Experimental study of drilling parameters using a test embankment, G. Laudanski, Philippe Reiffsteck, J. L. Tacita, G. Desanneaux, and Jean Benoît
Forages, Sondages et Essais In Situ Géotechniques – les outils pour la reconnaissance des sols et des roches, Philippe Reiffsteck, Daniel Lossy, and Jean Benoît
Submissions from 2011
Sediment identification using free fall penetrometer acceleration-time histories, Gopala K. Mulukutla, Lloyd C. Huff, Jeffrey S. Melton, Kenneth C. Baldwin, Larry A. Mayer, and Robert A. McConnaughey
Examining Walkability and Social Capital as Indicators of Quality of Life at the Municipal and Neighborhood Scales, Shannon H. Rogers, John M. Halstead, Kevin H. Gardner, and Cynthia H. Carlson
Impacts of natural weathering on the transformation/neoformation processes in landfilled MSWI bottom ash: a geoenvironmental perspective, Amirhomayoun Saffarzadeh, Takayuki Shimaoka, Yunmei Wei, Kevin H. Gardner, and Craig N. Musselman
Size-dependent enrichment of waste slag aggregate fragments abraded from asphalt concrete, Fumitake Takahashi, Takayuki Shimaoka, Kevin H. Gardner, and Akiko Kida
Submissions from 2010
Long-term performance of aged waste forms treated by stabilization/solidification, Aurora Antemir, Colin D. Hills, Paula J. Carey, Kevin H. Gardner, Edward R. Bates, and Alison K. Crumbie
Fracture Characterization, W. Bothner, Jean Benoît, F. Birch, M. Mills, S. Sadkowski, N. Kinner, R. Davis, and M. Gonsoulin
Characterizing Subsurface Conditions Using Drilling Parameters for a Deep Foundation Project in Boston, MA, USA, S. S. Sadkowski, K. P. Stetson, Jean Benoît, and J. T. Roche
Submissions from 2009
Variation in DOC dynamics and trace metals chemistry along the heavily urbanized basin in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Maya P. Bhatt and Kevin H. Gardner
Spatial variations in chemical compositions along Langtang–Narayani river system in central Nepal, Maya P. Bhatt, Toshiyuki Masuzawa, Mineko Yamamoto, and Kevin H. Gardner
Use of Industrial By-Products in Urban Roadway Infrastructure: argument for increased industrial ecology, Alberta C. Carpenter and Kevin H. Gardner
Effect of Humic Acid on Adsorption of Polychlorinated Biphenyls onto Organoclay, Bhawana Sharma, Kevin H. Gardner, Jeffrey S. Melton, Amy Hawkins, and Gregory Tracey
Evaluation of Activated Carbon as a Reactive Cap Sorbent for Sequestration of PCBs in Presence of Humic Acid, Bhawana Sharma, Kevin H. Gardner, Jeffrey S. Melton, Amy Hawkins, and Gregory Tracey
“PEER Lifelines Geotechnical Virtual Data Center”, PEER Report 2009/108, J. C. Stepp, D. J. Ponti, L. T. Turner, J. N. Swift, S. Devlin, Jean Benoît, and J. Bobbitt
Submissions from 2008
Field Test to Assess Formation Factor and Fabric Anisotropy of Cohesionless Soils, Jean Benoît and P. Morabito
Temporal variability corrections for Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E (AMSR-E) surface soil moisture: case study in Little River Region, Georgia, U. S., Minha Choi and Jennifer M. Jacobs
Owning your own home: reality or myth, Robert M. Henry and Charles H. Goodspeed
Comparison of properties of traditional and accelerated carbonated solidified/stabilized contaminated soils, Jiangying Liu, Dimin Xu, Lan Xiong, Colin Hills, Paula Carey, and Kevin H. Gardner
In-Situ Testing of Soft Sensitive Marine Clay for a Landfill Expansion Study, J. Roche, S. Rabasca, and Jean Benoît
Investigating Rock Quality Using Drilling Parameters in Boston, MA, USA, S. S. Sadkowski, K. P. Stetson, and Jean Benoît
Soil and Atmospheric Inputs to PAH Concentrations in Salt Marsh Plants, Alison W. Watts, Thomas P. Ballestero, and Kevin H. Gardner
Submissions from 2007
Modeling Hydrology and Reactive Transport in Roads: The Effect of Cracks, the Edge, and Contaminant properties, Defne S. Apul, Kevin H. Gardner, and T. Taylor Eighmy
Life Cycle Based Risk Assessment of Recycled Materials in Roadway Construction, A. C. Carpenter, Kevin H. Gardner, J. Fopiano, C. H. Benson, and T. Edil
In-situ Analysis of Flocs, Rajat K. Chakraborti, Kevin H. Gardner, Jagjit Kaur, and Joseph F. Atkinson
Leaching Properties of Estuarine Harbor Sediment Before and After Electrodialytic Remediation, Kevin H. Gardner, Gunvor M. Nystroem, and Deana A. Aulisio
Leaching Behavior of Estuarine Sediments and Cement-Stabilized Sediments in Upland Management Environments, Kevin H. Gardner, Christopher J. Tsiatsios, Jeffrey S. Melton, and Thomas P. Seager
Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Naphthalenes and Dibenzo-p-Dioxins by Magnesium-Palladium Bimetallic Particles, Emese Hadnagy, Linda M. Rauch, and Kevin H. Gardner
In-Situ Testing for Site Characterization & QA/QC for Deep Dynamic Compaction, H. J. Miller, E. L. Hajduk, K. P. Stetson, Jean Benoît, and P. J. Connors
Fostering innovation in contaminated sediments management through multi-criteria technology assessment and public participation, T. P. Seager, Kevin H. Gardner, and J. Lambert
Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tools to Two Contaminated Sediment Case Studies, Boris I. Yatsalo, Gregory A. Kiker, Jongbum Kim, Todd S. Bridges, Thomas P. Seager, Kevin H. Gardner, F. Kyle Satterstrom, and Igor Linkov
Submissions from 2006
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A Comprehensive Decision Approach for Management of Contaminated Sediments, I. Linkov, F. K. Satterstrom, G. Kiker, T. P. Seager, T. Bridges, Kevin H. Gardner, Shannon H. Rogers, D. A. Belluck, and A. Meyer
Comparison of DMT and CPT Testing on a Deep Dynamic Compaction Project, H. J. Miller; K. P. Stetson; Jean Benoît; E. L, Hajduk; and P. J. Connors
Sorption and desorption of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Zn from carbonated Portland cement, F. Pellegrini, C. D. Hills, P. J. Carey, Kevin H. Gardner, and A. Maries
Coupling Public Participation and Expert Judgment for Assessment of Innovative Contaminated Sediment Technologies, T. P. Seager, Shannon H. Rogers, Kevin H. Gardner, I. Linkov, and R. Howarth
Overview of the COSMOS/PEER-LL Geotechnical Virtual Data Center (GVDC) - Status of Project 2L03 and Establishing Connectivity Between the COSMOS GVDC and the COSMOS VDC, J. Swift, J. C. Stepp, L. Turner, D. Ponti, Jean Benoît, J. Bobbitt, C. Real, and M. Squibb
Uptake of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Salt Marsh Plants Spartina Alterniflora Grown in Contaminated Sediments, Alison W. Watts, Thomas P. Ballestero, and Kevin H. Gardner
Submissions from 2005
Performance assessment of stabilized/solidified waste-forms: initial results from site characterization, sampling, and testing, A. Antemir, C. D. Hills, P. J. Carey, J. Spear, Kevin H. Gardner, D. I. Boardman, and C. D. F. Rogers
A review of roadway water movement for beneficial use of recycled materials, Defne S. Apul, Kevin H. Gardner, and T. T. Eighmy
Simultaneous application of dissolution/precipitation and surface complexation / precipitation modeling to contaminant leaching from weathered steel slag, Defne S. Apul, Kevin H. Gardner, T. Taylor Eighmy, Rob N.J. Comans, and Ann-Marie Fallman
Probabilistic modeling of one dimensional water movement and leaching from highway embankments containing secondary materials, Defne S. Apul, Kevin H. Gardner, T. Taylor Eighmy, Ernst Linder, Tara Frizzell, and Ruth Roberson
Self-Boring Pressuremeter and Instrumented Dilatometer Testing of the Connecticut Valley Varved Clay, J. R. Blair, K. P. Stetson, and Jean Benoît
Lateral Stress Evaluation of an Unstable Slope in Sallèdes, France, D. Cransac, Jean Benoît, G. Sève, and J. C. Blivet
Dynamic Cone Penetrometer for Geotechnical Characterization of Dredged Contaminated Sediment, Jeffrey S. Melton, Gopala K. Mulukutla, Jean Benoît, and P. A. de Alba
The Pilot Cosmos/Peer-LL Geotechnical Virtual Data Center, J. Swift, L. Turner, Jean Benoît, J. Bobbitt, C. Roblee, J. Futrelle, A. Peters, and C. Stepp
Submissions from 2004
Data Dictionary and Formatting Standard for Dissemination of Geotechnical Data, Jean Benoît, J. Bobbitt, D. J. Ponti, and S. A. Shimal
Rock Characterization Using Drilling Parameters, Jean Benoît, S. S. Sadkowski, and W. A. Bothner
Properties of Portland Cement Made From Contaminated Sediments, Jennifer L. Dalton, Kevin H. Gardner, Mindy L. Weimer, Jean C.M. Spear, Thomas P. Seager, and Bryan J. Magee
A Piezometer System for Measuring Earthquake-Induced Pore Water Pressures in the Ground, R. Farrell, P. de Alba, and Jean Benoît
Piezometer Design and Installation for Earthquake Pore Water Pressure Measurement, R. Farrell, P. de Alba, and Jean Benoît
Influence of colloids and sediments on water quality, Kevin H. Gardner and Defne S. Apul
DMT Testing for Site Characterization and QA/QC on a Deep Dynamic Compaction Project, H. J. Miller, K. P. Stetson, and Jean Benoît
Site Characterization and QA/QC of Deep Dynamic Compaction Using an Instrumented Dilatometer, H. J. Miller, K. P. Stetson, and Jean Benoît
Fracture Characterization at a Bedrock Bioremediation Site in New Hampshire, S. S. Sadkowski, W. A. Bothner, Jean Benoît, S. B. Birch, and J. Escamilla-Casas
Submissions from 2003
A Probabilistic Source Assessment Framework for Leaching from Secondary Materials in Highway Applications, Defne S. Apul, Kevin H. Gardner, and T. Taylor Eighmy
Use of an Instrumented Flat Dilatometer in Soft Varved Clay, Jean Benoît and K. Stetson
Changes in fractal dimension during aggregation, Rajat K. Chakraborti, Kevin H. Gardner, Joseph F. Atkinson, and John E. Van Benschoten
Engineering Aspects Governing the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials in Cement Manufacturing, J. Dalton, M. Weimer, Kevin H. Gardner, and B. J. Magee
Long-term Leaching Behavior Changes in Granular Waste Materials due to Chemical Weathering Processes: Implications for Beneficial Use, Kevin H. Gardner, R. K. Carter, and T. Shimaoka
Characterization of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash before and after electrodialytic treatment, A. J. Pedersen and Kevin H. Gardner
Electrochemical Remediation of Dredged material for Beneficial Use, A. J. Pedersen and Kevin H. Gardner
Design of an Instrumented Flat Dilatometer, K. P. Stetson, Jean Benoît, and Michael J. Carter
Submissions from 2002
Characterization of Fractured-Rock Aquifers Using Drilling Parameters, Jean Benoît, W. A. Bothner, and J. Escamilla-Casas
An Experimental and Analytical Approach to Understanding the Dynamic Leaching from Municipal Solid Waste Combustion Residue, Kevin H. Gardner, Thomas L. Theis, and Ramesh Iyer
Mechanisms for the aging-induced reduction of lead solubility in scrubber residues from municipal solid waste combustion, Takayuki Shimaoka, Kentaro Miyawaki, Masataka Hanashima, Tsuneyuki Yoshida, Masashi Soeda, Toshihito Uchida, Kevin H. Gardner, and T. Taylor Eighmy
Submissions from 2001
A Review of Water Movement in the Highway Environment: Implications for Recycled Materials Use, D. Apul, K. Gardner, T. T. Eighmy, Jean Benoît, and L. K. Brannaka
In-Situ Colloidal MnO2 Deposition and Ozonation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene, Kevin C. Bower, Kevin H. Gardner, Christopher M. Miller, and Lingjun Kong
UNH’s Bedrock Bioremediation Center: Using Microorganisms to Cleanup Bedrock Contamination, N. E. Kinner, K. S. Newman, L. K. Brannaka, and Jean Benoît
World Wide Web User Query Interface for the National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites Database, R. Satyanarayana and Jean Benoît
Submissions from 2000
The United States National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites Program: The First Decade, Jean Benoît