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The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), with the guidance of the GSI board of directors, announced their fellowship awards for the 2017–18 academic year. The program recognizes and supports outstanding students from around the world studying geosynthetics. The GSI fellowship program includes candidates pursuing a master’s degree or a doctoral degree. The amount for each fellowship recipient is $5,000. The eleven recipients for the 2017–18 GSI Fellowship awards are as follows:
Recipient |
University |
Advisor |
Topic |
| Cengiz, Cihan | Boğaziçi University Istanbul, Turkey | Erol Guler | Seismic behavior of soft clay foundations under embankments using geosynthetic encased columns |
| Dutta, Susom | University of Massachusetts,
Lowell, Mass. |
Pradeep Kurup | Novel geotextiles for energy harvesting |
| Kermani, Behnoud | Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pa. |
Ming Xiao | Numerical investigation on the effectiveness and durability of geotextiles against migration of subgrade soil to overlying granular layer in pavement systems |
| Lieske, Wolfgang | Ruhr-Universität
Bochum, Germany |
Tom Schanz | Polymer-modified bentonite for the application in geosynthetic clay liners (GCL) |
| Lin, Chuang | Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rollo, Mo. |
Xiong Zhang | Analyzation of wicking fabrics used to remove capillary water in road embankments |
| Morsy, Mohamed | Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Kerry Rowe | Selection of a realistic and representative stress crack resistance for use in design |
| Robey, Nicole | University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla. |
Tim Townsend | Landfill EGS wind uplift research: complementary field and wind tunnel assessments |
| Vahidi, Siavash | Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pa. |
Grace Hsuan | Evaluation of wrinkle induced strains in geomembranes using a finite element method (FEM) |
| Valente, Rodrigo Borela | Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Ga. |
David Frost | Numerical modeling of aggregate-geogrid composite behavior for multiaxial geogrids in pavement applications |
| Wang, Dongfang | University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Mass. |
Guoping Zhang | Enhancement of geosynthetics with ultra-hydrophobic and long-lasting organogeopolymers |
| Williams, Thomas | University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Va. |
Craig Benson | Protecting geosynthetic in liner systems from atmospheric exposure by utilizing a surcharge layer |