EDUCATION

• PhD (1994)  Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• MS  (1990) Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan
• BE  (1988) Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

TEACHING

CIVU 340:  Soil Mechanics 
CIVU 542: Foundation Engineering
CIVG 301: Advanced Soil Mechanics
CIVG 302: Advanced Foundation Eng
CIVG 321: Geoenvironmental Engineering

PUBLICATIONS 

Electrokinetic Remediation
BOD/DO and Tracer Transport
EK-Bioremediation and Phytoremediation
Other
Presentations

• Download a shortcourse on EK remediation (944 KB)

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• CAREER: Innovative Soil Remediation Methodologies - NSF
• S.G.E.R.- Air Entrapment for Liquefaction Mitigation - NSF (PI: Mishac Yegian)
• Evaluation of Ionic Injection for Stimulation of In Situ Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents - SERDP via ERDC-EL
• DNAPL Imaging by Cross Well Radar - CenSSIS - (with Carey Rappaport) 
• Developing a Reactive Geocomposite to Remediate Contaminated Subaqueous Sediments - NSF - (PI: Tom Sheahan) 
• Improving Soft Soil Mechanical Properties Using an Innovative Grouting Methodology  - NSF - (with Tom Sheahan) -  (completed)

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS 

• Mohamed Farid (PhD Candidate) - Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Email: mfarid@coe.neu.edu, Phone: 373-7267
• Xingzhu Wu (PhD Candidate) - Environmental Engineering, Email: wu_xz@coe.neu.edu
• Guoping Tang  (PhD Candidate) - Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Email: guoping_yingmin@hotmail.com
• Hussam Sarahney (PhD Studnet) - Environmental Engineering, Email: hussam_27@yahoo.com
• David Gent (PhD Student) - Environmental Engineering
• Mehdi Sharefian (MS Student) - Geotechnical Engineering
• Hatim Fadlalla (PhD Student) - Environmental Engineering - Email: hatimf@coe.neu.edu
  

See some of our graduate students attending a conference  (picture 1, picture 2, picture 3, picture 4)

  FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS 

• Dr. Lori Siegel (PhD 2003) - Email: siegel.l@neu.edu
• Nima Rahbar (MS 2003) - Email: nima@coe.neu.edu
• Chris Reynolds (MS 2001)
• Abdelrahman Hafiani (MS 2000)
• Henry M. Nodarse (MS 1998)
  
• Yuping Shen (MS 1999)
  

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES

• Geoenvironmental Engineering Committee, ASCE - GeoInstitute 
• Environmental Geotechnics Committee  (TC5),  ISSMGE 
• Publications Committee, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
• Editorial Board, AEHS, Soil and Sediment Contamination Journal (SSCJ)
• Committee on Physicochemical Phenomena in Soil, A2L03, Transportation Research Board 

• Other professional activities

SPORT ACTIVITY

• Play for the Wellesley Black Rhinos, Men Over 30 soccer league, 2nd Division (visit www.othsl.org)