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Xiaochao

XIAOCHAO TANG

degree:  Ph.D. (May 2011)
email:  xxt103 at psu.edu
hometown:  Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
personal webpage:  http://www.personal.psu.edu/xxt103/

Research:  Determination of Structural Benefits of PennDOT-Approved Geogrids in Pavement Design

sungho

SUNG HO KIM

degree:  Ph.D. (anticipated Aug. 2011)
email:  SunghoKim at psu.edu
hometown:  Chungju, Republic of Korea
 
Current Research:  Engineering a Modifiable Clay:  "Tunable" Polymer-Clay Composites, and Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Diatomaceous-Kaolin Clay Mixtures
MS Thesis Research (Aug 2008):  Polyacrylamide-Treated Kaolin Clay:  A Fabric Study

greg

GREGORY BRAUN

degree:  MSCE (anticipated May 2012)
email:  gdb5014 at psu.edu
hometown:  Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Current Research:  Characterization of Pennsylvania Coal Combustion Products
UG Research:  Study of Soil Abrasivity and Development of a Reliable Soil Abrasivity Index

matt
MATTHEW REESE
degree:  BSCE (May 2011)
email:  mfr5026 at psu.edu
hometown: Langhorne, PA,  USA

Research:  Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Diatomaceous-Kaolin Clay Mixtures, and Study of Soil Abrasivity and Development of a Reliable Soil Abrasivity Index



FORMER MEMBERS

nick
NICHOLAS PLAKS
degree:  MSCE received Aug. 2010
Research:  Test Framework Development for Use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) in Embankment Construction and Mine Land Reclamation
member:  August 2008 - May 2010

phil

PHILLIP RUBY

degree:  BSCE received May 2010
Research:  Expansion of Pyritic Shale using Hydrogen Peroxide, and Study of Soil Abrasivity and Development of a Reliable Soil Abrasivity Index
member: August 2008 - May 2010
current employer:  Schiavone Construction, Queens, NY
email:  pruby at schiavone.net