Geological Engineering

Geological Engineering applies earth sciences principles to engineering problems. Research interests include

  • landslides, debris flows, engineering geology, slope stability
  • groundwater hydrology, groundwater contamination and remediation, reactive transport modeling, environmental geochemistry
  • rock engineering, rock slopes, and tunneling

Other research areas include geotechnical engineering, environmental geology, engineering geology, economic geology, and applied geophysics. The specific fields of study may involve geomorphology and terrain analysis, groundwater hydrology, natural hazards, slope stability, petroleum and coal geology, coalbed methane, mineral prospecting and valuation, and other similar subjects.

Name Research Interests
Ameli, Ali Climate Changes and Impacts; Ground Water and Water Tables; Groundwater Ecohydrology; Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction; Hydro-geological Engineering; Hydrological Cycle; Numerical analysis; Watershed Management; Climate Changes and Impacts, Ground Water and Water Tables, Groundwater Ecohydrology, Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction, Hydro-geological Engineering, Hydrological Cycle, Numerical Analysis, Watershed Management
Beckie, Roger Mine drainage; physical hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater contamination; Mine drainage, physical hydrogeology, groundwater geochemistry, groundwater contamination
Eberhardt, Erik Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering; Deep Underground Excavations; Rock Slope Engineering; Block Cave Mining; Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Deep Underground Excavations, Rock Slope Engineering, Block Cave Mining
Mayer, Ulrich groundwater contamination; groundwater remediation; hydrogeology; low-temperature geochemistry; mine waste management; Groundwater contamination, Groundwater remediation, Hydrogeology, Low-temperature geochemistry, Mine waste management
McDougall, Scott Debris flows / floods; Geohazards; Landslide-generated waves; Landslides; Natural and man-made geological hazards; Rock avalanches; Shoreline erosion; Tailings dam breaches; Debris flows / floods, Geohazards, Landslide-generated waves, Landslides, Natural and man-made geological hazards, Rock avalanches, Shoreline erosion, Tailings dam breaches