The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago is engaged in research to develop sustainable and green technologies to remediate contaminated sites and to manage waste and recycled materials. Both fundamental and practical issues are being addressed through field testing, laboratory testing and mathematical modeling.

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Dr. Krishna Reddy is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC).  He is also the Director of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory at UIC. Dr. Reddy received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. He received gold medals for being first in his class of B.S. (Civil Engineering) at Osmania University and M.S. (Civil Engineering) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Dr. Reddy is a professional engineer (P.E.) in the State of Illinois and worked as civil engineer and project manager in consulting engineering companies for several years.  He has been involved in several major projects dealing with geotechnical site investigations, foundations, earth structures, landfills, contaminated sites, and groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling.

Dr. Reddy teaches various geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Reddy has developed and taught several geoenvironmental engineering courses, including Environmental Geotechnology, Environmental Remediation Engineering, and Design of Landfills and Impoundments. He has also developed and taught professional short courses.

Dr. Reddy’s research and consulting expertise includes geotechnical site investigations, structural foundations, earth structures, polluted site remediation, landfills, and waste recycling.  Dr. Reddy’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Gas Research Institute, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Commerce and Community Opportunities, and several private industries and consulting firms.

Dr. Reddy has published over 200 refereed journal and conference papers on various topics in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. He is the co-author of two comprehensive books, "Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment and Emerging Waste Management Technologies" and “Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater”, both published by John Wiley. He has also edited eight conference proceedings and authored several book chapters.

Dr. Reddy is the North America Editor of the Land Contamination & Reclamation journal and an Associate Editor of ASCE’s Practice Periodical on Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, and he served or currently serving on the editorial boards of ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Waste and Biomass Valorization Journal.

Dr. Reddy is a member of ASCE, ASTM, NGWA and other professional organizations. He served as the secretary, vice-chair and chair of the Geotechnical Group of the ASCE Illinois Section and also served as the faculty advisor for the ASCE Student Chapter at UIC. He was the co-chair of ASCE’s GeoCongress 2008: Challenge of Sustainability in Geoenvironment. Currently, he is the chair of the ASCE's Geoenvironmental Engineering Committee and Director on the Board of the ASCE Illinois Section.

Dr. Reddy has delivered over 125 presentations, including several invited and keynote presentations, at the national and international workshops and conferences. He has received several awards and honors for excellence in teaching, research, and professional service, including the prestigious University of Illinois Scholar Award and the UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching.

For additional information, see Professor Reddy's Curriculum Vitae [pdf]