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  1. Reddy, K.R., and Darko-Kagya, K., “Remediation of Contaminated Subsurface Using Nanoscale Iron Particles,” Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Keynote Paper, Indian Institute of Sciences, India, December 2008.

  2. Reddy, K.R., Khodadoust, A.P., and Darko-Kagya, K., “Transport and Reactivity of Lactate-Modified Nanoscale Iron Partilces in PCP-Contaminated Field Sand,” Proceedings of the International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference, USEPA, Chicago, October 2008.

  3. Khodadoust, A.P., Reddy, K.R., and Darko-Kagya, K., “Pentachlorophenol Reduction in Soils by Reactive Nanoscale Iron Particles,” Proceedings of the International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference, USEPA, Chicago, October 2008.

  4. Cameselle, C., Darko-Kagya, K., Khodadoust, A.P., and Reddy, K.R., “Influence of Type and Concentration of Dispersants on the Zeta Potential of Reactive Nanoiron Particles,” Proceedings of the International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference, USEPA, Chicago, October 2008.

  5. Khodadoust, A.P., Reddy, K.R., Darko-Kagya, K., and Vardhan, S., “Transport and Reactivity of Lactate-Modified RNIP in Subsurface Soil,” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 2008.

  6. Reddy, K.R., and Karri, M.R., “Electrokinetic Delivery of Nanoiron Amended with Surfactant and Cosolvent in Contaminated Soil,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management, Hong Kong, May 2008..PDF File.

  7. Reddy, K.R., and Adams, J.A., “Conceptual  Modeling of Air Sparging for Groundwater Remediation,” Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Hong Kong, June 2008..PDF File.

  8. Reddy, K.R., “Transport of Modified Reactive Nanoscale Iron Particles in Subsurface Soils,” Proceedings of Nanotechnology for Site Remediation Workshop, EPA 905K07001, USEPA, Region 5 Superfund Division, Chicago, December 2007, p.11.PDF File.

  9. Vaishya, R.C., Sethy, M.M., and Reddy, K.R., “Prevention of Groundwater Contamination Through Reactive Barrier Material (RBM) for Use in Landfill Liners and In Situ Barriers to Immobilize Chromium,” Proceedings of the 6th International IAHS Groundwater Quality Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, December 2007.PDF File.

  10. Reddy, K.R., and Karri, M.R., “Electrokinetic Delivery of Nanoscale Iron Particles for In-situ Remediation of Pentachlorophenol-Contaminated Soils,” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geo-Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Development, Xuzhou, China, October 22-24, 2007 (invited).PDF File.

  11. Reddy, K.R., Khodadoust, A.P., and Karri, M.R., “Electrokinetic Delivery of Nanoscale Iron Particles for Remediation of Pentachlrophenol in Clay Soil,” Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation, Vigo, Spain, 2007, pp.7-8.PDF File.

  12. Reddy, K.R., “Integrated Electrokinetic Remediation Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges,” Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation, Vigo, Spain, 2007, pp. 105-106.PDF File.

  13. Grellier, S., Reddy, K.R., Gangathulasi, J., Adib, R., and Peters, C., “US MSW and Its Biodegradation in a Bioreactor Landfill,“ Proceedings Sardinia 2007, Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, October 2007, 11p.PDF File.

  14. Harper, B.E., and Reddy, K.R., “Design and Construction of Structures on Closed Landfills,” Proceedings of National Conference on Foundations and Retaining Structures, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, May 23-25, 2007, pp.25-30. (Invited).

  15. Reddy, K.R., "Geotechnical Aspects of Bioreactor Landfills," Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2006-Geotechnical Engineering-Indian Experience, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, December 2006.PDF File.

  16. Grellier, S., Reddy, K., Gangathulasi, J., Adib, R., and Peters, C., "Electrical Resistivity Tomography Imaging of Leachate Recirculation in Orchard Hills Landfill," Proceedings of the SWANA Conference, Charlotte, September 2006.PDF File.

  17. Reddy, K.R., "Soil and Geosynthetic Liner Systems for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills," Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure Development on Expansive Soils, Erode, India, February 2006, pp.37-56 (invited).

  18. Reddy, K.R., and Karri, M.R., "Coupled Fenton-like Oxidation and Electrokinetic Remediation of Contaminated Mixtures," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for In-Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater, Chicago, Illinois, October 2005.

  19. Janardhanan, G., Reddy, K.R., and Ilamparuthi, K., "Stress-strain and Strength Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste," Proceedings of the National Conference on Geotechnics in Environmental Protection, National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, April 2005.

  20. Sethy, M.M., Vaishya, R.C., and Reddy, K.R., "Development of Reactive Barrier Material for Use in Landfill Liners and In-Situ Barriers to Immobilize Chromium," Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, Warangal, India, December 2004.PDF File.

  21. Reddy, K.R., "Subsurface Contaminant Remediation: Regulations and Case Studies," Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, Warangal, India, December 2004 (invited).PDF File.

  22. Reddy, K.R., "Geoenvironmental Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities," Proceedings of the National Symposium on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India, July 2004 (invited).

  23. Roach, N., and Reddy, K.R., "Electrokinetic Delivery of Permanganate into Low Permeability Soils," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Helsinki, Finland, June 2004.

  24. Reddy, K.R., and Bogner, J.E., "Bioreactor Landfill Engineering for Accelerated Stabilization of Municipal Solid waste," Invited Theme Paper on Solid Waste Disposal, International e-Conference on Modern Trends in Foundation Engineering: Geotechnical Challenges and Solutions, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2003, 22p.

  25. Rockne, K.J., and Reddy, K.R.,"Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites," Invited Theme Paper on Solid Waste Disposal, International e-Conference on Modern Trends in Foundation Engineering: Geotechnical Challenges and Solutions, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2003, 22p.PDF File.

  26. Reddy, K.R., "Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Benzene (LNAPL) Using In-Situ Air Sparging," Invited Paper, Proceedings of the 2003 Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment, Jeju, Korea, September 2003, pp.11-24.

  27. Reddy, K.R., and Roach, N., "Electrokinetic Delivery of Oxidants for Subsurface Remediation," Symposium on Use of Electric Fields in the Remediation of Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Groundwater, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2003.

  28. Reddy, K.R., "Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites," Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference-Keynote Presentations, Allahabad, India, December 2002.

  29. Reddy, K.R., Marella, A., and Ala, P., "Transmissivity Behavior of Shredded Scrap Tire Drainage Layer in Landfill Cover System," Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Seoul, Korea, July 2002, pp.277-285.PDF File.

  30. Tekola, L., and Reddy, K.R., "Remediation of DNAPLs in Groundwater using In-Situ Air Sparging," Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Seoul, Korea, July 2002, pp.187-193.

  31. Chaparro, C., and Reddy, K.R., "Technologies for the Remediation of Mercury-Contaminated Soils," Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Seoul, Korea, July 2002, pp.149-157.

  32. Reddy, K.R., and Chaparro, C., "Electrokinetic Decontamination of Mercury-Polluted Soils," Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 2002.

  33. Reddy, K.R., and Al-Hamdan, A.Z., "Effect of Treatment Time and Voltage Gradient on Migration of Heavy Metals in Soils During Electrokinetics," Water Environment Federation, Chicago, Illinois, 2002.

  34. Bogner, J., Reddy, K.R., and Spokas, K., "Dynamic Water Balance Aspects of Bioreactor Landfills," Proceedings of the Eighth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy, October 2001.PDF File.

  35. Reddy, K.R., and Marella, A., "Properties of Different Size Scrap Tire Shreds: Implications on Using as Drainage Material in Landfill Cover Systems," Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2001.PDF File.

  36. Reddy, K.R., and Chaparro, C., "Electrokinetic Remediation of Mercury-Contaminated Soils," Proceedings of the International Conference on Containment & Remediation Technology, Orlando, Florida, June 2001.

  37. Reddy, K.R., "Integrated Electrokinetic Technology for the Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater," Proceedings of the Symposium on Environmental Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, February 2001.

  38. Reddy, K.R., "Geotechnics of Contaminated Site Remediation and Waste Containment: An Overview," Keynote Presentation, Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, Bombay, India, December 2000, pp.35-40.PDF File.

  39. Reddy, K.R., "Cleanup Options for Brownfields Sites," Proceedings of the 8th Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference on Geotechnology for Urban Renewal and Redevelopment, Detroit, May 2000, pp.75-88.

  40. Reddy, K.R., "Use of Glass Cullet as Backfill Materials for Retaining Structures," Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1999.PDF File.

  41. Li, A., Cheung, K.A., Reddy, K.R., and Wadden, R.A., "Effect of Cosolvents on the Desorption and Electrokinetic Transport of PAHs in Soils," Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, June 1999.

  42. Adams, J.A., Hirl, P.J., and Reddy, K.R., "In-Situ Biosparging for the Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater," Proceedings of the 9th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils and Water, Oxnard, California, March 1999.

  43. Reddy, K.R., and Motan, E.S., "Shear Behavior of Different Geosynthetic Interfaces in Landfill Liner Systems," Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Society Golden Jubilee Conference- IGC 98, Vol.1, New Delhi, India, December 1998, pp.295-300.

  44. Reddy, K.R., and Saichek, R.E., "Characterization and Performance Assessment of Shredded Scrap Tires as Leachate Drainage Material in Landfills," Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1998.PDF File.

  45. Reddy, K.R., Xu, C.Y., and Chinthamreddy, S., "Speciation of Heavy Metals in Clays During Electrokinetic Remediation," Extended Abstract in Proceedings of the Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management IX, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society, September 1997, pp.124-127.

  46. Adams, J.A., and Reddy, K.R., "The Effect of Grain Size Distribution on Air Sparging Efficiency," Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, Vol.1, New Orleans, April 1997, pp.165-172.

  47. Adams, J.A., and Reddy, K.R., "Synergistic Effects of Multiple Contaminants on Air Sparging," Proceedings of the 59th Annual American Power Conference, Chicago, April 1997, pp.228-233.

  48. Semer, R., Adams, J.A., and Reddy, K.R., "Surfactant-Enhanced Air Sparging for Groundwater Remediation: Preliminary Results," Proceedings of the Fourth Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference on In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Chicago, May 1996, pp.197-213.

  49. Parupudi, U.S., and Reddy, K.R., "Electrokinetic Remediation of Electroplating Waste Sites," Proceedings of the Fourth Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference on In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Chicago, May 1996, pp.141-150.

  50. Reddy, K.R., and Zhou, J., "Development of Air Sparging Model for Groundwater Remediation," Proceedings of the Fourth Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference on In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Chicago, May 1996, pp.215-225.

  51. Reddy, K.R., Parupudi, U.S., and Devulapalli, S., "Electrokinetic Remediation of Soils Contaminated With Electroplating Wastes," Proceedings of the 58th Annual American Power Conference, Chicago, April 1996, pp.342-346.

  52. Reddy, K.R., and Parupudi, U.S., "Electrokinetic Removal of Chromium from Glacial Clays," Proceedings of the Eighth International IGT Symposium on Gas, Oil, and Environmental Biotechnology, Colorado Springs, Colorado, December 1995.

  53. Ruetten, M., Bandi, S., and Reddy, K.R., "Rational Design Approach for Landfill Liner Protective Soil Cover," Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Madison Waste Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, September 1995, pp.302-308.PDF File.

  54. Reddy, K.R., Kolloju, P., Ruetten, M., and Bandi, S., "Characterization of Protective Cover Soils for Landfill Geomembrane Liners," Proceedings of the Third Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference, Cleveland, May 1995, pp.117-143.PDF File.

  55. Oliver, C., and Reddy, K.R., "Roadway Subgrade Improvement Using Geotextiles- A Case Study," Proceedings of the Third Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference, Cleveland, May 1995, pp.183-195.

  56. Reddy, K.R., Zhou, J., and Kosgi, S., "New Model to Simulate Air Sparging for Groundwater Remediation," Proceedings of the 5th Annual WERC Technology Development Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 1995, pp.299-308.

  57. Reddy, K.R., and Motan, E.S., "Behavior of Geocomposite Landfill Liner Systems Under Incremental Loading Conditions," Proceedings of the Second Annual Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 1994, pp.167-185.

  58. Reddy, K.R., and Schuh, J.C., "Groundwater Contamination Due to Seepage from Surface Impoundments," Proceedings of the 4th Annual WERC Technology Development Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 1994, pp.319-329.PDF File.

  59. Saxena, S.K., and Reddy, K.R., "Behavior of Cemented Sands Under Dynamic Loading," Proceedings of the Eighth Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, December 1990, pp.757-764.

  60. Saxena, S.K., Reddy, K.R., and Avramidis, A., "Dynamic Behavior of Artificially Cemented Sands," Proceedings of the Ninth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo-Kyoto, Japan, Vol.III, August 1988, pp.41-46.

  61. Saxena, S.K., Reddy, K.R., and Sengupta, A., "Verification of a Constitutive Model for Granular Materials," Proceedings of International Workshop on Constitutive Equations for Granular Non-cohesive Soils, Cleveland, Saada & Bianchini(eds), Balkema Publishers, July 1987, pp.629-645.PDF File.

  62. Saxena, S.K., and Reddy, K.R., "Behavior of Cement Stabilized Sands," Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference, Bangalore, India, Vol.1, December 1987, pp.341-344.

  63. Saxena, S.K., and Reddy, K.R., "Dynamic Properties of Sands at Low Strain Amplitudes," Proceedings of Pacific Conference On Earthquake Engineering, Wairakei, New Zealand, Vol.3, August 1987, pp.61-72.

  64. Saran, S., and Reddy, K.R., "Behavior of Soils, Foundations and Slopes During Earthquakes," Proceedings of International Symposium on Creation of Awareness about Earthquake Hazards and Mitigation of Seismic Risks, Roorkee, India, November 1984, pp.19-24.