Scholarly Achievement and Publications

 

1.    Presentation Slides “E497 -Introduction on Civil Engineering to Freshmen” College Information Sessions, North Carolina State University, September 2000.

 

2.    M. A. Gabr, Greg Smith, and Brain Kamnikar “Transportation in the New Millennium- Physicochemical Phenomena in Soils,” State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committee, January 2000. Also at http://www4.nationalacademies.org/trb/homepage.nsf/web/millennium_papers.

 

3.    Lecture Notes, Short Course “Designing with Geosynthetics,” North Carolina State University Extension Services, Raleigh, NC 1999.

 

4.    Lecture Notes, Short Course “Soil Compaction Concepts and Principles” North Carolina State University Extension Services, Raleigh, NC 1999.

 

5.    Brochure on Graduate Program in Geotechnical/ Geoenvironmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, January 1998.

 

6.    Web Page describing the Graduate Program in Geotechnical/ Geoenvironmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, January 1998.

 

7.    Brochure on Graduate Program in Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental and Material Engineering, West Virginia University: 94-95.

 

8. PROPOSALS  AND MANUSCRIPTS REVIEW

 

Organization

Period

No. of Documents Reviewed

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Geomechanics Panel (by invitation)

2002

10

ASCE International Deep Foundation Congress, Orlando, February 2002

 

2002

5

National Science Foundation (NSF)

CAREER Panel (by invitation)

2000

10

Environmental Science and Technology

2000

1

International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science and Technology

2000

1

GeoDenver 2000-Environmental Geotechnics

2000

3

GeoDenver 2000-Deep Foundation

2000

 

GeoAmherst 2000

2000

2

ASCE National Convention-Charlotte

1999

3

National Science Foundation (NSF)

CAREER Panel

1999

10

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

1998

1

National Science Foundation (NSF)

1998

2

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

1996

1

Coal Combustion Residue Management Program

1995

5

Geoenvironment 2000

1995

5

Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM

1991-present

13 (1 in 2005)

Journal of Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental  Engineering, ASCE

1991-present

18 (2 in 2005)

Transportation Research Board, NRC

1991-present

29 (2 in 2005)

 

Recognized Creative Artistry and Professional Achievement

 

1.    “Geotechnical Special Publication No. 141, International Perspectives on Soil Reinforcement Applications, January 2005.” Editors, Zornberg, Gabr, and Bowders.

 

2.    “Geotechnical Special Publication No. 140, Slopes and Retaining Structures, January 2005” Editors, Gabr, Bowders, Zornberg and Elton.

 

PUBLIC SERVICE

 

1.       Provided Assistance to NCDOT Design Services Group on Soil Improvement Techniques for I-64 expansion project, Outer Banks - Release Time Agreement with NCDOT, 2003.

 

2.       Provided public service assistance related to CMUD Raw Water Reservoir project, Hazen and Sawyer, 2000.

 

3.       Provided public service assistance related to the vertical expansion of Greensboro landfill, 1999, 2000.

 

4.       Provided public service assistance related to the installation of new dredge line at PCS Lime, SM&E, 1999.

 

5.       Provided Assistance to NCDOT Design Services Group on Testing and Data Reduction of Laterally Loaded Shafts Embedded in Rock - Release Time Agreement with NCDOT, 1998.

 

 

SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

 

1.       Geotechnical Engineering for Professional Engineers-Review, North Carolina State University Extension Services (Fall 2002, Spring 2003).

 

2.       Soil Compaction, Short Course, North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service, Design Your Own Continuing Education Experience, December 2002.

 

3.       Soil Compaction, Short Course, North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service, Design Your Own Continuing Education Experience, December 2001.

 

1.      M.A. Gabr “Geotechnical Research in Constructed Facilities Laboratory“ Presentation to North Carolina Chapter of National Society of Professional Engineers, EGRC, September 2001.

 

2.      Geosynthetics: A Good Design Alternative, Short Course, North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service, Design Your Own Continuing Education Experience, September1999

 

3.       Soil Compaction Concepts and Principles, Short Course, North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service, Design Your Own Continuing Education Experience, September1999.

 

4.       Geosynthetics Applications in Civil Engineering: Short Course offered to Engineers and Geologist at Allegheny Power Company, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997.

 

5.       Geosynthetic for Waste Containment :Short course offered to West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Engineers and Geologist, 1993.

 

6.       Designed and presented “Introduction to Civil Engineering” lectures to high school students. Conducted demonstration using video on landslides in Norway, liquefaction and resistively experiments, Spring 1991 and 1992.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

1.       Acting Chair, Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee (2004-2005)

 

2.       Chair of ABET 2000 EC Lab Assessment Committee 2001- Present: Responsible for coordinating the process of identifying and establishing assessment criteria and objectives and coordinating review of lab courses for the three degree programs.

 

3.       Ad Hoc Departmental Peer Review of Teaching Committee, Spring/2004 (Borden)

 

4.       Ad Hoc Departmental Peer Review of Teaching Committee, Spring/2004 (Barlaz)

 

5.       Ad Hoc Departmental committee on Peer Review of Teaching Guidelines, Fall and Spring/2004

 

6.       Ad Hoc Departmental Peer Review of Teaching Committee, Spring/2004 (Brenold)

 

7.       Ad Hoc Departmental committee on P&T procedures, Fall/2003-2004

 

8.       Ad Hoc Departmental P&T Committee, Fall/2002 and Fall/2003 (Shamim Rahman)

 

9.       Ad Hoc Departmental Peer Review of Teaching Committee, Fall/2002 (Laefer and Borden)

 

10.   Member on Departmental P&T Committee, 2002-Present: review of faculty members’ PA2 forms for presentation to DVF.

 

11.   E497 Freshmen Engineering: presented Civil Engineering at two information sessions on the CE undergraduate degree. Fall/2001.

 

12.   Chair, Ad Hoc Departmental P&T Committee, Fall/2001 (Detlef Knappe).

 

13.   Geotechnical Group Coordinator, 1998- Present: coordinated the review of applicants for the M.S., M.C.E. and Ph.D. programs, serve as the prime contact for information requests, and actively recruit the top applicants. I also coordinate the initial advising of new students.

 

14.   Director of Geotechnical Laboratory, 1998-Present: oversee the laboratory operation, replacement, repair, and upgrading of equipment, upgrade of health and safety plans, and management of laboratory space.

 

15.   Equipment and Facilities Committee, 1998-2003 and 2004-Present: participated in specifying the department laboratory needs and developing five-year plan, development of status report on equipment, the development of the geotechnical laboratory needs, procurement of new equipment and upgrades.

 

16.   Undergraduate Student Advisor, 1998-present: acted as the advisor of undergraduate students entering the Civil Engineering program, provided up-to-date and accurate guidance to the CE students in the areas of curriculum, program policy and requirements and career choices.

 

17.   Departmental Graduate Program Committee, 1998-2002: coordinated the graduate student applications to the geotechnical program, developed MCE program for professional personnel, and participated in developing a proposal for offering video-based distance learning degree.

 

18.   Ad Hoc Departmental P&T Committee, Fall/1999 and Fall/2000 (Krstulovic‑Opara)

 

19.   Ad Hoc Departmental P&T Committee, Fall/1998 (Tayabali)

 

COLLEGE SERVICE

 

1.       Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee (2005-2008)

 

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

 

1.       University Ad Hoc Selection Committee for the UNC Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching, Spring 2003.

 

2.       Provost's Advisory Group for Outstanding Teachers and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teacher Selection Committee, Spring 2002.

 

3.       University Ad Hoc Committee for the Departmental Awards for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Spring 2001.

 

4.       Chair, University Committee on Evaluation of Teaching, Fall 2002 –Fall 2003

 

5.       University Committee on Evaluation of Teaching, Fall 2000-Fall 2004: committee is focused on development of University-Wide Evaluation system, Peer Review of Teaching, and Scholarship of teaching guidelines.

 

6.       University Undergraduate Committee on Courses and Curriculum, 8/98 - 10/98

 

 

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

1.    Chair: ASCE Geo-Institute (G-I) national committee on Geosynthetics, 03-Present

 

2.    Chair of Technical Committee, North America Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) 2005 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

3.    Editorial Board Member of the ASCE J. of Geotech. and Geoenvironmental Eng., 1/00 –Present

 

4.  Editor, Environmental Geotechnic Section of Geotechnical News, 10/99 – Present

 

5.  Editorial Board Member of the ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 2/99-Present

 

6.  Chairman: Transp. Res. Board National Comm. A2L03-Physicochemical Phenom., 1/97-1/ 03

 

7.  Vice-Chair: ASCE Geo-Institute (G-I) national committee on Geosynthetics, 98-03

 

8.  President, American Society of Civil Engineers, West Virginia Northern Branch, 1996-1997