{"id":124,"date":"2016-05-18T12:02:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T16:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/geirg\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2023-03-07T18:31:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T23:31:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geirg\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About GEIRG"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/geirg\/\">Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure Research Group<\/a> (GEIRG) explores the influence of geohazards and climate change effects on the performance of core infrastructure (e.g. roads, buried pipelines, culverts). The research group leverages the expertise of a multidisciplinary team utilizing an integrated research framework that encompasses remote sensing, laboratory testing, physical modelling and numerical simulation tools.<\/p>\n<h2>Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cee\/people\/kenny-shawn\/\">Shawn Kenny, Ph.D., P.Eng.<br \/>\n<\/a>Professor in Geomechanics,<br \/>\nAssociate Chair Academic of Undergraduate Studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Shawn-Kenny-2\">Researchgate<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shawn-kenny-057b6227\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnKennyCU\">Twitter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Current Highly Qualified Personnel<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wameed Alghazala,<\/strong> Ph.D. Candidate<br \/>\nCoupled Thermo-Mechanical Modelling of Municipal Solid Waste<br \/>\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frederic Brieger<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<br \/>\nPermafrost Thaw Hazards and Impact on the Built and Natural Environment &#8211; First Nation of Na-Cho Ny\u00e4k Dun (FNNND)<br \/>\nDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zhina Rezvani<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<br \/>\nGeohazard and Climate Change Effects on the Hudson Bay Railway Performance<br \/>\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elham Nakhostin,<\/strong> Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Fellowship &amp; Research Engineer<br \/>\nGeohazard and Climate Change Effects on Linear Infrastructure<br \/>\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexander Urquhart<\/strong>, MA.Sc. Candidate<br \/>\nEnhancing Performance of RPAS for Northern Harsh Environments<br \/>\nDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure Research Group (GEIRG) explores the influence of geohazards and climate change effects on the performance of core infrastructure (e.g. roads, buried pipelines, culverts). 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