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Krishna R. Reddy, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Phone: (312)996-4755
Fax: (312)996-2426
E-Mail: kreddy@uic.edu
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1990
(GPA: 4.0/4.0)
M.S., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 1985
(University First, Gold Medal)
B.S., Civil Engineering, Osmania University, India, 1983 (University First, Gold
Medal)
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Research & Teaching Interests
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- Soil and groundwater remediation
- Waste containment systems
- Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling
- Scrap and recycled material applications
- Geotechnical earthquake engineering
- Soil-structure interaction
- Foundation engineering
- Geotechnical instrumentation and testing
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Publications
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- Published over 150 journal and conference papers. See Publications.
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Awards & Honors
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- Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007 (Highest award given for teaching excellence at the university level)
- University of Illinois Scholar Award, 2007 (Prestigeous award given for excellence in teaching and scholarship at the university level)
- Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award, Practice Periodical of Hazardous,
Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE, 2006
- Outstanding Geotechnical Educator Award, Great Lakes Geotechnical &
Geoenvironmental Conference, 2005-2006
- Faculty Scholar Award, Institute of Environmental Science & Policy,
UIC, 2004-2005
- Indian Geotechnical Society Best Paper Award for the paper published in
the Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2004
- Edmund Burke Teaching Award, UIC, 2004
- Harold A. Simon Award for Excellence in Teaching, UIC, 2003
- Faculty Research Award, UIC, 2001
- Citation of Excellence for the Highest Quality Paper published in the Journal of Environmental Management and Health, 1999
- Best Advisor Award, Professional Engineering Societies Council (PESC), UIC, 1998
- Teaching Recognition Award, UIC, 1997
- Best Paper Award, Technology Development Conference, Dept. of Energy, 1995
- Clinton E. Stryker Distinguished Service Award, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1989
- Indian Society of Earthquake Technology Best Paper Award for the period 1985-1988
- Gold Medal for first position in M.S., Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee, India, 1985
- Gold Medal for first position in B.S., Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1983
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Courses Taught
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- Environmental Pollution Control (CME 216)
- Soil Mechanics (CME 315)
- Foundation Analysis and Design (CME 405)
- Introduction to Geoenvironmental Engineering (CME 415)[Syllabus]
- Environmental Remediation Engineering (CME 425)[Outline]
- Groundwater Hydrology and Contaminant Transport Modeling (CME 428)[Outline]
- Advanced Soil Mechanics (CME 505)
- Design of Landfills and Impoundments (CME 516)[Outline]
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Professional Affiliation
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- American Society of Civil Engineers/GeoInstitute
- Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers
- Transportation Research Board
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
- Illinois Groundwater Association
- Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals
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Professional Service
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- North America Editor, Land Contamination & Reclamation journal
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, ASCE
- Editorial Board Member, Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination, AEHS
- Chairman (1999-2000), Vice-Chair (1998-99), Secretary/Treasurer (1997-98), Geotechnical Group, ASCE Illinois Section
- Secretary/Treasurer (1998-Present), President (1996), Vice President (1995), Member (1997), Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Conference
- Member, Committee on Physicochemical Phenomenon in Soils, Transportation Research Board (1994-Present)
- Member, Committee on Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE/GeoInstitute (1998-Present)
- Conference Chair, Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference on In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites (May 1996)
- Session Chair, Groundwater Remediation at Petroleum Spill Sites, American Power Conference (April 1997)
- Session Chair, Assessment, Characterization and Remediation of Contaminated Transportation Facilities, Transportation Research Board Meeting (January 1998)
- Organizer, Chicago Geotechnical Lecture Series (1998, 2000)
- Session Chair, Emerging Technologies for the Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater, American Chemical Society Conference (March 2000)
- Session Chair, Recent Experiences and Initiatives in Brownfield Redevelopment, Remaking Chicago Conference (November 2000)
- Symposium Chair, UIC Environmental Science and Technology (February 2001)
- Organizer, NSF Workshop on Emerging Geoenvironmental Technologies for
Pollution Control and Remediation (September 2003)
- Session Chair, Bioreactor Landfills Update, Geo-Frontiers Conference,
Austin, Texas (January 2005)
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