Dr. T. A. Newson - Research Group
IN PROGRESS - Ph.D. STUDENTS
Abuhajah Osama (2008-present) - Arching around buried box culverts.
Sagi Padmavarthi (2007-present) - Foundation effects of trees under wind loads.
Mohamed El-Marassi (2006-present) - Cyclic liquefaction of soils with partial drainage.
Dong Hyun Kim (2006-present) - The behaviour of tunnel headings in clay soils.
Porang Deljoui (2005-present) - Uplift behaviour of offshore buried pipelines.
SUPERVISED - Ph.D. STUDENTS
Saeed Sasanian (2005-2011) - Destructuration of natural clay soil.
George Liang (2006-2010) - The performance of a novel inflatible anchor systems.
Kevin Anderson (2001-2005) - Numerical & experimental modeling of the biomechanics of the eye.
Defu Wang (2003-2007) - Three-dimensional tissue engineering of the human cornea
Colin Fyfe (2000-2005) - Multi-species contaminant flow through the Vadose zone.
IN PROGRESS - M.E.Sc. STUDENTS
Alireza Varshoi (2010-present) - Response of pile foundations to wind loads.
Michelle Tyldesley (2010-present) - Performance of wind turbine foundations.
Maha El Masri (2009-present) - Ring foundations on clay soils.
Martin Blazejowski (2009-present) - Behavior of fibre reinforced tunnel linings.
Corey Smith (2009-present) - Drug transfer through the human eye.
Yara El-Sarafy (2008-present) - Thermal conductivity of pipeline trench backfills.
Katie Reipas (2008-present) - Cyclic behaviour of wind turbine foundations.
Jennifer McDonald (2008-present) - Drug transport through the human eye.
SUPERVISED M.E.Sc. STUDENTS
Ahmed Fahmy (2008-2011) - Deep penetrating anchors for offshore applications.
Geremy Camps-Roach (2006-2008) - Dynamic effects in multi-phase soil flow.
Mrinmoy Kanungo (2006-2008) - Arching around buried structures in soils.
Jason Weck (2005-2007) - The behaviour of plastic concrete cutoff walls in dams.
Georgia Kainourgiaki (2002-2004) - Development of artificial structure in clays.
SC Lai (1998-1999) - Rapid in situ stiffness measurement of soil.
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Contact Info
Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Geotechnical Research
Centre
Spencer Engineering Building (SEB)
Rm. 3084
Tel: (519) 850-2973
Fax: (519) 661-3942
tnewson@eng.uwo.ca



