John Mccartney

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Biography

Education and Training

University of Colorado, Boulder	BS	05/2002	Civil Engineering
University of Colorado , Boulder	MS	05/2002	Civil Engineering
University of Texas, Austin	PhD	05/2007	Civil Engineering

Awards and Honors

International Geosynthetics Society	2018	IGS Award
ASCE	2016	Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize
NSF	2011	CAREER AWARD
ASCE	2012	J. James R. Croes Medal
GeoInstitute of ASCE	2012	Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award

Overview

Interests

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics, Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Saturated and Unsaturated Soils, Hydraulic and Mechanical Interaction between Unsaturated Soils and Geosynthetics, Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) Interfaces, Energy Geotechnics, Thermal Soil Improvement, Centrifuge Modeling of Geotechnical Systems involving Unsaturated Soils, Design and Characterization of Alternative Landfill Cover Systems

Research

Research Activities and Funding

SEP Collaborative: Pathways to Scalable, Efficient and Sustainable Soil Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Systems
NSF 1230237Aug 15, 2012 - Aug 31, 2017
Role: PI

CAREER: Thermally Active Geotechnical Systems in Reinforced, Unsaturated Soils
NSF 1054190Jul 1, 2011 - Jun 30, 2016
Role: PI

Soil Structure Interaction in Geothermal Foundations
NSF 0928159Jul 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2012
Role: PI

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