Bios - Roger

Research Interests

Geotechnical-soil behavior, placement and improvement of soils, use and recycling of industrial by-product materials.

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, May l967
M.S.E., Civil Engineering (Structural and Foundation Engineering), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, May l963
B.C.E. with Honors, Civil Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, May 1961

Academic Experience

Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation, July 2003-present.
Irma-Louise Rush Stewart Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, January 2000-present.
Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, January 1999-June 2003.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Program Coordinator, Louisiana State University, August 1998-January 1999.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, January 1998-August 1998
Director, Institute for Recyclable Materials, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, January 1990 - December 1997
Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State Univer–sity, July l980 - December 1989
Professor and Coordinator - Soils/Materials Group, Department of Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, July l976 - June l980
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, July l969 - June l976
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, September l965 - June 1969.

Courses

CE 4300 Geotechnical Engineering II: Shallow Foundations
CE 4310 Geotechnical Engineering III: Deep Foundations
CE 4760 Civil Engineering Design

List of Selected Publications

“Mechanical Properties of Recycled Plastic Lumber and Implications in Structural Design,” Gopu, V.K.A. and Seals, R. K., Proceedings, International Composites Expo ‘99, Composites Institute, May 10-12, 1999, Cincinnati, OH.

“Electrokinetic Stabilization of Kaolinite by Injection of Al and PO4 3- Ions,” Ozkan, S., Seals, R. K., and Gale, R., Ground Improvement, Volume 3,1999, pp. 135-144.

“The Effects of Seawater on the Dissolution Potential of Phosphogypsum:Cement Composites,” Guo, T., Seals, R. K., Malone, R. F., and Rusch, K. A., Environmental Engineering and Science, Vol. 16, No. 16, 1999, pp. 147-156.

"Recycling Industrial By-Products with Potential for Road Pavement Construction,” Seals, R.K. and Metcalf, J.B., Proceedings, Ninth Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, May 3-8, 1998.

"The Influence of Admixtures on the Strength and Linear Expansion of Cement-Stabilized Phosphogypsum," Gutti, C., Roy, A., Metcalf, J., and Seals, R, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 26, No. 7,1996, pp. 1083-1094.

"Phosphogypsum as a Component of Flowable Fill," Grandham, S., Seals, R., and Foxworthy, P., Transportation Research Record No. 1546, Transportation Research Board, 1996, pp. 79-87.

“Phosphogypsum Slag Aggregate-Based Asphaltic Concrete Mixtures,” Foxworthy, P., Nadimpalli, R., and Seals, R., Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 122, No. 4,1996, pp. 300-307.

“An Expert System for Industrial Residuals Application Assessment,” Fonseca, D. J., Seals, R. K.,Knapp, G. M., and Metcalf, J. B., Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1997, Vol.2, No. 3, pp.201-205.

"Utilization of Phosphogypsum-Based Slag Aggregate in Portland Cement Concrete Mixtures," Foxworthy, P., Ott, E., and Seals, R., Transportation Research Record No. 1437, Transportation Research Board, 1994, pp. 19-26.

"The Influence of Admixtures on the Strength and Linear Expansion of Cement-Stabilized Phosphogypsum," Gutti, C., Roy, A., Metcalf, J., and Seals, R, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 26, No. 7,1996, pp. 1083-1094.

"Development of an Automated System to Enhance the Utlization of Industrial Residuals in Louisiana," Tufail, A., Fonseca, D., Seals, R., Knapp, G., and Odum, D., Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association, Nashville, TN, 1996.

"By-Product of Sulfur Recovery from Phosphogypsum as Concrete Aggregate," Roy, A., Byerly, G., and Seals, R., Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Journal, Vol. 6, No. 4, American Society of Civil Engineers, November 1994, pp. 439-452.

"The Use of By-Product Gypsum in Road Construction: A State-of-the-Art Summary," Taha, R., Papagiannakis, T., Seals, R.D., and Saylak, D., Proceedings, Third ASCE Materials Engineering Conference on Infrastructure: New Materials and Methods of Repair, San Diego, November 1994.

Roger Seals

Biography

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