Events that the civil, materials, and environmental engineering department sponsors or participates in are listed on this page as they are announced.
Please be aware that during off-cycles of the academic year—especially just before and during summer break—it is possible that no events will be listed on this page. We update our listings as active events are scheduled. Watch this space for upcoming research seminars, student events, open houses, and more.
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Feb
9
2023
Plastic Waste Management- Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Feb
16
2023
Electrokinetic-enhanced Phytoremediation of Soils with Mixed Contamination: Status and Opportunities
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Feb
23
2023
Reuse of Excavated Soil by Lime Stabilization: From Microstructure to Macroscopic Behavior
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Mar
2
2023
Geotechnical Engineering for High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Project in Japan
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Mar
9
2023
Exploring the Interactions of Temperature, Pore Water Pressure, and Pore Fluid Flow in Soil Media
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Mar
16
2023
Importance of Tailings Characterization for Sustainable Management of Tailings Dams
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Mar
23
2023
Some Recent Innovations in Coastal Structures
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Mar
30
2023
Climate Resilient Infrastructure in Water Sector
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Apr
6
2023
Effective Control of Landfill Gas Dispersion and VOC Transport Using Innovative Geomembranes
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Apr
13
2023
Internal Erosion in Embankment Dams and Dikes
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Apr
20
2023
Sustainable Practices for Geotechnical Engineering
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
Apr
27
2023
Sustainability Assessment of Technologies to Remediate Groundwater Contaminated with PFAS
Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am
America/Chicago
Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-yopzIrEtRh5zTfIGNrFMxW5qMrYN4S.
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Listings
- 04.27.2023: Sustainability Assessment of Technologies to Remediate Groundwater Contaminated with PFAS
- 04.20.2023: Sustainable Practices for Geotechnical Engineering
- 04.13.2023: Internal Erosion in Embankment Dams and Dikes
- 04.06.2023: Effective Control of Landfill Gas Dispersion and VOC Transport Using Innovative Geomembranes
- 03.30.2023: Climate Resilient Infrastructure in Water Sector
- 03.23.2023: Some Recent Innovations in Coastal Structures
- 03.16.2023: Importance of Tailings Characterization for Sustainable Management of Tailings Dams
- 03.09.2023: Exploring the Interactions of Temperature, Pore Water Pressure, and Pore Fluid Flow in Soil Media
- 03.02.2023: Geotechnical Engineering for High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Project in Japan
- 02.23.2023: Reuse of Excavated Soil by Lime Stabilization: From Microstructure to Macroscopic Behavior
- 02.16.2023: Electrokinetic-enhanced Phytoremediation of Soils with Mixed Contamination: Status and Opportunities
- 02.09.2023: Plastic Waste Management- Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
- 02.02.2023: Modified Surfaces in Environmental Electrochemistry, as an Alternative to the Sustainable Development
- 12.01.2022: Leachate Recirculation and Bioreactor Landfills
- 11.17.2022: Geotechnical Stability of Waste Fills – Lessons Learned and Continuing Challenges
- 11.10.2022: Understanding Elevated Temperature Landfill Events: From Field Observations to Numerical Modeling
- 11.03.2022: Membrane Behavior and Chemico-Osmosis in Clays
- 10.27.2022: Beyond Geophysics, Electromagnetic Waves for Geoenvironmental Engineering
- 10.20.2022: The Successful Solidification/Stabilization (S/S) of Freshwater Sediments Impacted by an Organo-arsenic Herbicide
- 10.13.2022: Enhancing Armored Final Covers for Uranium Mill Tailings Disposal Facilities Through Naturalization
- 10.06.2022: Slurry Walls for Environmental Containment
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- 08.27.2021: Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Solutions for Managing Natural Resources
- 08.20.2021: Rubbish In Rubbish Out? Landfill Content, Leachate Development and Future Repositories
- 08.13.2021: Use of Polymerized Clays and Waste Materials for Various Geoenvironmental Applications
- 08.06.2021: From Planning to Implementation: An Integrated and Resource Recovery Approach for Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
- 07.30.2021: Effects of Specific Surface Area and Zeta Potential on Engineering Behavior of Clayey Soils with Relevance to Electrokinetic Remediation
- 07.23.2021: Phytoremediation of Soils and Fill Materials with Mixed Contaminants: Laboratory and Field Investigations
- 07.16.2021: PFAS, Geosynthetics, and Environmental Protection: A New Era of Concerns or Opportunities?
- 07.09.2021: Compost for Permanent Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control along Highway Systems
- 07.02.2021: Pollutant-Mineral Interactions Investigated by Quantitative X-Ray Diffraction Technique
- 06.25.2021: Bioremediation of Explosives-Contaminated Soil
- 06.18.2021: Laboratory to Large-Scale Application of Biocementation in Liquefiable Sand
- 06.11.2021: Mercury Contamination from Waste Storage Yard: Modeling and Remediation
- 06.04.2021: Magnesia-bearing Cements and Their Applications in Soil Remediation
- 05.28.2021: Dewatering Contaminated Slurries Using Geotextile Tubes- Learning from Case Histories
- 05.21.2021: Protection of Geomembrane Liner from Damage due to Overlying Drainage Material in Landfills
- 05.14.2021: Landfill Site Selection Methodologies and Criteria
- 05.07.2021: Advances in Diffusion and Membrane Behavior of Bentonite-Based Barriers
- 05.03.2021: Join Professors Lin and Zou for a discussion on Chicago transportation
- 04.30.2021: Webinar to showcase High-Bay Structures Laboratory capabilities
- 04.07.2021: ASCE Legends event slated for April 7
- 03.10.2021: ASCE Legends event set for March 10
- 02.17.2021: ASCE Legends hosting John Fornek on Feb. 17
- 01.27.2021: ASCE student chapter hosting ‘Legends’ event on Jan. 27
- 11.11.2020: ASCE student chapter hosting virtual ‘Legends’ event
- 10.06.2020: ASCE student chapter hosting ‘Legends’ event on Oct. 6
- 08.05.2020: UIC’s ASCE student chapter hosting ‘Legends’ event on Aug. 5