Krishna R. Reddy, PhD

Books:

1. Reddy, K.R., Cameselle, C., and Adams, J.A., Sustainable and Resilient Engineering: Drivers, Metrics, Tools, and Applications, Second Edition, John Wiley &Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, August 2025 (ISBN: 978-1-394-26768-2).
2. Sharma, H.D., and Reddy, K.R., Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004, 992p. (ISBN: 0-471-21599-6).
3. Reddy, K.R., and Cameselle, C. Editors, Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009, 760p. (ISBN: 0-470-38343-7).
4. Reddy, K.R., and Adams, J.A., Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Momentum Press, New York, 2015, 160p. (ISBN: 9781606505205).

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Janga, J.K., and Reddy, K.R. (2025). “Optimization of Leachate Recirculation for Enhanced Landfill Energy Recovery: A Bayesian Framework with Neural Network Surrogates.” ACS ES&T Engineering (DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00141).PDF File.
2. Verma, G., Reddy, K.R., and Green, S.J. (2025). “Investigation of biogeochemical landfill covers incorporating different biochars and alkaline industrial byproducts for landfill gas mitigation: A column experiment study.” Science of The Total Environment, Volume 974,179192 (DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179192).PDF File.
3. Janga, J.K., and Reddy, K.R. (2025). “Data-driven prediction of landfill stabilization period using interpretable machine learning.” Computers and Geotechnics, Volume 183, 107202 (DOI: /10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107202).PDF File.
4. Li, Y-Z., Wan, J-L, Jin, F., Reddy, K.R., Jiang, N-J., and Du, Y-J. (2025). “Gas permeability and microscopic mechanisms of Xanthan gum-amended compacted lean clay as a gas barrier material.” Engineering Geology, Volume 353, 108095, ISSN 0013-7952 (DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108095).PDF File.
5. Reddy, K.R., Janga, J.K., Verma, G., and Nagaraja, B. (2024). “Integration and quantification of resilience and sustainability in engineering projects.” Journal of Indian Institute of Science (DOI: 10.1007/s41745-024-00440-w).PDF File.
6. Reddy, K.R., Janga, J.K., and Kumar, G. (2024). “Sustainability and resilience: A new paradigm in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.” Indian Geotechnical Journal (DOI: 10.1007/s40098-024-00899-5). PDF File.
7. Nagaraja, B., Janga, J.K., Hossain, S., Verma, G., Palomino, A.M., and Reddy, K.R. (2024). “Novel chitosan-based barrier materials for environmental containment: Synthesis, characterization, and contaminant removal capacities and mechanisms.” Chemosphere, 142285 (DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142285). PDF File.
8. Janga, J.K., Reddy, K.R., and Raviteja, K.V.N.S. (2023). “Integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning approaches into remediation of contaminated sites: A review.” Chemosphere, 345, 140476.PDF File.
9. Chetri, J.K., and Reddy, K.R. (2021). “Advancements in municipal solid waste landfill cover system: A review.” Journal of Indian Institute of Science (DOI: 10.1007/s41745-021-00229-1).PDF File.
10. Kumar, G., and Reddy, K.R. (2021). “Comprehensive coupled thermo-hydro-bio-mechanical model for holistic performance assessment of municipal solid waste landfills.” Computers and Geotechnics (DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103920).PDF File.

For other publications, see Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (1990), GPA: 4.0/4.0
Illinois Institute of Technology

M.S., Civil Engineering (1985), Gold Medalist
Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, India

B.S., Civil Engineering (1983), Gold Medalist
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Registered Professional Engineer (PE), State of Illinois #062-049625

Envision^TM Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)

Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE)

• “Resilient and Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites: Case Study on Using Integrated Assessment Frameworks for Effective Decision-Making.” Keynote Presentation, Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, GeoEnvironmeet Session, Louisville, KY, March 4, 2025.
• “Sustainable Biogeochemical Cover System to Mitigate Landfill Gas Emissions.” One-Day Conference on Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Frontiers, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Hsinchu City, Taiwan, December 11, 2024
• “Sustainable Adaptive Engineered Biochars for Multifaceted Geoenvironmental Applications.” Keynote Presentation, 5th International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials, and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE-2024), Warsaw, Poland, July 4, 2024
• “Innovative Biochar-Slag-Soil Cover System for Zero Emissions at Landfills.” Keynote Presentation, 5th GeoShanghai International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (GeoShanghai 2024), Shanghai, China, May 29, 2024
• “Utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.” International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, April 3, 2025
• “Framework for Assessing Resiliency and Sustainability: A Practical Application to Contaminated Site Remediation.” Invited Seminar, School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia, November 21, 2024.
• “An Integrated Framework for Comprehensive Evaluation of Sustainability in Transportation Geotechnics.” Invited Theme Paper Presentation, 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG), Sydney, Australia, November 20, 2024.

Development of Novel Chitosan-Biochar-Bentonite Composite Barrier Resilient to Changing Climate: Synthesis, Characterization, and Containment Mechanisms. US National Science Foundation

Innovative Biochar-Slag-Soil Cover System for Zero Emissions at Landfills. US National Science Foundation (See Short Video)

Modeling Coupled Dynamic Processes in Landfills: Holistic Long-Term Performance Management to Improve Sustainability. US National Science Foundation