Krishna R. Reddy

Research Interests

• Geoenvironmental Engineering: Environmental remediation of soils, sediments, stormwater, and groundwater; Solid and hazardous waste management and landfill engineering; Engineering applications of waste/recycled materials
• Sustainable & Resilient Engineering: Life cycle assessment, sustainability analytics, resiliency framework, and sustainable & resilient design, with special focus on sustainable and resilient: (a) civil infrastructure materials & systems, and (b) environmental pollution control and remediation technologies
• Geotechnical Engineering: Soil mechanics and testing, site characterization, foundations, earth-retaining and earth structures, ground improvement, geomechanics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and sustainable and resilient geo-systems
• For more details, see Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory and Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory

Reddy, K.R., Cameselle, C., and Adams, J.A., Sustainable Engineering: Drivers, Metrics, Tools, and Applications, John Wiley &Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2019, 544p (ISBN: 978-1-119-49393-8).

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).

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).

Reddy, K.R., and Adams, J.A., Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Momentum Press, New York, 2015, 160p. (ISBN: 9781606505205).

Kumar, A., Das, S.K., Nainegali, L., Raviteja, K. V. N. S., and Reddy, K.R. (2023). “Probabilistic slope stability analysis of coal mine waste rock dump.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (DOI: 10.1007/s10706-023-02541-2).PDF File.

Mishra, A., Das, S.K., and Reddy, K.R. (2023). “Life cycle assessment of processing alternate sands for sustainable construction: Coal mine overburden sand versus manufactured sand.” Journal of Building Engineering, 75, 107042 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107042).PDF File.

Fu, X-L., Jiang, Z-Y, Reddy, K.R., Ruan, K., and Du, Y-J. (2023). “Hydraulic conductivity, microstructure and compositional changes of sand-bentonite backfill in cutoff walls exposed to organic acids.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE (DOI: 10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11321).PDF File.

Kamdar, B.A., Solanki, C.H., and Reddy, K.R. (2023). “Use of mesquite hardwood derived biochar for stabilization/solidification of lead-contaminated soil.” Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE (DOI: 1061/JHTRBP.HZENG-1235). PDF File.

Reddy, K.R., Kandou, V., Havrelock, R., El-Khattabi, A.R., Cordova, T., Wilson, M., Nelson, B., and Trujillo, C. (2023). “Reuse of Treated Wastewater: Drivers, Regulations, Technologies, Case Studies, and Greater Chicago Area Experiences.” Sustainability 15 (9), 7495 (DOI: 10.3390/su15097495).PDF File.

Kumar, A., Das, S.K., Nainegali, L., and Reddy, K.R. (2023). “Investigation of root traits of Dendrocalamus strictus cultivated on organically amended coalmine overburden and its potential use for slope stabilization.” International Journal of Phytoremediation (DOI: 1080/15226514.2023.2208235). PDF File.

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)

Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering (DGE), Academy of Geo-Professionals, American Society of Civil Engineers

Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE), American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists

“Sustainable and Resilient Geo-Engineering: Drivers, Frameworks, and Case Studies.” Keynote Presentation, 4th International Symposium of Engineering Applications on Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences 2023 (IEACES2023), Turkey, June 2, 2023

“Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering.” 19th Gerald A. Leonards Lecture, Purdue Geotechnical Society (PGS), Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May 5, 2023 [YouTube Video]

“Climate Adaptive (Resilient) Site Remediation: Field Studies and Lessons Learned.” International Conference on Sustainable Resilient Remediation (ICSRR’23), Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai, India, February 2, 2023

“Electrokinetic Remediation of Polluted Heterogeneous Subsurface Environments.” Keynote Presentation, 18th International Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation (EREM2022), University of Le Havre-Normandie, France, September 20, 2022.

“Sustainable Cover System to Control Fugitive Gas Emissions at Landfills and Waste Dumps.” Keynote Presentation (Online), First International Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainable Environment (RAiSE 2022), February 27, 2022.

“Modeling Coupled Dynamic Processes in Landfills: Holistic Long-Term Performance Management to Improve Sustainability.” Keynote Presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (Virtual), Organized by the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society, Sri Lanka, December 6-7, 2021 [YouTube Video]

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