Dr. Puppala delivered a invited talk at the 2nd annual seminar organised by G-I chapter at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He presented on “Ground Improvement Studies on Problematic Expansive Soils” discussing on expansive soils and stabilization challenges. The event was organized with more than 90 attendees including engineering professionals, faculty members, and students. […]
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Dr. Puppala Presents for a Plenary Session at Geo-Extreme 2025 at Long Beach, CA
Dr. Puppala presented on ‘Resilient Built Infrastructure Design and Levee Asset Inspection in a Hazard Environment‘ at the ASCE Geo-Extreme Conference 2025, organized in Long Beach, CA. This presentation is part of the plenary session on “Regional Modeling and Sensing for Community Resilience Against Natural Hazards“. This lecture highlighted the coastal hazards due to extreme […]
Dr. Puppala Delivers a Keynote Lecture at Geotech Asia 2025, India
Dr. Puppala recently attended the Geotech Asia 2025 Conference, held in Goa, India, in October 2025. He delivered a keynote lecture titled “Sustainability and Resilience Assessments of Geosynthetic Reinforcement and Geothermal Technologies for Supporting Transportation Infrastructure.” His lecture emphasized the pivotal role of transportation geotechnics and the growing importance of sustainability techniques in future transportation […]
🎉 Editor’s Choice Article in IGJ : “Ground Improvement Studies on Problematic Soils: Innovative Materials with Sustainable Applications” Showcased in IGJ Volume 55
We are excited to share our new publication, “Ground Improvement Studies on Problematic Soils: Innovative Materials with Sustainable Applications,” selected as an Editor’s Choice Article in Volume 55 of the Indian Geotechnical Journal! Authored by Dr. Nripojyoti Biswas, Dr. Anand J. Puppala, Dr. Sayantan Chakraborty, and Dr. Jungyeon Jang, this study investigates sustainable techniques for […]
CIR Lab tour for Dr. Antonio Bobet
In September 2025, Dr. Antonio Bobet visited the Texas A&M campus. Dr. Antonio Bobet is the Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Professor in Civil Engineering at Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, specializing in geotechnical engineering. At Texas A&M university Dr. Puppala and his students gave him laboratory tour of the […]
Dr. Puppala’s Research team welcome new PhD students to the Geomechanics and Geotechnical Research Group – Fall 2025
We are excited to welcome four new PhD students to Dr. Puppala’s Geomechanics and Geotechnical Research Group at Texas A&M University in Fall 2025. Fonjo Desmond Ngwayu joins us from the University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon with Bachelor’s (B. Eng) and Master’s (M. Eng) degrees in Civil Engineering. Hyunjong Cha pursued Bachelor of Science and Master […]
Dr. Puppala Delivered a Keynote Lecture at GLS 2025, India
Dr. Puppala recently delivered a keynote lecture on “Geopolymers and Geosynthetics for Sustainable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure” at the International Conference on Ground Improvement, Landfills, and Sustainability (GLS-2025), organized by the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (July 17–19, 2025). In his keynote, Dr. Puppala highlighted cutting-edge advancements in […]
Dr. Puppala’s Visit to Geotechnical Laboratories at Cambridge, UK
In early July of 2025, Dr. Puppala visited University of Cambridge in UK. He visited multiple research laboratories and held meetings and discussions with Prof. Abir Al Tabbaa and Prof. Gopala Madabhushi. During his visit he also met with Dr. Abbas Solouki, a Future Roads Fellow at Cambridge. Dr. Puppala served as an international member […]
⭐ New Journal Publication Alert: Design and Performance of a Shallow Geothermal Energy-Supplemented Bridge Deicing System on an In-Service Bridge in North Texas⭐
We are thrilled to announce the recent journal publication, “Design and Performance of a Shallow Geothermal Energy-Supplemented Bridge Deicing System on an In-Service Bridge in North Texas,” in the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering by Aditya Deshmukh, EIT, Dr. Anand Puppala, Dr. Puneet Bhaskar, Dr. Xinbao Yu, Alireza Fakhrabadi, and Dr. Gang Lei. […]
Exciting news from Dr. Puppala’s research group at EMI conference, Los Angeles – 2025
Zoheb Faisal from Dr. Puppala’s research group recently presented his work on “Mechanical and Durability Characteristics of Carbon-negative 3D-Printable Hempcrete.” He addressed the carbon emmision issues associated with the traditional cement and concrete based constructions. To combat this issue, he highlighted the use of environmentally friendly materials like hempcrete which can be 3d-printable. 3D-printing saves […]