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Over the past four months, three students from Dr. Puppala’s research group have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations at Texas A&M University (TAMU), each contributing meaningful work to the field of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering with a focus on Geotechnical Engineering. This achievement marks a special milestone for Dr. Puppala, celebrating his 50th PhD graduate […]

Muddassir Sanei, a Ph.D. student from Dr. Puppala’s research group, presented work at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2026) held in June 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. His research work titled “Efficacy and Sustainability Benefits of Innovative Materials for Stabilization of Problematic Pavement Subgrades” focused on the impact of innovative materials on […]

Dr. Puppala delivered the prestigious 6th Proctor Honor Lecture at the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE), organized in Vienna, Austria, from June 14 -19, 2026. The Proctor Honor Lecture, selected by the Technical Committee on Transportation Geotechnics – TC202 of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), […]

Dr. Puppala’s research group had a strong presence at the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE 2026) in Vienna, Austria, from June 14–19, 2026. Avinash Gonnabathula and Kyle Parr presented three research papers through podium and poster sessions, contributing to important discussions on sustainable pavement technologies and soil stabilization methods. We […]

Dr. Anand J. Puppala delivered the opening keynote presentation at the 19th National Geotechnical Congress (19th CNG) in Vila Real, Portugal, held from May 11–14, 2026. The conference was organized by the Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG) in collaboration with the Departments of Engineering and Geology of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD). Dr. […]

We are thrilled to announce three recent journal publications from our research group over the past two months! Our team has been hard at work investigating resilient infrastructure solutions. Sopharith Chou has published two impactful papers focusing on lime sludge and calcium-based stabilization of expansive soils. “Experimental study on engineering and microstructural behavior of lime sludge stabilized […]

Dr. Puppala’s research group had a strong presence at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C., from January 11-15, 2026. Our team presented cutting-edge research through both lectern and poster sessions, contributing to important discussions in transportation engineering and infrastructure. Dr. Anand Puppala delivered a keynote lecture titled “Innovative […]

Dr. Puppala delivered an invited talk at the 2nd annual seminar organized by the G-I chapter at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He presented on “Ground Improvement Studies on Problematic Expansive Soils,” discussing expansive soils and the challenges of stabilization. The event was organized with more than 90 attendees, including engineering professionals, faculty […]

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 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 […]