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Anand J. Puppala, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, F-ICE, Dist M.ASCE

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Positions

Professor & A.P. and Florence Wiley Chair – Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director – Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), Rellis Campus
Director – Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) at TAMU – NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) Site

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU), 1993
M.S., Civil Engineering, January, Indian Institute of Technology, 1987
B.S., Civil Engineering, Andhra University, 1985

Previous Experience

University of Texas at Arlington

  • Associate Dean – Research, January 2013 – August 2019
  • Interim Associate Dean, January 2012 – Jan 2013
  • Distinguished Scholar Professor, September 2005 – August 2019
  • Associate Professor, Sept 2001 – Aug 2005
  • Assistant Professor, Aug 1996 – Aug 2001 (Early Tenure)

President, United States University Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER), 2005-2007 (Board Member) and 2007-2009 (Board President and Member)

Materials Research Engineer, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 1993 – 1996

Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University, 1988 – 1992

Professional Affiliations

Former President, United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research (USUCGER)
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), CurrentMember, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1993-1995; 2003-Current
Member, National Research Council, Transportation Research Board
Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineers (ISSMGE)
Member of ISSMGE’s TC-211 (Ground Improvement); TC-302 (Forensic) and TC-306 (Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering)
Member, ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling, Current
Member, International Geosynthetics Society
Member, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, 1995-1997

Contact

Room: 801B, Dwight Look Engineering Building (DLEB)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136
(O): 979-458-6346
Email: anandp@tamu.edu

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