Professor鈥檚 Geotechnical Research Makes It Mark
Geotechnical expert Kristin Sample-Lord, PhD, PE, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Who: Kristin Sample-Lord, PhD, PE, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Expertise: Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, specializing in:
- Soil barrier systems for protection of human health and the environment
- Green infrastructure for stormwater management
- Innovative methods for laboratory testing of soil properties
Recent professional highlights:
- Received two $5,000 National Science Foundation seed grants鈥攕ub-awards from Syracuse University鈥攖o study geosynthetic clay liners and cyclic soil testing
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering selected her article 鈥淢embrane Behavior of Unsaturated Sodium Bentonite鈥� as the editor's choice for the January 2018
- Her article 鈥淎pparatus for Measuring Coupled Membrane and Diffusion Behavior of Unsaturated Sodium Bentonite鈥� was selected for special promotion in the February 2018 volume of CSA News Magazine
- Three-year, $245,000 grant from the PA Department of Environmental Protection鈥檚 Growing Greener Program for "Impact of nutrient and fine sediment accumulation and distribution on stormwater rain garden performance鈥�
New additions: Dr. Sample-Lord and her husband welcomed a new family member in February 2018. Vivian Leigh Lord joined big sister Ava (4).