Akram N. Alshawabkeh
George A. Snell Professor of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
429 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Tel: (617) 373 - 3994
Fax: (617) 373 - 4419
aalsha@neu.edu
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Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Education:
- Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1994
- M.S., Jordan University of Science & Technology, 1990
- B.E., Yarmouk University, 1988
Expertise:
- Soil and groundwater remediation
- Electrokinetic and Electrochemical Processes
- Contaminant Fate and Transport Environmental restoration
Honors and Awards:
- 2009 Transportation Research Board, Certificate of Appreciation
- 2005-2006 Fulbright Scholar - Jordan
- 2004 College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award, NU
- 2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Licensure:
- Professional Engineer: Louisiana
Selected Publications:
- Gabrieli, L. and Alshawabkeh, A.N. (2010). "Influence of boundary conditions on transient excess pore pressure during electrokinetic applications in soils," Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 40(6), 1113-1121.
- Choi, JH., Maruthamuthu, S., Lee, HG., Ha, TH., Bae, JH., and Alshawabkeh, A.N. (2010). "Removal of phosphate from agricultural soil by electrokinetic remediation with iron electrode," Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 40(6), 1101-1111.
- Alshawabkeh, A.N. (2009). "Electrokinetic Soil Remediation: Challenges and Opportunities," Separation Science and Technology, 44(10), 2171 - 2187.
- Gent, D.B., Wani, A.H., Davis, J.L., and Alshawabkeh, A.N. (2009). "Electrolytic Redox and Electrochemical Generated Alkaline Hydrolysis of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5 triazine (RDX) in Sand Columns," Environ. Sci. Technol., 43(16), 6301-6307.
- Farid, M., Alshawabkeh, A.N. and Rappaport, C. (2009). "Cross Well Radar I: Experimental Feasibility and Validation," ASCE J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Eng., 135(9), 1209-1218.
Professional Affiliations:
- American Chemical Society
- American Geophysical Union
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
- Jordan Engineer Society
- The US Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research
