John L. Daniels, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Office: CARC
268-B

Department of Civil Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223

Phone: 704 / 687-3248
Fax: 704 / 687-6953
E-mail: jodaniel@uncc.edu
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Interests - Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering testing of materials
- Barrier material durability and improvement
- Solid and hazardous waste management
- Subsurface contaminant transport
- Thermal discharges in aqueous systems
- Public policy and technology transfer

Courses - CEGR 3258 Geotechnical Laboratory
- CEGR 6090 Design and Analysis of Waste Containment
- CEGR 5090-D03 Soil Improvement in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- CEGR 6090-D01 Environmental Chemodynamics

Education - D.Eng. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
- M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Recent Publications - Daniels, J.L., Chien, C.C., Ogunro, V.O. and Inyang, H.I. 2000. A comparative analysis of contaminant migration models using barrier material data, Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination, 9:5:487-501.

- Inyang, H.I., Daniels, J.L. and Chien, C.C. 2000. Methods of analysis of contaminant migration in barrier materials In: Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soils, 2nd Edition, Wise et al., editors, pp. 63-82.

- Daniels, J.L., Inyang, H.I. Howe, G.S. and Ogunro, V.O. 1999. Innovative use of triaxial cell permeameters for measuring the earthen barrier resistance to freeze-thaw degradation under field conditions. Proceedings of the International Symposium on High Altitude and Sensitive Ecological Environmental Geotechnology, Nanjing, PR China pp. 326-333.

- Fang, H.Y., Work, D.V. and Daniels J.L. 1998. "Preliminary study of the solar-electromagnetic process for improvement of dredged fill in reclaimed land applications," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Danvers, MA, pp. 1146-1157.

- Fang, H.Y., Daniels, J.L. and Work, D.V. 1998. "Soil contamination and decontamination mechanisms under wet-dry and freeze-thaw conditions," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Danvers, MA, pp. 1158-1171.

- Inyang, H.I., Daniels, J.L. and Ogunro, V.O. "Engineering controls for risk reduction at brownfield sites" Proceedings of ASCE GeoCongress, Oct. 18-21, 1998, Benson et al., Editors, Boston, MA, pp 229-252.

- Daniels, J.L. 1998. "Assessment of intrinsic bioremediation as a site treatment technique," Proceedings of the 5th Annual Northeast Regional Student Environmental Conference, Lowell, MA, pp. 14-22.

- Fang, H.Y., Daniels, J.L. and Inyang, H.I. 1997. "Enviro-geotechnical considerations in waste containment system design and analysis" Proceedings of the 1997 International Containment Technology Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, pp. 414-420.

Awards and Honors - Graduate Student Association, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Research Grant Award, 2000
- Clay Minerals Society Student Research Grant Award, 1999
- Solid Waste Association of North America-Massachusetts Chapter Scholarship Winner, 1998
- DuPont Graduate Fellow, 1996-1997