Research Interests
How the engineering, environmental and petrophysical properties of porous media (soils, fractured rock, biological tissues) affect measurable geophysical responses, and subsequently develop methodologies by which these properties can be obtained from non-invasive geophysical measurements.
Selected Grants
In Search of Clean and Sustainable Water for Poor Rural Communities in Ghana Engaging Academic Institutions in Science and Technology
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2010 - 2011Ground Truthing of Electromagnetic Signals from Earthquakes from Simultaneous 3 KM Deep Borehole and Surface Measurements at the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2008 - 2010Petrophysical Characterization of Saturated and Unsaturated Soils Using Electrical Geophysical Method: Artificial Neural Network Approach
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2009Desiccation Cracks and Their Effect on Permeability in Clays
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2008Imaging Subsurface Hydraulic Properties from Spectral Electrical Tomographic Images: Artificial Neural Network Approach
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2006A Non-invasive Investigation of the Structural Changes in Contaminated Soils Over Time
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2004Non-Invasive Characterization
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2000 - 2003Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pesticides Contamination in Farmlands Within Nsawam District, Ghana: An Integrated Approach
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2001 - 2002Request for Supplemental Funds to Purchase an Equipment for Studying Elastic Wave Propagation in Unconsolidated Materials
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 1999 - 2002A Non-Invasive Investigation of the Structural Changes in Contaminated Soils over Time
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2001Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Seed Grant: Belonging While Black at Duke Book Club: Inclusion and Professional Advancement ·
2021
Lead ·
Awarded by: Duke Office for Faculty Advancement
This project will engage in an exploration of inclusion and professional advancement issues faced by Black faculty and staff. “Belonging While Black at Duke” will encourage members to build bridges with each other during virtual discussions on the themes of resilience, intersectionality, professional advancement and Black men in society. https://facultyadvancement.duke.edu/2021-faculty-advancement-seed-grants-awardees