Lakshmi N. Reddi, PHD, PE
Gerry and Ruth Hartman Professor
Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Reddi joins us from Kansas State University where he served as Department Head from 2000-2007 and served as Director of the Civil Infrastructure Systems Laboratory and as Outreach Director for the Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center.
A strong proponent of interdisciplinary research, and integrated research and education, Dr. Reddi authored/co-authored two textbooks on the themes of geoenviromental engineering and seepage in soils, edited/co-edited six books on other themes, and has authored/co-authored numerous technical articles in journals representing various disciplines in civil engineering. Dr Reddi is the winner of the Engineering Research Excellence Award and two-time recipient of the Central District James Robbins Teaching Award, an honor member of Chi Epsilon, Emminent Engineer of Tau Beta Pi, and was recently recognized as "Distinguished Alumnus", by his alma mater, the Ohio State University's College of Engineering.