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Dr. Armen Amirkhanian, P.E. is an Assistant Professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at UA. He received his B.S. in Ceramic and Materials Science Engineering from Clemson University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has conducted extensive transportation and infrastructure materials research for various state highway agencies (ODOT, ALDOT, SCDOT, MDTA). More specifically, he has conducted geotechnical research projects for both state highway agencies and private industry. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Alabama, South Carolina, and Oregon.
Eleanor Skelton, P.E. is a Ph.D. student at UA. She previously received her B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University. After graduating, she worked as a geotechnical consulting engineer, becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama. During her time as a consulting engineer, Ms. Skelton worked on a variety of projects dealing with soils and foundations. Her research interests during her time at Clemson included soil-structure interaction, retaining structures, and finite element modeling, particularly for seismic loading.
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