Lehigh University - CEE: Sibel Pamukcu

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
Associate Chair

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fritz Engineering Laboratory
13 E. Packer Avenue
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015-4729, USA
Phone: 610-758-3220
Fax: 610-758-6405
Email sp01@lehigh.edu or sibel.pamukcu@lehigh.edu
Home: http://www.lehigh.edu/~sp01

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1986.
M.S. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1981.
B.S. Civil Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1978.

Research and Scholarship

Dr. Pamukcu conducts research on soil and groundwater decontamination using electrochemical technologies, and on development and application of innovative fiberoptic sensors for distributed measurements in geo-media and civil infrastructure. An expert on electro-remediation for more than a decade, Dr. Pamukcu co-owns patents in US and Turkey; and currently focuses on the application of low direct current electric field for in-situ destruction of hazardous contaminants through enhanced redox reactions in clay-rich soils. Her recent research work includes development of truly distributed fiberoptic sensors for detection and quantification of soil and water contaminants, and soil water content. In other research she has focused on value-added use of waste materials such as ground tire rubber in earthen construction; where tire rubber was evaluated as a chemical attenuator of volatile organic compounds in wastewater, and as a physical attenuator of vibration in granular earth fills. Dr. Pamukcu has served as Principal and co-Principal investigator of over 30 grants and contracts from national and state agencies, including NSF, DOE, EPRI, and Pennsylvania DOT. She is co-author of over 40 peer–reviewed articles and more than 100 technical contributions in the form of conference proceedings, research reports and book chapters. She is the recipient of Civil Engineering Foundation Grant Award, ASCE, 1989; Alfred Noble Robinson Award, Lehigh University, 1989; and served as Lehigh University Chapter President of Sigma Xi (2000-01).

Teaching

Dr. Pamukcu teaches courses in Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Geo-environmental Engineering at the undergraduate level; and Advanced Foundation Engineering and Soil Dynamics at the graduate level. She has supervised 5 completed Ph.D. student dissertations, 25 completed M.S. student theses, and served on 16 doctoral dissertation committees. Some of the former Ph.D. students are now faculty members at international and national institutes, including Widener University, Cleveland University, and Anadolu University, Turkey.

Publications (selected past 3 years)

Pamukcu, S., L. Hannum, J.K. Wittle “Delivery and Activation of Nano-iron by DC Electric Field,” J. of Environmental Science and Health, PART A, Toxic/Hazardous Substance & Environmental Engineering, Taylor & Francis, 2007 (in print)

McElroy, M., Jr., M. Pervizpour, S. Pamukcu, "Three Dimensional Finite Element Modelling of Stacked Geotextile Tubes for Embankment Stabilization," Proc. of 11th Int. Conf. on Civil, Structural and Environmental Eng. Computing, B.H.V. Topping (ed.), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Pap. No. 14, Sept., 2007 (on CD)

Anastasio, S., S. Pamukcu, M. Pervizpour, "Chemical Selective BOTDR Sensing for Corrosion Detection on Structural Systems," Proceeding of the 7th IWSHM 2007, Stanford, Ca, pp. 1701-1708, Sept., 2007.

Anastasio, S., S. Pamukcu, M. Pervizpour , " BOTDR Detection of Chemical & Liquid Content," 7th FMGM’07, Proc. of 7th Int. Symposium of Field Measurements in Geomechanics, ASCE Geo-Institute, STP No. 175, Pap. No. 8, Boston, Ma. Sept., 2007 (on CD)

Pamukcu, S. and Turel, M.,"Use of BOTDR to Measure Distributed Strains of Geosynthetics", GRI 20th Conf., Geosynthetic’07, IFAI, Pap. No. 10, Washington, DC, Jan., 2007 (on CD)

Pamukcu, S. and Akbulut, S., “Thermoelastic Enhancement of Damping of Sand Using Granular Synthetic Rubber,” J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Eng., ASCE 132(4), 501-510, 2006.

Turel, M. and Pamukcu, S. “Brillouin Scattering Fiber Optic Sensor for Distributed Measurement of Liquid Content and Geosynthetic Strains in Subsurface,” Site and Geomaterial Characterization, ASCE, Geoshanghai, China, pp. 72-79, June, 2006.

Pamukcu, S., Texier, S., Toulouse, J., “Advances in Water Content Measurement with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor,” GeoCongress’06, ASCE; DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, (eds.); No 187, pp. 7-12, 2006.

Pamukcu, S., Cetisli, F., Texier, S., Naito, C., Toulouse, J., “Dynamic Strains with Brillouin Scattering Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor,” GeoCongress’06, ASCE, DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, (eds.); No 187, pp. 31-36, 2006.

Texier, S., Pamukcu, S., Toulouse, J., Ricles, J., “Brillouin Scattering Fiber Optic Strain Sensor for Distributed Applications in Civil Infrastructure,” 5th IWSHM 2005., Stanford, Ca, pp. 1395-1402, 2005.

Texier, S., Pamukcu, S., Toulouse, J., “Advances in subsurface water-content measurement with a distributed Brillouin scattering fibre-optic sensor,” SPIE, OFS-17, Bruggs, Belgium, v. 5855, pp. 555-558, 2005.

		Sibel Pamukcu, Ph.D. Professor of Geotechnical Engineering Associate Chair Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fritz Engineering Laboratory 13 E. Packer Avenue Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015-4729, USA Phone: 610-758-3220 Fax: 610-758-6405 Email sp01@lehigh.edu or sibel.pamukcu@lehigh.edu Home: http://www.lehigh.edu/~sp01 Education Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1986. M.S. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1981. B.S. Civil Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1978. Research and Scholarship Dr. Pamukcu conducts research on soil and groundwater decontamination using electrochemical technologies, and on development and application of innovative fiberoptic sensors for distributed measurements in geo-media and civil infrastructure. An expert on electro-remediation for more than a decade, Dr. Pamukcu co-owns patents in US and Turkey; and currently focuses on the application of low direct current electric field for in-situ destruction of hazardous contaminants through enhanced redox reactions in clay-rich soils. Her recent research work includes development of truly distributed fiberoptic sensors for detection and quantification of soil and water contaminants, and soil water content. In other research she has focused on value-added use of waste materials such as ground tire rubber in earthen construction; where tire rubber was evaluated as a chemical attenuator of volatile organic compounds in wastewater, and as a physical attenuator of vibration in granular earth fills. Dr. Pamukcu has served as Principal and co-Principal investigator of over 30 grants and contracts from national and state agencies, including NSF, DOE, EPRI, and Pennsylvania DOT. She is co-author of over 40 peer–reviewed articles and more than 100 technical contributions in the form of conference proceedings, research reports and book chapters. She is the recipient of Civil Engineering Foundation Grant Award, ASCE, 1989; Alfred Noble Robinson Award, Lehigh University, 1989; and served as Lehigh University Chapter President of Sigma Xi (2000-01). Teaching Dr. Pamukcu teaches courses in Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Geo-environmental Engineering at the undergraduate level; and Advanced Foundation Engineering and Soil Dynamics at the graduate level. She has supervised 5 completed Ph.D. student dissertations, 25 completed M.S. student theses, and served on 16 doctoral dissertation committees. Some of the former Ph.D. students are now faculty members at international and national institutes, including Widener University, Cleveland University, and Anadolu University, Turkey. Publications (selected past 3 years) Pamukcu, S., L. Hannum, J.K. Wittle “Delivery and Activation of Nano-iron by DC Electric Field,” J. of Environmental Science and Health, PART A, Toxic/Hazardous Substance & Environmental Engineering, Taylor & Francis, 2007 (in print) McElroy, M., Jr., M. Pervizpour, S. Pamukcu, "Three Dimensional Finite Element Modelling of Stacked Geotextile Tubes for Embankment Stabilization," Proc. of 11th Int. Conf. on Civil, Structural and Environmental Eng. Computing, B.H.V. Topping (ed.), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Pap. No. 14, Sept., 2007 (on CD) Anastasio, S., S. Pamukcu, M. Pervizpour, "Chemical Selective BOTDR Sensing for Corrosion Detection on Structural Systems," Proceeding of the 7th IWSHM 2007, Stanford, Ca, pp. 1701-1708, Sept., 2007. Anastasio, S., S. Pamukcu, M. Pervizpour , " BOTDR Detection of Chemical & Liquid Content," 7th FMGM’07, Proc. of 7th Int. Symposium of Field Measurements in Geomechanics, ASCE Geo-Institute, STP No. 175, Pap. No. 8, Boston, Ma. Sept., 2007 (on CD) Pamukcu, S. and Turel, M.,"Use of BOTDR to Measure Distributed Strains of Geosynthetics", GRI 20th Conf., Geosynthetic’07, IFAI, Pap. No. 10, Washington, DC, Jan., 2007 (on CD) Pamukcu, S. and Akbulut, S., “Thermoelastic Enhancement of Damping of Sand Using Granular Synthetic Rubber,” J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Eng., ASCE 132(4), 501-510, 2006. Turel, M. and Pamukcu, S. “Brillouin Scattering Fiber Optic Sensor for Distributed Measurement of Liquid Content and Geosynthetic Strains in Subsurface,” Site and Geomaterial Characterization, ASCE, Geoshanghai, China, pp. 72-79, June, 2006. Pamukcu, S., Texier, S., Toulouse, J., “Advances in Water Content Measurement with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor,” GeoCongress’06, ASCE; DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, (eds.); No 187, pp. 7-12, 2006. Pamukcu, S., Cetisli, F., Texier, S., Naito, C., Toulouse, J., “Dynamic Strains with Brillouin Scattering Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor,” GeoCongress’06, ASCE, DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, (eds.); No 187, pp. 31-36, 2006. Texier, S., Pamukcu, S., Toulouse, J., Ricles, J., “Brillouin Scattering Fiber Optic Strain Sensor for Distributed Applications in Civil Infrastructure,” 5th IWSHM 2005., Stanford, Ca, pp. 1395-1402, 2005. Texier, S., Pamukcu, S., Toulouse, J., “Advances in subsurface water-content measurement with a distributed Brillouin scattering fibre-optic sensor,” SPIE, OFS-17, Bruggs, Belgium, v. 5855, pp. 555-558, 2005.