Lehigh University - CEE: Sibel Pamukcu

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
Associate Chair of the 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

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1986.
M.S. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 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 fiber-optic sensors for distributed measurements in geo-media and civil infrastructure. An expert on electro-remediation of soils and groundwater 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 other recent research work includes development of distributed fiber-optic sensors for detection and quantification of soil and water contaminants, and soil water content. 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 50 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; served as Lehigh University Chapter President of Sigma Xi (2000-01), and she is a faculty member of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise of Lehigh University.

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 national and international institutes, including Widener University and Cleveland University in the US, and Anadolu University in Turkey.

Selected Publications

Pamukcu, S., Electrochemical Transport and Transformations Chapter 2 in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, Reddy and Camaselle eds.; John Wiley & Sons, 2009; pp. 29-65.

Wittle, J.K., Pamukcu, S., Bowman, D., Zanko, L.M., and Doering, F., Field Studies on Sediment Remediation, Ch 32 in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, Reddy and Camaselle eds.; John Wiley & Sons, 2009; pp. 661-696.

Pamukcu, S., L. Hannum, J.K. Wittle Delivery and Activation of Nano-iron by DC Electric Field, J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A, Vol.43, Issue No. 8, 2008, pp. 934-944.

Anastasio, S., S. Pamukcu, M. Pervizpour, "Chemical Selective BOTDR Sensing for Corrosion Detection on Structural Systems," Proceeding of the 7th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2007), Stanford, CA, pp. 1701-1708, 2007.

Hannum, L. and S. Pamukcu, Aided Transport of Nano-Iron in Clay Soils Using Direct Electric Field, NSTI- Nanotech 2007, Vol.2, pp. 635-638, 2007.

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.

Pamukcu, S., Texier, S., Toulouse, J., Advances in Water Content Measurement with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor, GeoCongress06, 187, pp. 7-12, ASCE; DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, editors; 2006.

Pamukcu, S., Cetisli, F., Texier, S., Naito, C., Toulouse, J., Dynamic Strains with Brillouin Scattering Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor, GeoCongress06, 187, pp. 31-36, ASCE, DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, editors; 2006.

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.

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.

Akbulut,S., Hasiloglu, S., and Pamukcu, S., "Data Generation for Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio in Reinforced Sands Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System" Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24(11), 805-814, 2004.

Pamukcu, S., Weeks, A., and Wittle, J.K, Enhanced Reduction of Cr(VI) by Direct Electric Current in a Contaminated Clay, Environmental Science and Technology, ACS, 38(4), 1236-1241, 2004.

		Sibel Pamukcu, Ph.D. Professor of Geotechnical Engineering Associate Chair of the 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 Education Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1986. M.S. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 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 fiber-optic sensors for distributed measurements in geo-media and civil infrastructure. An expert on electro-remediation of soils and groundwater 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 other recent research work includes development of distributed fiber-optic sensors for detection and quantification of soil and water contaminants, and soil water content. 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 50 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; served as Lehigh University Chapter President of Sigma Xi (2000-01), and she is a faculty member of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise of Lehigh University. 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 national and international institutes, including Widener University and Cleveland University in the US, and Anadolu University in Turkey. Selected Publications Pamukcu, S., Electrochemical Transport and Transformations Chapter 2 in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, Reddy and Camaselle eds.; John Wiley & Sons, 2009; pp. 29-65. Wittle, J.K., Pamukcu, S., Bowman, D., Zanko, L.M., and Doering, F., Field Studies on Sediment Remediation, Ch 32 in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, Reddy and Camaselle eds.; John Wiley & Sons, 2009; pp. 661-696. Pamukcu, S., L. Hannum, J.K. Wittle Delivery and Activation of Nano-iron by DC Electric Field, J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A, Vol.43, Issue No. 8, 2008, pp. 934-944. Anastasio, S., S. Pamukcu, M. Pervizpour, "Chemical Selective BOTDR Sensing for Corrosion Detection on Structural Systems," Proceeding of the 7th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2007), Stanford, CA, pp. 1701-1708, 2007. Hannum, L. and S. Pamukcu, Aided Transport of Nano-Iron in Clay Soils Using Direct Electric Field, NSTI- Nanotech 2007, Vol.2, pp. 635-638, 2007. 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. Pamukcu, S., Texier, S., Toulouse, J., Advances in Water Content Measurement with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor, GeoCongress06, 187, pp. 7-12, ASCE; DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, editors; 2006. Pamukcu, S., Cetisli, F., Texier, S., Naito, C., Toulouse, J., Dynamic Strains with Brillouin Scattering Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor, GeoCongress06, 187, pp. 31-36, ASCE, DeGroot, DeJong, Frost, Baise, editors; 2006. 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. 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. Akbulut,S., Hasiloglu, S., and Pamukcu, S., "Data Generation for Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio in Reinforced Sands Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System" Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24(11), 805-814, 2004. Pamukcu, S., Weeks, A., and Wittle, J.K, Enhanced Reduction of Cr(VI) by Direct Electric Current in a Contaminated Clay, Environmental Science and Technology, ACS, 38(4), 1236-1241, 2004.