The 2020–21 Geosynthetics Institute (GSI) Fellowship proposals have been reviewed by Dr. George Koerner, Dr. Grace Hsuan and the GSI Board of Advisors (BOA). GSI is pleased to announce that the recipients of this year’s $5,000 awards have been chosen.  As in previous years, the candidate must be either pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in engineering with a geosynthetic focus to be considered for a GSI Fellowship Award. 

The 10 recipients for the 2020–21 GSI Fellowship Award are as follows:

Name	University Name	Advisor	Research Topic
Eirini Christoforidou	Purdue University	Antonio Bobet	Improved Understanding of Load and Displacement Transfer Mechanisms between Geocell and Fill in Flexible Pavements
Kazi Moinul Islam	University of South Carolina	Sarah Gassman	Numerical Modeling of Flexible Pavement with Geogrid Reinforcement
Mingu Kang	University of Illinois	Erol Tutumluer	Quantification of the Effect and Range of Geogrid Stabilization using Bender Element Field Sensors
Pourya Kargar	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Abdolreza Osouli	Investigating Seismic Response of Geocell Reinforced Retaining Walls with Low Plasticity Backfills Using Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis
Sina Nassiri	University of Akron	Nariman Mahabadi	Bifunctional Intelligent Geogrids for Soil Stabilization and Performance Modeling
Md. Fazle Rabbi	Oklahoma State University	Debakanta Mishra	Effect of Geosynthetic Reinforcement on Compaction Behavior of Open-Graded Aggregate Courses
Debojit Sarker	Louisiana Tech University	Jay X. Wang	Development of a Simple and Implementable Method for Analyzing Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement on Expansive Soils
Subramanian Sankaranarayanan	University of Texas	Jorge Zornberg	Mechanisms of Geogrid Stabilization of Road Bases Under Reduced Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing
Dongfang Wang	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Guoping Zhang	Viable Geomembrane Sealants and Adhesives Enhanced by Super Hydrophobic Additives
David Allen Young	University of South Florida	Yogi Goswami	Geosynthetic Based Foundation and Mounting Structure for PV System; and Radiative Cooling Thick Film for Enhanced Geosynthetic Performance

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