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GRADUATE STUDENT
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Douglas D. Cortés
Ph.D. Student
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Particulate Media Research Laboratory
790 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone: (404) 894-0901
Fax: (404) 894-2281
e-mail: douglas.cortes @ gatech.edu |
Ph.D. Research
The main focus of my research is the microscale analysis of radionuclide behavior that may lead to the implementation of geomaterials in the design of engineered barriers for the containment of high-level radioactive waste
Education
- • Ph.D. student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
- • B.S.C.E. (May 2006), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
- • A.A. (Dec 2003), Department of Civil Engineering , Miami Dade College, Miami, FL.
Employment
- • Graduate Research Assistant,Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
- • Math and Science Tutor, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL.
Publications
- JOURNAL PAPERS
• Kim, H. K., Cortes D. D., and Santamarina J. C. (2007). Flow Test: Particle-Level and Macroscale Analyses, ACI Materials Journal, v 104, n 3, May/June, 2007, p 323-327.
- • Cortes D. D., Kim, H. K., Palomino, A. M., and Santamarina, J. C. (2006). Fine Aggregates: Particle Shape Effects on the Mechanical Properties of Mortars. Cement and Concrete Research (submitted)
- PROJECT REPORTS
• Santamarina, J. C., Cortes, D., Kim, H. K., Palomino, A. M. (2006). “Flow Test Evaluation.” Georgia Department of Transportation.
- • Cortes, D. (2004). “Stereo Images from Optical Microscopy." Georgia Institute of Technology.
- • Cortes, D. (2004). “Granular flow – Literature Review and Experimental Study." Georgia Institute of Technology.
- CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Flow Test Evaluation, 2006 Management Workshop “Operating Within the Constrains of Supply and Demand,” Georgia Crushed Stone Association.
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