Dr. Lakshmi Reddi
Contact Information
Engineering Building II
Suite 211
University Of Central Florida,
Orlando, Florida 32816-2450

Phone: (407) 823-1374
Fax: (407) 823-3315

LReddi@mail.ucf.edu
Presentations
  • Invited Lectures (Selected)

    • "Hallmark of Engineering Leaders," Florida Engineering Society Chapter, Orlando, FL, April 2009.
    • "Humanities Dimension to Soil Engineering," ASCE Geotechnical Chapter, Fall Lecture, Orlando, FL, 2008.
    • "From Earth to Space: Unified Purpose of Engineering," Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, June 2008.
    • "New Dimensions of Geoenvironmental Engineering," Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, June 2008.
    • "From Subsurface Remediation to Growing Plants in Space," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, August 2005.
    • "Immiscible Flow in Soils: NASA and Geoenvironmental Perspectives," Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, January 2004.
    • "Remediation of NAPL-Contaminated Sites," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, 2003.
    • "Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids in Soils: Environmental and Space Research Perspectives," Condensed Matter Seminar, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, November 2002.
    • "Geoenvironmental Engineering – Scope and Opportunities," Indian Institute of Engineers, Hyderabad, India, June 2001 (Invited by Prof. Saibaba Reddy and Dr. S. N. Rao).
    • "Animal Waste Lagoons," Plenary Talk, Annual Hazardous Substance Research Center Conference, Kansas State University, May 2001 (Invited by Prof. Larry Erickson).
    • "Civil Engineering – Opportunities and Challenges," Wichita, Kansas, January 2001.
    • "Internal Erosion in Earth Dams and Embankments," Department of Civil Engineering, Wollongong University, Australia, Summer 2000.
    • "Particle Transport and Deposition Principles in Earthen Dam Performance," Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 19 January 2000.
    • "State-of-the-Art on Filtration and Drainage in Earth Dams," Central Soil and Materials Research Station, Delhi, India, 18 January 2000.
    • "Immiscible Ganglia Dynamics – Effects of Vibrations," Johnson Space Center, NASA, Houston, TX, October 2000.
    • "Seepage Through Lagoon Soil Liners," Seminar Series in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, 26 February 1998.
    • "Particle Transport in Geoenvironmental Engineering," Department of Civil Engineering, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan, November 1996.
    • A series of four lectures at the Korea University, Seoul, Korea, October 1996:
      • "Design and Construction of Waste Containment Barriers,"
      • "Particle Transport in Geoenvironmental Engineering,"
      • "Remediation Technologies for NAPL-Contaminated Sites,"
      • "Vibratory Remediation of NAPL-Contaminated Sites"
    • "Vibratory Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs)," Center for Environmental Engineering and Science Technologies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 1996.
    • "In-situ Remediation of NAPL-Contaminated Sites: Physical Methods," Seminar Series in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, February 9, 1995.
    • A series of presentations on Environmental Geotechnology and Subsurface Remediation at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, December 1993:
      • "Vibratory Mobilization of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Ganglia in Sands," December 21, 1993
      • "Integrated Vibrorecovery Process for In-situ Site Remediation," December 21, 1993
      • "Unsaturated Flow Modeling – Exact Solution to Approximate Problem" December 23, 1993
      • "A Probabilistic Analysis of Groundwater Levels in Hillside Slopes," December 23, 1993.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Glimpses of Environmental Geotechnology," Department of Geology, Kansas State University, January 26, 1993.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Glimpses of Environmental Geotechnology", Rutgers- State University of New Jersey, March 30, 1992.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "A Review of Remediation Technologies for NAPL-Contaminated Sites", Stevens Center for Environmental Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, March 26, 1991.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Design and Construction of Clay Liners", Stevens Center for Environmental Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, April 27, 1990.
  • Other Presentations (Selected)

    • Jones, S.B., D. Or, M. Tuller, S.L. Steinberg, S.D. Humphries, G.E. Bingham, N.E. Daidzic, and L.N. Reddi, "Influence of Variable Gravity on Liquid Configurations in Micromodels," Agronomy Abstracts, ASA, Madison, WI, November 2003.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Ammonia Transport through Compacted Clay and Geosynthetic Clay Liners," AGU Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2000.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "State of the Technology: Phytoremediation," EPA ORD Conference, Bloomingdale, Illinois, November 1999.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, and M.V.S. Bonala, "Critical Review of, and Future Research Needs in, Internal Erosion, Piping, and Filtration in Earth Dams," Technology Update Lecture, US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, July 1999.
    • Davalos, H., and Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Animal Waste Containment in Anaerobic Lagoons Lined with Compacted Clays," 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, May 24-27, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, and V. Felker, "Biological Clogging of Compacted Clay Liners," 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, May 24-27, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Hajra, M.G., and Lakshmi N. Reddi, "A Model to Predict Biological Clogging in Porous Media," 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, May 24-27, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Ming, X., and Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Modeling Permeability Changes due to Particle Transport," 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, May 24-27, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Hajra, M.G., M.V.S. Bonala, and Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Effect of Flow Rate and Influent Particle Concentration on Clogging of Soil Filters," 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, May 24-27, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Mutyala, J., Marchin, G.L., and Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Biological Clogging in Porous Media and the Effects of Using Iodinated Resins," 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, May 24-27, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, M.G. Hajra, and X. Ming, "Pavement Subsurface Drainage," 81st Annual Kansas Transportaton Engineering Conference, Kansas State University, April 13, 1999.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, and Davalos, H., "Seepage Through Animal Waste Lagoon Liners," 7th Annual Kansas Hydrology Seminar, Topeka, Kansas, November 20, 1998.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, Bonala, M.V.S., and Davalos, H., "Performance of Animal Waste Lagoon Liners," 1998 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, Snowbird, Utah, May 18-21, 1998.
    • Han, W., Reddi, L.N., and Banks, M.K., "Modeling the Effects of Cyclic Water Table Fluctuations on Fate of LNAPL Ganglia," 12th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, Kansas City, Missouri, May 20-22, 1997.
    • Bonala, M.V.S., and Reddi, L.N., "Impact of Pore Fluid Composition Changes on Soil Filter Clogging in Contaminated Environment," 12th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, Kansas City, Missouri, May 20-22, 1997.
    • Schuckman, L., Banks, M.K., and Reddi, L.N., "The Effect of Fluctuating Water Levels on Biodegradation of NAPLs in Soil," 12th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, Kansas City, Missouri, May 20-22, 1997.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, W. Han, and M.K. Banks, "Fate and Transport of Residual NAPLs under Fluctuating Water Table Conditions," HSRC/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 1996.
    • Rieck, G., S.T. Chou, and L.T. Fan, "Commercialization of Waste Generated from Foundry Industries of Kansas," presented at the AMI Progress in Manufacturing Conference & Exhibit, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, January 1996.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, M.V.S. Bonala, and R. Poduri, "Combined Effects of Pore Fluid Dynamics and its Composition on Stability of Particulate Contaminants," Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 1995.
    • Prabhushankar, R.N., and Reddi, L.N., "One-Dimensional Particle Transport Model in Porous Media," Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 1995.
    • Pant, A.K., and Reddi, L.N., "Effect of Pore Fluid Kinetics on the Recovery of Immiscible Contaminants from Soils," Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 1995.
    • Menon, S., and Reddi, L.N., "Network Modeling Approach to Assess Fate of Residual NAPL Ganglia under the Influence of Pore Fluid Kinetics," Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1995.
    • Liu, B., Han, W., Banks, M.K., and Reddi, L.N., "Bioremediation of Hazardous Organic Contaminants at Textural Interfaces in the Subsoil," Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1995.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, and H. Wu, "Performance Evaluation of Vibrorecovery as Remediation Technology at Hazardous Waste Sites," presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Remediation, Bozeman, Montana, June 8-10, 1994.
    • Prabhushankar, R.N., Reddi, L.N., and Schwab, P.A., "Clay Colloid-Associated Transport of Contaminants into the Subsurface," presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Remediation, Bozeman, Montana, June 8-10, 1994.
    • Rieck, G., and Reddi, L.N., "Stabilization of Foundry Waste with Clay Binders and Its Utilization," presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Remediation, Bozeman, Montana, June 8-10, 1994.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Feasibility and Efficiency of Vibrorecovery Technology to Remediate LNAPL-Contaminated Sites," presented at the ACS Special Symposium - Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VI, September 19-21, 1994.
    • Thangavadivelu, S., and Reddi, L.N., "Generalized Prediction of Permeability of Compacted Clays," presented at the 1994 ASAE summer meeting, June 19-22, Kansas City, Missouri.
    • Rieck, G., Lakshmi N. Reddi, Chou, S-T., and Fan, L.T., "Utilization and Potential Commercialization of Waste Generated in Kansas Manufacturing Industries," presented at the AMI Progress in Manufacturing Conference & Exhibit, January 7, 1994, Kansas State University.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, and S. Challa, "Mobilization of Organic Contaminants from Soils due to Cyclic Pore Pressures," presented at the Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, May 25-26, 1993.
    • Prabhushankar, R.N., and Reddi, L.N., "Physical Extraction of Clay Colloids and the Associated Contaminants from Saturated Subsurface," presented at the Hazardous Waste Research Conference, Kansas State University, May 25-26, 1993.
    • Govindaraju, R.S., and Reddi, L.N., "A Physically Based Model for Transport of Colloidal Clay Particles Under Hydraulic Gradients," presented at the 1993 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 7, 1993.
    • Bhargava, S.K., Govindaraju, R.S., and Reddi, L.N., "Pore Evolution During Colloidal Clay Particle Removal Under Hydraulic Gradients," presented at the 1993 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 7, 1993.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Enhancement of Drainage in and Stability of Highway Embankment Slopes," 75th Annual Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference, Kansas State University, March 31 - April 1, 1993.
    • Hadim, A., Shah, F., Reddi, L.N., and Prabhushankar, R.N., "Feasibility of Ultrasonic Enhancement of In-Situ Remediation Techniques," poster presentation at New Jersey Institute of Technology, October 15, 1993.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi and G.P. Korfiatis, "A Vibratory Method for In-situ Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids" presented at the Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, University of Colorado at Boulder, June 1-2, 1992.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Development of Geo-mechanical techniques for Remediation of NAPL-contaminated Sites" presented at the Environmental Geotech Symposium of the 1992 ASCE International Convention & Exposition, September 14-17, New York, 1992.
    • Lakshmi N. Reddi, "Simple Conceptualizations of Flow in the Unsaturated Zone", AGWSE Conference of Ground Water Flow Systems and Land Use: Relation to Quality of Shallow Ground Water, September 25-26, 1990, Anaheim, CA.
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