Patricia Gallagher, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor pmg@drexel.edu Degrees B.S. Civil Engineering, High Honors, Rutgers University, 1988 B.A. Geological Sciences, General Honors, Rutgers University, 1988 M.S. Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, 1996 Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000

Research Interest
Indoor Environment
Life-cycle Assessment
Sustainability
Soil and Site Improvement
Beneficial use of Recycled Materials
Geoenvironmental Engineering

Awards Honors and Services
Co-director, Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative, 2007-present
Faculty, International Institute for Women in Engineering, Paris, France, July 2007
Allen Rothwarf Award for Teaching Excellence, June 2004
Faculty Advisor, Natural Hazard Mitigation in Japan Program, June 2004
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2003

Students
Jeffrey Cucura
Kimberlee Marcellus
Michael Carnival

Former Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars
Yuanzhi Lin, Ph.D.
Carolyn Conlee, Ph.D.
Murat Hamderi, Ph.D
Yigang Lio, Ph.D. (post-doctoral scholar)

Grants

Sponsor	Project
Department of Education	Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (GAANN): Urban Hazard Mitigation – Creating Sustainability and Resilience
National Science Foundation	NEESR-GC: Risk Mitigation for Strategic Ports

 

Selected Publications
Conlee, C.T., Gallagher, P.M. Boulanger, R. W., and Kamai, R. “Centrifuge Modeling for Liquefaction Mitigation using Colloidal Silica Stabilizer.” Submitted to Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, June 2010.

Conlee, C.T., Gallagher, P.M. Boulanger, R. W., and Kamai, R. “Dynamic Response of Colloidal Silica Treated Sands - Analysis of Centrifuge Test Results.” Submitted to Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, June 2010.

Urias, D. Wartman, J. and Gallagher, P. M. Critical features & value in assessing a research experience for undergraduates: the case of Engineering Cities. Submitted to Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research June 2010.

Boyle, C., Mudd, G., Mihelcic, J., Anastas, P., Collins, T., Culligan, P., Edwards, M., Gabe, J. Gallagher, P., Handy, S., Kao, J-J., Krumdieck, S., Lyles, L.D., Mason, I., Mcdowall, R., Pearce, A., Riedy, C., Russell, J., Schnoor, J.L., Trotz, M., Venables, R., Zimmerman, J.B., Fuchs, V., Miller, S., Page, S., Reeder-Emery, K. (2010). “Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure that Supports the Urban Built Environment.”Environmental Science & Technology 44 (13), 4836-4840.

Gallagher, P.M. and Lin, Y. (2009). “Colloidal silica transport through liquefiable porous media.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135(11):1702-1712.

Gallagher, P.M. Hamderi, M. Grubb, D.M. and Liu, Y. (2009). “Dynamic response of compacted crushed glass (CG), dredged material (DM) and CG-DM blends.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135(9):1148-1154.

Malasavage, N.E., Gallagher, P.M., Grubb D.G., Wartman, J. and Carnivale, M. (2007). "Modifying a plastic clay with crushed glass: implications for constructed fills." Soils and Foundations, 47(6):1017-1027.

Pamuk, A., Gallagher, P.M., and Zimmie, T. (2007). “Mitigation of deep foundations against lateral spreading by passive site stabilization technique,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 27(9):864.

Gallagher, P.M., Conlee, C.T. and Rollins, K.M. (2007). “Full-scale field testing of colloidal silica grouting for mitigation of liquefaction risk,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 133(2):186.

Gallagher, P.M., Pamuk, A., and Abdoun, T. (2007). “Stabilization of liquefiable soils using colloidal silica grout.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 19(1):33.

Grubb, D.G., Gallagher, P.M. Wartman, J.W., Liu, Y and Carnivale, M., III (2006). “Laboratory evaluation of crushed glass-dredged material blends.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(5):562.

Grubb, D.G., Davis, A.F., Sands, S.C., Carnivale, M., III, Wartman, J.W., and Gallagher, P.M. (2006). “Field evaluation of crushed glass-dredged material blends.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(5):577.

Abdoun, T., Dobry, R., Zimmie, T., Zeghal, M, and Gallagher, P.M. (2005). “Centrifuge research of countermeasures to protect pile foundations against liquefaction induced lateral Spreading.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Imperial College Press, Volume 9, Special Issue (9): 101-125.

Gallagher P.M. and Finsterle, S. (2004). “Physical and numerical model of colloidal silica injection for passive site stabilization.” Vadose Zone Journal, 3:917-925.

Gallagher, P.M. and Mitchell, J.K. (2002). “Influence of colloidal silica grout on liquefaction potential and cyclic undrained behavior of loose sand.” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22: 1017-1026.