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Leon van Paassen

Research Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Van Paassen's research interests are engineering geology, geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, soil mechanics and ground improvement.

Recent stories

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Through advances in biogeotechnical engineering, Fulton Schools researchers are helping to develop techniques to restrain the destructive force of earthquakes.

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A Fulton Schools geotechnical engineering team is contributing to progress toward more effective methods of preventing soils from collapsing during earthquakes.