Curriculum Vita

Mailing address:
Department of Civil Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-4334
kevin.gardner@unh.edu

Personal Information
Birth date: February 15, 1967
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut

Education
Clarkson University
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering (1996)
Dissertation Title: Aggregation Kinetics of Colloidal Particles in Aqueous Solution

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University (1991)
Thesis title: Characterization of Leachates from Municipal Incinerator Ash Materials

Union College
B.S., Civil Engineering cum laude (1989)

Professional Registration: P.E., State of Ohio

Professional Experience
· Research Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire, August, 1999-present

· George B. Mayer Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, July, 1998 - July, 1999

Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, July, 1996 - July, 1998

Instructor, Hofstra University, August, 1995 - June, 1996

Research Assistant, Clarkson University, June, 1992 - August, 1995

Associate Engineer, Industrial/Hazardous Waste Division, James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc. (now Montgomery-Watson), Walnut Creek, California, June, 1991 - June, 1992

Research Assistant, Clarkson University, June, 1989 - May, 1991

Honors and Distinctions

George B. Mayer Assistant Professorship of Urban and Environmental Studies

Glennan Fellow (for innovations in teaching methods and cross-curricular studies), 1999-2000

National Effective Teaching Institute participant, June 1998

Ph.D. Fellowship, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation / International Association of Great Lakes Research (1993-1995)

Larson Aquatic Research Support Master's Scholarship, American Water Works Association (1990)

Graduate Student Supervision

Defne Apul (Ph.D. expected 2003), "An application-specific source term model for the assessment of risk from the beneficial use of secondary materials."

Mark Arenberg (M.S. expected 2001; advised jointly with Robin Collins), "NOM removal by colloidal- and precipitate-coated diatomaceous earth."

Omer Uppal (Ph.D. expected, 2003), "Impacts of Geochemical Weathering on Leaching of Heavy Metals from Granular By-Product Materials."

Christopher Berg (M.S. expected 2002), "Mechanisms of Surfactant-Induced Hydraulic Conductivity Changes in Soil Flushing Operations."

Raphael Roman (M.S. expected 2002), "Chemical Weathering of Secondary Aggregate Materials."

Sridhar Dronamraju (M.S. expected 2002), "Leaching Assessment of Cement Produced using Dredged Contaminated Sediments as a Partial Feedstock."

Lingjun Kong (Ph.D.), " Development of a Colloidal Deposition Technique for Installation of an In-Situ Reactive Treatment Wall for the Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Contaminants." [Note: Ms. Kong did not transfer to UNH from CWRU and thus did not complete her degree under my supervision.]

Miguel Arias (M.S., January, 1999), "Surfactant-Induced Permeability Changes in Clay-Sand Systems."

Danielle M. Farrell (M.S. January, 1999), "The Impact of Chemically-Induced Transport and Deposition of Clay on the Hydraulic Conductivity of a Natural Sand."

Steven J. Kuhlman (M.S., May, 1997), "Colloid Transport Through Porous Media: Effects of Flow Rate and Aggregation."