Solving soil interaction problems through a
fundamental science-based inquiry approach in a
creative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary environment.
ongoing activities
Since the workshop activities have continued to facilitate and coordinate the development of the bio-soils initiative. A chronology of past, current, and future activities is summarized below. There are a number of items that provide opportunities to learn more and contribute.
- 1st International BioGeoCivilEngineering Conference (BGCE 2008), 23th-25th June 2008, Delft, Netherlands [website]
- Panel at ASCE-GI Geo-Congress 2008 New Orleans: "Emerging Opportunities in Harnessing Bio-Mediated Processes for Geotechnical Applications", March 9-13, 2008
- Panel at TRB 2007 Conference: "Biological Methods in Geotechnical Engineering" (Session #559), January 15, 2008
- Development of UK consortium proposals for submission to EPSRC, BBSRC, and NRC. UK proposers are looking for links with US researchers. If interested in the topics discussed in the workshop final report contact Kenichi Soga.
- Presentation at NSF "Bio-Soil Interactions and Engineering Workshop", August 22, 2007
- Second meeting of UK participants to coordinate efforts, July 6, 2007
- Bio-Soil Interactions and Engineering Workshop, April 1-4, 2007