Milind Khire
Milind Khire
Associate Professor
Research Biography
Dr. Khire's research interests lie in geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering. Dr. Khire is interested in developing innovative methodologies to improve efficiency of leachate recirculation systems for MSW landfills, developing cost-effective final cover options for landfills, innovative methods to control gas collection, geotechnical evaluation of closed landfills to construct industrial structures for end use, and developing alternative cost-effective ground water monitoring systems for operational and closed landfills. He is also interested in developing new methods to measure interface properties of geosynthetics and use of recycled materials for geotechnical and geoenvironmental applications.
Selected Publications
- Leachate Recirculation in Bioreactor Landfills Using Geocomposite Drainage Material, with M. Haydar, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, in press, 2006.
- Geotechnical Sensor System to Monitor Injected Liquids in Landfills with M. Haydar, Geotechnical Testing Journal, American Society of Testing of Materials, Vol. 29, No. 1, 1-8, 2006.
- Reactive Permeable Blankets for Cleanup of Contaminated Liquids, with E. Pepprah, GeoCongress 2006, American Society of Civil Engineers, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 2006.
- Leachate Injection Using Vertical Wells in Bioreactor Landfills, with M. Mukherjee, Waste Management, Elsevier, accepted, 2006.
Selected Achievements and Awards
- Lilly Teaching Fellow 2006-2007, Michigan State University
- Exemplary Service Award, JGGE, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Severson Geotechnical Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- James Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers