L. Sebastian Bryson | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

L. Sebastian Bryson

Hardin-Drnevich-Huang Professor of Civil Engineering

Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

I am the Hardin-Drnevich-Huang Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky, with a joint appointment in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. I am also the current Department Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering.

Contact Information

sebastian.bryson@uky.edu

161 Oliver H. Raymond Bldg.

(859)-257-3247

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering , Northwestern University 12/2002
M.Eng. in Civil Engineering , Howard University 5/1992
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University 5/1987

Research Interests

Laboratory Testing of Geologic Materials
geohazards
Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Applied Geotechnics

Affiliations

Earth & Environmental Sciences
Civil Engineering

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Department of Civil Engineering

Research

The primary focus of my research interests is applied geotechnics. Within this focus, my expertise includes landslide hazard assessment and prediction, laboratory testing of geologic materials, geophysics geotechnics, performance of civil infrastructure, and numerical modeling of geotechnical systems. The intent of my research efforts is to develop innovative methodologies and technologies, centered on increased resiliency and sustainability of civil and geotechnical infrastructure.

Courses

EGR 199 Introduction to Research

CE 579 Geotechnical Engineering

CE 671 Advanced Soil Mechanics

CE 673 Stability of Earth Slopes

CE 779 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

Registrations

Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (F. ASCE)

Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE) certification

Registered Professional Engineer: Kentucky, 30411

Registered Professional Engineer: Wisconsin, 31821

Registered Professional Engineer: Illinois, 062-051411

Registered Professional Engineer: Ohio, E-61245

Registered Professional Engineer: Indiana, PE19700163

Registered Professional Engineer: Michigan, 6201043753

Selected Publications

Selected Publications:

Francis, D.M., and Bryson, L.S. (2023). “Proposed Methodology for Site Specific Soil Moisture Obtainment Utilizing Coarse Satellite-Based Data,” Environmental Earth Sciences, 82(15), 377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-11057-0.

Romana Giraldo, J., and Bryson, L.S. (2023). “Geophysics-based approach to predict triaxial undrained and drained compressive behavior in soft soils,” Journal of Applied Geophysics, 213, 105022.

Johnson, S.E., Haneberg, W.C., Bryson, L.S., and Crawford, M.M. (2023). “Measuring ground surface elevation changes in a slow-moving colluvial landslide using combinations of regional airborne lidar, UAV lidar, and UAV photogrammetric surveys,” Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 56(2), qjegh2022-078.

Dashbold, B., Bryson, L.S., and Crawford, M.M. (2023). “Landslide Hazard and Susceptibility Maps Derived from Satellite and Remote Sensing Data Using Limit Equilibrium Analysis and Machine Learning Model,” Natural Hazards, 116(1), 235-265.

Crawford, M.M., Dortch, J.M., Koch, H.J., Zhu, Y., Haneberg, W.C., Wang, Z., and Bryson, L.S. (2022). “Landslide Risk Assessment in Eastern Kentucky, USA: Developing a Regional Scale, Limited Resource Approach,” Remote Sensing, 14(24), 6246.

Crawford, M.M., Dortch, J.M., Koch, H.J., Killen, A.A., Zhu, J., Zhu, Y., Bryson, L.S., and Haneberg, W.C. (2021). “Using landslide-inventory mapping for a combined bagged-trees and logistic-regression approach to landslide susceptibility in eastern Kentucky,” Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54 (4), qjegh2020-177.

Ahmed, F.S., Bryson, L.S., and Crawford, M.M. (2021). “Prediction of Seasonal Variation of In-situ Hydrologic Behavior using an Analytical Transient Infiltration Model,” Engineering Geology, 294, 106383.

Mahmoodabadi, M., and Bryson, L.S. (2021). “Prediction of Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Unsaturated Soils Based on Seasonal Variations in Hydrologic Conditions,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58(6), 902-913.