JOEL S. KUSZMAUL

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

118 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
E-mail address: kuszmaul@olemiss.edu
Phone: 662-915-7499
Office: Old Chemistry 16A

Classes:
Geol 101 - Physical Geology
GE 421 - Geological Engineering Design
GE 518 - Quantitative Methods in Geology and Geological Engineering
GE 535 - Advanced Rock Mechanics
GE 577 - Geophysics I
ENGR 648 - Numerical Modeling in Geoscience and Engineering

Degrees:

Ph. D. University of California, 1993.

M.S. University of Minnesota, 1983.

B.S. Michigan Technological University, 1981.

Research Interests:

Probabilistic methods in geomechanics, Design of excavations in blocky rock masses

Professional History:

1998- Present: Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi

1995 - 1998: Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Australia

1993-1995: Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota

1983 - 1987: Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque

Selected Publications:

J. S. Kuszmaul, "Estimating keyblock sizes in underground excavations: accounting for joint set spacing," submitted for publication in International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 36 (1999), pp. 217-232.

J. S. Kuszmaul, "The application of three-dimensional visualization to excavations in jointed rock masses," presentation at the 2^nd Annual Memphis Area Engineering Societies Conference, May 2000.

J. S. Kuszmaul, "The effect of varied joint set orientation on keyblock size," Pacific Rocks 2000 -Rock around the Rim, G. Girard, M. Lieebman, C. Breeds, and T. Doe, editors (Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 2000), pp. 953-958. Presented 31 July 2000. View this presentation.

Greer, Homer B. and Joel S. Kuszmaul, "A study of the erosion of dispersive soils of North-Central Mississippi," Association of Engineering Geologists News: Annual Meeting Program with Abstracts, September 2000, p. 87.

Neuner, Jessica, Joel S. Kuszmaul, and George L. Sills, "Detecting and predicting surficial failures in highly plastic clays using remote sensing," Association of Engineering Geologists News: Annual Meeting Program with Abstracts, September 2000, p. 104.

Kelley, Julie, John C. Matthews, Joel S. Kuszmaul, Charles T. Swann, and Rick L. Ericksen, "Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in produced water from Mississippi oil wells," Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 46:1 pp. 38. Absract presented by Julie Kelley at the 65^th Annual Meeting, February 2001.