Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship Program - 2024 Finalists

USSD would like to thank all of the students that applied for the Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship. The following students have been selected as the top 4 finalists. 

• Alicia Walburger, Brigham Young University
  "Improvement of Probabilistic Liquefaction Triggering Curves for Gravelly Soil"
• Ashley Woodward, University of California, Berkeley
  "Evaluating Failure Mechanisms of Mine Tailings Dams Under High Stress"
• Johnathan Shelton, Tennessee Technological University
  "Comparative Analysis of Dam Stability: Integrating Simplified Methods with FEA Seepage and Undrained Shear Strength Assessments"
• Isaac Nedved, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
  "Viability of geomembranes to reduce overtopping and erosion failures in dams and levees"

These students will present their research during the conference on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, between 1:40pm-3:20pm.  Be sure to come out and support the generation!