Dr. Christopher Baxter
Associate Professor - Department of Ocean Engineering
Biography
Dr. Baxter is a joint faculty member in the Ocean Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments. He teaches courses in the area of geotechnical engineering. His research focuses on understanding unusual soil behavior, and recent projects include the characterization of weakly cemented sands in oil-bearing formations, time-dependent property changes in recently densified sands, liquefaction of silts, cyclic degradation of soil strength associated with offshore wind turbines, and the assessment of submarine landslides that cause tsunamis.
Dr. Baxter is currently on the Board of Directors for the United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research and Secretary for the American Society of Civil Engineers Soil Properties Committee.
Positions Held
| 2007-present | Associate Professor, Departments of Ocean/Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI | |
| 2007 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute/International Center for Geohazards, Oslo | |
| 2006-2007 | Assistant Professor, Departments of Ocean/Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI | |
| 1999-2000 | Post-doctoral fellow/Laboratory Manager, Marine Geomechanics Laboratory, Department of Ocean Engineering, URI | |
| 1998-1999 | Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech | |
| 1994-1999 | Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech | |
| 1992-1994 | Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University | |
| 1990-1992 | Geotechnical Engineer, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., Trumbull, CT |
Education
| 1999 | Virginia Tech
Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering | |
| 1994 | Purdue University
Master of Science in Civil Engineering |
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| 1990 | Tufts University
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering |
Refereed Conference Publications
