JULIO R. VALDES

5025 Coolwood Way #13, San Diego, California 92115.
Phone (619) 594-7070. E-mail: jvaldes@mail.sdsu.edu

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Foundation engineering
  • Fines migration, filtration, particle crushing, particle-scale experimental mechanics.
EDUCATION

  • 2002 Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology. Fines migration and formation damage – microscale studies.
  • 1999 M.S.C.E. Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • 1997 B.S.C.E. Georgia Institute of Technology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2002-present Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1997-2002 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech.
  • 1996-1997 Undergraduate Research Assistant. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech.
  • 7/2001 Consultant. Permeability of Zeolites. Principal Consultant: Dr. J. Carlos Santamarina, Atlanta, GA.
  • 6/1998 Consultant. Non-destructive testing. Principal consultant: Dr. Glenn J. Rix, Atlanta, GA.
  • 12/1997 Consultant. Cross-hole testing. Principal consultant: Dr. Glenn J. Rix, Atlanta, GA.
PUBLICATIONS

  • Santamarina, J.C., Valdes, J.R., Palomino, A., Alvarellos, J., (2003), Viscous Effects in Particulates, Proc. IUTAM Symposium on The Mechanics of Physicochemical and Electromechanical Interactions in Porous Media, Ed. J. Huyghe, Netherlands.
  • Valdes, J.R., and Santamarina, J.C., (2003) “Bio-inspired Particulate Filters” 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Washington, USA, July, 16-18.
  • Valdes, J.R., and Santamarina, J.C., (2004) “Particle clogging in radial flow: microscale mechanisms” (submitted/under review; Journal of the Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE, in March 2004).
  • Valdes, J.R., and Lestas, C.A., “Monitoring clogging localization in a pervious monolayer subjected to radial flow” (available from the authors; intended for the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering).
  • Valdes, J.R., and Santamarina, J.C., “Particulate bridge formation and destabilization” (in progress - intended for submittal to Geotechnique - draft available from the authors).
  • Caban, B., and Valdes, J.R., “Measuring the permeability of crushing sands” (in progress – intended for the Geotechnical Testing Journal).
STUDENT SUPERVISION AND MENTORING

  • Charalambos Lestas (MS thesis chair); Benito Caban (MS thesis chair); Shih-Hsun Liang (MS thesis chair); Lee, Jaeryong (MA SDSU); Ricardo Jordan (MS SDSU); James Nabong (MS SDSU); Cindy Sudiacal (MS SDSU); Phani Deepa (MS SDSU); Saurabh Thapar (MS SDSU); Jamie Hobbs (Undergraduate scholar); Jimmy Chapa (High-school scholar); Vinay S. Uchil (MS Georgia Institute of Technology); Adrian Persaud (URA Georgia Institute of Technology).
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS

  • 2004-present Faculty Adviser, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers chapter, San Diego State University
  • 2004-present Affiliate Professor, Project Lead the Way, San Diego State University.
  • 2002-present Member. SDSU Bookstore Advisory Committee, San Diego State University.
  • 2001-present Member. Society of Petroleum Engineers.
  • 1999-2000 President. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Georgia Tech Chapter.
HONORS

  • 1997 Highest Honors, B.S.C.E., Georgia Institute of Technology.