Thomas Oommen
Associate Professor of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
PhD, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Tufts University . MS, System Engineering, University of Alaska-Fairbanks . BS, Civil Engineering, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology.
Research interests include: Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation at local and regional scales using in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations ; Estimating liquefaction induced damage such as lateral spread displacement ; Transportation Geotechniques ; Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture ; Geotechnical asset monitoring ; Machine Learning.