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Karam Jaradat
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Faculty

Karam Jaradat

Assistant Professor

Karam.Jaradat@howard.edu
(202)806-6630

Department/Office

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEA

School/College

  • College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA)

Biography

Dr. Jaradat is an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering. He holds a PhD degree in Civil Engineering from Stony Brook University. Prior to Joining Howard, he worked for Jacobs Engineering Group and Virginia Tech. Dr. Jaradat is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in the State of Virginia. Dr. Jaradat research focuses on enriching geotechnical engineering with resilient design utilizing the fundamentals of geomechanics. towards this goal, he utilizes multiscale experimental and numerical techniques. Among others, Dr. Jaradat is expert in advanced laboratory testing and discrete element modeling of geomaterials.      

Education & Expertise

Education

PhD

Civil Engineering
Stony Brook University
2019

M.Sc.

Civil Engineering
Stony Brook University
2017

B.Sc.

Civil Engineering
Jordan University of Science and Technology
2014

Research

Research

Specialty

Multiscale Geomechanics

Group Information

At Howard, the geomaterials research laboratory (GeoRL) focuses on development and design of resilient infrastructure against different geoenvironmental conditions. Toward this goal, we utilize advanced, multiscale laboratory testing and numerical modeling. More information will be available online soon.