NJIT - PublicInfo: Raj P. Khera

NJIT - PublicInfo: Raj P. Khera NJIT

Raj P. Khera, PhD

Raj P. Khera, PhD	Raj Khera, PhD, is a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 2005, Khera received the Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award, which is given annually to a professor whose creative teaching has had a positive, life-long impact on students. Because of his theoretical background and his expertise in applied engineering projects, Khera has stayed well ahead of the curve. His progressive thinking is demonstrated in his textbook, in his ability to develop and teach new courses based upon state-of-the-art theory and practice in geotechnical engineering, and in his early and continued use in his classes of computer applications. Khera has made pioneering use of the Internet in his classes; he was the first in the department to maintain course web sites, which he has done for more than a decade. He was also the first faculty member to make extensive use in his classes of Power Point lectures. Recent publications include “Calcium Bentonite Admix for Waste Containment”, Indian Geot. Journal, 34 (2), May 2004; and “A Landslide in Glacial Soils of New Jersey”, Proc. Fifth Int. Conf. on Case Histories in Geot. Eng., New York, N.Y. April 13-17, 2004, Paper No. 3.19. Khera received his PhD in civil engineering from Northwestern University and his MS in civil engineering from Ohio State University.

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