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Don DeGroot

Don DeGroot

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University of Massachusetts Amherst · Materials Science and Engineering

Active 1991–2026

h-index28
Citations2.6k
Papers15937 last 5y
Funding$2.7M

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About

Don J. DeGroot is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Riccio College of Engineering. His research areas include energy, environment, and water, as well as smart communities and infrastructure. He holds a Doctor of Science (S.D.) degree in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earned in August 1989, and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from MIT, obtained in June 1985. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with Great Distinction from Concordia University, earned in May 1983, and he also holds a Diploma of Collegial Studies in Civil Engineering Technology from Dawson College, obtained in August 1979. His professional focus encompasses geotechnical engineering, contributing to the advancement of sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems.

Research topics

  • Composite material
  • Materials science
  • Geology
  • Mineralogy
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Algorithm
  • Acoustics
  • Mathematics
  • Marine engineering

Selected publications

Recent grants

Frequent coauthors

  • Jason T. DeJong

    55 shared

  • Nicholas J. Yafrate

    Geosyntec Consultants (United States)

    50 shared

  • Sanjay R. Arwade

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

    44 shared

  • Ryan D. Beemer

    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

    38 shared

  • Mark Randolph

    University of Kassel

    34 shared

  • Charles Aubeny

    Texas A&M University

    28 shared

  • Alejandro Martínez

    University of California, Davis

    18 shared

  • Junho Lee

    Mitchell Institute

    18 shared

Education

  • ScD, Civil Engineering

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    1989

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