News & Events

04/2025: Mary Ngoma won 1st Place in the 2025 CEE Department's 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

04/2025: Mary Ngoma won (1st Place) the 2025 R.S. Sodhi Prize at the 2025 Dana Knox Student Research Showcase. [Link].

04/2025: Carol Mgiba, Matthew Sonibare, Mary Ngoma, and Prabhakar Khadka presented their research at the 2025 Dana Knox Student Research Showcase [Link].

03/2025: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Sustainable Cities and Society.

03/2025: Dr. Kolawole has been reappointed for another term to the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (COGGE) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [Link].

03/2025: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Progress in Engineering Science.

03/2025: Mary Ngoma and Prabhakar Khadka presented their research at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, Louisville, Kentucky.

02/2025: GGES Lab team attended the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) 2025 SME Annual Conference & Expo, Denver, Colorado.

01/2025: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Journal of Energy Storage.

12/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Discover Civil Engineering.

11/2024: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited Seminar Talk at the Civil and Environmental Engineering, Case Western Reserve University [Link].

11/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Results in Engineering  (IF =6.0).

​11/2024: GGES Lab member (Mary Ngoma) received the "Cutting Edge Scholarship" from The Underground Construction Association (UCA) [Link].

10/2024: Dr. Kolawole participated in the NASEM Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (COGGE)'s Fall 2024 meeting on "Engineering Across Faults"  in Washington DC [Link].

​10/2024: Dr. Kolawole attended the NHERI University of California at Davis (UC Davis) Center for Geotechnical Modeling Users' Workshop in Davis, California [Link].

09/2024: GGES Lab welcomes new PhD students to our team [Link].

08/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Progress in Engineering Science.

08/2024: Dr. Kolawole received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

07/2024: Dr. Kolawole has joined Springer Nature's Discover Civil Engineering journal as an Editorial Board Member.

07/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Frontiers in Built Environment  (IF =2.2).

06/2024: Dr. Kolawole was an invited panelist on “Inclusive Mentorship in Rock Mechanics” at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium in Golden, Colorado. 

06/2024: GGES Lab team attended the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium in Golden, Colorado. 

05/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Biogeotechnics.

05/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Deep Underground Science and Engineering.

04/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics Bulletin.

04/2024: Dr. Kolawole received a grant from the NSF-funded NJIT Center for Translational Research (CTR).

04/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (IF =2.3).

03/2024: Dr. Kolawole gave a guest lecture during his visit to the Department of Geological Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Ghana.

02/2024: Dr. Kolawole attended the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Congress 2024, Vancouver, Canada.

01/2024: Dr. Kolawole's interview was published in a recent AAPG Explorer Magazine article on the challenges of CO2 Sequestration.

01/2024: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics Bulletin.

12/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Arabian Journal of Geosciences.

11/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (COGGE)'s meeting on Geotechnical Data Management for Enhanced Accessibility and Reusability in Washington DC.

10/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the 7th International Conference on Engineering Geophysics (ICEG) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

09/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology  (IF =2.7).

08/2023: We are pleased to welcome Felix Oppong as a member of our group.

07/2023: Dr. Kolawole received a research grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as a Co-PI.

07/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geoenergy Science and Engineering.

07/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics Bulletin.

06/2024: Dr. Kolawole was an invited panelist on “Inclusive Mentorship in Rock Mechanics” at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium in Golden, Colorado.

06/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the 57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. 

06/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Biogeotechnics.

06/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) SuperPile 2023 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

05/2023: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited webinar talk at the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Future Leaders Webinar Series.

05/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (IF =6.52).

05/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Case Studies in Construction Materials (IF =4.93).

05/2023: GGES Lab member (Larissa Cavalcante) was awarded the NJIT Honors College Langan Grant in Civil and Environmental Engineering for her summer research project in GGES Lab.

04/2024: Mary Ngoma passed her PhD Dissertation Proposal Exam.

04/2023: GGES Lab member (Saad Rehmatullah) was awarded the NJIT Provost Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Summer Fellowship.

04/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) 2023 Conference in Houston, Texas.

04/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geoenergy Science and Engineering.

04/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the 35th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering & Environmental Problems (SAGEEP) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

03/2023: Dr. Kolawole and GGES lab group received an NSF I-Corps grant.

03/2023: Dr. Kolawole attended the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Congress 2023, Los Angeles, California.

02/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Environmental Science: Advances.

02/2023: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited Seminar Talk at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark, New Jersey.

02/2023: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in SPE Production & Operations (IF =1.4).

12/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Energy & Fuels (IF =4.65).

11/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (IF =6.52).

11/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources  (IF = 4.86).

11/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment (IF =4.6).

10/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Applied Energy  (IF = 11.2).

10/2022: Dr. Kolawole gave an invited talk at the Fall 2022 Seminar in the Department of Civil Engineering, Stony Brook University, NY. For more info: link

10/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Environment, Development and Sustainability (IF =4.1).

09/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (IF =3.9).

09/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in Energy & Fuels (IF =4.65).

 08/2022: Manuscript accepted for journal publication in SPE Production & Operations (IF =1.4).​

06/2022: Dr. Kolawole received a 2022 Future Leader Award from the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). For more information on this Award click here: ARMA Future Leader