Dr. Jay Wang is a professor at the Programs of Civil Engineering and Construction
Engineering Technology, Louisiana Tech University, and he holds the Bobby E. Price
professorship. He teaches Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, and Foundation
Engineering, etc., for undergraduate and graduate students. He is a professional engineer,
and he is registered in Louisiana. Dr. Wang has conducted significant research in
the areas of Geotechnical Engineering and computational modeling, etc. He has developed
expertises and skills in pile foundation engineering, soil-structure interaction,
pore water-soil interaction, and slope stability analyses, etc. He has made his major
achievements in the prediction of pile setup, and identification of failure mechanism
of the breached levee system in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. Currently, Dr.
Jay Wang is dedicated to the research on the impact of expansive soils on pavement
and shallow foundations, and the erosion resistance of vegetation on wetland loss
in Louisiana coastal area. The methodology developed for analyzing the load and stress
in pavement induced by heave/shrinkage of expansive subgrades is in the process of
being implemented in engineering design.
