L. Sebastian Bryson, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE

Hardin-Drnevich-Huang Professor, Joint Appointment in Earth and Environmental Sciences; Department Chair

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering , Northwestern University 12/2002

M.Eng. in Civil Engineering ,  Howard University  5/1992

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University  5/1987

Professor, University of Kentucky: 7/2021 - present

Associate Professor, University of Kentucky: 7/2012 – 6/2021

Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky: 8/2006 – 7/2012

Assistant Professor Ohio University 11/2001 – 6/2006

GE Faculty Intern Northwestern University 9/2000 – 9/2001

Teaching and Research Assistant Northwestern University 9/1998 – 9/2000

Geotechnical Engineer CH2M HILL, Inc. 1/1992 – 9/1998

Research Engineer Federal Highway Administration 1/1990 – 1/1992

• Unluoglu, H.A., Bryson, L.S., and Rose, J.G. (2024). “Predicting Dynamic Contact Stresses at Crosstie-Ballast Interface Based on Basic Train Characteristics,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 150(5), 04024014.
• Bryson, L.S., Mahmoodabadi, M., and Gomez-Gutierrez, I.C. (2023). “Mechanical Behavior of Weathered Compacted Shales,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, 10.1007/s10706-023-02657-5.
• Adama, D., Bryson, L.S., and Wang, A. (2023). “Airfield suitability assessment from geophysical methods,” Transportation Geotechnics, 42, (2023), 101059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.101059
• Francis, D.M., and Bryson, L.S. (2023). “Proposed Methodology for Site Specific Soil Moisture Obtainment Utilizing Coarse Satellite-Based Data,” Environmental Earth Sciences, 82(15), 377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-11057-0.
• Unluoglu, H.A., Bryson, L.S., and Rose, J.G. (2023). “Stress Distribution in a Railroad Track at the Crosstie-Ballast Interface,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, ASCE, 149(8), 04023074.
• Romana Giraldo, J., and Bryson, L.S. (2023). “Geophysics-based approach to predict triaxial undrained and drained compressive behavior in soft soils,” Journal of Applied Geophysics, 213, 105022.
• Johnson, S.E., Haneberg, W.C., Bryson, L.S., and Crawford, M.M. (2023). “Measuring ground surface elevation changes in a slow-moving colluvial landslide using combinations of regional airborne lidar, UAV lidar, and UAV photogrammetric surveys,” Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 56(2), qjegh2022-078.
• Dashbold, B., Bryson, L.S., and Crawford, M.M. (2023). “Landslide Hazard and Susceptibility Maps Derived from Satellite and Remote Sensing Data Using Limit Equilibrium Analysis and Machine Learning Model,” Natural Hazards, 116(1), 235-265.