Christopher Baxter, P.E.

Baxter, Chris, 2021
  • Professor
  • Civil & Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering
  • Phone: 401.874.6575
  • Fax: 401.874.6837
  • Email: cbaxter@uri.edu
  • Office Location: Sheets, Narragansett Bay Campus
Christopher Baxter’s Full Research Profile

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering. Virginia Tech, 1999
  • M.S. Civil Engineering. Purdue University, 1994
  • B.S. Civil Engineering. Tufts University, 1990

Research Themes

Research Interests

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Experimental Geomechanics
  • Soil Behavior
  • Coastal Resilience
  • Liquefaction of Silts and Calcareous Soils
  • Shear Wave Velocity

Major Sources of Funding

  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  • National Science Foundation
  • RI Coastal Resource Management Council
  • RI Department of Transportation
  • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement