Rate My Professor Lutful Khan

Lutful I. Khan serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State University. He earned his Ph.D. from Lehigh University in 1991, focusing on the study of electroosmosis in soil: a modified theory and its application to soil decontamination. Khan joined Cleveland State University in the same year, progressing through the ranks to his current leadership position, appointed Chair effective August 1, 2016. A registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio, he specializes in foundation and geotechnical engineering. His research interests encompass deep foundations, retaining walls, soil stabilization, electrokinetic soil decontamination and conditioning, flow in porous media, porous media-based devices, terrestrial and microgravity porous media flow, soil decontamination, and reuse of industrial wastes. Khan advises doctoral students in structures and foundations within the Ph.D. program in Civil Engineering.

Khan has directed several Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)-funded projects, including 'Pile set-up in Ohio soils' (principal investigator, started July 1, 2015) and 'Effect of Geofabric in MSE Wall Undercut' (principal investigator, started April 1, 2009). His scholarly contributions include nine research outputs, among them the journal article 'Comparison of Heavy Metal Removal from Chemically Interactive and Non-Interactive Solid Phases by CEHIXM Process' (2014, Separation Science & Technology, vol. 49, issue 10) and 'Enhancement of Electrokinetic Decontamination with EDTA' (2012, Environmental Technology, vol. 33, issue 20). Notable conference papers are 'A Novel Method for Increasing Capacity and Enhancing Set-up of Steel Piles in Clay Soil' (2012), 'Enhancing Capacity of Driven Steel Piles in Clay Soils by Electrokinetic Method' (2012), and 'Membrane Based Closed Loop Liquid Degassing System for Space Applications' (2012). He teaches courses in foundation engineering, geotechnical engineering, soil stabilization and decontamination, and flow in porous media, contributing to the education of undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering.