Jay Meegoda
Jay Meegoda
Distinguished Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
221 Colton Hall (COLT)
About Me
Dr. Jay N. Meegoda, P.E., is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT and has been working as educator, consultant and researcher in engineering for over 30 years. He utilizes scientific concepts and engineering technologies in his research to provide solutions to real world problems. Dr. Meegoda has worked with state and local governments, and foreign governments to provide technical input for broad range of problems. At NJIT, Dr. Meegoda as PI has successfully concluded several multidisciplinary research projects worth over $7M from agencies such as NSF, USEPA, US Army, FHWA, NJDOT and NJDEP that provided broader impact to the society. Some of those technologies are now extensively used while others are to be commercialized. He has published over 200 papers. He had many research collaborations with many nations spanning all five continents. He received the research implementation award from the New Jersey Department of Transportation in 2011 for his Culvert Information Management Research, the best theoretical paper award from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE in May 2012 for his collaborative research with China and the best practice paper award from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE in May 2001 for the paper describing the results of one USEPA SITE demonstration project. He was instrumental in setting up the NJIT chapter of Engineers without Borders and is currently the faculty advisor for the chapter.
Education
Ph.D.; University of California; ; 1985
M.S.; University of California; ; 1983
B.S.; University of Sri Lanka; ; 1980
M.S.; University of California; ; 1983
B.S.; University of Sri Lanka; ; 1980
2025 Spring Courses
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
Teaching Interests
Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
Past Courses
CE 443: FOUNDATION DESIGN
CE 485: ST: SERVICE LEARNING PIPEWORK NETWORK DESIGN
CE 485: ST:POLLUTION PREVENTION
CE 553: DES & CONST ASPHALT PAVE
CE 641: ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS
CE 641: ENGR PROPERTIES OF SOIL
CE 647: GEOTECH OF SOLID WASTE
CE 648: FLOW THROUGH SOILS
CE 742: GEOTECH EARTHQUAKE ENGIN
CE 742: GEOTECHNOLOGY OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
ENE 362: POLLUTION PREVENTION
CE 485: ST: SERVICE LEARNING PIPEWORK NETWORK DESIGN
CE 485: ST:POLLUTION PREVENTION
CE 553: DES & CONST ASPHALT PAVE
CE 641: ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS
CE 641: ENGR PROPERTIES OF SOIL
CE 647: GEOTECH OF SOLID WASTE
CE 648: FLOW THROUGH SOILS
CE 742: GEOTECH EARTHQUAKE ENGIN
CE 742: GEOTECHNOLOGY OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
ENE 362: POLLUTION PREVENTION
Research Interests
Dr Meegoda´s research can be best described as Mechanics of Geo-environmental Engineering where he utilizes scientific concepts and engineering technologies in real world applications. He set up the centrifugal testing laboratory and the asphalt-testing laboratory for his research. He is a CO-PI of the $1M grant from NSF with $1M match from NJIT to establish a state-of-the-art Geo-environmental Lab. He was one of the main players in writing the proposal, setting-up and extensive use of this NSF sponsored NJIT State-of-the-art Geo-environmental laboratory. Under the heading of Mechanics of Geo-environmental Engineering Dr. Meegoda´s research can be further subdivided into five main trust areas as shown below.
Engineering Properties of Contaminated Soils
Journal Article
Jay N Meegoda, Jitendra A. Kewalramani, Brian Li, Richard W. Marsh. “A Review of the Applications, Environmental Release, and Remediation Technologies of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 21, pp. 8117.
Jay N Meegoda, Brian Li, Kush Patel, Lily Wang. “A Review of the Processes, Parameters, and Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 2224.
Jay N Meegoda, Brian Li, Kush Patel, Lily Wang. “A Review of the Processes, Parameters, and Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 2224.
Jay N Meegoda, Bruno Bezerra de Souza. “Briefing: Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste without Food Waste.” Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, pp. 1-3.
Jay N Meegoda, Daniel Watts, Hsin-Neng Hsieh, Bruno Bezerra de Souza. “Community Based Pollution Prevention for Two Urban Cities—A Case Study.” Clean Technologies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 59-78.
Jay N Meegoda, Brian Li, Kush Patel, Lily Wang. “A Review of the Processes, Parameters, and Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 2224.
Jay N Meegoda, Brian Li, Kush Patel, Lily Wang. “A Review of the Processes, Parameters, and Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 2224.
Jay N Meegoda, Bruno Bezerra de Souza. “Briefing: Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste without Food Waste.” Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, pp. 1-3.
Jay N Meegoda, Daniel Watts, Hsin-Neng Hsieh, Bruno Bezerra de Souza. “Community Based Pollution Prevention for Two Urban Cities—A Case Study.” Clean Technologies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 59-78.
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Other
“Impact of Hydraulic fracturing on Mineralogy on Change in Micro and Nano Porosity and Permeability of Shales”
Research Square Platform LLC,
Research Square Platform LLC,
Conference Proceeding
“Environmental”
American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2018.
“In Situ Remediation of Passaic River Sediments Using Ultrasound and Ozone Nanobubbles”
American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2018.
“A New Technology to Decontaminate Sediments Using Ultrasound with Ozone Nano Bubbles”
American Society of Civil Engineers, August 2016.
“Shale Gas Migration Modeling Considering Pore Scale and Fracture Density”
Geomechanics from Micro to Macro - Proceedings of The TC105 ISSMGE International Symposium On Geomechanics IS-Cambridge 2014, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
“Simulation of Two-phase Flow in Soils using Microscopic Pore Network Model”
Geomechanics from Micro to Macro - Proceedings of The TC105 ISSMGE International Symposium On Geomechanics IS-Cambridge 2014, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2018.
“In Situ Remediation of Passaic River Sediments Using Ultrasound and Ozone Nanobubbles”
American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2018.
“A New Technology to Decontaminate Sediments Using Ultrasound with Ozone Nano Bubbles”
American Society of Civil Engineers, August 2016.
“Shale Gas Migration Modeling Considering Pore Scale and Fracture Density”
Geomechanics from Micro to Macro - Proceedings of The TC105 ISSMGE International Symposium On Geomechanics IS-Cambridge 2014, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
“Simulation of Two-phase Flow in Soils using Microscopic Pore Network Model”
Geomechanics from Micro to Macro - Proceedings of The TC105 ISSMGE International Symposium On Geomechanics IS-Cambridge 2014, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
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Chapter
Jay N Meegoda, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Patrick Hettiaratchi. 2016. “Landfill Design and Operation.” pp. 577-604. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016.
L Hu, P Zhang, Jay N Meegoda. 2014. “Shale gas migration modeling considering pore scale and fracture density.” pp. 883-887. CRC Press, 2014.
Jay N Meegoda, Shengyan Gao, Liming Hu, Pengwei Zhang. 2014. “Simulation of two-phase flow in soils using microscopic pore network model.” pp. 877-882. CRC Press, 2014.
L Hu, P Zhang, Jay N Meegoda. 2014. “Shale gas migration modeling considering pore scale and fracture density.” pp. 883-887. CRC Press, 2014.
Jay N Meegoda, Shengyan Gao, Liming Hu, Pengwei Zhang. 2014. “Simulation of two-phase flow in soils using microscopic pore network model.” pp. 877-882. CRC Press, 2014.
Technical Report
“Drainage information analysis and mapping system.”
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation, 2012.
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation, 2012.
Book Review
“Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management – Cradle-to-Cradle for Sustainable Development”
Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2009.
Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2009.