Tejo Bheemasetti is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on both fundamental and applied aspects of Geotechnical Engineering to investigate and develosolutions to mitigate distresses caused by problematic soils. Dr. Bheemasetti's research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation NSF) Department of Defense DOD) Department of Transportation DOT) Environmental Foundation, Natural Resources Conservation Services NRCS) and NASA. Dr. Bheemasetti's formal training includes a B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering from GMRIT JNTU and IIT Kharagpur, respectively, and a Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering with Professor. Puppala at UTA. Dr. Bheemasetti has authored and co-authored over 50+ peer-reviewed research articles. He is currently a member of the standing geotechnical committees in ASCE and TRB.