Dr. Rodrigo Salgado

Professor

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Biography

Rodrigo Salgado is the Charles Pankow Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University. He specializes in Geotechnical Engineering and has authored 120 journal publications along with numerous conference publications and technical reports. He has supervised 27 Ph.D. students to completion and has received several prestigious awards, including the ICE Geotechnical Research Medal in 2015. Salgado is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and has been involved in editorial boards for major geotechnical journals. His key research interests focus on geomechanics, foundation engineering, computational mechanics, offshore energy engineering, and load response studies related to pile designs. He actively participates in collaborative initiatives such as the U.S.-China Frontiers of Engineering Program, reinforcing his commitment to enhancing global engineering education and research.

Research Interests

Awards

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Geotechnical Research Medal

2015-05-01
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Outstanding Reviewer Award

2015-05-01
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IACMAG Excellent Contributions Award

2008-05-01
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Shamsher Prakash Research Award

2005-05-01
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ASCE Huber Research Prize

2004-05-01
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ASCE Arthur Casagrande Award

1999-05-01

Courses

CE 383 Geotechnical Engineering CE 483 Geotechnical Engineering II CE 580 Advanced Soil Mechanics CE 585 Dams CE 587 Soil Dynamics CE 680 Theoretical Soil Mechanics CE 683 Advanced Foundation Engineering CE 687 Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering CE 697A Plasticity Theory CE 697B Special Foundations

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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  • Resume
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.