James P Hambleton, PhD
Dr James P Hambleton, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
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Profile and Interests
  • Google Scholar Profile
  • Research Group Website
  • Hambleton Lab, a promotional video for Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University
  • Podcast with Carloyn Wilke: Dr. James Hambleton Explores the Complexity Beneath Our Feet
  • Creating Efficiencies in Earth Moving, a promotional video for Civil Engineering at The University of Newcastle, Australia 
  • Engineering at the University of Newcastle, a promotional video for Civil Engineering at The University of Newcastle, Australia
  • 2014 New Face of Civil Engineering (ASCE)​
    • ASCE Interview by Doug Scott
    • ASCE Video
    • University of Newcastle Newsroom
Recorded Lectures
  • Inspiring interest in geotechnics. Bright Spark Lecture, IS-Cambridge: 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. June 27-28, 2022. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.20346768.v1
  • Modeling soil-machine interaction: Evolving research on evolutionary plasticity problems. Warren Lecture, University of Minnesota, February 12, 2021.
Media Features
  • Boas, S. (2020, November 12). Evanston builds stabilization project along Lake Michigan shorefront. The Daily Northwestern.
  • Gerasole, V. (2019, June 4). Elon Musk’s O’Hare express tunnel plan still up in the air, with futuristic passenger pods replaced by Tesla electric cars. CBS Chicago.
  • ASCE News. (2019, January 6). ASCE honors Hambleton’s innovative research. 
  • WGN Radio. (2018, June 15). Northwestern University Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor James Hambleton is skeptical of Mayor Emanuel’s plan for a high-speed rail.
  • Pletz, J. (2018, June 15). Can Elon Musk really deliver O'Hare express for less than a billion dollars? Crain’s Chicago Business. 
  • Wisniewski, M. (2018, June 14). Elon Musk's plans for O'Hare express draw skepticism. Chicago Tribune.
  • CBS Chicago. (2018, June 14). Making boring plans in Chicago.
  • Willis, P. (2018, April). Lay of the Land. Meteorological Technology International, pp. 30-34.
  • Cummins, E. (2018, January 2018). The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil. Popular Science.
Other Media
  • Hambleton, J. P. (2021, February 28). Doing more with less: Arguments for low-tech innovation in engineering. Age of Awareness.

Research
  • Movie: Three-dimensional Finite Element Simulation of Rolling Wheel on Plastically Deforming Material
  • Movie: An r-h Adaptive Kinematic Approach for 3D Limit Analysis

Current and Past Affiliations
  • AGS Newcastle Chapter
  • American Rock Mechanics Association
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering
  • Australian Geomechanics Society
  • Australian Research Council
  • Barr Engineering Company
  • Center for Youth Development
  • Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling
  • Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
  • Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo–Engineering (CEGE), University of Minnesota
  • Engineers Without Borders Australia
  • Engineering Mechanics Institute (ASCE)
  • Geo-Institute (ASCE)
  • International Association of Computational Mechanics
  • Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
  • Minnesota Geotechnical Society
  • Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
  • National Science Foundation
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Minnesota
  • The University of Newcastle, Australia
  • The University of Western Australia

Interesting Links
  • Civil Engineering Resource Guide by SmartScholar
  • New Civil Engineer
  • Engineering Careers Essentials
  • Kids' Engineering Games Resource Guide (thanks to Hannah and Jennifer!)
  • Kids' Guide to Engineering by Lisa Richards (thanks to Mallory from the Lyndhurst STEM Club!)
  • ​Types of Engineering Careers
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