Dr. Lorraine N. Fleming
Associate Professor, Full-time

Degrees:
B.S., Civil Engineering, Howard University, 1978
M.S., Civil Engineering, George Washington University, 1981
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1985

Number of Years Service:
Professor: 1994-Present; Chair: 1994-Present; Associate Professor: 1991 - 1994; Assistant Chair: 1992 - 1994; Assistant Professor: 1985 - 1991; Total Service: 14 years

Other Related Experience:
Teaching Assistant, George Washington University, 1979-80

Consulting:
Transportation Research Board NCHRP Panel Member

Principal Publications of Last Five Years:

• Fleming, L.N. and Inyang, H (1994), "The Permeability of Clay-Modified Fly Ash Subjected to Thermal Gradients", American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (submitted).
• Fleming, L.N., Abinteh, H. and Inyang, H. (1994), "Leachant pH Effects on the Leachability of Metals from Ash", Journal of Soil Contamination (submitted).
• Khokhar, T.A., Johnson, J.H. and Fleming, L.N., (1993) "Batch and Continuous Models of Surfactant Soil Washing", Proceedings of the 1993 International Waste Management Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Fleming, L.N. and Abinteh, H.A. (1992), "Fly Ash and Its Use as a Landfill Liner Material", Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Environmental Issues and Management of Waste in Energy and Mineral Production, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Fleming, L.N., Khokhar, T.A., and Johnson, J.H. (1992), "Soil Remediation by Surfactant Washing of Dimethylphthalate: Laboratory Results and Mathematical Modelling", Proceedings of the 1992 International Waste Management Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, pp 169-179.
• Fleming, L.N. and J.M. Duncan (1990), "Stress-Deformation Characteristics of Alaskan Silt", ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Volume 116, No. 3.

Societies:
American Association of University Women; American Society of Civil Engineers; American Society of Engineering Educators; International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineers; Transportation Research Board, University Representative; U.C. Berkeley Geotechnical Society

Honors and Awards:
Recipient, Certificate of Merit at the Women of Color in Technology Conference, Willard Hotel, Washington, DC, September 24, 1997 Commendation for Notable Achievement� Office of Academic Affairs, Howard University, 1994-95 "Outstanding Young Faculty Award", Department of Energy Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, 1990 "Best Civil Engineering Teacher" Award, Howard University, Engineering Student Council, 1990 "Instructor of the Year" Award, Howard University, ASCE Student Chapter Award, ASCE Student Chapter Award, 1989-1990 "Most Outstanding Instructor", Howard University, ASCE Student Chapter Award, 1986 "Appreciation Awards", Howard University, ASCE Student Chapter Award, 1985, 1987 Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society

Subjects Taught This Year:
Dr. Fleming is currently serving as Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering. Additionally, she is serving as Director, Office of the University�s Self-Study

Other Assigned Duties:
Chair of the Department; Director, Office of the University�s Self-Study; Co-Principal Investigator, "The Howard University School of Engineering TRAGG (Transfer and Go Grad) Program" 1994-1999. Funding Office of Naval Research - 5 hrs/wk; Student Academic Advising - 5 hrs/wk

Programs in Which Participated:
Chair, Joint Panel for Selected Professions Fellowship Program, American Association of University Women; Chair, Proposal Review Panelist for National Science Foundation, "Specialized Research Equipment Grants"; Chair, Proposal Review Panelist for National Science Foundation, "Research Initiation Grants"; Member, Fellowship Award Review Committee, American Association of University Women; Member, EPSCOR Proposal Review Committee, Department of Energy; Member, Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowships Review Committee; Member, Department of Energy Young Faculty Award Committee; Member, Research Monitoring Committee, "Project 12-35 Recommended Specifications for the Design of Foundations, Retaining Walls and Substructures"