Dennis R. Hiltunen

Education

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, University of Florida, 2004-present
Associate Professor, Penn State University, 1994-2004
Assistant Professor, Penn State University, 1988-1994
Visiting Assistant Professor, American Univ. of Armenia, Summer 1994 and 1995
Field Engineer, Soil and Materials Engineers, Plymouth, Michigan, Summer 1988
Lecturer and Research Assistant, University of Michigan, 1983-1988
Inspector, Washtenaw Engineering Co., Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, Summer 1984

Research Interests

Specific Research Topics

Courses

Professional Registrations, Honors, and Awards

Professional Memberships

Principal Publications

• Hiltunen, D. R., Choi, Y. S., and Griffin, L. M. (2005), “Cross Anisotropic Stiffness Properties of Soils via Crosshole Seismic Wave Measurements,”Submitted for publication in Proceedings of the XVI International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, September 12-16.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R. (2005), “Practical Applications of Engineering Geophysics to Help Solve Tough Problems and Lead to Improved Technologies,”Accepted for publication in Geo-Frontiers 2005, Geotechnical Special Publication, Proceedings of an American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Specialty Conference, Austin, TX, January 24-26.
  
• Gardner, J. M., Marosi, K. T. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2004), “Detailing of a Systematic Protocol for SASW Inversion,”Submitted for publication in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers.
  
• Marosi, K. T. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2004), “Characterization of SASW Shear Wave Velocity Measurement Uncertainty,”Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 10, October.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R. and Roth, M. J. S. (2004), “Investigation of Bridge Foundation Sites in Karst Terrane via Multi-Electrode Electrical Resistivity,”Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Site Characterization, Porto, Portugal, September 19-22, pp. 483-489.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R., Cho, G. C., and Dunn, P. W. (2004), “Investigation of a Bridge Foundation Site in Karst Terrane via Seismic Crosshole Tomography,”Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, Geotechnical Special Publication 126, Proceedings of an American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Specialty Conference, Los Angeles, CA, July 27-31, pp. 1858-1865.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R., Nolen-Hoeksema, R. C., and Woods, R. D. (2004), “Characterization of Abandoned Mine Sites Beneath I-70 via Crosshole And SASW Seismic Wave Methods,”Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, April 13-17, Paper 7.08.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R. (2004), “Assessing Uncertainty in Dynamic Soil Properties,”Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Uncertainties in Nonlinear Soil Properties and their Impact on Modeling Dynamic Soil Response, Richmond, CA, March 18-19.
  
• Marosi, K. T. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2004), “Characterization of SASW Phase Angle and Phase Velocity Measurement Uncertainty,”Geotechnical Testing Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials, Vol 27, No. 2, March, pp. 205-213.
  
• Cramer, B. J. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2004), “Investigation of Bridge Foundation Sites in Karst Terrane via Seismic Refraction Tomography,”83^rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11-15.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R. and Roth, M. J. S. (2003), “Investigation of Bridge Foundation Sites in Karst Terrane via Multi-Electrode Electrical Resistivity,”Proceedings of the 3^rd International Conference on Applied Geophysics, Orlando, FL, December 8-12.
  
• Harrison, H. D. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2003), “Characterization of Karst Terrane via SASW Seismic Wave Method,”Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 122, Proceedings of an American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Specialty Conference, Huntsville, Alabama, September 6-10, pp. 519-528.
  
• Hiltunen, D. R., Griffin, L. M., and Woods, R. D. (2003), “Liquefaction Evaluation of Vincent Thomas Bridge Sites via Crosshole Seismic Shear Wave Measurements,”Soil and Rock America 2003, Proceedings of the 12^th Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, June 22-26, pp. 253-260.
  
• Griffin, L. M. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2001), “Field Determination of Anisotropy and the Coefficient of Lateral Earth Pressure,”Proceedings of the 9^th Annual Symposium of the International Center for Aggregates Research,Austin, Texas, April 22-25.
  
• Marosi, K. T. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2001), “Systematic Protocol for SASW Inversion”Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego, March 26-31.
  
• Griffin, L. M. and Hiltunen, D. R. (2000), “Precision of Seismic Wave Propagation Methods in Construction Applications,”Use of Geophysical Methods in Construction, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 108, Proceedings of an American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Specialty Conference, Denver, August 3-8, pp. 109-125.
  
• Scanlon, A., Hiltunen, D. R., and Marra, R. M. (1999), “Vertical Integration in the Civil Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, Prague, Czech Republic, August 10-14.