Jason T. DeJong, Ph.D.
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
3101 Ghausi Hall
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 754-8995
Fax: (530) 752-7872
E-mail: jdejong@ucdavis.edu
Summary
Jason T. DeJong is a Professor at the University of California, Davis. He received a B.S.C.E. from UC Davis and an M.S.C.E. and Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology. After working at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems at the University of Western Australia and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Jason moved back to his hometown of Davis, CA in 2005.
His work has been funded through grants totaling more than $13 million and results have been disseminated through 200+ publications. His work has been recognized through the ASTM International Hogentogler Award (2x), the ICE TK Hsieh Prize, the ASCE Huber Research Prize, the ASCE Casagrande Professional Development Award, and the Prakash Research Award, among others.
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Interested in Graduate Opportunities?
I will be looking for new graduate students in the broad areas of biogeotechnics, soil and site characterization, and geotechnical sustainability for the ’20/’21 academic year. If you are interested please contact me and consider applying to our geotechnical engineering program [link].
Research Interests

Professor Jason DeJong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616