Matthew David Sleep

Bachelor of Science - Summa Cum Laude: University of Mississippi Oxford, MS, 2004 (Geological Engineering)

Master of Science: Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, 2006 (Civil Engineering)

Doctor of Philosophy: Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, 2011 (Civil Engineering)

Research in the areas of geotechnical engineering include slope stability, seepage, risk and reliability, natural pozzolans and accessibility.  Research in engineering education includes engineering ethics, social justice in engineering and geotechnical engineering education. 

09-2012 -09-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR

09-2017 -09-2020 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR

08-2020 -08-2022 Lecturer, First-Year Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

08-2022 - Associate Professor Educator, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Peer Reviewed Publications

Lovely, J. ,and Sleep, M. (2022. ) Revision and Analysis of Transfer Pathways in First-Year Engineering .Proceedings of the 129 Annual American Society for Engineering Education, ,

Blackburn-Lynch, W., and Sleep, M. (2022. ) Work in Progress: Creation and Implementation of Mental Wellness Initiatives in First-Year Engineering with Faculty Development .Proceedings of the 129 Annual American Society for Engineering Education, ,

Sleep, M., and Rohwer, Y. (2021. ) Development of a social justice mindset through discovery learning from the conflict between safety and welfare in engineering ethics .Proceedings of the 128 Annual American Society for Engineering Education, ,

Sleep, M., and Matzen, D. (2020. ) ADA Accessible Trail Improvement with Portland Cement Supplemented with Volcanic Ash .ASCE International Geo-Institute GeoCongress, ,

Sleep, M., and Rohwer, Y. (0219. ) Assessing Student Responses to the Potential Conflict between Safety and Welfare in the American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics .Proceedings of the 126 Annual American Society for Engineering Education, ,

Sleep, M., and Masley, M. (2019. ) Innovative and Sustainable Uses of Volcanic Ash as a Natural Pozzolan for Dust Abatement and Unpaved Roadway Improvement .ASCE 8th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, , 222

Sleep, M., Millar, J., and Reed, S. (2018. ) Improvement of Organic Soils at the Wood River Wetland in the Klamath Basin with Volcanic Materials from the Eruption of Mt. Mazama .ASCE International Foundation Congress Proceedings, , 195

Lobbestael, A., and Sleep, M. (2016. ) Investigating the Effectiveness of New Geotechnical Engineering, Problem-Based Learning Modules for Student Comprehension and Attitude at Two Universities .Proceedings of the 123 Annual American Society for Engineering Education, ,

Duncan, J., and Sleep, M. (2016. ) The need for judgement in geotechnical reliability studies .10th Anniversary Edition of Georisk, ,

McGuire, M., and Sleep, M. (2015. ) Stability of Embankment Slopes with Time Dependent Strength .Proceedings of the 28th Annual Central Pennsylvania Geotechnical Conference, ,

Sleep, M., and McGuire, M. (2015. ) Quantitative Comparison of Direct Monte Carlo Simulation to Simplified Reliability Approaches for Evaluating the Stability of Unreinforced Slopes .ASCE International Foundation Congress Proceedings, ,

Sleep, M. (2014. ) A Method for Estimating Soil Properties for Transient Seepage Analyses of Levees .34th Meeting of USSD, Reducing Risk of Again Infrastructure under Extreme Loading Conditions, , 12

Book Chapter

J.M. Duncan and M.D. Sleep (2014 ) Evaluating reliability in geotechnical engineering Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering .CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group (Co-Author)

Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering

Technical Reports

Sleep, M., and Duncan, J.M. (2011. ) Manual for Geotechnical Reliability Calculations, 2nd Edition .Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research,

M.D. Sleep, K. Ritter, H. Hickerson, J.M. Duncan (2009. ) Geotechnical Considerations of Organic Soils .Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, 59,

M.D. Sleep, J.M. Duncan (2009. ) New and Emerging Technologies for Monitoring Seepage Through Dams and Levees .Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, 57,

M.D. Sleep, J.M. Duncan (2007. ) Seepage Monitoring Techniques and Practices .Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, 47,

E.S. Navin, M.D. Sleep., J.M. Duncan, T.L. Brandon, Y. Park (2006. ) Design and Installation of Filters for Embankment Dams .Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, 42,

Invited Presentations

Sleep, M. (2014. ) Geotechnical Assessment of Levee Performance during Extreme Events .Oregon State University,

Sleep, M. (03-2020. ) ADA Accessible Trail Improvement with Volcanic Ash from the Eruption of Mt. Mazama .Oregon State University,