Below are publications from the projects of the GeoImaging Research group since it was established in December 2022. If you are looking for a complete listing of Prof. Vantassel's publications you can refer to his Google Scholar

Journal Papers

  1. Vantassel, J.P. (2026). Measuring Active Layer Thickness and Permafrost Shear-Wave Velocity as a Potential Proxy for Thaw Stability Using Surface-Wave Methods. Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. 40(4), 04026067. Link to Publication
  2. Sharma-Wagle K., Vantassel, J.P., Rodriguez-Marek, A., Anbazhagan, B. (2026). A Set of Data-Driven Models to Predict Vs30 from the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio of Microtremors. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 116(3), 1161-1177. Link to Publication
  3. Vantassel, J.P., Bhochhibhoya, S., (2025). Toward more-robust, AI-enabled subsurface seismic imaging for geotechnical applications. Computers and Geotechnics 187, 107443. Link to Publication
  4. Anbazhagan, B., Rodriguez-Marek, A., Vantassel, J.P., Kottke, A., (2025). Use of Weak Motion Data to Constrain Site-Specific Ground Motion Estimates via Bayesian Inversions. Bulletin of Seismological Society of America. 115(4), 1818-1838. Link to Publication

Conference Proceedings

  1. Nakai, S., Bhochhibhoya, S., Vantassel, J.P., (2026). Rapid Three-Dimensional Subsurface Imaging with Data-Driven Full Waveform Inversion, in: Geo-Congress 2026. American Society of Civil Engineers, Salt Lake City, Utah, pp. 351-360. Link to Publication
  2. Vantassel, J.P., (2025). On the Potential of Small-Diameter Passive Seismic Arrays for Monitoring Active Layer Thickness and Permafrost Stiffness in: Geo-Extreme 2025. American Society of Civil Engineers, Long Beach, California, pp. 21-30. Link to Publication
  3. Bhochhibhoya, S., Vantassel, J.P., (2025). Comparing Acquisition and Pre-Inversion Processing Strategies for 2D Full Waveform Inversion of Near-Surface Seismic Data, in: Geotechnical Frontiers 2025. American Society of Civil Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, pp. 288-297. Link to Publication
  4. Vantassel, J.P., Jeet, A.A., (2024). Measuring Depth to Ice-Bonded Permafrost Using Surface Waves: Challenges and Recommendations from Field Measurements in Eagle Summit, Alaska, in: Cold Regions Engineering 2024. American Society of Civil Engineers, Anchorage, Alaska, pp. 368-379. Link to Publication

Technical Reports

  1. Nakai, S.P., Vantassel, J.P., (2026). Guidelines for the Application of Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research No. 114). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
  2. Vantassel, J.P., Ahmadi, M., (2025). A Review of Measuring While Drilling for Geotechnical Site Characterization (Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research No. 109). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
  3. Vantassel, J.P., Bhochhibhoya, S., Gupta, U., (2023). Guidelines For Applying Machine Learning In Geotechnical Engineering Practice (Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research No. 105). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.

Data Sets

  1. Anbazhagan, B., Vantassel, J.P., Rodriguez-Marek, (2025). Microtremor Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratios (mHVSR) at North American Seismic Stations. [Dataset]. DesignSafe-CI [publisher]. Link to Dataset