Dr. Nova-Roessig specializes in geotechnical engineering and has expertise in the areas of slope performance and failures, soil structure interaction, analysis and design of foundation and retaining structures, reinforced soil slopes and walls, soil nail walls, geotechnical earthquake engineering, evaluation of ground movement due to expansive soils, seismic settlement analysis, site drainage and winterization, moisture intrusion, and fire damage to foundations. She has broad laboratory experience, including direct shear testing of soil-sheet interfaces, triaxial and consolidation testing, and centrifuge modeling of reinforced soil walls using both the Schaevitz and National Centrifuge Facilities at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Nova-Roessig helped implement the set up the seismic retrofit of a children’s center in Oakland, including the installation of foundation bolts and shear stiffeners. In addition, she is fluent in Spanish and has worked on geotechnical projects in Panama and Peru.
Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Nova-Roessig worked for the Geotechnical Group of the East Bay Municipal Utilities District and served as a graduate student researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.