CEE Spotlight

Dr. Francesco Fedele publishes research on turbulence in Europhysics Letters Journal

A paper due to be published in the prestigious Europhysics Letters Journal (EPL) next month will contribute to, but not solve, a centuries-old scientific debate about turbulence, says co-author Dr. Francesco Fedele, an assistant professor of civil engineering and computer and electrical engineering.

 

CEE's Arson and Rix launch research collaboration with top French institutions

A new collaborative research venture between CEE and two top French universities is about to take off, thanks to the hard work of Professor Chloé Arson and Associate Chair Dr. Glenn J. Rix.

Mason Building Renovation Campaign gets into full gear

With the completion of the demolition, and launching of its own website, the Mason Building Renovation Project has officially launched its final chapter.  We invite you to get involved.

John Huff (CE '68) shares views on success 'in the real world'

Is it destiny or hard work that spells success after earning a degree from Georgia Tech?

Students who attended a talk given by Georgia Tech alumnus John Huff learned that it’s usually a little bit of both.  And a lot of vision.
 

Alumni Profiles

CEE alumnus John Huff elected to the National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) hashttp://www.nae.edu/MembersSection.aspx announced that CEE alumnus John R. Huff, ’68, has been elected to the prestigious organization, joining more than 2,000 members and 211 foreign associates worldwide. Huff and his fellow 2013 inductees will be officially honored in October, when the NAE convenes its annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Suzanne Shank, Civil Engineering '84

Meet one of the "75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street".

Faculty Profiles

CEE's Dr. Yongsheng Chen to participate in DOE biofuel study

As a part of a $15 million grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE), environmental engineers from Georgia Tech will be exploring algae as a future biofuel technology.

Drs. Don Webster and Jeannette Yen present webinar series on turbulence

A unique collaboration between Georgia Tech and a team of scientists from the University of Maine-Orono is making the science of turbulence more accessible to middle and high school science teachers. The three-part “Turbulence” webinar series was conducted at 7:00 p.m. on January 23 and 30; with the final installment scheduled for February 6. The webinar series gives viewers exclusive access to the expertise of marine scientist Dr. Pete Jumars, as well as CEE’s Dr. Donald Webster and Georgia Tech biology professor Dr. Jeannette Yen.

John C. Crittenden, Ph.D. makes Scholar Google's Top 25 Cited Civil Engineers List

John C. Crittenden, Ph.D., P.E., N.A.E., is listed at number 7 on the top 25 among Scholar Google's 100 most cited authors in the civil engineering category.  Dr. Crittenden is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.  He is the Director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems  http://www.sustainable.gatech.edu/, the Hightower Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Sustainable Systems, and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Yi-Chang James Tsai: Intelligent Sign Asset Inventory & Management System

Dr. James Tsai is working with the U.S. DOT to develop image processing and pattern recognition algorithms for an innovative system that detects and identifies roadway signs. This unique system has tremendous potential to dramatically reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve safety.

Yang Wang: "Smart" Structures that Monitor and Protect Themselves

Using advanced structural technologies to survey civil infrastructure

Student Profiles

Zakiya A. Seymour's research analyzes the social context of sanitation technology

If there was ever any question about what a young Zakiya A. Seymour would pursue for her career, it was answered – over and over – by her doting father, Cornell Seymour (ChemE ’73).

“The people who do what you want to do are engineers,” he told his pint-sized daughter when she pummeled him with questions about practically everything. “Engineers answer the questions you are asking.”

Aaron Costin using NSF grant to track buildings

Doctoral student Aaron M. Costin has a good handle on the whole “work/life balance” dilemma: the construction engineering researcher paints and runs an art studio on the side.

Putting concrete to the test: Mitchell McKay

Graduate student Mitchell McKay is scheduled to receive his master’s in structural engineering on Dec. 14, but the 24-year-old Macon native figures he’s got a little more work to do.

“I’m a non-thesis grad student, so this is not required, but, over Christmas, I want to write up my research,” says McKay, a researcher with CEE’s Caribbean Hazard Assessment, Mitigation, and Preparedness (CHAMP) team.

“We think we can get this research published in a journal, which is pretty exciting, and that’s really the only time I’ll have to do it. I start my new job [at the Kennesaw-based Enercon] on December 31
 

Tom Wall Receives ACRP Award

Thomas Wall, a doctoral student in transportation systems engineering, was recently awarded an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Graduate Research Award by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies

Mundy Funds Water Research in Nicaragua

In July of 2012 Alexandra George and 2 other students traveled to the jungles of Nicaragua in hopes of furthering the methods of mapping and monitoring currently in place water points.

Dr. Eun Jeong Cha named recipient of the Probabilistic Methods Committee Student Paper Award

Dr. Eun Jeong Cha was named a recipient of the Probabilistic Methods Committee Student Paper Award at the 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (EMI/PMC 2012) held in Notre Dame, Indiana on June 17 through June 20, 2012.  Eun was recognized for her paper entitled “Attitudes toward acceptance of risk to wood frame residential buildings from hurricanes.”

Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah: Transportation Asset Management in Developing Countries

Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah is a Ph.D. student in transportation systems engineering under the advisement of Dr. Adjo Amekudzi. Margaret’s interest in the transportation field stems from a desire to understand the flaws of the transportation system in her home city of Accra and in other developing countries. While pursuing an undergraduate degree, she worked with the University of Massachusetts Transportation Center in Amherst, MA where she gained most of her experience in the field of transportation engineering, working on safety belt usage and commercial motor vehicles.

Brandon Strellis: Undergraduate Research Internship in Norway

Strellis engages in an extended research intership with the help of the Mundy Global Learning Experience Endowment fund.