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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

People are our priority. �e world is our laboratory.

Annual Report20102011

School of Civil and Environmental EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology790 Atlantic Drive N.W.Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355Phone: 404.894.2201Fax: 404.894.2278www.ce.gatech.educommunications@ce.gatech.edu

CEE Annual Report 2010-2011�e CEE annual report is published by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. For additional information about the School and its programs, please contact:

School Administration

Joseph B. Hughes, PhD, PE, DEEKaren and John Hu� School Chair and Professor

Reginald DesRoches, PhDAssociate Chair and Professor

Kenneth M. Will, PhDAssociate Chair for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor

Don Webster, PhDAssociate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Professor

Paul Work, PhDAssociate Chair, Georgia Tech Savannah and Associate Professor

Laurie SomervilleDirector of Development

Ruth GregoryCommunications O�cer

Jessica HuntDesigner

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Development Since 2005, CEE has raised more than $25M including a $4M international travel fund for students, three new endowed chairs, a $2.5M school chair, 2 new professorships, and a $1M External Advisory Board endowment fund.

Sponsored Research CEE faculty members received more than 110 new research awards in FY2010, totaling more than $21M in sponsored research funding.

Facilities CEE facilities are located on 2 cam-puses and include 7 buildings with more than 450,000 �2 of laboratory and o�ce space.

CEE Quick Facts

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UndergraduateStudent Body

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Size As of fall 2010, the School had nearly 1,200 students enrolled, making it one of the largest civil and environmental engineering programs in the nation.

Quality U.S. News & World Report ranks the School’s undergraduate and graduate programs in Civil Engineering No. 3 in the nation, and its Environmental Engineering programs are ranked No. 5.

Diversity CEE’s undergraduate student body is approximately 29% female. 15% of its undergraduate population is underrepresented minorities (as of Fall 2010). �e School’s faculty and sta� are also diverse in ethnicity, gender, and areas of expertise.

Breadth CEE awards 7 degrees, o�ering educational and research activities that span the breadth of the specialties within the �eld of civil and environmental engineering.

Students

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Welcome From the ChairOverview of the SchoolOur StudentsMundy Scholars: �e Joe S. Mundy Global Learning ExperienceFaculty ResearchOur PeopleAwards & RecognitionsDevelopmentOur DonorsCEE External Advisory Board

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Dr. Hermann Fritz observes the dramatic deforestation along the south coast of Haiti between Anse-à-Pitres and Belle Anse during an earthquake reconnaissance in 2010. Charcoal is Haiti’s primary source of fuel, making it a popular but destructuve source of income. More than twenty million trees are cut down every year to meet demand which has led to a situation of environmental catastrophe.

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Welcome from the Chair

problems that go far beyond these traditional areas to provide growing popula-tions with innovative solutions which are necessary to survive in a global society.

�e CEE annual report is a new initiative created to emphasize the signature work ethics of Georgia Tech students, faculty, sta�, and alumni. �is publication is based on our �scal year and provides a comprehensive overview of the School, emphasizing the people, programs, communities, and culture that continue to set us apart. I am excited for this opportunity to share some of the School’s highlights during FY 2010-11 in terms of research, innovation, and leadership.

�e need for civil and environmental engineers will only increase in future decades as society tries to cope with expanding urbanization, decaying infrastruc-tures, global climate change, and an increase in the human population. CEE is at the forefront of innovative education and research to meet this global demand. I invite you to explore this publication and learn more about our e�orts. It is an exciting time to be in this �eld and I know you will be inspired by our stories.

People are our priority and the world is our laboratory.

Joseph B. Hughes, Ph.D., P.E. Karen and John Hu� School Chair and Professor

One of the most enjoyable parts of being chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is the opportu-nity to share my passion for civil and environmental en-gineering. �is broad engineering discipline works on many facets of improving the human condition. Long-standing examples include clean drinking water, design-ing and implementing e�cient and safe transportation systems, constructing buildings and bridges to survive seismic activity, and building dams for hydropower and �ood control. Today, our professors are working on

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Joseph B. Hughes, Ph.D., P.E.Karen and John Hu� School Chair and Professor

Overview of the School

School VisionPeople are our priority. �e world is our laboratory.

School Mission�e mission of the School is three-fold: (1) to provide comprehensive educational programs; (2) to conduct internationally recognized scholarly research; and (3) to engage in service to the profession, the State of Georgia, the nation, and the world.

Core Values• Rigor• Entrepreneurial spirit• Diversity

Strategic Goals• Prepare students to excel in engineering careers within a global marketplace.• Increase the scope, scale, and impact of research programs.• Become leaders in the implementation of Georgia Tech and the College of Engineering initiatives.• Improve the School’s visibility within the academic, professional, and alumni communities.

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Below and left, environmental engineering student Stephanie Chinnapongse conducts photoluminescence testing of antimicrobial upconversion phosphor samples using custom laser equipment. Below and right, Dr. Armistead G. Russell is the Georgia Power Dis-tinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering. In 2011, he was named co-director of the Southeastern Center for Air Pollution and Epidemiology (SCAPE), a partnership between GT and Emory University and funded by the Environmental Protection Agency to address the public health impacts of air pollution.

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Established in 1896, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is one of nine schools within the Institute’s College of Engineering. CEE directs three academic programs including civil engineering, environmental engineering, and engineering science and mechanics. Within these programs, the School awards seven degrees:

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (BSEnvE) Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MSEnvE) Master of Science in Engineering Science and Mechanics (MSESM) Master of Science (undesignated) (MS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

CEE o�ers courses and conducts research across six disciplines of civil engineering, with its faculty organized into six corresponding a�nity research groups. Each a�nity group concentrates on its own respective core discipline while collaborating with other groups within the School, other colleges and schools across campus, the U.S. and abroad. �is interdisciplinary approach to research allows faculty and students to address complex problems from multiple angles in order to form a new method for understanding the subject. CEE a�nity groups include: Construction Engineering Environmental Engineering Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Geo-systems Engineering Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials Transportation Systems Engineering

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CEE’s facilities (from left): Daniel Laboratory, Ford Environmental Science & Technology Building, Georgia Tech Savannah Campus, Mason Building, Structures Laboratory, and Lamar Allen Sustainable Education Building (SEB).

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Overview of SchoolResearch Centers and ConsortiaCEE faculty members seek sponsorship to conduct research that is signi�cant on a local, national, and global scale. �e School’s academic and research programs span multiple disciplines within the �eld including construction engi-neering, environmental engineering, environmental �uid mechanics and water resources, geosystems engineering, structural engineering, and transportation systems engineer-ing. Researchers collaborate with industry and universities throughout the world. �is multidisciplinary approach to research prepares students to thrive in a diverse global envi-ronment. As a result, private industry and state and federal agencies continue to support the research e�orts within the School.

With increasing research demands, sponsors look at the range of applicability of research proposals. �ose commit-ted to interdisciplinary research have the greatest likelihood of receiving funding. �e School has many centers that re�ect success in research partnerships, such as:

• The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) enhances Georgia Tech’s research, education, service missions, and campus operations through leader-ship, communications, development, and decision making inspired and de�ned by the principles of sustainability. Pro-grams and projects initiated or supported by the BBISS lie at the intersections of these themes.

• The Computer Aided Structural Engineering Center (CASE/GTSTRUDL) is one of the most widely used Struc-tural Design & Analysis so�ware programs for Architectural - Engineering - Construction, CAE/CAD, utilities, o�shore, industrial, nuclear and civil works. GT STRUDL is a fully integrated general-purpose structural information process-ing system capable of supplying an engineer with accurate and complete technical data for design decision-making.

• The Commute Atlanta Study is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, Georgia Department of Transpor-tation, and Georgia Tech. �e Commute Atlanta Study col-lects data to provide better information on where, when, and under what conditions people drive in Atlanta.

• The Georgia Transportation Institute (GTI) is a con-sortium of Georgia universities active in transportation research and education. GTI is headquartered at Georgia Tech and assists researchers at Georgia State University, the University of Georgia, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia Southern University, Southern Polytechnic State University, Albany State University, and Mercer University.

• The GEOtechnical EarthQUAKE Engineering and Geophysics Group (GEOQUAKE) combines earthquake engineering, seismol-ogy, and geophysics to develop e�cient and cost-e�ective hazard mitigation methodologies while advancing the understanding of geophysical processes in the near-surface.

• The Georgia Water Resources Institute (GWRI) at Georgia Tech was authorized by US Congress through the Water Resources Re-search Act of 1964 (P.L. 101-397). �e GWRI mission is to foster the creation of partnerships, resources, and knowledge base neces-sary to address current water resources challenges in the state of Georgia, the U.S., and the world.

• The In-situ Research Group involves the �eld testing and geo-technical site characterization of soils and other geomaterials using direct push technology methods, including cone penetromenters, piezocones, seismic cones, �at dilatometers, and special true-inter-val downhole geophysics methods.

• The Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory (MESL) was established in 1993 to provide scienti�c and technical expertise to government, educational, and private organizations, in the area of environmental simulation and analysis.

• The Southeastern Center for Air Pollution and Epidemiology (SCAPE) is one of four Clean Air Research Centers funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study the cumulative e�ects of air pollutant mixtures and the impact on human health. �e research center is a collaborative e�ort between Georgia Tech and Emory University’s School of Public Health.

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To the right, Dr. Hermann Fritz, a reknowned ex-pert in tsunami research, surveys the north tip of Tonga’s Niuatoputapu Island. Broken branches and scars on the bark of the tree indicate a 9.4m �ow depth above the terrain which is located 6m above sea level and 200m from the beach. Note the scour of more than 2m at the tree roots and the coral boulders. Field surveys in the im-mediate aftermath of major disasters focus on perishable data used to improve understanding of the causes, consequences and prevention of natural disasters. Below from the top, Dr. Leroy Emkin uses the patented GTSTRUDL software to analyze structural engineering results; Graduate student Becky Wong researches in CEE’s hydrology lab; Dr. Laurie Garrow and graduate students discuss transportation research.

�e undergraduate and graduate programs o�ered by CEE are among the largest and highest-ranked programs of their kind in the country. While other universities have similar programs, CEE’s combination of size and quality at both the undergradu-ate and graduate level is rare, particularly for a state-supported institution. In the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings, the School’s civil engineering program ranked No. 3 in both undergraduate and graduate rankings, while its environmental engineering program ranked No. 5 in under-graduate and graduate rankings. Recognizing its special role as the only state-supported civil and environmental engineering program in the state of Georgia, CEE serves a broad range of constituents through undergraduate, graduate, professional development, and K-12 programs. �ese programs are o�ered at the Atlanta campus, Georgia Tech-Savannah, and via remote delivery through Georgia Tech’s Distance Learning and Profes-sional Education program.

Graduate Program�e School o�ers multiple master’s degree programs and two doctoral degree programs. It also participates in an interdisci-plinary graduate program in bioengineering and a joint degree program with the School of City and Regional Planning in Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture. CEE graduate degrees are o�ered at both the Atlanta and Savannah campuses.

�e School’s masters’ degrees include: Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE), Master of Science in Engineering Science and Mechanics (MSESM), Master of Science in Envi-ronmental Engineering (MSEnvE), Master of Science (MS). �esis and non-thesis options are available with each master’s degree o�ered by the School. Students are required to declare

one of the following major areas of specialization: Construc-tion Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources; Geosystems Engineer-ing; Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials; or Transportation Systems Engineering. Students are required to satisfy course work requirements within their major area of specialization.

�e MSCE degree is awarded to students with an undergradu-ate degree in CEE or its equivalent. �e MSESM degree is awarded to students with an undergraduate degree in engi-neering or the physical sciences and who have an interest in mechanics. �e MSEnvE degree is awarded to those students who have an engineering undergraduate degree. �e MS de-gree is awarded to students who do not meet the undergradu-ate degree requirements but satisfy all the other requirements for the MS degree within their area of specialization. CEE o�ers a doctor of philosophy in civil and environmental engineering, and engineering, science and mechanics. Doc-toral students in CEE are expected to declare a primary area of specialization from one of the six research a�nity groups within the School. CEE doctoral students tailor a highly individualized program of study and are expected to make an important contribution to their designated area of research.

Candidates for the PhD degree must pass a comprehensive examination, a dissertation proposal examination, and a �nal thesis examination. �e comprehensive exam is administered by the individual area of specialization within CEE and must include both written and oral examinations. �e speci�c format and procedures used for the comprehensive exam vary by a�nity group with students informed of the format and procedures for the examination by the group. �e disserta-tion proposal examination was added to the PhD require-ments in 2008.

Our Students

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2011 Buck Stith Outstanding Junior Award: Zachary Ho�man

2011 Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship: �omas Wall, Gregory Macfarlane

2011 Eno Transportation Foundation Fellowship: Donny Katz, Brittany Luken

2011 Hydro Research Foundation Fellowship: lker Telci

2011 NSBE Golden Torch Award: Jacob Tzegaegbe

2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: Brittany Bruder, Josephine Kressner, Susan Hotle, Laura Schultz, Stephanie Smallegan 2011 Outstanding Sophomore Award: Timothy Robnett2010/2011 Sam Nunn Fellowship: Karthik Ramanathan2011 School Chair Outstanding Senior Award:

Tomás León2011 Simon Karecki Award:

Wen Zhang 2011 Simpson Strong-Tie Scholarship:

Benjamin Cohen2011 WTS President’s Legacy Scholarship:

Josephine Kressner2010 American Concrete Institute’s Presidents Fellowship:

Chris Shearer 2010 American Institute of Steel Construction Scholarship:

Roger Mock2010 Buck Stith Outstanding Junior Award:

Roger Mock2010 Geosynthetic Institute Fellowship:

Tamay Karademir2010 Outstanding Sophomore Award:

Nathan Jankovsky 2010 School Chair Outstanding Senior Award:

Brandon Strellis2010 U.S. Dept. of Energy Graduate Fellowship:

Sarah Miracle, Chris Shearer

�e PhD dissertation proposal provides an opportunity to evaluate the merits and feasibility of the student’s proposed research topic and to provide guidance to help assure success-ful completion of the student’s PhD dissertation. In all, CEE o�ers between 55-65 graduate courses per aca-demic year in the six areas of specialization. �e majority of courses are taught at the Atlanta campus and o�ered live to the Savannah campus, based on demand. �e Savannah campus o�ers 5-10 graduate courses per year, which are also o�ered live to the Atlanta campus.

Undergraduate Program �e School o�ers three undergraduate degree programs, operated and administered jointly: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE), Bachelor of Science in Environ-mental Engineering (BSEnvE), and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering – Regional Engineering Program (GTREP).

�e School’s BSCE program consists of a �exible curriculum with options broadly distributed over the �eld of civil engineering. �e BSEnvE program began in Fall 2006. It a�ords students the opportunity to emphasize basic sciences and obtain a specialty focus in the environmental area. �e degree requirements for the BSCE Regional Engineering Program, based at the Georgia Tech Savannah campus, are identical requirements to the Atlanta program. Each of the School’s undergraduate programs is accredited by the Engi-neering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.

Extracurricular involvement plays a key role in student enrich-ment. From below, le�, the annual ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition, Engineers Without Borders (in Cameroon), CEE students in Yellowstone National Park, and sustainably minded engineering students at the 2011 Georgia Tech Earth Day event.

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2010-2011CEE Student Awards

One of the many unique programs within the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is the Joe S. Mundy Global Learning Experience endowment fund. �is generous $4M gi� to the School was established by Mrs. Marion Mundy in honor of her late husband who was a Georgia Tech civil engineering alumnus.

�e Mundy fund supports selected students in the School the opportunity to participate in an international experience during their enrollment. �e objective is to encourage students to pursue educational and cultural experiences outside of the U.S. �ese experiences provide learning that increases the potential for students to be leaders in a global community. International experiences also add value to a student’s degree.

Funding is awarded based on the student’s application and essay, travel plans, educational and learning goals, and expected outcomes of travel. Undergraduate students are given priority in decisions to support travel. However, there may be reason to support travel of eligible graduate students and faculty, particularly when accompanying undergraduates within the School.

CEE students have the opportunity to apply for funding throughout the academic year. �e program covers travel expenses, fees, and living expenses per semester and includes travel related to study abroad programs, educational conferences, and undergraduate research. It has been a tremendous success since its inception, and the students in CEE are certainly making the most of it! Join Brandon, Zakiya, Tomás, and Bailey as they share their travel experiences made possible by the Mundy fund.

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A senior in CEE, Brandon Strellis engaged in an extended research intern-ship overseas. A�er working for two semesters with Dr. �orsten Stoesser, he �ew to Norway in January, 2010 to con-tinue his research with Dr. Nils Ruther at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Dr. Ruther is a frequent collaborator with Dr. Stoesser, and this was his �rst experi-ence with an international undergraduate research assistant. All parties were excited to see how things played out.

A�er a long wait for Dr. Ruther at a -30°C bus stop, (from which the professor waited a mere half a kilometer away!), Brandon began a long-awaited collabo-ration with the professor. Brandon was involved in multiple projects, including simulations of hydropower peaking in the River Nidelva and scour beneath a pipe as well as an analysis of the code for a migrating trench. He was lucky enough to experience some of the peculiarities of �eldwork during a Norwegian winter. For example, he learned that no matter

Brandon Strellis Mundy Scholar in Norway

how many layers of �eece and down you wear, a�er you have spent time edging the Arctic Circle, you will be unable to feel your hands or your feet, and you will have the strange sensation of walking around on not one, but two peg-legs. Where you once sensed your extremities, you will feel nothing more than a dull tingling which gradually transforms into an aching pain. At this point, it is wise to reach for your trusty thermos of hot co�ee or tea (an essential for �eldwork) and warm yourself from the belly out. At one point, having waded chest-deep into the river with his GPS device to record the geometry of the bed, Brandon watched a �ock of ducks �y through swirling snow and disappear into the whiteness of the sky over frozen hills, and it occurred to him that Norway is a long way from Atlanta.

Towards the end of Brandon’s time in Norway, the volcano in Iceland decided to start having �ts, and for a moment it was questionable as to whether he would ever return to warmer climes. �ankfully, the volcano fussed itself out, enabling Bran-don to attend a conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his research group before he returned home in May.

Brandon explores the Norwegian landscape via snowshoe.

Brandon captures the beauty of Norway’s countryside.

Above, equipment Brandon uses in his research and below, Brandon and Dr. Ruther conduct research at a �eld site.

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Above, Zakiya stops for a photo at the Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid Ruins.

Above, a bull�ght in Plaza de Toros, Mexico City. Below, Zakiya snaps a photo of vendors on Lake Xochimilco.

With the help of the Mundy fund,Zakiya Seymour attended the Inter-national Water Association Congress (IWAC) in Mexico City. Zakiya is a doctoral student in the environmental engineering program who is examin-ing decision support tools for sustain-able sanitation systems in developing regions. �e IWAC conference entitled “Water and Sanitation Services: What Works in Developing Countries” al-lowed Zakiya to enhance her gradu-ate education and explore the cultural aspects of this major international city.

Insu�cient sanitation can lead to poor water quality, public health concerns, and gender disparity. Drinking water sources contaminated with human excreta jeopardize the quality of the source. In 2000, the World Health Organization estimated that 2.2 million people die annually from diarrheal diseases that could be prevented by providing supplies for clean water and adequate sanitation.

At the conference, Zakiya’s primary ob-jectives were to gain insight during the

developmental phases of her research, to visit treatment sites and understand design constraints, and to network with peers in the �eld. She states, “Overall, I felt like the conference made several important strides in advancing the dia-logue about water and sanitation man-agement in developing countries. Over the course of three days, undeniable synergy was felt by everyone involved. �e individuals attending the confer-ence represented non-governmental organizations, regulatory agencies, international organizations, consulting �rms, and research institutions.”

Speci�cally, topics dealing with inter-national policy, urban sanitation, and �nancing options were among her favorite. While the desire to provide universal access to water was clear, it was evident that the pathway is not. Im-pressive debates were held regarding the applicability of the sanitation ladder.

Zakiya earned her B.S. in civil engineer-ing from Tennessee State University and her M.S. in civil engineering from University of California-Berkeley.

Left, Zakiya takes a cool drink of freshly treated water from the Cutzalama water treatment plant.

Zakiya Seymour Mundy Scholar in Mexico

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Tomás León Mundy Scholar in Australia

Tomás makes friends with a “roo” at the Australia Zoo.

Above, students take an Australian walk-about hike. Below, Tomás en-deavors Standley Chasm, located in the Outback.

Tomás León is an undergraduate envi-ronmental engineering major in CEE. In spring 2010, he studied abroad with Tech’s Paci�c Program in New Zealand and Australia. He spent six weeks in each country, taking classes that directly cor-related with the regions he was living in.

In New Zealand, Tomás studied Environ-mental Ethics and Environmental Politics, classes that provided him with a di�erent perspective of the issues he works on in his major. He explored the country on class trips and weekend getaways, includ-ing Lake Taupo, Tongariro National Park, the Taputeranga Marine Reserve, and the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary. He also visi-tied New Zealand’s Parliament and met with the U.S. Ambassador. In fact, local government conservation o�cials served as guest lecturers, teaching environmen-tal public policy and lawmaking. On the weekends, Tomás traveled extensively. “New Zealand’s wealth lies in its natural beauty, and we explored a lot of di�erent areas with unique topographies, �ora, and fauna. Its government and citizen groups go to great lengths to conserve and protect the country’s natural environments”.

Tomás’ next stop was Sydney, and he found Australia incredibly di�erent than New Zealand. His classes included Biomedicine & Culture, as well as His-tory, Technology, & the Modern World.�e curriculae of these classes perfectly complemented the museums and histori-cal sites he visited around Sydney and Brisbane. He says, “�e classes really opened up my mind to a lot of new ideas, and the Australian setting was perfect for challenging and rethinking some of what I had taken for granted in the U.S.” His classes included visits to environmentally signi�cant locations, including the Blue Mountains, Lamington National Park and the Australia Zoo, to learn about Australia’s �ora and fauna and how their ecosystems function. Weekend trips included the Jenolan Caves, Noosa Head, the Outback (including Alice Springs and the Larapinta Trail), and Heron Island.

Tomás says that this unique opportunity taught him so much in terms of global environmental issues and concerns, and it will certainly be one of the most memo-rable experiences of his college career.

Tomás (front row, second from right) and friends take a boat ride through Milford Sound at Fiord-land National Park.

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Bailey Wright Mundy Scholar in India

CEE undergraduate Bailey Wright used Mundy funds to travel outside of the U.S. for the �rst time in her life. In 2010, Bailey travelled to Chennai, India with a fellow GT undergraduate to attend the Environmental & Water Resources Insti-tute’s (EWRI) developing nations confer-ence. �e conference entitled “Interna-tional Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environ-ment” was held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras; participants included engineers, scientists, planners, economists, and legal professionals from all over the globe.

Bailey’s academic interests focus on air pollution and its e�ects on climate change, so the EWRI conference was the perfect opportunity to learn more about the environment. It began with a formal introduction ceremony where the hosts lit candles and sang Indian songs. It was a unique cultural experience in more ways than one. Bailey and her friend quickly realized that they were the youngest peo-ple in attendance. “Everyone was shocked and impressed that we were undergradu-ates. In fact, so many people approached

us with questions about why and how we were there. We responded with just as many questions about their research and their jobs.” One of the conference high-lights for Bailey was a keynote speech by Dr. Slobodon Simonovic from the Univer-sity of Western Ontario. Dr. Simonovic spoke about the impacts of climate change on water resources, and Bailey was capti-vated by his speech.

Bailey described the IIT campus as a jun-gle. She stated, “I have never seen so many animals and the campus was beautiful! We were exploring the labs in the environ-mental building when we heard something knock against the window. �ere were �ve monkeys outside playing with each other. I had never seen a monkey before and we must have stood there at least half an hour, taking pictures and laughing.”

Bailey’s experience abroad was one she will never forget. “It provided me with a fresh sense of motivation because I was able to see how engineering can impact the world. I saw and did things that will forever shape who I am as a person and how I feel about the world.”

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, one of the �lm sites for the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

Above, Bailey and friends pose at the Shore Temple in Mamalapuram, and below, explore a temple in Mumbai.

Bailey (left) stops for a photo with locals in Mumbai.

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Faculty Research

Construction EngineeringJochen Teizer, ‘SmartHat’ Technologies in Construction

Environmental EngineeringKostas Konstantinidis, Huge Potential in Earth’s Smallest Organisms

Geosystems EngineeringDominic Assimaki, Pile Foundations on Soft Soils

Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and MaterialsYang Wang, Wireless, Battery-free Strain/Crack Sensors

Transportation Systems EngineeringLaurie Garrow, Transportation Systems & Climate Change

Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water ResourcesThorsten Stoesser, The Deepwater Horizon Blowout

Faculty ResearchCivil and environmental engineering is a broad and diverse engineering discipline that works on many facets of improving the human condition. Our 6 a�nity groups span the technical research and instructional interests of the School. Diversity of function is key to the operation of the School. Faculty members are expected to make high-quality contributions in areas that match their interests and abilities. �e following pages highlight some of the research activities of CEE’s recent hires. �ese young faculty are working on problems that go far beyond the traditional areas of the �eld in order to provide grow-ing populations with innovative solutions necessary to survive in a global society.

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Dr. Jochen Teizer displays the electronic components of a SmartHat.

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FACULTY RESEARCH

�e U.S. construction industry experiences one of the highest fatality rates among the nation’s industrial sectors. However, there is very little research in terms of factors in-volved and potential control mechanisms. In fact, planning and operations within building construction and infrastructure lack any type of automated communica-tions and a system to distribute key infor-mation among project stakeholders.

�at’s where Dr. Jochen Teizer comes in. Dr. Teizer heads the Real-time Automated Project Information and Decision Systems (RAPIDS) laboratory in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. �e RAPIDS lab is a unique facility dedicated to the development and application of innovative technologies and methods for construction, mining, transportation, and infrastructure. Speci�cally, researchers at RAPIDS concentrate on real-time, pro-active safety warnings and alert technolo-gies, equipment blind spot measurement, operator visibility tracking, wireless resource location tracking, 4D information modeling and processing, site layout man-agement, and an inference management framework for real-time safety, health, and work activity monitoring and sampling.

Tracking the location and status of site resources in real-time, understanding the spatial environment, and monitoring, analyzing, and recording site activities and conditions are a few of the conditions that become increasingly important in order to base decision-making on reliable informa-tion content. Dr. Teizer’s team designs new-prototypes and validates commer-cially-existing data sensing and processing technologies to improve performance and education on the work site.

A recent example of such technology is the “SmartHat.” Designed by Dr. Teizer and Dr. Matt Reynolds of Duke University, the SmartHat contains a tiny microprocessor

and a beeper that sounds a warning when dangerous equipment comes into close proximity to its wearer. What’s unique about the SmartHat is that its beeper and processor operate on such a small amount of power, it is harvested from radio waves in the air. �at’s correct, no batteries required. �e radio waves are emitted from wireless network transmitters that are installed on backhoes and bulldozers to track their locations. �e microprocessor in the hardhat monitors the direction and strength of the radio signal coming from the construction equipment to determine whether the worker is too close. If so, the alarm sounds.

Dr. Teizer also works with local authorities to monitor and track life safety personnel in real-time. �e sensing equipment uses emerging radio frequency, remote sensing and actuating technologies to record the physical location of emergency respond-ers as rescue operations unfold. �is type of critical information enables police, �re�ghters, and other critical response workers to monitor the exact location of team members at all times.

Dr. Teizer states, “To tackle some of these critical issues, our research e�orts focus on integrating these kinds of emerging tech-nologies into the decision-making process. We identify and measure data accurately, process the data in a useful �ow of infor-mation, and provide decision-makers with relevant and timely information values that make a substantial di�erence.”

Current �eld research presents �ndings with the potential to dramatically im- prove safety, training, e�ciency, and overall operations within a wide variety of industrial sectors.

For additional information, visit: http://www.rapids.gatech.edu.

‘SmartHat’ Technologies in Construction ‘SmartHat’ Technologies in Construction Dr. Jochen Teizer

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Improving Safety, Education, and Overall Operations on the Jobsite

From the top, the wireless resource location tracking software used to monitor safety per-sonnel responding to a collapsed parking deck. A photograph of the deck during the rescue op-eration follows. Last, data collected at construc-tion sites is used to advance safety warnings and alert technologies as well as monitor and sample work activity.

Wildlife coated in petroleum, a result of the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Photo Credit: BP America

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FACULTY RESEARCH

Unknown additional costs and ongoing impacts include clean-up expenses, economic e�ects on the �shing and tourism industry, increased data collection and forecasting costs, relocation and operation of oil skimmers and other spill response infrastructure, moratoria on new drilling and new well permitting, and ongoing environmental impact studies of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) as well as pending civil lawsuits.

Gulf Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR).

�e overarching outcome of the GISR Consortium will be an integrated response system of nested numerical models linked to a multi-faceted observing system to facilitate the observe/predict/decide sequence during a spill.

�e purpose of this proposal is to develop a forecasting, observation, and decision support system for oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. �e system must: 1.) be rapidly deployable for real-time response, 2.) provide linkage between observations and predictions, and 3.) be capable of testing the e�ects of di�erent management decisions for both real-time optimal response and ahead-of-time analyses of risk and infra-structure needs to minimize impacts of future oil spills. �e overarching hypotheses that motivate this proposal are that the necessary �eld indicators that drive model processes can be measured real-time during a spill and that models can be trained by these measurements through data assimilation to achieve rapid, accurate forecast predictions during a spill. �e main scienti�c question GISR will address is how oil and gas from accidental spills is transported and evolves over time and space in the ocean/coastal environment. �e answers will guide decisions on the infrastructure necessary to observe/predict/decide the oil behavior and response strategies during future spills. �e proposed methods include a multi-scale suite of numerical models integrated with adaptive �eld observations and developed and tested through targeted �eld and laboratory experiments. �ese technologies are important to improve response to oil spills, to predict the fate and transport of petroleum �uids in the ocean environment, and to assess the risks of future activities in the Gulf.

�e long-term Vision of the GISR Consortium is to understand and predict the fundamental behavior of petroleum �uids in the ocean envi-ronment. �is capability is critical to inform decisions during response to oil spills and for development of mitigation plans, ultimately yield-ing signi�cant environmental and �nancial savings. For instance, the tools envisioned here could have answered in real-time whether the use of subsurface dispersants during the Macondo well accident was e�ective. To this end, the primary Mission of this proposal is to develop a tested modeling and observational system to track and predict the pathways of transforming hydrocarbons released from oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. Our approach will be to develop and validate an integrated, multi-scale suite of numerical models, linked by data as-similation to an adaptive observing system designed for rapid deployment during a spill, and tested through a multi-scale suite of �eld and laboratory ex-periments that target critical de�ciencies in our un-derstanding of the physical, chemical, and biological behavior of petroleum �uids as they transit the Gulf from an oil spill to the beach, marsh or estuary (refer to Figure 1).

�e GISR team’s �ndings will serve as a guide for the necessary infrastructure to observe/predict/decide on oil behavior in an ocean environ-ment and appropriate response strategies during future spills. �e research will not only improve the response to oil spills, it will also enable accurate forcasting of the fate and transport of petroleum �uids in the ocean environment, and future risks of ongoing drilling activities in the Gulf.

�e accidental blowout of the Deepwater Horizon (DH) drilling platform o� the Gulf coast of Mexico is an unprecedented event that resulted in 83 days of uncontrolled well �ow from the Macondo MC252 formation, approximately 4.1-4.4 million barrels of crude oil released, 2.5 x 108 standard m3 of natural gas, and 430 miles of oiled wetland coastline.

Although the full a�ermath of this disaster is not yet clear, it will certainly have far reach-ing environmental and economic impacts. �e incident itself emphasizes the critical need for an adaptive spill response system, one that can observe and predict the fate and transport of petroleum �uids in real-time and guide decisions on response and mitigation.

CEE’s Dr. �orsten Stoesser specializes in computational �uid dynamics, open-channel hydraulics, and environmental �uid mechanics. He is currently working with colleagues at Texas A&M to develop an integrated response system for oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. �is specialized team of researchers, called Gulf Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR), is developing nested numerical models that are linked to a multi-faceted observation system to facilitate observation, prediction, and the decision-making sequence during a spill. �rough this e�ort, GISR will address how oil and gas from such spills are transported and how these compounds evolve over time and space within the ocean and coastal environments. �e research has the potential to dramatically improve the response, forcasting, and risk as-sessment of future drilling in the Gulf.

When a blowout occurs, the separating seawater can contain a signi�cant mass of dissolved natural gas and oil. It can also carry a large fraction of liquid oil in the form of small oil droplets. Cross�ow-dominated plumes and strati�cation-dominated plumes are very limiting in terms of the separation that occurs. Scale analysis indicates that the DH plume is strati�cation-dominated, and

observed locations of hydrocarbon intrusion layers agree with the experimentally derived empirical scaling laws. (Texas A&M) �e team’s laboratory experiments of multiphase plumes in strati�cation and cross�ow have increased understanding of the physical mechanisms leading to separation among the buoyant dispersed phases (oil and gas) and the entrained and dissolved constituents in the continuous phase. Stationary �uid is set into motion by reaction forces acted by the bubbles, leading to the presence of unsteady vortices and thereby causing oscil-lations in the rising plume. Figure A shows the position of bubbles with vertical velocity contours. Streamlines of the instantaneous and time-averaged �ow �eld are also plotted. �e simulation of multi-phase plumes in uniform cross�ow replicates the dispersed liquid (oil) phase in the plume with uniform cross�ow. Figure B shows isosurfaces of oil concentration with contours of �uid �ow �eld in the background. �e spread of the rising oil plume due to cross�ow is clearly visible in this illustration.

Spill management options must balance methods to reduce shoreline impact with the possibility of generating hypoxic regions in deep waters. �is balance requires an ability to predict shoreward transport, subsurface frac-tionation, and biodegradation of spilled oil and gas, both for planning purposes and more urgently for real-time decision support dur-ing an oil spill. �e GISR team’s research will serve as a guide for necessary infrastructure to observe oil behavior in an ocean environment, forcast the fate and transport of petroleum �uids, determine accurate response strategies for future spills, quantify the human health risk to such spills, test the e�cacy of mitiga-tion strategies, and risk assessment of drilling activities in the Gulf.

Additional information:

The Deepwater Horizon BlowoutThe Deepwater Horizon BlowoutDr. �orsten Stoesser

Above, laboratory simulation experiments of multiphase plumes in cross�ow, indicating (a) strati�ed plume, and (b) strong cross�ow.

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Assessment and Mitigation of the Disaster’s Impact on the Environment

Streamlines and vectors showing the (L-R) instantaneous; time-averaged �ow �eld in the bubble column; and position of bubbles, along with verti-cal velocity contours.

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http://cfd.ce.gatech.edu/index_�les/research.htm.

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Dr. Konstantinidis and a student review microbial research data.

Dr. Kostas Konstantinidis

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It is well recognized that the smallest organisms, the bacteria and archaea, constitute the largest biomass on Earth and are also the most diverse among all living organisms. Whether in soils, waters, deep subsurface environments, or in the atmosphere, the bacteria are a�ecting, if not controlling, all the biogeochemical cycles that sustain life. Yet, little informa-tin is know about how microbes perform their activities. For instance, we know that bacteria are o�en the basis for disease, but we know little about pathogen ecology. We know that each gram of soil or liter of seawater carries more than 3,000 distinct bacterial species, each carrying up to 5,000 genes, but we understand too little about what this immense genetic diversity means or how useful it may be. One of the primary reasons for this is attributed, in part, to the fact that the great majority of microorganisms resists cultivation in the laboratory and thus, cannot be studied e�ciently. However, Dr. Kostas Konstan-tinidis, assistant professor of environ-mental engineering, is leading a program to develop novel culture-independent, or metagenomics, and bioinformatics ap-proaches to study microbial communities in-situ, both engineered (e.g., bioremedia-tion and wastewater treatment reactors) and natural (e.g., terrestrial or marine) systems. He also works with biotechnolog-ical applications of microbial biodiversity.

Dr. Konstantinidis has already made im-portant contributions in these areas of research. In 2007, he launched the Envi-ronmental Microbial Genomics Labora-tory, known as Enve-omics Lab: a state-of-the-art computational and wet laboratory that focuses on the smallest organisms on the planet. His scienti�c interests are at the interface of microbial ecology, engineer-ing, and computational biology.

Dr. Konstantinidis’ research group has developed pioneering culture-independent

approaches (metagenomics) to study natu-ral microbial communities. In metage-nomics, genomics techniques such as DNA cloning and sequencing are applied directly to environmental samples, bypass-ing the need for isolation and cultivation of individual species.

Using culture-independent techniques, the researchers have provided new insights into how life adapts to the deep and cold oceans, the largest biome on the planet. �eir work revealed, for instance, that the deep-sea microbial communities at 4,000m depth are enriched in genes conferring rapid evolution and metabolic versatility to cope with the scarce but diverse food resources available in-situ. �e discoveries have also opened up new biotechnological opportunities, includ-ing designing enzymes that are functional under high-pressure and low temperature (the temperature of the deep sea is invari-ably ~40 C). With support from the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Konstantini-dis’s team is also extending the metage-nomic approaches to study underground microbial communities in Alaskan soils and other temperate regions. �is investi-gation focuses on how these communities respond to the predicted e�ects of climate change such as increased atmospheric CO2 and temperature, especially with respect to whether the communities release or sequestrate soil carbon.

Dr. Konstantinidis and his team are also applying cutting-edge “omics” technolo-gies to evaluate microorganisms isolated in the laboratory. �e goal is to provide a system-level understanding of bacterial species. In a recent example of this work, researchers applied these technologies to a study of 10 closely related strains of She-wanella, an important family of bacteria. �e Shewanella are key players not only in cleaning up toxic heavy metal contami-nants in the environment, but also in the

emerging �eld of microbial fuel cells for electricity generation. �e group has been able to link the phenotype of each Shewanella organism to speci�c genes in the genome (genotype) using a series of physiological, transcriptomic and proteomic experiments. �ey have also identi�ed the genes responsible for metal reduction. Insights currently emerging from this work will enable the identi�-cation of the most e�ective Shewanella strain for cleaning up speci�c contami-nants within a given environment. �e group also found that the Shewanella genus is more genomically and pheno-typically diverse than previously antici-pated and that the Shewanella organisms frequently exchange large parts of their genome in order to cope with �uctuat-ing environmental conditions, such as sexual adaptation. �ese �ndings are, in fact, revolutionary as bacteria have been viewed as being primarily asexual organ-isms by the scienti�c community. �e �ndings will also have important implica-tions for microbial source tracking and indentifying bacterial species concepts: an unsettled issue with major practi-cal consequences for reliable diagnosis of infectious disease agents, intellectual property rights, bioterrorism agent over-sight, and quarantine.

Additional information: http://enve-omics.gatech.edu/

Huge Potential in Earth’s Smallest Organisms

New Research into How Microorganisms Adapt, Respond to Environmental Changes

Oceanic windmills largely rely on pile foundations. Photo Credit: Vattenfall Energy Company; Stockholm, Sweden

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Dr. Dominic Assimaki works with nu-merical methods in earthquake engineer-ing and geophysics, including forward simulations of dynamic nonlinear soil response, soil-structure interaction and scattering phenomena in heterogeneous media, as well as inverse problems. She serves as an assistant professor of geosys-tems engineering in the School.

Defining the ProblemPile foundations are primarily used for structures, piers and platforms construct-ed on loose or so� soils prone to liquefac-tion and lateral spreading during strong earthquakes. In the approach most widely employed in practice for the design of pile foundations in lique�able soils, the pile sti�ness estimated for sti�, non-lique�-able sites is uniformly scaled via empirical factors that account for the reduction of soil resistance during earthquakes due to liquefaction. As a result, the predicted response of piles in loose, saturated soils is a scaled replica of the response of piles in sti� soils. However, �eld and labora-tory experimental data clearly show that there are signi�cant di�erences between the two, and that the existing models lack fundamental aspects of pile behavior in lique�able soils.

A Unique ApproachTo bridge the gap between widely em-ployed empirical models and computa-tionally expensive numerical simulations, Dr. Assimaki’s research group developed a macroelement for dynamic analyses of piles in lique�able soils. �is macroele-ment captures the fundamental physics of saturated granular soil response to dynamic loading, such as dilation and seepage, while retaining the e�ciency of simpli�ed approaches for the analysis of dynamic foundation problems. �e mac-roelement components were developed using three-dimensional fully coupled �nite element (FE) analyses and validated via centrifuge and �eld experimental

data. �e FE simulations used for the parametric investigation and calibration of the macroelement were �rst validated using �eld data of blast-induced liquefac-tion experiments. In addition, the novel mechanical element has been integrated in the open source �nite element plat-form, OPENSEES, used extensively by the international earthquake engineering communities. It has also been used in an NSF-funded project of seismic hazard assessment and mitigation of liquefaction in port waterfront structures.

Huge Impact PotentialDr. Assimaki’s pile macroelement is advancing the state-of-the-art by ef-�ciently providing realistic predictions of pile displacement in lique�able soils. It will enable credible and cost-e�ective design solutions for critical infrastruc-ture projects such as bridge foundations, waterfront structures, and highrise buildings. Currently, Dr. Assimaki’s team is using the macroelement as a building block for novel soil-structure interac-tion mechanical models of �xed o�shore wind turbine foundations. O�shore wind-generated electricity is foreseen as a major contributor to the U.S. energy supply. However, commercialization is extremely cost-prohibitive due to the expense of wind turbine foundations. �e foundations alone can account for up to 25% of the total cost of a wind farm. To date, the U.S. has no standards for the design of foundations in the o�shore wind industry, but Dr. Assimaki is work-ing to change that. She and her team of researchers envision that the macroele-ments for o�shore wind turbine founda-tions will lead to cost-e�ective design solutions in a renewable energy market. Her pending European partnerships will provide the performance and operational data for calibration and validation of the models, giving her research enormous potential to make that vision a reality.

Pile Foundations on Soft Soils Pile Foundations on Soft Soils Dr. Dominic Assimaki

Above, pile supported wharf damage due to liq-uefaction and lateral spreading during the M8.8 2010 Maule Earthquake in Chile. Photo credit: Geer Association.

Detailed progressive deformation around a pile in cohesionless fully saturated soil. The bottom right deformation reveals the settlement in the vicinity of the foundation due to pile-induced liquefaction.

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Above, Dr. Assimaki identi�es research experi-ments and �ndings.

Bridging the Gap Between Empirical Models and Numerical Simulations

Additional information: http://www.geoquake.gatech.edu/

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Spanning 1.7 miles and weighing 887,000 tons, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge requires consistent structural health monitoring.

Wireless, Battery-free Strain/Crack SensorsDr. Yang Wang

Above: (a) power transmission and backscatter-ing in a passive RFID tag-reader system; (b) tensile testing results showing the resonance frequency shift of the RFID tag versus strain.

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A Low-cost Solution to Monitor and Protect Metallic StructuresDr. Yang Wang is an assistant professor in CEE who specializes in structural health monitoring and damage detection, optimal decentralized structural control, smart materials and structures, and wireless sensor networks. His work concentrates on structural sensors used to monitor and record the various structural components of buildings and bridges in order to track movement, functionality, and safety.

In one of Dr. Wang’s current projects, he and a team of researchers are investigating an ultra low-cost solution for wireless, bat-teryless sensors that monitor stress con-centration and crack formation on metallic (e.g. steel or aluminum) structures. �e sensors operate on radio frequency iden-ti�cation (RFID) principles, and the strain sensor is not only wireless but does not require battery power. In an RFID system, the reader beams electromagnetic energy to the tag, which receives the energy and re�ects an electromagnetic signal back to the reader. When the RFID tag is under strain/deformation, the tag antenna shape changes and causes its electromagnetic resonance frequency to shi�. �is shi� in resonance frequency can be measured by the reader, and then used to derive the strain experienced by the RFID tag.

Next, a passive (batteryless) RFID tag is designed and manufactured for wireless strain sensing. �e wireless strain sensor (i.e. RFID tag) contains only a piece of copper patch antenna, and a small, low-cost RFID chip. No other electronic com-ponents are required at the wireless sensor side. �e resonance frequency extracted by an RFID wireless reader shows strong linearity with respect to small strain incre-ments. �e slope of the linear regression shows that 1με strain causes -761 Hz shi� in the tag’s resonance frequency. �e per-formance of the wireless sensor has also been successfully tested for large strain levels over 20,000 με.

�e preliminary results of this research have been very promising. In fact, the team is using the initial data to make the following modi�cations: (1) Evaluate the sensor performance for detecting crack formation. Since high sensitivity to small strain has been observed in current prototypes, it is expected that crack formation will cause large resonance frequency shi� that is relatively easy to capture by the reader. (2) Reduce the sensor dimension from 2.5 in. by 2.5 in. to below 0.5 in. by 0.5 in. �e objective will be achieved by increasing the operation frequency from 900 MHz to over 5 GHz. �e size factor of the sensor is proportional to the wavelength of the electromagnetic signal, and thus, inversely proportional to the operation frequency. (3) Investigate the performance of simultaneous measurements from multiple passive wireless sensors. Using frequency division techniques, explore the distinguishing responses from vari-ous sensors. (4) Increase the wireless interrogation range from currently achieved 2 � to over 10 �. Approaches include further optimizing the antenna shape and ex-ploiting simple photovoltaic or vibration energy harvesting techniques.

Due to the simplicity and promising per-formance of this research, the proposed technology holds great potential for the future, allowing mass production of low-cost, wireless strain/crack sensors used to monitor, analyze, and evaluate the performance of metallic structures.

Additional information: http://people.ce.gatech.edu/~ywang/ research.htm

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Climate change frequently a�ects both natural and built environments. Photo Credit: Photographer Punchup via Flickr

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Climate change has received increasing attention worldwide as potentially one of the greatest challenges facing modern so-ciety. �is attention has focused on two issues: (1) reducing the production of greenhouse gases in order to decrease the rate of climate change, or mitigation; and (2) preparing a future world for chang-ing climatic conditions, or adaptation. Although these issues have taken some time to take hold in the United States, an increasing number of state and local of-�cials have started to examine how activi-ties in their jurisdiction could be a�ected by changing environmental conditions. In almost all of these e�orts, transporta-tion systems have been identi�ed as one of the most important sectors that could be a�ected by signi�cant impacts. �e vulnerability of the nation’s trans-portation systems should be of great concern to transportation o�cials. �is includes the road network to long-term changes in local climate conditions as well as changes in weather in the shorter term. �e basic premise of road design is that the physical form and materials speci�cations associated with the design itself must re�ect the environmental conditions where the facility is construct-ed. However, infrastructure built today could face very di�erent environmental conditions 30 to 50 years from now. Operational and maintenance strategies will also be a�ected by changing condi-tions. �e highway project development process will have to take into consider-ation likely impacts on environmental re-sources too, which are also likely change. In fact, there are a multitude of reasons such as these that the transportation community, and in particular those re-sponsible for planning and providing for the system, fully understand the potential impacts. Essentially, all processes used in planning, designing and monitoring these systems must incorporate an adap-

tive system management perspective that will allow transportation agencies to respond appropriately to changing environmental conditions.

Dr. Michael D. Meyer, the Frederick R. Dickerson Chair in CEE and director of the Georgia Transportation Institute, has been conducting nationally signi�-cant research on climate change and transportation system adaptation. He is the principal investigator on a project for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program that is developing an approach for identifying vulnerable transportation assets and developing a risk-based methodology for allocating resources to minimize damage to trans-portation infrastructure. He is deputy project director on a project for the U.S. Department of Transportation that is examining the engineering implications associated with the implementation of an adaptation strategy for Mobile, Alabama. �e intent of this study is to identify the costs associated with protecting transportation systems in a metropolitan area, and in this case, the area is subject to hurricanes and storm surges. In addition, Dr. Meyer serves as a member of an international scan team that will visit several countries in September to learn more about the de-velopment and implementation of such adaptation plans around the world.

Dr. Meyer and Dr. Laurie Garrow, as-sistant professor in CEE’s transportation systems engineering program, recently completed an analysis examining the national costs associated with bridge reconstruction and the associated economic costs due to increased bridge scour from future changes in precipita-tion intensity. �eir study shows that under a likely climate scenario, eco-nomic costs will increase by more than 15% of the current base case.

Transportation Systems & Climate ChangeTransportation Systems & Climate ChangeDr. Laurie Garrow

Based on the nature of the work, civil engi-neers must take into account environmental conditions for all infrastructure and services provided based on the project’s location. It seems likely that environmental conditions will change in the future, and in some cases, change signi�cantly. �e research conducted by Drs. Meyer and Garrow is providing an important foundation to help professionals within the transportation industry meet this challenge head on.

(L-R:) Dr. Michael Meyer and Dr. Laurie Garrow assess risk-based methodology for minimizing damage to transportation infrastructure.

Dr. Michael Meyer works with graduate students Josephine Kressner and Greg Macfarlane assessing climate change.

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How Does a National System Adapt?

Additional information: http://garrowlab.ce.gatech.edu/

Dr. Adjo AmekudziAssociate ProfessorTransportation Systems Engineering PhD, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Michael H. BerginAssociate ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Bruce R. EllingwoodRaymond Allen Jones ChairStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Yongsheng ChenAssociate ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Nankai University

Dr. Mustafa M. AralProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Leroy Z. EmkinProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. John CrittendenDirector, Brook Byers Institute of Sustainable Systems, Hightower Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. Environmental Engi-neering. PhD, University of Michigan

Dr. Rafael L. BrasProvost & Executive Vice-President for Academic A�airs, K. Harrison Brown Family Chair. Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources. ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Dominic AssimakiAssistant ProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Francesco FedeleAssistant ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, University of Vermont

Dr. Reginald DesRochesAssociate Chair and Dean’s Professor Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials. PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Ioannis BrilakisAssistant ProfessorConstruction Engineering, Transportation Systems Engineering PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Dr. Nelson C. BakerVice Provost and Associate ProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Susan E. BurnsProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Hermann M. FritzAssociate ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Our People

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Georgia Tech is already the national leader in the production of women and minorities in engineering, and faculty diversity continues to be a priority. As a premiere school in the nation’s largest college of engineering, CEE’s faculty is comprised of three (3) African American, four (4) Hispanic, and eight (8) female faculty members.

CEE Faculty

Dr. Barry J. GoodnoProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, Stanford University

Dr. Ching-Hua HuangAssociate ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, John Hopkins University

Dr. Aris P. GeorgakakosDirector, Georgia Water Resources Institute and ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources; PhD, Massachu-setts Institute of Technology

Dr. Michael D. MeyerDirector of GTI, Frederick R. Dickerson Chair Transportation Systems Engineering. PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Jorge A. LavalAssistant ProfessorTransportation Systems Engineering PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Michal P. HunterAssociate ProfessorTransportation Systems Engineering PhD, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Randall L. GuenslerProfessorTransportation Systems Engineering PhD, University of California, Davis

Dr. Ra� L. MuhannaDirector of Center for Reliable Engineering Computing & Associate Chair; Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials. PhD, Higher Institute for Structure and Architecture, Bulgaria

Dr. John D. LeonardAssociate Dean, CoETransportation Systems Engineering PhD, University of California, Irvine

Dr. Roberto T. LeonProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsPhD, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Laurence J. JacobsAssociate Dean for Academic A�airs, CoE and ProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, Columbia University

Dr. Jaehong KimCarlton S. Wilder Associate ChairEnvironmental Engineering PhD, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Kevin A. HaasAssociate ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, University of Delaware

Dr. Leonid GermanovichProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, Moscow State Mining University

Dr. J. David FrostDirector of Georgia Tech Savannah and ProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, Purdue University

Dr. James A. MulhollandProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Stanley D. LindseyProfessor of the PracticeStructural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsPhD, Vanderbilt University

Dr. Jian LuoAssistant ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, Stanford University

Dr. Kostas KonstantinidisAssistant ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Michigan State University

Dr. Haiying Huang Assistant ProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, University of Minnesota

Dr. Laurie A. GarrowAssistant ProfessorTransportation Systems Engineering PhD, Northwestern University

Dr. Paul W. MayneProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, CornellUniversity

Dr. Kimberly E. KurtisProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Lawrence E. KahnProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsPhD, University of Michigan

Dr. Joseph B. HughesKaren & John Hu� School Chair and Professor Environmental Engineering PhD, University of Iowa

Dr. Rami M. Haj-AliProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Spyros G. PavlostathisProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Cornell University

Dr. Glenn J. RixProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Phillip J.W. RobertsProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, California Institute of Technology

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Dr. Lisa G. RosensteinSenior Academic ProfessionalEngineering Communications PhD, Emory University

Dr. Marc StieglitzAssociate ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, Columbia University

Dr. Armistead G. RussellGeorgia Power Distinguished ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, California Institute of Technology

Dr. Abdul-Hamid ZureickProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials. PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Paul WorkAssociate Chair, Associate Director, Georgia Tech Savannah, and Associ-ate Professor; Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, University of Florida

Dr. Jochen TiezerAssistant ProfessorConstruction Engineering, Transportation Systems Engineering PhD, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. J. Carlos SantamarinaGoizueta Foundation Faculty Chair and ProfessorGeosystems Engineering PhD, Purdue University

Dr. Arash YavariAssistant ProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, California Institute of Technology

Dr. Yi- Chang James TsaiAssociate ProfessorGeosystems Engineering, Transportation Systems Engineering PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Donald R. WebsterAssociate Chair for Undergraduate Programs and ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources. PhD, University of California, Berekeley

Dr. David W. ScottAssociate Professor Structural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsPhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Donald W. WhiteProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsPhD, Cornell University

Dr. Thorsten Stoesser Assistant ProfessorEnvironmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, University of Bristol, UK

Dr. Jim C. SpainProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, University of Texas, Arlington

Dr. Sotira YiacoumiProfessorEnvironmental Engineering PhD, Syracuse University

Dr. Kenneth M. WillAssociate Professor & Associate Chair for Graduate ProgramsStructural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials PhD, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Yang WangAssistant ProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsPhD, StanfordUniversity

Dr. Terry W. SturmProfessor Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources PhD, �e University of Iowa

CEE Faculty (Continued)

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John E. AbrahamJohn D. Edwards Maohong Fan John Z. Luh Jae Suk Ryou

Adjunct Faculty

Robert S. Abernathy Julian Diaz-OspinaJiabao Guan Angshuman GuinShirley Fumiye Nishino

Research Engineers and ScientistsMehmet T. Odman Michael O. Rodgers Frank Southworth Stacy V. Stringer Michael H. Swanger

Madan Tandukar Huaming Yao Hamid Zand Guangxuan Zhu

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Joshua VanceFinancial Administrator III

Mary Kate VarnauJournal Assistant

Zachariah A. WorleyBuilding Coordinator I

STRUCTURECEE’s administrative structure provides well-de�ned support services in such areas as academic advising, business operations, human resources, accounting, research administration, marketing and communications, facilities management, computer support, and development.

Aral J. James R. Croes Medal, 2011; Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2010.

Assimaki2009 Arthur Casagrande Profes-sional Development award, ASCE, GeoInstitute, 2010.

BrasJ. Drexel Exceptional Achievement award, Drexel University, 2010; National Academy of Arts and Sci-ences of Puerto Rico, 2009.

BrilakisNSF CAREER Award, 2010; ASCE Associate Editor award, 2009.

DesRoches2010 Subaru Professor of Excel-lence award; National Academy of Engineering, 1st China-America Frontiers of Engineering, Session Organizer and Chair, 2009.

EllingwoodDistinguished (Honorary) Member of ASCE, 2010; IASSAR Senior Research Prize, International As-sociation for Structural Safety and Reliability, 2009.

EmkinEngineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Engineering Alliance, 2010; Engineer of the Year in Edu-cation, Georgia Society of Profes-sional Engineers, 2009.

GarrowNational Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2009; Council of University Transpor-tation Centers-American Road & Transportation Builders As-sociation (CUTC-ARTBA) New Faculty Member award, 2009.

Hughes Engineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Engineering Alliance, 2011.

Huang (Haiying) NSF CAREER award, 2011; Doctoral New Investigator Grant, American Chemical Society Petro-leum Research Fund, 2009-2011.

KimExcellence in Review award, Envi-ronmental Science & Technology, 2009; Paul L. Busch award, Water Environment Research Founda-tion, 2009.

Konstantinidis International Skerman award for Microbial Taxonomy, �e World Federation for Culture Collections, 2010.

KurtisFellow, American Ceramics Society, 2011; Fellow, American Concrete Institute, 2010.

LavalNSF CAREER award, 2011.

National and International Awards

LeonAmerican Institute of Steel Con-struction (AISC) Special Achieve-ment award, 2011.

MeyerFellow, ASCE, April 2010; Engineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Engineering Alliance, 2009; W.N. Carey Jr. award, Transportation Research Board, 2009.

PavlostathisFellow, Water Environment Fed-eration, 2011; Fellow, International Water Association, 2010.

RobertsFellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

TeizerFIATECH Celebrate Engineering and Technology Innovations Outstanding Early Career Researcher, 2010.

TsaiChinese Chang Jiang Scholar, 2009.

WhiteRaymond C. Reese Research Prize, ASCE, 2010; American Iron and Steel Institute and American Society of State Highway and Transportation O�cials Steel Structures Commit-tee; T. R. Higgins Lectureship award, AISC, 2009.

YavariAir Force O�ce of Scienti�c Re-search Young Investigator Program award, 2010.

Awards & Recognitions

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Sta� Awards

GT Outstanding Sta� Award:2011 Andrea Be

CEE Outstanding Sta� Award:2010 Gary Hoilman2009 Laurie Somerville

School Awards

DesRochesCEE Appreciation award, 2010.

KimBill Schultz Sabbatical award, 2010; CEE Excellence in Research award, 2009; Carlton S. Wilder Endowed Professorship, 2009.

MulhollandCEE Appreciation award, May 2009.

StoesserBill Schultz Junior Faculty Teaching award, 2010.

TeizerBill Schultz Junior Faculty Teaching award, 2009.

YavariCEE Excellence in Research award, 2010.

BurnsClass of 1969 Teaching Scholar, 2009-2010.

DesRochesDean’s Professor of the College of Engineer-ing award, 2011; Georgia Tech Dean James E. Dull Faculty Member of the Year award, 2010; Outstanding Doctoral �esis Advisor award, 2010.

GarrowCenter for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning/BP Americas (CETL/BP) Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence award, 2009.

MeyerGeorgia Tech ANAK award, 2009; Class of 1940 Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher award, 2009; Civil Engineering Teacher of the Year, Southeast Section, Chi Epsilon, 2009; Sigma Xi Masters �esis Advisor award, 2009.

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Institute Awards

CEE congratulates the following civil and environmental engineering alumni recognized at the 2011 CoE Awards Induction Ceremony:

G. Wayne CloughCE ‘63, MSCE ‘65Secretary of the SmithsonianInstitution

Jack E. Bu�ngtonMSCE ‘68Research Professor (Retired), University of Arkansas

Jose L. BarzunaBSCE ‘82, MSCE ‘83Arquitectura e Ingeniería S.A.

Robert D. BernsteinBSCE ‘76. ConsultingTransportation Engineer, Robert Bernstein Inc. P.S. (Deceased)

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award

Engineering Hall of Fame

College of Engineering (CoE) Alumni Awards

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Development�e School hired a full-time development o�cer in October of 2005. Mrs. Laurie Somerville has worked with the school chair and other faculty leadership to advance the school’s development activities as well as overall engagement with alumni, volunteer leadership and other partners of the school.

�e School has been successful in raising over $25 million since Mrs. Somerville’s arrival. High-lights include a $4 million international travel endowment for students, 4 new endowed chairs, including a $2.5 million chair for the School leader; 2 new professorships and a $1 million Exter-nal Advisory Board Endowment fund.

�e School hosts several major events annually including a homecoming celebration, several high visibility lectures and an alumni weekend held in a di�erent U.S. location each year and organized by the School’s External Advisory Board.

�ese events collectively gather thousands of alumni, corporate collaborators, government o�cials, academic partners and other friends, all of whom assist in strengthening the overall commitment to the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech.

(including scholarships)CEE’s School Endowment

fund has tripled from 2004-10, despite the economic downturn.

Fiscal Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

ENDOWMENTS: TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF PRINCIPAL$ millions

$18M

$16M

$14M

$12M

$10M

$8M

$6M

$4M

$2M

$0

$6,667,737

$8,695,365

$12,185,708

$15,666,571

$16,574,246

$15,701,864

$18,829,208

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Increase in CEE Fundingby Use from 2006-10

FUNDS RAISED: BY USE $ millions

$16M

$14M

$12M

$10M

$8M

$6M

$4M

$2M

$0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Fiscal Year

Facilities

Endowment

Current Operations

Total Dollars Raised in CEE from 2006-2010

Fiscal Year

TOTAL DOLLARS RAISED$ millions

$30M

$25M

$20M

$15M

$10M

$5M

$0

$9,035,472

$14,749834$16,742,330

$21,305,406

$26,447423

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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entrepreneurial spirit

AECOM TechnologyApplied Biosystems Inc.ARCS Foundation, Inc.Baker Hughes IncorporatedBaskerville-Donovan, Inc.Bentley Systems, IncorporatedBlount Construction CompanyBovis Lend Lease Inc.BP AmericaBras�eld & GorrieBrown and CaldwellCampbell Applied PhysicsCarollo EngineersCH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.Chemtron Supply CorpChevronClark Construction Group, LLCConeTec, Inc.Crowder Construction Company Inc.Earthquake Engineering Research InstituteEaton CorporationEmmeskay, Inc.Environmental Protection AgencyExxon Mobil Corporation�e Fluor FoundationGeorgia Assoc. of Water Professionals, Inc.Georgia Section ITE, Inc.Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.Golder Associates, Inc.GS Engineering & ConstructionHodges & Hicks General ContractorsHwaseung R&A

Inst. of Transportation Engineers, GT ChapterJ. Ray McDermott, Inc.Jensen Civil ConstructionKiewit Infrastructure South Co.Lehigh Hanson, Inc.ManitowocMaterials Technologies CorpMcDonough Bolyard Peck Inc.Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.�e Parsons CorporationPBSJ Foundation, Inc.R2T Inc.Racetrac Petroleum, Inc.Reid Engineering Company, Inc.SchlumbergerSkanska OySkanska USA Building, Inc.Southern Company Services, Inc.Speedwell FoundationSuzhou Litree Ultra-Filtrt Mmbr Tech Co, LtdSynergy Earth Systems, LLC�iele Kaolin Co.Toto USA, Inc.Universitat StuttgartUzun & Case EngineersWater Research FoundationWilliams Industries, Inc.Winter Construction CompanyRobert W. Woodru� Foundation, Inc.World Fiber Technologies, Inc.

Organizations

CEE proudly recognizes its donors during FY 2011 and thanks all of the individuals and organizations who play a major role in the School’s success.

Philanthropic support provides the vital resources required to lead new initiatives, weather cyclical changes in government support, and make long-term investments in the School’s programs and technologies. Combined with the engagement of our stakeholders—alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations—this support is the key to turning dreams into reality, to improving quality of life, and to changing the world.

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Our Donors

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Individuals Mr. Rajeevan AmirtharajahMrs. Alice Davis BachmanMrs. Bonnie M. BarksdaleMr. M. Daniel BermanMrs. Joyce L. BowenDr. Susan E. Burns & Mr. Kenneth E. LemonsMs. Glory ClassDr. John CrittendenMrs. Linda R. DiPietroDr. & Mrs. Reginald DesRochesDr. Leroy Z. EmkinDr. Aris P. Georgakakos & Mrs. Leslie BlytheMr. Edmund C. GloverMrs. Janet GoossensMr. Robert G Graham, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. GreggDr. Frank L. HamptonMs. Lauren R. Hildebrand, PEDr. Ching-Hua HuangDr. Haiying HuangMr. C. Robert HudginsMr. & Mrs. Joseph B. HughesMr. James W. HurtMr. Kenneth E. HyattMr. Stephen F. JensenMr. and Mrs. Eric JohansenDr. Virginia V. JoryDr. Marie G. Jureit-BeamishMr. T. Michael KaneyMr. Jaehong KimDr. John H. KoonMr. & Mrs. Roberto T. LeonDr. Huda Lillard

Mr. Guy J. LookabaughBG Charles A. Machemehl, Jr. USAF (RET)Mrs. Jeanette MauldingMr. Michael G. MessnerMrs. Margaret L. MitchellMrs. Michelle L. NovotniMr. Joseph P. Palladi, PEMr. Blake V. PeckMr. Wilbur F. Peck, Jr.Mr. Don M. RhodesMr. and Mrs. Marc S. RosensheinMr. & Mrs. Armistead G. RussellMr. Mark A. RussellMr. & Mrs. Blake SomervilleMr. Jim SpainMrs. Susan H. StoneMr. Stacy V. StringerMrs. Dorothy L. SuttonMrs. Nancy W. SuttonMr. William D. SwartMrs. Martha S. ToddMr. and Mrs. Billy G. TurnerMr. G. Ben TurnipseedMr. �omas A. TyeMr. Marvine R. WanamakerMrs. Elaine W. WangMr. Donald W. WittschiebeMs. Janice N. WittschiebeMr. Frank E. WyattMr. & Mrs. John & Carolyn Wylder

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CEE proudly recognizes its donors during FY 2011 and thanks all of the individuals and organiza-tions who play a critical role in the School’s continued success and the success of our students.

Mr. William R. Calhoun Jr. (BSCE ‘81)Executive Vice PresidentClark Construction Group, Inc.

Mr. Scott Emmons, PE (BSCE ‘81)Chief EngineerNewton County Water & Sewer Authority

Mr. �omas D. Gambino (BSCE ‘79)PresidentPrime Engineering, Inc.

Mr. Edmund C. Glover (BSCE ‘60)Chairman and Chief Executive O�cerBatson-Cook Company

Mr. Ulysses Grady, Jr. (BSCE ‘79, MSCE ‘81)Chief Civil Engineer City of Atlanta Mr. Robert G. Graham (BSCE ‘76)PresidentCone & Graham, Inc.

Mr. John A. Grant III, PE (BSCE ‘74)OwnerGrant Engineering Company

Mr. Jim Hamilton (BSCE ‘77) President & OwnerSouthern Civil Engineers, Inc.

Ms. Lauren Hildebrand, PE (BSIE ‘82)Director of Utilities, Department of Public Works, Public Utilities DivisionCity of Charlottesville, Virginia

Mr. Douglas R. Hooker (BSME ‘78, MS ‘85)Vice President and District Director Southern Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.

Mr. Charles H. Huling (BSCE ‘74)(Retired) VP, Environmental A�airsGeorgia Power Company

Ms. Selma A. (Sally) Jabaley (BSCE ‘74)Project Assurance ManagerShell International

Mr. Birdel F. Jackson III (MSCE ‘74)President and CEOB&E Jackson & Associates, Inc.

Mrs. Sharon Just (BSCE ‘89)PresidentJust Engineering & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Greg Koch (BSCE ‘90, MSCE ‘92)Managing Director, Global Water Stewardship,Environment & Water Resources�e Coca-Cola Company

Mr. Ray Lawing (MSCE ‘77)Senior AssociateAMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Mr. James Maughon (BSCE ‘68)PresidentHayes James & Associates

Mr. Michael G. Messner (BSCE ‘76) PartnerSeminole Capital Partners

Mr. J. Paul Oxer, PE, DEE (BSCE ‘73)Managing DirectorMcDaniell, Hunter & Prince, Inc.

Mr. Joseph P. Palladi, PE (BSCE ‘74)(Retired) O�ce of PlanningGeorgia Department of Transportation

Mr. Blake Van Leer Peck (MSCE ‘78)President and Chief Operating O�cerMcDonough Bolyard Peck Inc.

Mr. Andy Phelps (BSCE ‘76) Principal Vice PresidentBechtel Corporation

Mr. S. Brent Reid (BSCE ‘82)President/CEOWinter Construction

Mr. Ron Stu� (BSCE ‘82)Assistant General CounselFluor Corporation

Mr. Rick Toole (BSCE ‘79, MSCE ‘80) Founder and PresidentW R Toole Engineers, Inc.

Mr. Richard C. Tucker Sr. (BSCE ‘64, MSCE ‘65) Chair, External Advisory Board;President/CEO (Retired)Environmental Resources Management, Inc.

Mr. Emilio Venegas, BSCE ‘77 PresidentVenegas Construction Corporation

Mr. Frank E. Williams III (BSCE ‘81)President/CEOWilliams Industries, Inc.

Mr. Frank E. Wyatt (BSCE ‘76)PresidentPinnacle Homes

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CEE External Advisory Board members during a fall meeting

at the Georgia Tech Hotel.

�e CEE External Advisory Board (EAB) is a vital component of the School. Its members work in both the public and private sectors and provide an important, outside perspective that is essential to maintaining the relevancy of CEE programs to industry. �e EAB plays a signi�cant role in vetting programs designed for students, alumni, and corporate constituencies to ensure the highest quality standards in curriculum, practice, and outreach.

CEE External Advisory Board

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School of Civil and Environmental EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology790 Atlantic Drive N.W.Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355Phone: 404.894.2201 | Fax: 404.894.2278www.ce.gatech.edu | communications@ce.gatech.edu