Annual Report Year 2010 - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Doctoral Students
Adam G. Bowland
Hometown:
Oak Hill, W.Va.
Location of
Undergraduate
Studies: Carnegie
Mellon
University
Location of
Master’s Studies:
Virginia
Tech
Awards and
Recognitions:
Member of Chi
Epsilon and
Tau Beta Pi,
graduated with Honors; Recipient of the
Alumni Association Academic-Athletic
Achievement Award given to the male
senior athlete at Carnegie Mellon with
the highest GPA; Second-Team All Conference
(Football)
Primary Area of Interest: Structures
Outside Work Experience: West Virginia
DOH, Lewisburg, W.Va., worked with
state inspectors during the construction
of a 500 foot steel bridge over the
New River; GAI Consultants, Pittsburgh,
Pa., designed transmission lines and
transmission structures using computer
aided design software and worked on
the rehabilitation of a small concrete
dam in Fort Wayne, In.; Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Virginia Beach, Va., involved
in the structural rehabilitation of a railroad
underpass bridge in Norfolk, Va.,
and assisted in consulting efforts for the
construction of a highway interchange
Career Goals: After graduation, I plan to
work towards earning my professional licensure.
Through past experience I have
found that I enjoy working in consulting,
and I want to work at a firm where I will
be exposed to projects involving both
bridge and building design.
William Norfleet Collins
Hometown:
Chesterfield,
Va.
Location of
Undergraduate
Studies:
Virginia Tech
Location of
Master’s Studies:
Virginia
Tech
Awards and
Recognitions:
James
R. Reeves
Scholarship;
Civil Engineering Alumni Advisory Board
Scholarship; William A. Caruthers, Jr.
Scholarship; Big East Academic All Star
Team; Virginia Tech Track and Field
Coach’s Award; Virginia Tech Athletic
Director’s Honor Roll
Primary Area of Interest: Structures
Outside Work Experience: Construction
Superintendent, Prospect Homes of
Richmond; Construction Management,
James River Construction, LLC; Timber
Framer, Blue Ridge Timberwrights
Career Goals: I plan to become a professor
in civil engineering, and be involved
in teaching, research, and community
outreach. I hope to educate and inspire
students, teaching them the importance
of structural engineering and the great
responsibility they will undertake in
this profession. Through my research I
intend to promote safety, longevity, and
economy of civil structures. I hope to
have a positive impact on those around
me by organizing and being involved
with community outreach and service
projects.
Benjamin T. Cross
Hometown:
Hamilton, Va.
Location of
Undergraduate
Studies:
University of
Delaware
Location of
Master’s Studies:
University
of Delaware
(UD)
Awards and
Recognitions:
E.C. Davis
Scholar Award,
UD Graduate School; Full Football
Athletic Scholarship, UD undergraduate;
Dean’s List every enrolled semester at
UD; four Varsity Football Letters at UD;
2004 CoSida 1st Team and 2003 CoSida
2nd Team Football Academic All-American;
2003 Atlantic 10 Football Scholar
Athlete of the Year; 2002 and 2004 UD
Civil Engineering Scholar Athlete of the
Year; Member of 2003 I-AA National
Championship Football Team as well as
2003 and 2004 Atlantic 10 Champions
Primary Area of Interest: Structures
Outside Work Experience: University of
Delaware Center for Composite Materials
Internship, 2002-2003; Delaware
Engineering and Design Corporation
Internship, 2004-2005
Career Goals: I would like to obtain an
advanced research position whether
it be at a university or in the structural
engineering industry.
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