Annual Report Year 2004 - Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Via Scholars — Doctoral StudentsDouglas R. BishHometown: Livermore, Calif.Undergraduate: CalPoly University(industrial engineering)Master’s: Northwestern University(industrial engineering and biomedicalengineering)Primary Area of Interest:Transportation systems.Work Experience: (7 years) UnitedAirlines, research & development.Career Goals: Position at a topresearch university.Jonathan J. BrownHometown: Richmond, Va.Undergraduate: Rensselaer PolytechnicInstituteMaster’s: University of Florida (coastalengineering)Awards and Recognitions: Chi EpsilonPrimary Area of Interest: Geotechnical(rapid soil stabilization)Work Experience: Internship with Fuss& O’Neill, Manchester, Conn.;Schnabel Engineering.Career Goals: I plan to conduct geotechnicaland coastal engineering consulting and, ultimately,teach.Lee Davis BryantHometown: Knoxville, Tenn.Undergraduate: University ofTennessee, KnoxvilleMaster’s: Virginia TechAwards & Recognitions: Chi Epsilon,Tau Beta Pi, Golden Key, GAANNFellowship, Sussman Scholarship.Primary Area of Interest:GeoenvironmentalWork Experience: Co-op at a nuclearplant in Louisiana, working for thecivil design group; AmeriCorps ona water quality team.Career Goals: I plan to pursue a teaching career that allowsme to work with the development of environmentallysustainable engineering systems.Christina Clarkson DavisHometown: Herndon, Va.Undergraduate: Virginia TechMaster’s: Virginia TechAwards & Recognitions: LicensedProfessional Engineer (2003); EPAScience to Achieve Results (STAR)Fellow; AEESP Outstanding M.S.Thesis Award (2001); ASCEThompson Award for OutstandingUndergraduate; Tau Beta Pi, ChiEpsilonPrimary Area of Interest: Environmental engineeringWork Experience: Environmental engineer, CDM (2000-2003);intern, Montgomery Watson Harza (1997); co-op engineer,RR Donnelley Printing Company (1994-1995).Career Goals: Contribute to the field of environmental engineeringthrough research, consulting, and teaching.VIA SCHOLARSJeramy Bruyn DeckerHometown: Snowflake, Ariz.Undergraduate: Brigham YoungUniversity (magna cum laude)Master’s: Brigham Young UniversityAwards & Recognitions: Eagle Scout;Brigham Young University HonorsScholarship; Honor’s List – Collegeof Mathematical and PhysicalSciences; Dean’s List – College ofEngineering; Industry AdvancementScholarship – The Association ofDrilled Shaft Contractors.Primary Area of Interest: Geotechnical EngineeringWork Experience: Staff engineer, Speedie & Associates,Phoenix, Ariz. (2 years).Career Goals: Teach and do research at the university level.40Edgar David de León IzeppiHometown: Guatemala City, GuatemalaUndergraduate: Universidad de SanCarlos de GuatemalaMaster’s: Virginia TechAwards & Recognitions: InternationalRoad Federation FellowPrimary Area of Interest: Pavementdesign/evaluation and materials,geometric design, road quality,specifications, contracts.Work Experience: General manager,ICCA, S.A.; operations engineer,ESSO Central America; operations manager, METROBUS,S.A.; Urban Pavement Management Project, GuatemalaCity-World Bank; Urban Mass Transportation Planning;assistant professor, Universidad de San Carlos deGuatemala.Career Goals: University professor.
John DraperHometown: Lake Ridge, Va.Undergraduate: B.S., chemistry –Bethany College, WV; B.C.E. –Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster’s: University of California,BerkeleyAwards & Recognitions: LicensedProfessional Engineer (CA); PhiKappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, ChiEpsilonPrimary Area of Interest: Simulations ofconstruction operations, lean construction.Work Experience: U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps.Career Goals: Teach and conduct research at a university.Devin HarrisHometown: Philadelphia, Pa.Undergraduate: University of FloridaMaster’s: Virginia TechAwards & Recognitions: NSF IGERTFellowship, Graduate Dean’sAssistantship, Exxon Mobil Scholar,Presidential Scholar, Griner Scholar,Chi EpsilonPrimary Area of Interest: StructuralengineeringWork Experience: Exxon Mobil DevelopmentCo.; Exxon Company USA.Career Goals: Gain additional industry or research experiencein structural engineering, then teach and conductresearch at the university level.VIA SCHOLARSRichard T. Kelly IIHometown: New Cumberland, Pa.Undergraduate: Bucknell UniversityMaster’s: Virginia TechAwards & Recognitions: Chi Epsilon;Tau Beta Pi; Moles Award for CivilEngineering; Oliver J. Decker Prize;Phi Eta Sigma Fraternity Prize; UniversityPrize for Men; President’sAward for Distinguished AcademicAchievement (all at Bucknell).Primary Area of Interest: WastewaterMicrobiologyWork Experience: Water and geotechnical division intern,Gannett Fleming, Inc.Career Goals: Teach at the college level and help advancethe field of environmental engineering.Justin D. MarshallHometown: Orem, UtahUndergraduate: Brigham YoungUniversityMaster’s: Brigham Young UniversityAwards & Recognitions: LicensedProfessional Engineer (CA); ACIGraduate Scholarship; ORCAStudent Research Scholarship.Primary Area of Interest: Structuraldynamics, structural design, steelstructures.Work Experience: Project StructuralEngineer, Delta Engineers, P.C. (April 2000-August 2004).Career Goals: University professor and structural design consultant.Joshua A. Joseph, Jr.Hometown: Opelousas, La.Undergraduate: Southern Universityand A&M CollegeMaster’s: MIT, CEE; Harvard KennedySchool of Government, public policy;postmaster’s environmentalengineering and science, JohnsHopkins University.Awards & Recognitions: Ford Fellow,Harry S. Truman Fellow, CunninghamFellow, EPA Excellence in Service,ASCE, NSBE, AWRA vice president, Pi Mu EpsilonPrimary Area of Interest: Hydrosystems engineeringWork Experience: Los Alamos National Lab., U.S. EPA, NIACorp., The Folger Coffee Co., Molten Metal Technology,LA DEQ, Oak Ridge National Lab., Stanford LinearAccelerator CenterCareer Goals: Research, teaching, policy engineering.Christopher L. MeehanHometown: Mason, N.H.Undergraduate: University of NewHampshireMaster’s: Virginia TechAwards & Recognitions: USSDScholarship; Tau Beta Pi; CivilEngineering Achievement Award;Golden Key Scholarship; PhiKappa Phi Scholarship; WilliamWeaver Memorial Scholarship;Mendelsohn-Kurtz MemorialScholarship.Primary Area of Interest: Geotechnical engineeringWork Experience: GeoSyntec Consultants; Intern, GZAGeoEnvironmental, Inc.; Intern, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.Career Goals: Work for a geotechnical engineering firm, possiblyreturning to a university to do research and teachin my chosen field.41
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