Universidad de las Am´ericas Puebla, M´exico in 2000. Prior to joining UPRM, she was a designer and cost estimator for The Benham Companies, an instructor at Southern Illinois University and an assistant professor at Colorado State University. Her research agenda focuses on construction management research and construction education and training. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021AbstractTo preserve the stories of resiliency and document the infrastructure damages caused byHurricanes Irma and María and the 2020 earthquakes in Puerto Rico, the timely collection ofevidence is essential. To address this need, case studies of damages caused by the
professional through challenging himself and experience. Besides engineering, Bradley loves to play volleyball and tennis, run, juggle, and learn new skills and hobbies.Ms. Sabrina R. Helbig, University of Pittsburgh Sabrina is a first-year graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh where she is studying electrical engineering focused in electric power. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her B.S. in Electrical Engineering, concentration in electric power, and minors in computer science and French in December 2020. Her interests include clean energy, power grid resilience, and power electronics.Mr. Duncan Penizotto, University of Pittsburgh Duncan Penizotto is a recently graduated student from the
Paper ID #32367Applying Resilience Theory to ’Bounce Forward’ from COVID-19 forEnvironmental Engineering ProgramsLt. Col. Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Pfluger, U.S. Army, is an Associate Professor and Academy Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA, a M.S. and Engineer Degree in Environmental Engineer- ing and Science from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a licensed PE in the
includes one- hour long modules on 1) Critical Infrastructureand Key Resources (CIKR) as defined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),including an interactive exercise; 2) Stakeholder Analysis, including a desktop exercise; 3) theInfrastructure Component Model, including a desktop exercise; 4) the Infrastructure AssessmentModel, including a desktop analysis; and 5) the Infrastructure Resilience Model, including ateam exercise. The interactive and desktop exercises include individual and team activities. Theparticipants were also given assignments to complete on Day 2, which were based on theinformation learned on Day 1. On Day 2, the participants conducted site visits to infrastructuresystems located on Fort Bragg. On Day 3, the
. 6Table 1. Use of lessons by survey respondents. Lesson Name Number of times used Infrastructure and You 22 Triple Bottom Line 20 Infrastructure as a system 18 Basic infrastructure systems and functions 16 Social Impacts of Infrastructure 16 Resilience and risk 16What skills have faculty members gained from their association with CIT-E, and has it made ameaningful impact on faculty professional networks?Survey respondents who had utilized course materials were asked to rate the impact of CIT-E
literature has identified a wide range of factors that determine whether a community will be resilient. These include (with examples relative to this work), infrastructure (computing and internet), financial (wealth and employment), human and cultural (academic family expectation, food security), social (support networks), political (college governance), and the mental outlook of individuals (Patel, et al, 2017, NASEM, 2019). Resilience has been studied at scales ranging from individuals to broader communities, which highlights both internal and external supporting factors. Internal factors reside inside an individual agent and may be characterized by such psychological traits and skills as optimism, creativity, spirituality, humor, self-efficacy
in Engineering and a bachelor of science in Construction Engineering from American University in Cairo. Dr. ElZomor moved to FIU from State University of New York, where he was an Assistant Professor at the college of Environmental Science and Forestry. Mohamed’s work focuses on Sustainability of the Built Environment, Engineering Education, Construc- tion Engineering, Energy Efficiency Measures and Modeling, Project Management, and Infrastructure Resilience. Dr. ElZomor has extensive professional project management experience as well as a diverse cross-disciplinary academic knowledge. Mohamed, distinct expertise supports fostering interdisciplinary research in addition to embracing innovative pedagogical
a real-world problem guided by their own diverse, interdisciplinaryperspectives; and third, to enhance the innovation process between students, faculty, and thepublic sector partner by building upon one another’s knowledge and skill sets. Our evaluationmethod put the emphasis on two assessments: the quality of work done by the student teams, andthe perspectives of the students, faculty, and project partners garnered through interviews.Project OverviewWith an estimated 875 million children exposed to earthquake hazards worldwide (RamirezCortes, 2014) and about 2,500 fatalities in schools expected annually due to earthquakes (WorldBank, 2019), there is an urgent need to provide safe and resilient school infrastructure forchildren. This need
-create innovative solutions for community challenges.Ms. Maggie Favretti, Design Ed 4 Resilience Maggie Favretti is a lifelong learner, and authentic engagement educator. Throughout her career teach- ing high schoolers and teachers, college students and professors, and community adult leaders, Maggie converges disciplines and aligns sectors toward shared efficacy and problem solving. Maggie’s current work recenters the role of designer (design thinking) in youth, educators and community, and focuses on disaster recovery, youth empowerment, and climate justice.Nathalia Ospina Uribe, Nathalia Ospina Uribe earned her B.S. degree in Architecture from the Univ. La Gran Colombia (UGC) (2013). Finish her M.E. degree in
engineering as design, infrastructure. construction, and maintenance of a structure or system that is resilient and sustainable to the environment. Civil engineering is the study of infrastructure Civil engineering is the science behind and how it works. creating resilient and sustainable structures that are used in everyday life. Designing and overseeing the construction of Civil engineering is the engineering discipline structures. responsible for dealing with the sustainability
Missouri. His research interests include resilient infrastructure, protective structures, and engineering education.Prof. Joseph P. Hanus, United States Military Academy Colonel Joseph Hanus is the Civil Engineering Program Director at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville; M.S. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is an active member of ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. His research interests include fiber reinforced polymer materials, accelerated bridge construction, and engineering education.Lt. Col. Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy
retention andacademic success of talented engineering students coming from economically disadvantagedfamilies. The fourth project, Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education –Undergraduate Program (RISE-UP), has developed an interdisciplinary curriculum to educatecadres of Hispanic students on infrastructure resilience to temper and to overcome the effects ofsuch natural disasters. Three campuses of this institution system collaborate in thisinterdisciplinary undertaking. Participating students are pursuing undergraduate degrees inengineering, architecture, and surveying who take the entailed courses together and participate inco-curricular activities (both online and in-person through site visits). The new curricularendeavor prepares
and include topics in structural engineering, earthquake engineering, construction man- agement, transportation engineering, and engineering education. She also advises the Student Chapters of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at New Mexico Tech.Ms. Janille A. Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University Janille Smith-Colin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Fellow of Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University (SMU). She also leads the Infrastructure Projects and Organizations Research Group at SMU, whose mission is to advance sustainability and resilience goals through
, infrastructure in- terdependencies, and the institutional environment. Current studies within her research group include: human-water sector infrastructure interdependencies in cities experiencing urban decline; disaster migra- tion and the resilience of the built environment; incorporating equity into water infrastructure decision- making; sociotechnical modeling of infrastructure systems including gentrification and food deserts; the impact of policies and regulations on the built environment; understanding the impact of institutional elements on projects; and modeling of public perceptions.Michaela Leigh LaPatin P.E., University of Texas at Austin Michaela LaPatin is pursuing her MS and PhD in Civil Engineering at The
Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research on sociotechnical systems—primarily water sector infras- tructure—aims to improve service to communities. Dr. Faust’s work spans the project phase during construction through the operations phase, exploring human-infrastructure interactions, infrastructure in- terdependencies, and the institutional environment. Current studies within her research group include: human-water sector infrastructure interdependencies in cities experiencing urban decline; disaster migra- tion and the resilience of the built environment; incorporating equity into water infrastructure decision- making; sociotechnical modeling of infrastructure systems including gentrification and food
bachelor of science in Construction Engineering from American University in Cairo. Dr. ElZomor moved to FIU from State University of New York, where he was an Assistant Professor at the college of Environmental Science and Forestry. Mohamed’s work focuses on Sustainability of the Built Environment, Engineering Education, Construc- tion Engineering, Energy Efficiency Measures and Modeling, Project Management, and Infrastructure Resilience. Dr. ElZomor has extensive professional project management experience as well as a diverse cross-disciplinary academic knowledge. Mohamed, distinct expertise supports fostering interdisciplinary research in addition to embracing innovative pedagogical approaches in STEM education. Dr
sustainability. The detailsof these assignments and an analysis of student learning are provided. A second model studiedthe Flint water system disaster in the context of learning about community resilience andsystemic racism within a senior/graduate level Civil Engineering Systems course. The decades-old discriminatory practices in housing (redlining, racist mortgage covenants) were discussed.Student perspectives based on the threaded discussion posts and a written assignment provideevidence of the effectiveness of this approach for learning about how non-technical factors areimportant in determining public infrastructure performance. A third model recommends the useof environmental justice mapping tools, which may be appropriate in a broad range of
Projects in the SELP Program Project Description This project aimed to create stronger and smarter cities, resilient to climate change, through public participation and interaction in a virtual environment. A survey about climate change effects at a local level was conducted. According to the survey results, the main SMART + Resilient challenge to implement sustainability policies is to educate the Infrastructure public. Therefore, the project team developed a website application called “InteliGENTE” where citizens can learn more about water
political infrastructures and decisions that define priorities and objectives for a community, region, or nation are made.” • Leadership. “Understand[ing] the principles of leadership and be[ing] able to practice them … [and] accepting the challenge of bridging public policy and technology well beyond the roles accepted in the past.” • High ethical standards and a strong sense of Professionalism. “These [attributes] are supported by boldness and courage … balancing (for example) economic, social, environmental, and military factors … [while] recogniz[ing] the broader contexts that are intertwined in technology and its application in society.” • Dynamism, Agility, Resilience, and Flexibility. “Given
Matters for Tomorrow• Deal is low likelihood but high potential reward – worth pushing for inclusion of our priorities• Emphasize research and workforce dev. needed to ensure smart, resilient, connected infrastructure• Research Infrastructure is also needed to support academic engineering – test beds, academic buildings, cyberinfrastructure, etc.• If you find offices interested in these areas, let us know – we have much more detail on programs they can plus-up to accomplish these goals (at NSF, DOT, NIST, etc.)Higher Education Act ReauthorizationOutlook• House PROSPER Act marked up by Committee in December –Aims to simplify aid and repayment, provide additional data for students, and streamline regulations in some areas –Many concerns
, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research on sociotechnical systems—primarily water sector infras- tructure—aims to improve service to communities. Dr. Faust’s work spans the project phase during construction through the operations phase, exploring human-infrastructure interactions, infrastructure in- terdependencies, and the institutional environment. Current studies within her research group include: human-water sector infrastructure interdependencies in cities experiencing urban decline; disaster migra- tion and the resilience of the built environment; incorporating equity into water infrastructure decision- making; sociotechnical modeling of infrastructure systems
research and construction education and training. She is currently principal investigator of the Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education – Undergraduate Program (RISE-UP), a col- laborative NSF funded project among three University of Puerto Rico (UPR) campuses to develop an interdisciplinary undergraduate program to educate students to design and build resilient and sustainable infrastructure. She is also co-principal investigator of ”Education for Improving Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure”, a project part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence.Dr. Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Pedro Quintero earned a B.S. in mechanical
Copeland Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: trans- portation infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for better management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment for improved public health. He teaches courses in interchange design, transportation engineering, highway design
Innovations of Life and Clinical care Innovation Community, Family, Specialized ResearchThe Functional and Youth Infrastructure Access Development
focuses on community organizing techniques and how engineers can utilize them to be more effective in their infrastructure projects.Dr. Ann-Perry Witmer P.E., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign A research scientist, lecturer, and professional civil engineer, Ann-Perry Witmer is the architect of the emerging discipline of Contextual Engineering, which merges technical design with societal understand- ing to improve adoption outcomes. Dr. Witmer brings to the classroom her experience working as an engineering consultant in the United States and a volunteer on numerous drinking water projects with communities throughout the non-industrialized world. She holds a Ph.D. in Contextual Engineering, along with MS and
bachelor of science in Construction Engineering from American University in Cairo. Dr. ElZomor moved to FIU from State University of New York, where he was an Assistant Professor at the college of Environmental Science and Forestry. Mohamed’s work focuses on Sustainability of the Built Environment, Engineering Education, Construc- tion Engineering, Energy Efficiency Measures and Modeling, Project Management, and Infrastructure Resilience. Dr. ElZomor has extensive professional project management experience as well as a diverse cross-disciplinary academic knowledge. Mohamed, distinct expertise supports fostering interdisciplinary research in addition to embracing innovative pedagogical approaches in STEM education. Dr
problem definition, multiple interconnectedproblems, consequences difficult to imagine, let alone characterize, and riddled with ideological,political, and cultural conflict. Climate change looms large as an example of a social mess thatengineers will need new capacities to effectively confront.The capacities engineers need include many attributes long discussed within the LiberalEducation/Engineering and Society Division of ASEE and echoed in the NAE Engineer of 2020report at the turn of this century: creativity, leadership, communication, lifelong learning, ethics,resiliency, and flexibility. There is increasing recognition that we additionally need to grow ourcapacity for holistic systems (or systems-of-systems) thinking, data-informed
Education, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as industry organizations and partners, such as the National Masonry Concrete Association and Nucor. She served as the director of the National Science Foundation-funded Tigers ADVANCE project, which focuses on improving the status of women and minority faculty at Clemson. Previously, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of the National Science Foundation-funded National Research Traineeship project at Clemson, with funding for over 30 doctoral students and a goal of initiating a new degree program on scientific computing and data analytics for resilient infrastructure systems. In addition, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of two separate Department of Education
transportation.This importance is underscored by the work of the ASCE Committee on America’sInfrastructure. In its 2021 report card, this committee gave US Infrastructure an overall grade ofC- (Mediocre, requires attention). They used the following criteria: a) capacity, b) condition, c)funding, d) future need, e) operation and maintenance, f) public safety, g) resilience, and h)innovation (ASCE, 2021). These criteria represent a systems view of transportation. We needfuture transportation engineers to develop these viewpoints to ensure a sustainable transportationinfrastructure for all. However, developing understanding of transportation engineering issuesand acquiring expertise requires long-term engagement including education pathways inundergraduate
Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceThe summer program started with a week-long orientation to teach participants data analyticscontent, expose them to best practices in curriculum design, and demonstrate data analytics inindustry through tours and discussion with industry partners. The AR-DATA RET participantschose from three research tracks: (1) smart and connected health for improved diagnosis andtreatment, (2) smart and connected infrastructure for enhanced resilience and maintenance, and (3)smart and connected communities for healthier environment and daily life. Smart technologies,while enabling our surroundings to be more connected and informed, often generate big data thatrequires the use of