context compels the academia to train a new cadre ofprofessionals properly prepared in those STEM disciplines. Further, current public awareness ofthe vulnerability of the existing infrastructure creates an opportunity to recruit and preparestudents to become those much-needed professionals. The present work offers the conceptualframework of a collaborative effort among Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)to develop an interdisciplinary program in resilient and sustainable infrastructure. Theframework includes the development of transformational pedagogic interventions and changesthat will challenge the disciplinary splits among AEC. The framework targets values and skillsfor inter and transdisciplinary problem solving, as well as
organization; Principal Investigator of the Education for Improving Resilience of Coastal Infrastructure project under the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (2016-2020); Cofounder and Member of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Education (LACCEI). He earned a BS in Civil Engineering, MS in Civil Engineering (Environmental) at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez, and conducted PhD (ABD) studies in Hydrosystems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1978-82). His education, research and service interests are in hydrosystems, hydrol- ogy, hydraulics, urban drainage, education, and resilience of built and natural
of the program of the Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education Undergraduate Program (RISE UP). As you can see, I am a student with a great passion for knowledge and learning new things. During my life, I have had the opportunity to learn and enjoy learning, not only in the academy, but also in the day-to-day activities that arise. From planting and caring for animals to taking classes and doing research, everything that allows me to learn and develop new skills pleases me.Rocio Juliana Sotomayor-irizarry (Student)Elmer Miguel Irizarry RosarioLaura Sofia Garcia CantoHumberto Eduardo CavallinCarla Lopez Del Puerto (Professor)Luisa Guillemard (Dr.) © American Society for Engineering
University (TU). Following his graduation in 2016, he joined a leading real estate corporation in Nepal as a site engineer working on a multi-million project. He later joined a research firm based in London where he worked as an Engineering Graduate Researcher. Piyush is currently a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Moss School of Construction, Sustainability, and Infrastructure at FIU where he focuses on multidisciplinary research that harmonizes sustainability in construction. His other research interests include Sustainable Construction, Robotics, and AI-based Construction, Engineering Education, Green Buildings, Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilient and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction, and
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
interdisciplinarysolutions to complex infrastructure challenges. In October 2018, the University of Puerto Ricoreceived a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) collaborative award from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) to develop an integrated curriculum on resilient and sustainable infrastructure.The project titled “Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education – UndergraduateProgram (RISE-UP) aims to educate future environmental designers and engineers to design andbuild a more resilient and sustainable infrastructure for Puerto Rico.This paper presents the design, initial implementation, and assessment of a curriculumencompassing synergistic interactions among these four domains: integrated project delivery,user-centered design, interdisciplinary problem
and Teaching/Research Assistant at Moss School of Construction, Sustainability and Infrastructure, Florida International University. Her research interest includes Sustainable and resilient infrastructure, Engineering Education, and Sustainable transportation system.Mr. Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Civil Engineering and Construction Management
Paper ID #42243Exploring Equity and Resilience Perceptions of Marginalized Architecture,Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Students in Infrastructure ProjectsMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environmental
Paper ID #42232Leveraging an Active-Learning Approach through Online Courses to FosterSustainable, Equitable, and Resilient Infrastructure ConceptsMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure construction projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. candidate at Department of Civil and Environmental
Preparing the Engineers of Tomorrow: Standards Education for Infrastructure Improvement and Resilience Greenwood, Lisa L.; Hargrave, Megan; Abraham, Yewande S.; Mishra, Sumita; Schneider, Jennifer L.; Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractStandards are pivotal in managing safety, security, and risk across industries, facilitatinginnovation and societal resilience. However, gaps in standards literacy persist among futureprofessionals, hindering their ability to navigate evolving technological advancements in society.This study addresses the need for standards education within higher education institutions,particularly in disciplines crucial for infrastructure resilience and
Paper ID #12317Flipping the Infrastructure ClassroomDr. Steven D Hart, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Steven D. Hart, P.E. is an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute, the Chief Engineer of Hart Engineering, LLC, and an aspiring gentleman farmer at Hart Burn Farm. His research areas of interest include infrastructure engineering, infrastructure education, infrastructure resilience and security, and grass-based sustainable agriculture.Dr. Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleDr. Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University
Paper ID #20473Green Infrastructure Training for VeteransMs. Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University Carol Considine is the Assistant Dean of Outreach for the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University (ODU) and an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. She has fifteen years of industrial experience as an estimator and project manager and is a LEED AP BD+C. She is a member of the NIST Community Resilience Panel, Building
ability to solve.Summary and conclusion:As stewards of the nation’s infrastructure, civil engineers can provide the public andpolicymakers with expert advice on the condition and ways to improve the nation’sinfrastructure. To begin that task, ASCE offers these five Key Solutions to raise the grades: Increase federal leadership in infrastructure to address the crisis. Promote sustainability and resilience in infrastructure to protect the natural environment and withstand natural and manmade hazards. Develop national, regional, and state infrastructure plans that complement a national vision and focus on systems-wide results. Address life-cycle costs and ongoing maintenance to meet the needs of current and future
communications for the Depart- ment of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Rhetoric and Writing Studies and an M.A. in English from Montana State University. His research focuses on land management policy in two discrete areas. The first relates to civil infrastructure projects and landscape-scale impacts on habitat, community resilience, and long- term land use planning; the second involves the utilization, conservation, and management of big game wildlife resources. For the past five years he has led various transdisciplinary teaching and research projects examining land and wildlife resource management conflicts vis-`a-vis
on methods to attract and retain women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields.Mr. Thomas A. Robbins c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Senior Civil Engineering Students’ Views on Sustainability and ResiliencyIn recent years, civil engineering education and workforce development have evolved to includea greater emphasis on sustainability and resiliency. Sustainability balances economic, ecological,and societal needs by being responsive to community impact, human health, and theenvironment. Resilient infrastructure lasts, retaining functional and structural capacity andsupporting interconnected transportation, energy, water, and social systems after a distress event.While many
soils, advanced soil testing & interpretation, and finite el- ement modeling of soil systems. He also conducts research on sustainability and resiliency assessments of various civil infrastructure and thrives on educating the next generation of civil engineers prepared to tackle future challenges. He received about two million (PI/Co-PI) in grant funding from various state and federal agencies and has published in noteworthy journals. He is a licensed civil engineer in the states of Texas and Idaho, he is also a member of Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi Honor Societies. He is also the founding president of the ASCE’s Southern Idaho Geo-Institute chapter.Dr. Noah Salzman, Boise State University Noah Salzman is an
interactive web basedlectures. The course was first organized in the Fall 2013 as a series of lectures in resilientcontrols, without a central application theme. The course was refined for Fall 2014 to includeinstitutions outside of Idaho and incorporate a focus on the application of electric power micro-grids. Resilient control systems architecture, as shown in , offers additional perspective on topicsof a subset of interdisciplinary topics that impact real world critical infrastructure. The courseaddressed how systems fail due to threats from cyber security, human error and complexinterdependencies, and how the application of resilient control system technologies addressesthese challenges. The broad range of topics in resilient control systems
, and an aspiring gentleman farmer at Hart Burn Farm. His research areas of interest include infrastructure engineering, infrastructure education, infrastructure resilience and security, and grass-based sustainable agriculture.Dr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Dr. Carol Haden is a Principal Evaluator at Magnolia Consulting, LLC. Her areas of expertise include evaluations of science and engineering education curricula and programs, informal education and outreach programs, STEM teacher development, and climate change education programs.Dr. Michael K Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Dr. M. Keith Thompson is currently a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of
concepts or implied by the infrastructure components, 3. The number of correct links between technical concepts (infrastructure components, in- frastructure sectors, or engineering concepts), 4. The number of concepts for non-technical aspects of infrastructure (e.g., economic growth, ethics, pollution, etc.), 5. The number of correct links between a non-technical concept to any other concept, and 6. The number of engineering concepts (e.g., constructability, design, resilience, etc.).The six numeric scores from each category can then be compared between the pre- and post-testto determine student learning gains. Detailed instructions for scoring the concept maps are in-cluded in Appendix 1. Further details on the development and
Environmental Engineering.Dr. Steven D Hart, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Steven D. Hart, P.E. is an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute, the Chief Engineer of Hart Engineering, LLC, and an aspiring gentleman farmer at Hart Burn Farm. His research areas of interest include infrastructure engineering, infrastructure education, infrastructure resilience and security, and grass-based sustainable agriculture.Dr. Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University Dr. Roberts has been teaching structural engineering topics for 14 years. He recently joined the faculty in the Engineering and Technology department at Southern Utah University
community challenges through strategic partnerships and deep listening. Lauren lives in Winston-Salem with her husband, Danny, and two boys who inspire her daily.Dr. Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University Dr. Elise Barrella is a founding faculty member of the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest Univer- sity and a registered Professional Engineer. She is passionate about curriculum development, scholarship and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainability, and engineering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she conducted research in transportation and sustainability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil
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 #27144Board 16: Work in Progress: Design of ”Risk and Resilience” Focused Coursesfor Undergraduate Engineering Education Towards a Hazard-Resilient BuiltEnvironmentProf. Lei Wang P.E., University of the District of Columbia Dr. Lei Wang is an Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Graduate Program Director of Civil Engineering Department at the University of the District of Columbia. His research interests include geotechnical risk and reliability, resilient geotechnical infrastructure, foundation engineering, supported excavation and tunneling, earthen levee and dam, soil liquefaction and geotechnical
differentlevels of cost and achieve different levels of infrastructure integrity (II) for redeveloping thelocal electric infrastructure. A conceptual framework has been developed, together with metricsand computational methods for assessing infrastructure integrity [1-4]. II is the ability of aninfrastructure system to exhibit reliability, flexibility, resilience, and adaptability. Although II isuseful for application to any infrastructure system, it is particularly applicable to electricsystems, and it provides a foundation on which to build in considering the future development ofelectric grids. For each vision, strengths and weaknesses, and in so doing, we intend to providestrong rationale regarding the best path forward for re-developing the local
thefollowing educational objectives and participant outcomes for the Goethals’ InfrastructureChallenge: Challenge Educational Objectives: 1. Lead in the discussion, understanding, and making of public infrastructure policy. 2. Employ creative and critical thinking in the resolution of “wicked” problems. Page 24.646.3 Participant Outcomes: 1. Solve interdisciplinary problems as a member of a team. 2. Formulate problem and solutions sets to ‘wicked’ problems. 3. Present and defend a proposed infrastructure solution in a public forum. 4. Integrate social, political, economic, sustainability, resilience, and technical factors in
, which means people were available that could easily address agroup of U.S. students.The program learning objectives are: Explain the concepts of sustainability and resiliency and their relationship to civil infrastructure systems Describe policy and incentives related to infrastructure sustainability Estimate infrastructure system life-cycle cost Conduct infrastructure system life-cycle assessment Analyze cradle-to-grave of infrastructure systems and use systems thinking to value engineer system to achieve balance of cost, environmental impacts, and social equity Complete material flux analyses and specify sustainable material substitutions Assess functionality, capacity, and maintainability of
their curricula in the last five years. Both universities have developed,piloted, and institutionalized two new infrastructure-themed courses. As a result of ourindependent (to date) efforts, we have generated a wide variety of teaching materials for the fourcourses. Importantly, the transformation of our curricula has involved more than adding newcourses; as a result of having all department faculty involved in the planning andimplementation, our institutions have experienced a “trickle down” effect, in which newinfrastructure-themed material has been added to nearly every course and entire coursesequences have been modified. As a result, important topics such as resilience, infrastructureprotection, environmental impacts, and sustainability
capstone course. His active areas of research include infrastructure protection and resiliency and engineering education. He is active in the Infrastructure Security Partnership and the American Society of Civil Engineers, including services on the Committee on Critical Infrastructure, as well as the American Society of Engineering Education. Hart and his wife Christina reside at West Point, have been married for 22 years, and have eight wonderful children. Page 25.1122.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Requiring a Course in Infrastructure for All
teaching Introduction to Infrastructure and Infrastructure and Society, he teaches a variety of courses in structural analysis and design. He professional background is in reinforced concrete behavior and design, but he has a research interest in engineering education, student retention, and best advising practices.Dr. Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleProf. Barb A. Barnet, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Barb Barnet has a Ph.D. in statistics from Iowa State University. She is currently Chair of the Mathematics Department at UW, Platteville. Page 25.832.1
Infrastructure and You3 IS-3 The Infrastructure of the United States4 IS-4 Stakeholder Analysis5 IS-5 Network Theory6 IS-6 Network Modeling7 IS-7 Building Resilient Networks8 W-1 Water Resources and Distribution Systems9 W-2 Dams and Levees10 W-3 Water System Demand11 W-4 Water Treatment Models and Methods12 W-5 Waste Water Treatment Models and Methods13 W-6 Landfills (US and Afghanistan)14 W-7 Water Treatment and WW Treatment Plant Tours15 CS-1 Case Study I16 WPR-1 Written Partial Review 117 E-1 Introduction to the Energy Sector18 E-2 Electrical System Overview and Terminology19