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U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Brad McCoy is the Associate Dean for Research at the United States Military Academy at West Point and an Academy Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. As the Associate Dean for Research, he is the Director of the Academic Research Division and leads the research enterprise across 15 departments and 27 research centers and institutes. He also he teaches civil engineering courses in Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering’s nationally ranked, ABET accredited program. Lt. Col. McCoy holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering (USMA, 2001), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering, from North Carolina State University (2011 and 2019 respectively). Additionally, he serves in leadership on multiple academy and professional service committees, most notably as Chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sustainable Infrastructure Standard Committee, a national-level committee charged with creating and maintaining ASCE 73: Standard of Practice for Sustainable Infrastructure. His research interests include sustainable infrastructure development, sustainable concrete materials, composite materials and structures, and engineering education. Lt. Col. McCoy’s research is published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, refereed conference proceedings, and technical reports. Additionally, he has given multiple invited lectures, featured presentations, and panel discussions for academia and industry. Lt. Col. McCoy holds a Professional Engineer license in the state of Missouri and is a credentialed Envision® Sustainability Professional with the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

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Colonel Aaron Hill is the Deputy Department Head and Professor, U.S. Military Academy in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering responsible for teaching, scholarship, and leadership at the Academy and Department levels. He was commissioned as an Engineer Officer from the U.S. Military Academy in 1997, where he majored in Civil Engineering. He has served in a variety of assignments around the world including Afghanistan, Sinai Peninsula, Bosnia, and Croatia. COL Hill served in the department from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2016 to the present. Along the way, he earned Master’s degrees in Engineering Management (Missouri S&T) and Civil Engineering (Virginia Tech) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (The University of Texas at Austin). He has taught several courses in the civil engineering curriculum ranging from structural engineering and steel design to infrastructure systems and construction management. Each spring, he co-teaches Project Management Professional prep classes to the West Point community. His research interests include topics in structural engineering and engineering education. He serves as the Vice-Chair of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Partners in Education Committee and as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Education and Committee on Faculty Development. A portion of his cadet development is dedicated to serving as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball, and as a small group leader within Officer Christian Fellowship. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Virginia and a Project Management Professional.

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A member of the United States Military Academy Class of 2022, 2LT Tawakkol majored in civil engineering and worked on redesigning components of lock and dam systems for standardization across the United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District as part of a 2-year capstone project.

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West Point Class of 2022. My Major is in Civil Engineering.

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West Point class of 2023. Civil Engineering major. Home state is Delaware.

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A graduate of the United States Military Academy, Cameryn Smith earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering with a minor in Portuguese. She was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer and looks forward to assuming duties in the logistics corps of the Army. She is a native of Auburn, Alabama and enjoys traveling, drawing, and mentoring.

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