Civil Engineering

Faculty Position: http://civil.cua.edu/

News Announcement:

April 2, 2003.

The Catholic University of America, School of Engineering, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Poul V. Lade as Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering. Professor Lade is coming to Catholic University from Aalborg University in Denmark where he was Professor of Civil Engineering. He is internationally known for his work in geotechnical engineering, particularly in constitutive modeling of soils. Professor Lade received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972. He was on the faculty of UCLA for the next 21 years, rising to the rank of Professor in 1982. In 1993, he joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University where he was Professor of Civil Engineering and later Chair of the Department from 1997-99. Professor Lade will assume his position at the Catholic University of America as of September 1, 2003. Presently, he is already on campus in a research capacity.

CE Students Shine in Scholarship Competitions:

Lucas Overby, a graduating senior, won the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship. The Fellowship is an award carrying a $10,000 towards tuition at the graduate institution of the recipient's choice, plus a stipend of $27,000 per year for a three-year period. The Fellowship is awarded by NSF, through a national competition, to students intending to pursue a Ph.D. program after graduation

Kealy Rudersdorf, a sophomore, won the Goldwater Scholarship.

The Goldwater Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding undergraduate students to become involved with research and to contribute to knowledge in their respective fields. Only 45 awards were made to engineering students nation-wide this year. The Scholarship carries a stipend of $7,500 for the recipient to use towards tuition, books, and equipment, in her junior and senior years.

David Nerbun, a sophomore, won an award from the Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Japan in Advanced Technology (REUJAT) Program of NSF. The award carries a stipend of $2,600 plus travel, room and board. The award is given to "exceptional undergraduate researchers from the US to gain international research experience in their chosen field of study." Only 8 US students were selected by NSF nationally.

David Nerbun also won a $2,500 scholarship from the National Capital Section of the ASCE.

Other scholarship winners from the National Capital Section of ASCE are:

Charles Kramer, a junior, won the Hummel Memorial Scholarship of $1,000.

Nina Rodriguez, a junior, won the Hathaway Memorial Scholarship of $1,000.

The National Capital Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America awarded scholarships to the following students:

Douglas Blades, senior $1,000

Jessica Landon, junior $ 500

Jessica Landon also won a $1,000 scholarship from the Association of Builders and Contractors (ABC) which also awarded Dan Crum, junior, a $1,000 scholarship.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) National Capital Section made an award to Sean Walsh, a junior.

CUA Civil Engineering Alumni Activity

Our alumni have consistently entered the work force with highly competitive offers and have succeeded at their professional pursuits. We would like to keep our alumni involved with the program and are interested in developing pages which would enable you to keep in touch with your colleagues from CUA. Please contact Dr. Sun to pass on any info or links that you would like to include on the pages.

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