Civil Engineering

News Announcement (Latest Update: April 15th 2012):

Six CUA students recieved awards from professional associations

Six of the Civil Engineering students recieved awards from ASCE National Capital Chapter and American Concrete Institution (ACI). The awardees include:

1. Timothy Cork (ASCE Outstanding Senior Award)

2. Joseph Husted (ACI/NCC Student Award)

3. Alexandra Wildes (ACI/NCC Student Award)

4. Nicholas Colameco (ASCE/NCS Scholarship Award)

4. Eamon Hughes (ASCE/NCS Scholarship Award)

5. Brenda Tedrick (ASCE/NCS Scholarship Award)

Civil Engineering Students achieved the first place in ASCE regional steel bridge competition

Catholic University’s Steel Bridge Building Team has been invited to participate in a national competition as a result of its first-place win in the regional contest of the three-day American Society of Civil Engineers Virginia Conference. The other schools at the regional competition included George Mason University, George Washington University, Howard University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Military Institute, West Virginia University, and the West Virginia Institute of Technology. 

Dr. Mavroeidis awarded NSF CAREER award

Dr. George P. Mavroeidis has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled “ A Comprehensive Approach for Investigating the Effects of Near-Fault Dynamic Ground Deformations on Engineering Structures”. The proposed research is based on an interdisciplinary approach that ranges from the description of the earthquake source, to ground motion modeling, and to dynamic structural response. The NSF CAREER Award is given in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organization. It is considered the NSF’s most prestigious award in early career development.

Dr. Lucko was awarded Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize

Dr. Gunnar Lucko and his co-author Dr. Eddy M. Rojas of the University of Nebraska have been selected by the Construction Institute of ASCE to receive the 2011 Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize for their paper: "Research Validation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Construction Domain" published in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. In selecting their paper for this award, the committee particularly noted the unique value to all construction researchers by clearly outlining characteristics, selection, and proper application of validation techniques. The awardees will accept the award at the 2012 Construction Research Congress. The Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize was instituted by the Society at the Annual Meeting of 1882. It was endowed in 1884 by Thomas Fitch Rowland, past Vice President and Hon.M.ASCE. It recognizes papers describing in detail accomplished works of construction or valuable contributions to construction management and construction engineering.

PhD Research Assistantship Position

Financial support is available for highly qualified and motivated graduate students who would like to pursue their graduate studies in the areas of earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and/or engineering seismology at the Catholic University of America. Students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. are particularly encouraged to apply.

Depending on applicant’s qualifications, the research assistantship may fully or partially cover the necessary costs to complete graduate studies, including tuition and a competitive stipend that will be renewable based on satisfactory performance. Applicants with outstanding analytical and writing skills, a strong background in related research fields (e.g., earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, engineering seismology, soil dynamics, etc.), as well as programming experience in Matlab and/or FORTRAN are highly encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants should send a resume to Dr. Mavroeidis at mavroeidis@cua.edu. Please note that requirements of successful applicants include the fulfillment of all regular admission requirements to graduate studies in the School of Engineering at the Catholic University of America and submission of recent Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores. Detailed information about the application procedure is provided at here and the graduate admissions office. The Catholic University of America is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

 Provost Millennium Research Assistantship

 The Department of Civil Engineering at CUA is seeking highly qualified applicants for doctoral studies beginning in Spring 2011 or Fall 2012. One competitive Provost Millennium Scholarship is anticipated to be available, which would cover the complete tuition through a waiver plus a $6,000 stipend per semester, renewable up to three years. Requirements for successful applicant are the fulfillment of all regular application requirements to graduate studies in the School of Engineering at CUA, submission of recent Graduate Records Examination (GRE) test results, and submission of any previous scholarly writings (including any thesis, journal papers, or conference papers). The Catholic University of America is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

 Research Assistantship Position

 The Department of Civil Engineering is seeking highly qualified applicants for a research assistant (RA) position in characterizing and numerical modeling of general construction materials. The successful candidate will enter theDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in the Department, starting from Spring 2011 or Fall 2011. A research assistantship will be available to cover the necessary costs to finish the doctoral studies at CUA, including a complete tuition waiver plus a stipend per semester that will be renewable based on satisfactory performance. Education background in Mechanics, Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is a big plus. Applicants with background in finite element modeling and programming experience using Matlab, C/C⁺⁺, and/or FORTRAN are particularly desired.

Requirements for successful applicant are the fulfillment of all regular application requirements to graduate studies in the School of Engineering at CUA (engineering.cua.edu/graduate/index.cfm), submission of recent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Records Examination (GRE) test results. For further inquiry of information regarding this position, please feel free to contact Dr. Tongyan Pan at email: pan@cua.edu . The Catholic University of America is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

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