Civil Engineering

Celebrating International Recognition for Wind Engineering Research by Dr. Miguel Cid Montoya

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Miguel Cid Montoya, Assistant Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, and his collaborator and doctoral candidate, Omar Mures, have been honored with the EACWE 2025 PhD Award at the 9th European-African Conference on Wind Engineering (EACWE2025). The award was given by Professor Jasna B. Jakobsen, chair […]

Dr. Forghanparast Recognized Nationally and Locally for Teaching Excellence

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Farhang Forghanparast on a standout year of teaching excellence and innovation! A rockstar in civil engineering education, Dr. Forghanparast was recently honored with three prestigious awards that reflect both his deep commitment to student learning and his growing national impact as a leader in entrepreneurial engineering education. First, he […]

Dr. Brandon Ross Recognized with 2024 Best Paper Award for Innovation in Timber Rehabilitation!

Congratulations to Dr. Brandon Ross and Dr. Tommy Cousins (retired), who—along with collaborators from University of South Carolina—were honored with the 2024 Best Paper of the Year Award by the Elsevier Journal of Engineering Structures. Their winning paper, “Enhancing the rehabilitation of timber piles using fiber reinforced polymer: An acoustic emission analysis under compressive stress,” […]

Dr. Cid Montoya Honored with Outstanding Paper Award for International Bridge Engineering Study!

Congratulations to Dr. Cid Montoya, who was part of the winning team for the Best Scientific Paper Award presented by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) at the IABSE Awards and Gala Dinner held on November 12, 2024, at the Volkshaus Zurich, Switzerland. The paper, titled “IABSE Task Group 3.1 Benchmark Results—Numerical […]

Clemson Hosts the 2025 ASCE Carolinas Student Symposium and Wins 1st Place Overall!

It was a weekend of Spirit, Determination, and Symposium Success From April 10–12, 2025, the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University proudly hosted the 2025 ASCE Carolinas Student Symposium, welcoming over 350 students and 125 volunteers—a vibrant mix of alumni, industry partners, and fellow students—for three unforgettable days of competitions, community, and civil […]

Clemson ASCE Student Chapter Hosts the 2025 Carolina’s Competition

We are thrilled to announce that Clemson University will be hosting the upcoming ASCE Carolina’s Student Symposium from April 10th to 12th, 2025. This highly competitive event brings together the brightest civil engineering students across North Carolina and South Carolina from nine universities: Clemson University, Duke University, Horry Georgetown Technical College, North Carolina A&T State […]

Clemson Civil Engineering Survey Team takes 2nd Place at ASCE Nationals

The Clemson University surveying team earned second place overall at the 2024 ASCE Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Surveying Competition. The competition was part of the ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships, hosted by the Brigham Young University in Provo Utah, Platteville, June 19-22. Purdue University took the top spot, and below Clemson in the final […]

Clemson Civil Engineering Students Place 1st Overall in ASCE Carolina’s Student Symposium

On April 4-6, 2024, the ASCE Carolina’s Student Symposium was hosted by the UNC Charlotte ASCE Student Chapter. The Symposium was well attended by students from across the Carolina’s, and our hosts made sure that everyone had a great time! Our Tigers were no exception! On behalf of the Clemson ASCE Student Chapter, we extend […]

Christy Hall awarded the 2024 Clemson Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Christy Hall, Former Secretary of the South Carolina Department of Transportation, was honored with the 2024 Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Christy is a 1994 alumnus of our department and holds numerous professional recognitions for her service to the profession and to the state of South Carolina, for which we are most […]