Author: Sandra S Priddy

The Ralston Young Trenchless Achievement Award applauds savvy members under 36 who have demonstrated excellence early in their career by making valuable contributions to the trenchless technology industry, achieving noteworthy professional success, and actively participating in NASTT or its regional or student chapters. With their talent and ability, these impressive people are the future of […]

Dr. Ashok Mishra, Deans’s Professor in Civil Engineering was elected to the board of directors of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI).  This election is voted by the CUAHSI members, which consist of more than 130 US universities and international organizations. CUAHSI founded in 2001 is a 501(c)(3) research organization representing more than […]

Vijay arrived in Clemson as a Masters student in 2007.  His thesis research in Transportation was focused on highway safety. His master’s thesis was titled “Analysis of factors contributing to tree crashes in South Carolina”.  He continued to the PhD program in 2010 and was near completion when he experienced a life–changing crash of his […]

  Dr. Tuyen Le was awarded and NSF Grant to investigate a new wearable hearing protection technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify safety-critical sounds and help locate their source, while greatly attenuating ambient noise. This Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier project will create intelligent hearing protection devices (HPDs) for workers […]

J. Richard Cottingham is a 1966 Civil Engineering graduate. While serving with the Navy Seabees in Viet Nam, his Company Commander was killed in action, and LTJG Cottingham was promoted to Company Commander of Delta Company of the 121st Seabees. Delta Company provided combat construction support to the 1st Marine Division including roads, bridges, helicopter […]

Kristi Baker, Graduate Student Services Manager, is a graduate of the most recent cohort of Clemson University’s Staff Development Program.  The program is a year-long endeavor that offers Clemson University staff an opportunity to grow professionally and personally by voluntarily participating in various developmental and relevant service activities.  Kristi was one of 25 staff members […]

Evacuations are protective actions involving the movement of people from a hazardous area to a safer location. Evacuation can be advised for numerous hazards, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, and nuclear power plant issues, which vary in the amount of warning available and the time available to prepare and travel to safety. This book […]

The department welcomes Zoraya Rockow to the civil engineering family starting full time this fall as a Lecturer. Ms. Rockow received her BSCE and MSCE from Clemson with an emphasis in construction and is currently working to complete her PhD in the Spring of 2020. Prior to her returning to Clemson, she worked as a Project […]

Dr. M. Z. Naser was recently published in the Progress of Materials Science journal, a top ranked journal in General Materials Science.   The paper is titled  Extraterrestrial Construction Materials, has been cited by several significant researchers in construction materials and definitely changes the spectrum of civil engineering research. Abstract In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the […]

Dr. Kalyan Piratla and his PhD student, Mr. Harshit Shukla, co-presented a research paper at the 2019 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (iCRS Cities) held in Adelaide, Australia in July 2019. In this presentation, they shared the methodology and findings of their NSF-funded research work focused on using image classification techniques for automated leakage detection […]