Category: Faculty

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 […]

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,” […]

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 […]

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Ogle will serve as the new chair of the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering. Her appointment, effective June 15, follows an internal search, and we thank the members of the committee and its chair, Nigel Kaye, for their hard work and diligence during this process. Jennifer, who has […]

The J. P. Gleason Research Fellowship education fellowship is provided by Portland Cement Association to identify and attract outstanding candidates in the field of engineering and the physical sciences and provide them with the necessary support to complete their studies. Additionally, this support is intended to provide them an opportunity for productive work in the cement […]

Dr. Nigel Kaye and former PhD student, Dr. Will Martin and current lecturer in General Engineering received the 2021 Outstanding Robert Alfred Carr best paper awarded. The research focused on the ability of green roof systems to impact stormwater runoff from buildings. This research has been covered in many studies, however, a lot of these studies […]

Ashok Mishra is helping the world predict how the changing climate will affect global water supplies, research that is taking on a heightened urgency as the weather becomes more extreme. “The climate is changing, and it’s going to increase extreme events,” Mishra said. “We have to take it seriously.” Mishra said the globe is already […]

Dr. Kalyan Piratla was selected as one of the Top 20 young professionals from Engineering News-Record (ENR) southeast region and the only individual from the academia to be listed this year. ENR is among the most widely recognized construction industry publications. ENR annually recognizes 20 up-and-coming construction industry professionals who exhibit notable achievements in terms of […]

The IEEE ITS Institutional Lead Award is given annually for ITS researchers, practitioners, and research/development teams who have made significant contributions to research in ITS related fields (ITS Research Award), developed and deployed successful ITS systems or implementations (ITS Application Award), and demonstrated leadership in promoting ITS technologies (ITS Institutional Lead Award). These awards are established […]

Dr. Nigel Kaye Clemson Civil Engineering Host the 6th AAWE Workshop The 6th American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE) workshop was hosted online by the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering from May 12-14. The workshop was organized and chaired by Professor Nigel Berkeley Kaye and was held to fill a gap created by the COVID-19 […]