Civil Engineering

Announcing the new Chair of the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

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 […]

Abdul Basit Peerzada and Prof. Prasad Rangaraju receive Portland Cement Fellowship

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 […]

ENR Southeast Announces 2022 Top 20 Young Professionals in Southeast

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 […]

Dr. Ronnie Chowdhury and Clemson C2M2 Receives Prestigious IEEE Lead Award

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 […]

CE Faculty in the News

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 […]

End-to-End Validation and Verification of Autonomy-Enabled Ground Vehicles-DRAFT

Laura Redmond1, Atul Kelkar1, Cameron Turner1, John Wagner1, Yue Wang1 and Matt Castanier2 1Clemson University, 2U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC To facilitate rapid virtual prototyping of autonomy-enabled ground vehicles, validation and verification (V&V) processes must be created that ensure the accuracy and suitability of rapidly deployable computer models through digital and physical datasets. In addition, the […]

$18M in government funding supports new Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems Center

Automotive autonomy technology is changing economies and global industries — and is also a driving force behind military modernization. Bringing these self-driving vehicles to life on- and off-road requires new concepts and algorithms to be tested expeditiously and cost-effectively — all of which happen through virtual prototyping. Assistant Professor, Dr. Laura Redmond is heading up […]

Professor Melissa Sternhagen, Teacher and Mentor

Professor Melissa Sternhagen has been an essential part of the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering since she arrived in 2008. She began teaching the core sophomore level classes, Statics, Dynamics, and more recently Structural Mechanics, courses recognized as the foundation of civil engineering. Even though teaching Statics and Dynamics may not be the most exciting courses […]