Common Core Classes
FYS 172-Exploration & Adventure Meet the 21st Century F14 Syllabus
VAST 203-Sustainability of Built Systems S13 Syllabus
Engineering Science Courses
ES 101-Introduction to Engineering F14 Syllabus
ES 226-Statics F12 Syllabus Graphical Syllabus
ES 230-Strengths S10 Syllabus Graphical Syllabus
CE 414-Structural Dynamics F14 Syllabus
Computational Courses
CE 380 Special Topics – Modern Heuristics in Engineering Design F12 Syllabus
CE 201-Civil Engineering Computing S08 Syllabus Graphical Syllabus
Design Courses
CE 415-Design of Steel Structures S11 Syllabus
CE 413-Design of Concrete Structures F13 Syllabus
CE 412-Advanced Structural Analysis S06 Syllabus
CE 372-Design I Capstone Design F12 Syllabus
2009 Judith Resnik Memorial Lecture – Building the First Wind Project on the Galapagos Islands
A civil engineering program should provide students with the training and experience required to become independent engineers who actively seek opportunities to apply their knowledge to the design, analysis, and rehabilitation of engineering systems successfully in their careers. I believe that Lafayette’s engineering program provides a supportive learning environment in which students can acquire the following traits that set them apart from their peers as problem solvers:
• Motivated to seek how to design more efficiently, how to increase performance, and how to address additional safety, aesthetic, or social concerns in order to “raise the bar” in design.
• Committed to working in a team environment and using their expertise and skill to benefit themselves, their company, and their community.
• Committed to effectively communicating routine and innovative design concepts and solutions.
• Prepared to acquire new knowledge through continuing education during their career.
In my courses, I seek to provide opportunities for students to develop these four traits. I enjoy teaching structural design and analysis courses because I can bring in personal experience gained from working as a structural engineer to enhance the technical content and increase the students’ engagement with the material. When teaching analysis courses, I try to provide support to the students as they are constantly challenged to process and understand new information and apply it to solve novel problems.