University of South Alabama

College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Coastal and Environmental Engineering

NIST Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2023)

Building Industry-Ready Civil Engineers: Integrating Standards Education into the Civil Engineering Curriculum

To develop and integrate five modules into the civil engineering program that will include one for each year from freshman through graduate levels. The awardee will work with local organizations including the Alabama Department of Transportation, the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association, the county recycling center, and concrete and asphalt plants to engage students in discussions on how standards and specifications are incorporated into their operations.

The contacts for this award are Shenghua Wu, shenghuawu [at] southalabama.edu (shenghuawu[at]southalabama[dot]edu); John Cleary, cleary [at] southalabama.edu (cleary[at]southalabama[dot]edu); Min-Wook Kang, mwkang [at] southalabama.edu (mwkang[at]southalabama[dot]edu); and Lisa LaCross lacross [at] southalabama.edu (lacross[at]southalabama[dot]edu)

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