Background

    Education

    • Ph.D. | Civil Engineering | University of California, Davis | 2015
    • M.S. | Civil Engineering | University of California, Davis | 2012
    • B.S. | Civil Engineering | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | 2009

    Employment

    • Assistant Professor | Auburn University, Department of Civil Engineering | August 2015-Present
    • Associate Instructor | University of California, Davis, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | September 2014 – December 2014
    • Graduate Student Researcher | University of California, Davis, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | July 2011 – July 2015
    • Engineering Trainee | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | July 2008 – July 2011

    Awards

    • Outstanding Reviewer Award, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2019)
    • Fellowship to attend the NSF-sponsored 2nd USUCGER Workshop for the Early Career Geotechnical Faculty (2018)
    • Chi Epsilon Southern District Excellence in Teaching Award (2018)
    • ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow (2017)
    • Award for Best Paper, United States Society on Dams (2017)
    • Travel Grant for 2014 Geo-Congress, Geo-Institute of ASCE (2014)
    • Graduate Student Travel Award, University of California, Davis (2014)
    • I. M. Idriss Award for Excellence in Geotechnical Engineering, University of California, Davis (2013)
    • Best Paper by a Young Professional, United States Society on Dams (2013)
    • Best Poster Award, Geotechnical Graduate Student Society Round Table (2012, 2013)
    • Graduate Student Scholarship, United States Society on Dams (2010, 2012)
    • Fugro West Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Davis (2011)
    • Exemplary Performance Award, US Army Corps of Engineers (2011)