Via Report - Construction Engineering and Management

VCEMP awarded Vecellio Scholarships to undergraduate students Sarah Helms, Daniel Hickman, Victoria Pritchett, and Ben Wooley. The program also awarded Vecellio Fellowships to graduate students Avinash Aruon, Sherlock Banks, and Charlotte Clyde. Clay Pratt and Josh Trump were named outstanding M.S. and Ph.D. students. Wendell Grinton was recognized as one of the graduate school’s outstanding doctoral degree students and María Elena Nieves-Meléndez, was recognized as the outstanding VCEMP alumna. The 22nd Vecellio Distinguished Lecture was held October 20, 2023 and delivered by Vaughan Buckley, founder and CEO of Volumetric Building Companies. He presented “Risks and Opportunities in the Global Construction Industry.” VCEMP delivered the 34th Transportation Construction Management Institute (TCMI) in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) . Faculty were recognized for their accomplishments with Mike Garvin being named the David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering which is awarded to an outstanding professor in construction engineering. Mike also continued as the Director of the eastern region of the Build America Center. Tripp Shealy was on research leave with an appointment as visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Part of his time was spent establishing future student exchange and study abroad programs for our students across Europe. Farrokh Jazizadeh continues his research to understand how rapidly evolving AI-powered technologies can integrate into and enhance users’ daily routines. Freddy Paige continued his work on the $1.2 million NSF BEP Equity Center project. Sunil Sinha continues to direct the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM) Center, which held its annual conference focused on Collaborative Water Governance in the Era of Big Data Analytics.