Civil Engineering at Villanova University

7 faculty and 30 courses in Civil Engineering at Villanova University.

Faculty

• Virginia Smith, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 24
  Notable: “Federated Optimization in Heterogeneous Networks” (2018) · 452 citations
• Shawn P. Gross, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 15
  Notable: “Shear Strength of Normal Strength Concrete Beams Reinforced with Deformed GFRP Bars” (2001) · 207 citations
• Kristin Sample-Lord, Interim Department Chair, Associate Professor h-index 15
  Laboratory and field research in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, including: • Geotechnical aspects of green stormwater infrastructure • Geoenvironmental containment systems for groundwater protection • Novel materials for bentonite-based barr
  Notable: “Enhanced bentonites for containment of inorganic waste leachates by GCLs” (2018) · 83 citations
• Joseph Robert Yost, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PE h-index 14
  Notable: “Shear Strength of Normal Strength Concrete Beams Reinforced with Deformed GFRP Bars” (2001) · 207 citations
• David Dinehart, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 13
  Notable: “Shear Strength of Normal Strength Concrete Beams Reinforced with Deformed GFRP Bars” (2001) · 207 citations
• Arash Tavakoli, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 11
  Notable: “Flood mitigation in coastal urban catchments using real-time stormwater infrastructure control and reinforcement learning” (2020) · 74 citations
• Kelly Good, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 8
  Notable: “Identifying Smokers with a Medical Extraction System” (2007) · 80 citations

Courses

• Civil Engineering Fundamentals CEE 1601
• Mechanics of Solids CEE 2103
• Mechanics I: Fund. Behavior CEE 2105
• Transportation Engineering CEE 2211
• Environmental Eng. Science CEE 2301
• CE Project Development CEE 2701
• Geology for Engineers CEE 2805
• Mechanics III: Fluid Behavior CEE 3107
• Unit Operations/Pro in Env Eng CEE 3301
• Structural Analysis CEE 3401
• Structural Steel Design CEE 3402
• Hydraulic Egr & Hydrology CEE 3507
• GIS for Engineers CEE 3601
• AutoCAD/Civil 3d for Engineers CEE 3602
• Soil Mechanics CEE 3802
• CE Materials CEE 3903
• Trans Facilities Design CEE 4224
• Transportation System Design CEE 4226
• Solid & Hazardous Waste CEE 4331
• Reinforced Concrete Design CEE 4404
• Water Resources Egr Design CEE 4521
• CEE Capstone Design 1 CEE 4601
• CEE Capstone Design 2 CEE 4606
• Selected Topics in CEE CEE 4607
• CEE Special Topics CEE 4609
• Intern'l. Res. Collaboration CEE 4610
• CEE Undergraduate Research CEE 4612
• Prof Devel Topics in CEE CEE 4614
• Construction Engineering CEE 4702
• Foundation Design CEE 4801

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.