AaronÌýOpdyke
- PhD Graduate
- CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
- ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES
Aaron his currently a Lecturer (Assistant Professor equivalent in the Australian system)Ìýin Humanitarian Engineering in the at the where his research and teaching focus onÌýdisaster recovery and sustainable development. Following his doctoral work, he consulted for , assessingÌýlong-term outcomes of the "" in humanitarian programming after the 2010 Haiti earthquake and served as a Disaster Risk Reduction and Managment Program Officer withÌý in the Philippines. Aaron's doctoral research focused onÌýpost-disaster shelter reconstructionÌýin the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 where heÌýexplored inter-organizational coordination, stakeholder participation, and training across 19 humanitarian shelter programs. His work was supported through the National Science Foundation Ìýproject and he was awarded a United States Agency for International Development Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Fellowship. As a part of his practicum for the Certificate in Engineering for Developing Communties,ÌýAaron worked for Ìýas a staff engineer in response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines providing techincal guidance on housing reconstruction.
Education
PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management), Â鶹ӰԺ, 2017
MS in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management), Â鶹ӰԺ, 2015Ìý
Certificate in College Teaching,ÌýÂ鶹ӰԺ, 2015
Certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, Â鶹ӰԺ, 2014
BS in Civil Engineering w/ Honors, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obipso, 2013
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer (PE)Ìý
California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and GeologistsÌý
LEED Accredited Professional, Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C)Ìý
United States Green Building CouncilÌý
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)Ìý
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Awards
USAID/OFDA Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Fellow, 2016
Engineering Project Organization Conference, Best Paper, 2016
National Science FoundationÌýGraduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2014