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