Citadel Civil Engineering

At our Faculty Meeting, we honored our faculty promotions by distributing new rank pins and shoulder epaulets. Congratulations to Dr. Watson who was promoted to Full Professor and our new Associate Professors Dr. Ryan and Dr. Batouli. They have new military ranks of Lt. Colonel and Major respectively.

Welcome to the Civil and Construction Engineering Class of 2028!

Our cadets met with Ayers Saint Gross designer Corey Chang to get student input for the new LeTellier building!!!!

We are excited to announce that next years Academy of Engineers is on April 3rd at the Holiday Alumni Center!

Tim Maull from Forsberg Engineering and Surveying is doing exciting work surveying for the new LeTellier building !! We are so excited for this project. Thank you for all the hard work, Mr. Maull!

Bert Rozier, Leonard Van Brunt, Skyler Jorgensen and Aiden Wooten from Terracon took soil samples from behind LeTellier for the new building! We are so excited to see them on campus this summer!!!!

The second set of inspiring talks of the SHORES Summer Seminar discussed pumps and ports. Thanks to for hosting the group in the Boat House and for working with to bring our speakers.

What a wonderful first set of speakers at the SHORES Summer Seminar hosted at by in conjunction with and our other partner colleges. We hope all the attendees leave inspired to solve climate related challenges in their future civil engineering projects.

Goodbye to Dr. Dan Nale, who is retiring , and lab tech Ege Arslaner, who is moving to a new job in engineering. You were wonderful assets to the department and we will miss you in the coming semesters!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Our Seniors preformed exceptionally at the senior capstone panel this year! Thank you to everyone who participated and our panelists!

Cadet Anna N. Jones is the recipient of the inaugural Russell Stout Jr. Scholarship! Cadet Jones is an outstanding civil engineering student and proud scholarship recipient!

Happy Construction Work Wednesday! Our students in CONE 470 spent time completing the hardy board siding in the front and the back of the house and learned to cut and trim the hardiboard! Thank you Habitat for Humanity for allowing our students to work with you on these projects!

We are excited to announce that Joshua Wetmore got first place in both the engineering and Best Veteran/Active Duty Student Categories at Academic Excellence Day at The Citadel! He also did a great job presenting the poster at the Southern District Institute of Engineers (SDITE) meeting. There were 83 student scholarly presentations and 10 fine arts works on display, with over 240 student collaborators and faculty mentors involved in these projects this year. The body of work on display was impressive and included science and math, engineering, humanities, business, leadership studies, and education.

Our ASCE officers briefed with GEN Walters and Provost Selden to recap The Citadel 2024 ASCE Carolina's Conference results! Including:

3rd Place – ASCE Carolinas Conference Championship

2nd Place – Geotechnical Competition

2nd Place – Concrete Shield

3rd Place – AISC/ASCE Steel Bridge

3rd Place – ASCE Daniel Mead Paper

3rd Place – ASCE Surveying Competition

4th Place – ASCE Concrete Canoe

CONGRATS to our ASCE Student Chapter!

Happy Construction Work Wednesday! Our CONE 470 students learned how to prepare rear stair posts for bolts to rigidly secure at a house in McClellanville!

Congratulations to our CECE students who earned positions as one of the 61 member Summer Guards! The Guards perform precision military drills and represent The Citadel across the country. Our CECE Students in the 2025 Summer Guards include Bodhi Bagwell, Niven Barnes, Clayton Gurley, Paul Maskery, Samuel May, and Kaden Mingo

Fourteen Civil Engineering majors visited Santee Cooper’s Cross Generating Station in Pineville as a part of their CIVL 322 course. Thank you to William Stevick for hosting our group!

Happy Construction Work Wednesday! CONE 470 Students travel to Habitat for Humanity locations in the area and help construct homes. Students learned to complete a stand for the HVAC system for a home in North Charleston!

Judge Michael Molony gave a presentation to our senior capstone class about the level guidance for the Florence Airport AAM project. Thank you so much Judge Molony for speaking with our students!

Calling all students! Sign up for the SHORES Summer seminar!The Citadel and SC Sea Grant Consortium are hosting a unique engineering student educational seminar, focused on Charleston Harbor coastal resilience and climate adaptation. Civil engineers and construction engineers will play a crucial role in designing and building infrastructure projects to 1.) improve coastal resiliency, 2.) adapt to climate change, 3.) protect communities from flooding, and 4.) ease impacts from sea level rise.The Seminar registration is FREE, however, you must sign-up ASAP!

Congratulations Bryson W. Peppers and Jake E. Debenport for receiving The Benjamin W. Sammis Civil Engineering Award! This award was established by the Sammis family to recognize outstanding leadership and qualities of a “citizen soldier” as the “Best All Around” student in construction engineering and civil engineering. This award is presented in honor of Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, USMC, Citadel Class of 1996, civil engineering graduate, killed in action in Iraq, April 5, 2003.

Friday Flash Back to the internship fair! Thank you to Terracon for meeting with our students!!!

Friday Flash Back to our Internship fair!! Thank you to BL Harbert for meeting with our students!

Thank you to Alex Sabetta and Bryan Shiver for giving a talk on the utilization of advanced instrumentation tools essential for the monitoring of structures and earthworks throughout the construction lifecycle. The speakers will bring their vast expertise to discuss a range of projects from bridges to towering skyscrapers in New York City. This session promises to offer valuable insights into leveraging technology for the safety and longevity of construction projects. Join us to gain expert perspectives on cutting-edge monitoring solutions. Thank you!!

Friday Flash Back to our Internship fair!! Thank you to ARCO Design/Build for meeting with our students!

Congratulations to student Anthony Smith for receiving the South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyor Scholarship! The Society "was formed to advance the public welfare and the professional, social and economic interests of the Land Surveyor by promotion of education, legislation and public relations through the establishment and maintenance of high ethical standards and practices."

Friday Flash Back to our Internship fair!! Thank you to Foresite Group for meeting with our students and speaking with senior Thomas Aycock!

🏆 Big congratulations to Student Joshua Wetmore for winning two awards at the Academic Excellence Day last Friday! 🎓 His research on "Connected and Automated Vehicle Technologies and Related Legislation" won first place in engineering and Best Veteran/Active Duty student categories! 🚗 With 83 presentations, 10 fine arts participants, and overall 240+ students and mentors involved, it was a showcase of talent in science, math, engineering, humanities, business, leadership, and education. Shoutout to Joshua for also presenting at the Southern District Institute of Engineers meeting! Keep up the awesome work, Joshua! ✨ 🎉🔥

Friday Flash Back to the 2024 Internship Fair! Thank you Evans General Contractor for attending the event! We know our students loved it!