Joined The Citadel Faculty: August 2016
Bio
Dr. Kweku Brown is an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Citadel. He is a member of both the National and South Carolina Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is currently a member of two Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees: Statewide/National Transportation Data & Information Systems (AED10) and; Geospatial Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction (AKD70). He is very active in engineering education, professional organizations, community engagement, and has represented The Citadel at national capacity-building workshops.
Dr. Brown is the current chair of the AASHTO GIS-T Student Paper Competition. Dr. Brown has written and collaborated with colleagues on many engineering education publications and is currently the Vice President for Awards and Recognition for the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Southeastern section. He works on South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) projects on safety, access management and traffic operations. Additionally, his research focuses on transportation safety using geospatial analysis methods, transportation, health and the built environment and engineering education. His courses of expertise are: Surveying and Geomatics, Geospatial Representation, Transportation and Highway Engineering, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and other Geographic Information Systems (GIS) related courses.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Clemson University, 2016
- M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2010
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2006
Professional Registration
- PE – SC
- GISP
Courses
- Intro to Engineering (ENGR 101)
- Engineering Graphics (CIVL 101)
- Surveying (CIVL 205)
- Surveying Lab (CIVL 235)
- Geospatial Representation (CIVL 208)
- Geomatics Lab (CIVL 239)
- Quantitative Methods (CONE 290)
- Engineering Economy (CIVL 314)
- Transportation Engineering (CIVL 305)
- Highway Engineering (CIVL 302)
- Senior Capstone Design (CIVL 432/433)
- Geographic Information Systems (CIVL 506)
Expertise
Transportation Safety utilizing Geospatial Analysis Methods, Highway Safety, Traffic Operations, Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Scholarship and Service
In April of 2021, Dr. Brown received both the Harry C. Saxe Teaching Award from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering as well as the Citadel New Faculty Excellence Award. Most recently, Dr. Brown received the ASEE-SE New Faculty Researcher Award in March of 2022.
Along with this, Dr. Brown is currently a member of the following organizations:
- Vice Chair, AASHTO GIS-T Student Paper Competition
- America Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)