Joined The Citadel Faculty: August 2016
Bio
Dr. Timothy A. Wood, P.E. is the Department Head of The Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department at The Citadel and D. Graham Copeland Professor of Civil Engineering. He acquired a Bachelor’s in Engineering Physics Summa Cum Laude with Honors followed by Civil Engineering Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Texas Tech University. His technical research focuses on structural evaluation of buried bridges and culverts. He encourages students through an infectious enthusiasm for engineering mechanics and self-directed, lifelong learning. He aims to recover the benefits of the classical model for civil engineering education through an emphasis on reading and other autodidactic practices.
Dr. Wood joined The Citadel, School of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Fall of 2016 after more than a decade of transportation-related geotechnical research at the Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation at Texas Tech University.
His real professional passion is for teaching engineering mechanics courses. When not teaching, he, his wife and three kids are hanging out with folks from Holy City Church on James Island, homeschooling with Classical Conversations, or supporting musicals at HOUSE Theater.
He enjoys eclectic hobbies like fountain pens, electric guitar, disc golf, and reading theology and fantasy. He is passionate about civil engineering because it is a great way to obey the creation mandate to fill the earth and subdue it, supporting the needs of a growing and mobile humanity.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2015
- M.S. Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2009
- B.S. Engineering Physics and Structures, Texas Tech University, 2006
Courses
Intro to Engineering, Computer Applications, Statics, Dynamics, Engineering Practice and Professional Licensure, and Geotechnical Engineering.
Expertise
Soil-Structure Interaction, Pullout Resistance in Inextensible Mechanical Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls, Database Implementation for Structural/Geotechnical Data.
Research and Professional Interests
Structures, Geotech, and Engineering Education.