Civil & Environmental Engineering

Michelle R. Oswald Assistant Professor Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837 Phone: (570) 577-3391 Fax: (570) 577-3415 michelle.oswald@bucknell.edu

Educational Background

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• PhD - Civil Engineering, University of Delaware
• MA - Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware
• MS - Civil Engineering, University of Delaware
• BS - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lafayette College

Teaching Areas

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• Transportation Engineering
• Sustainable Engineering
• Urban Transportation Planning
• Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Research Interests

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• Sustainable Transportation Rating Systems
• Transportation Adaptation Practices in Response to Climate Change
• Resiliency of Transportation Corridors
• Sustainable Infrastructure Performance Metrics
• Sustainable Engineering Education

Selected Publications

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• Oswald, M., Li, Q., McNeil, S., and Trimbath, S. (2011). Measuring Infrastructure Performance:Development of a National Infrastructure Index. Public Works Management and Policy.
• Oswald, M. (2011). Development of a Decision Support Tool for Transportation Adaptation Practices in Response to Climate Change, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Delaware: Newark.
• Oswald, M., and McNeil, S. (2010). Rating Sustainability: Transportation Investments in Urban Corridors as a Case Study. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. American Society of Civil Engineering. 136 (3), 177-185
• Oswald, M., McNeil, S, and Ames, D. (2009). Evaluating the Current State of the BosWash Megalopolis Corridor and Indicators of Resiliency. 5^th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management Conference Proceedings. University of Iowa: Iowa City.

 

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