Civil & Environmental Engineering

David J. Elton, P.E.

Visiting Scholar, Soils Magician-in-Residence
63B Breakiron Building
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: 1 (334) 319-3119
Fax: 1 (570) 577-3415
elton@eng.auburn.edu


Educational Background:

  • B.S.-Civil Engineering, Clarkson College, 1975
  • M.S.-Civil Engineering, Utah State University, 1977
  • Ph.D.-Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1981

Teaching Experience:

  • Bucknell University, Visiting Scholar, 2012-2013
  • Utah State University, Visiting Associate Professor, 2001-2002
  • University of Wisconsin, Visiting Associate Professor, 1993-1994
  • Auburn University, professor, 1985-Present
  • The Citadel, Assistant Professor, 1982-1985
  • Clemson University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1983-1985
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Consultant, Summer 1984, 1985

Teaching Specialties:

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Foundation engineering, geosynthetics, landfills, slope stability, soil improvement

Research Interests:

  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Geosynthetics
  • Soil liquefaction
  • Engineering education
  • Soils magic
  • Pavement evaluation
  • Bubble point testing of geotextiles

Honors and Awards:

National

  • 2011 Inducted in the Order of the Engineer
  • U.S. Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research Service Award, 2006
  • Fred Burggraf Award of the Transportation Research Board
  • The National Engineering Honor Society
  • A National Scholastic Honor Society
  • The National Civil Engineering Honor Society

International

  • International Geosynthetics Society Service Award (2000) from the International Geosynthetics Society (inagural award)

Teaching

  • U.S. Universities council on Geotechnical Education and Research Distinguished Educator Award (2002, inaugural award)
  • Utah State University teaching commendation (2002)
  • Commendation for teaching evaluations by Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Dean, and Civil Engineering Department Head, June 1996

Memberships

  • Registered professional Engineer, Alabama, 1991-Present
  • American Society of Civil Engineers, 1981-Present
  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 1987-1995
  • International Geosynthetics Society, 1990-Present
  • North American Geosynthetics Society, 1990-Present, President, 2004-2010
  • North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society 1988-1995
  • U.S. National Society of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 1986 to Present
  • U.S. Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research, 1989-Present