Professor recognized by ASCE Construction Institute

Construction engineering researcher Amy Javernick-Will has received the Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction from the American Society of Civil Engineers��� Construction Institute.
Javernick-Will, the Nicholas R. and Nancy D. Petry Professor in Construction, was honored for ���outstanding scholarship in the areas of disaster recovery and enhancing the global quality of life through socially sustainable infrastructure and for contribution to advancing construction engineering through scholarship, mentoring and a commitment to diversity.���
In addition to her research and teaching work in the Construction Engineering and Management group, Javernick-Will is the associate director for graduate education and research for the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities.
The Halpin Award is given to a young researcher who demonstrates ���outstanding scholarship that advances construction engineering as a science.��� Javernick-Will received the award at the Construction Research Conference in New Orleans in early April.