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Lisa K. Spainhour, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Road
Tallahassee, FL 32310

Telephone: (850) 410-6123
FAX: (850) 410-6142
E-mail: spainhou@eng.fsu.edu



Education

o        Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1994 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Thesis: "Composite Materials Property Data Modeling with the Entity-Relationship Method"

o        M.S., Civil Engineering, 1991 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Thesis: "A Computer-Aided Analysis System for Composite Materials"

o        B.S., Civil Engineering, 1989 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.


Professional Licensing

o        Professional Engineer, Florida

o        Engineering Intern, North Carolina


Curriculum Vitae

o        Current CV


Selected Recent Publications

o        Spainhour and Mishra, Transportation Research Record (accepted), 2008

o        Spainhour and Wootton, Cement and Concrete Composites, 2008

o        Wootton and Spainhour, Transportation Research Record, 2007

o        Spainhour and Wootton, Transportation Research Record, 2007


Current Teaching Activities

o        Structural Analysis, CES 3100

o        Strength of Materials, EGN 3331


Selected Activities, Honors, and Awards

o        American Society of Civil Engineers, since 1990

o        Guardian of the Flame Faculty Award, Burning Spear Society, FSU, 2008

o        Engineering Service Award, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, 2008

o        Outstanding Paper Award, Pedestrian Committee, Transportation Research Board, 2007 (for “Wootton, I.A. and Spainhour, L.K., ‘Examining Deficiencies in Florida Pedestrian Crash Data,’ Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Dec. 2007.”)

o        Member, ASCE Database and Information Management Committee, since 1992

o        Engineering Service Award, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, 2003

o        Civil Engineering Teacher of the Year, Tau Beta Pi, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, 1996

o        Teaching Incentive Program Award, FSU, 1996

o        Advisor of the Year, Department of Civil Engineering, 1994-95

o        FSU First Year Assistant Professor Award, 1995

o        National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 1990-93

o        Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, inducted in 1988

o        Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary, inducted in 1987

o        Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society, inducted in 1989


Cool Presentations I’ve Made

o        ASCE’s Monuments of the Millennium

o        Bridges: Past, Present, and Future


Engineering and Science Sites of Interest

Engineering Societies

o        American Society of Civil Engineers

o        FAMU-FSU Chapter

o        National Society of Professional Engineers

o        American Water Resources Association

o        Institute of Transportation Engineers

o        National Society of Black Engineers

o        Society of Women Engineers

Federal and State Agencies

o        National Science Foundation

o        Federal Information Exchange

o        Florida Department of Transportation

o        North Carolina Department of Transportation

Universities and University Centers

o        Florida A&M University

o        Florida State University

o        North Carolina State University

Engineering & Science Web Sites

o        Yahoo Science Index

o        World Wide Web Virtual Library: Civil Engineering

o        MIT Inventor's Web Page

o        NOVA Online: Super Bridge

o        Water Online

o        Public Works Online

o        Solid Waste Online

Engineering & Science Web Sites for Kids

o        Yahooligans for Kids: Science and Oddities

o        San Francisco's Exploratorium Museum

o        Amusement Park Physics

o        Thinking Fountain: Spaghetti Structures

o        IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide

o        Simple Science with Everyday Materials

o        Science is Fun



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