David E. Schaad

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interim Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of the Practice of CEE

David E. Schaad Profile Photo
David E. Schaad Profile Photo

Research Themes

Environmental Health Engineering, Hydrology & Fluid Dynamics

Education

  • B.A. Denison University, 1990
  • M.S. University of Colorado, Boulder, 1991
  • Ph.D. Duke University, 1998

Positions

  • Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Interim Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Faculty Director of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program
  • Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
  • Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Member. Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. 1990
  • Member. Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honorary Society. 1990
  • Member. Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honorary Society. 1990

Courses Taught

  • RIGHTS 315-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
  • RIGHTS 315-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
  • PUBPOL 211-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
  • PUBPOL 211-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
  • ENVIRON 999: Duke Environmental Leadership: Master's Project
  • ENVIRON 365-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
  • ENVIRON 365-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
  • EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids
  • EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
  • CEE 679: Environmental Engineering Project Management
  • CEE 511: Construction Management
  • CEE 494: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • CEE 493: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • CEE 469: Integrated Environmental Design
  • CEE 315-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
  • CEE 315-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
  • CEE 205: Practical Methods in Civil Engineering
  • CEE 132L: Engineering the Planet

Publications