Dr. William O’Brien, civil engineering assistant professor, and his former graduatestudent Maj. March Distefano, received a FIATECH Celebration of Engineering and Technology Innovation (CETI) Award for their research project “Comparative Evaluation of Infrastructure Assessment Methodologies at the Small Unit Level.”
The researchers used cognitive evaluation techniques to better understand and improve existing US Army infrastructure assessment methodologies and tools. Their research has implications for the design of civilian infrastructure assessment technologies.
Dr. O’Brien was also awarded an honorable mention in the FIATECH CETI “Early Career Researcher” category for his ongoing research in advancing information technologies and their use on construction projects.
The CETI awards were established to recognize significant achievements in technology developed for the capital projects industry.
