Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA
Voice: (979) 845-3759
Fax: (979) 845-6554
Email: DavidFord@tamu.edu
Education
1995 Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA.
1979 Master of Engineering. Tulane University. New Orleans, LA.
1976 Bachelor of Science in Engineering (civil). Tulane University. New Orleans, LA.
Research
Interests
Disaster Recovery Planning & Management
Publication List
Publications list (including links to some publications and models)
Teaching
Service
Honors & Awards
- Beavers Charitable Trust/William F. Urban ’41 Professorship. 2016-2019. Zachry Department of Civil Engineering. Texas A&M University.
- Beavers Charitable Trust/William F. Urban ’41 Development Professorship. 2011-2014. Zachry Department of Civil Engineering. Texas A&M University.
- Faculty Impact Award. 2012. Zachry Department of Civil Engineering. Texas A&M University.
- Parsons Career Development Professorship. 2009 – 2011. Dwight Look College of Engineering. Texas A&M University.
- SLATE Teaching Excellence Award. Texas A&M University System. Awarded in 2010 for CVEN/ISEN689 Engineering Project Control, taught fall, 2009.
- Williams Brothers Construction Company Faculty Fellow. Texas A&M University. 2008-2009.
- Fellow, Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy, The Bush School of Government and Public Service. Texas A&M University. 2008-present.
- Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society. member since 2007.
- Highly Commended Award for Ford, DN and Bhargav, S. “Project management quality and the value of flexible strategies” Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. v. 13, n. 3. pp. 275-289.Emerald LiteratiNetwork 2007 Awards of Excellence.
- Fellow, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). U.S. Department of Defense. 1990-1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.