Date: July 21, 2008
Contact: Sara Borchik, 334.844.3591, borchse@auburn.edu

CE graduate student recognized at international conference

Kendra Peters, a graduate student in the Department of Civil Engineering, recently won the best student presentation award at the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles held in Paris, France. Her presentation, "Effects of Increasing Truck Weight Limit on Highway Infrastructure Damage," was among 101 presentations made by students and practicing engineers/researchers from 26 countries. Peters' advisor is David Timm, Gottlieb Associate Professor of Civil Engineering. For more information about Timm's research team, visit http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/timmdav/personal.html.