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J. Brian Anderson

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor (Geotechnical)

Graduate Program Officer & Associate Chair for Research

202C Ramsay Hall

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Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Florida
M.E. Civil Engineering, University of Florida
B.S. Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University

Research Interests

Soil Mechanics
Soil-Structure-Interaction
Foundation Engineering
Earth Retaining Structures
Infrastructure Performance

In The News

Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering

More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.

A solid foundation: Finding more than education in Advanced Structural Engineering Lab

Amy Diekmann was well into a doctoral program at a different institution when, in April 2020, the family moved to Fairhope. Five months later, as Amy and her husband, Tim, welcomed a third daughter, Amy desired to transfer and complete her degree elsewhere. She applied to several schools, including Auburn.

#GINNing Podcast: Brian Anderson and The Foundation

What to expect on the 251st episode of the best podcast in all of higher education? How about the origin story of geotechnical juggernaut Brian Anderson, a full-scale infrastructure inspiration who's girding the loins of this nation's foundations.

Civil and environmental engineering research team honored with FHWA award

A team of researchers in Auburn's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were honored with an Environmental Excellence Award from the Federal Highway Administration.

NOAA awards Auburn team $1.5M to research resilient transportation infrastructure

As part of its highly competitive Effects of Sea Level Rise (ESLR) program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected an interdisciplinary team of Auburn University researchers to lead a $1.539M project to address increasingly critical needs necessary for resilient infrastructure.

Auburn leads upcoming 62nd Annual Alabama Transportation Conference

As an institutional leader of transportation research and workforce development, Auburn University’s Department of Civil Engineering has taken the lead to organize and develop the 62nd Annual Alabama Transportation Conference. The conference, which takes place Feb. 12-13 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center, will welcome nearly 1,000 federal and state highway personnel, road building contractors, general contractors, heavy construction contractors, utility contractors, county engineers, consulting engineers, construction material vendors, researchers, professional society representatives and university faculty members.