Roy E. Sturgill, Jr., Ph.D, P.E.
Position
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Roy Sturgill, P.E. is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and a Construction Engineer at Iowa State University. Dr. Sturgill has served as PI or Co-PI on over 30 projects totaling over $5,000,000 worth of research. He was previously an engineer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in construction management and drew on his practitioner background to emphasize the implementation of research. Dr. Sturgill is currently the Committee Chair for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Utilities. He is also a committee member for the TRB Standing Committee on Construction Management (AFH10). Dr. Sturgill is a licensed professional engineer in Kentucky and Iowa, and a certified National Highway Institute (NHI) trainer.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2018
- M.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2004
- M.B.A., University of Kentucky, 2003
- B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2003
- Graduate Certificates—Engineering Education (VT), Preparing the Future Professoriate (VT), Applied Statistics (UK)
Honors and Awards
- Building a World of Difference, Black and Veatch Faculty Fellowship, Iowa State University, 2023
- Axis Stewardship Award, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, Committee on Right of Way, Utilities and Outdoor Advertising Control 2023 ~ Research Project/Training Program
- College of Engineering Award for Early Achievement in Teaching, Iowa State University, 2022
- Miller Faculty Fellowship, Enhancement and Curriculum Development for the Construction and Infrastructure Visualization Laboratory (CIVL), Iowa State University, 2021-2022
- Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Iowa State University, 2021
- High Value Research in Construction, Specifications, and Materials, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, 2022
- High Value Research in Safety, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, 2019
- Myers-Lawson School of Construction Outstanding Graduate Student, 2006
Areas of Interest
- Utility engineering
- Early & integrated utility coordination
- Utility investigation technologies
- Digital Project Development
- Digital Project Delivery
- Emerging construction technologies
- Alternative contracting methods
- Construction management & administration
- Sustainable infrastructure
- Decision support tools
- Knowledge management & training