Profile of Prof. Hudson Jackson

Hudson Jackson, PhD, P.E., DIPL-ING
Civil Engineering, Professor
Department of Engineering
Dr. Jackson grew up in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, where he graduated from the University of Sierra Leone with a Bachelors of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering with Honors. He is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 30 years of consulting, academic and research experience in geotechnical engineering, structural design, pavement engineering, construction management, field inspections and construction quality control. His professional experience spans the continents of Africa, Europe and North America. He has served as project manager, project engineer, design engineer and field operations manager on several projects for both private and government clients. Before joining the Coast Guard Academy, Dr. Jackson was an Associate at Stantec Consulting, where he served as office leader, project and field operations manager on several nationwide pavement engineering and research projects. He is active in several professional organizations and has published over 50 papers at national and international conferences. Dr. Jackson is a past president and director of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers.
Education
Ph.D., Geotechnical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, May 2003
Mpl. Geotechnical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, October 2000
Dipl. Ing. Geotechnical Engineering/Structural Design and Construction, Technology University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, January 1994
Courses Taught
Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers
Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering Design
Coast Resiliency
Civil Engineering Design Capstone Advisor
Transportation Engineering