Brian Swenty

Dr. Brian Swenty

Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Room 251, Koch Center for Engineering and Science
812-488-2661
bs3@evansville.edu

Professor Swenty is professor of mechanical and civil engineering at the University of Evansville. He has been on the faculty at UE since 1993.

Education:

  • PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla.
  • Graduate, Engineer Officers Basic Course, US Army Engineer School.
  • MS in Civil Engineering, University of Florida.
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla

Experience:

  • Program Director & Chief Engineer, Dam and Reservoir Safety Program, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Rolla, Missouri.
  • Senior Civil Engineer, Stottler, Stagg, and Associates, Architects, Engineers, and Planners, Inc. Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • Officer, United States Army, Branch-Corps of Engineers

Specialty Areas:

  • Hydraulic Engineering (Open Channel Hydraulics)
  • Hydrologic Modeling
  • Geotechnical Engineering (Slope Stability)
  • Dam Safety

Professional Memberships:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Society of American Military Engineers
  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • Association of State Dam Safety Officials
  • Chi Epsilon
  • ABET, Inc.
  • Phi Kappa Phi

Licensed Professional Engineer:

  • California
  • Florida
  • Missouri
  • Indiana
  • Illinois

Refereed Journal Publications

  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “Alignment of Civil Engineering Programs with the ASCE Body of Knowledge,” Journal of Civil Engineering Education, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol 149, No 4, 2023.
  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “Alignment of the FE Exam with Civil Engineering Program Content,” Journal of Civil Engineering Education, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol 148, No 4, 2022, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000067.

Refereed Conference Publications

  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “A Comparison of Civil Engineering Curriculums and EAC-ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria,” Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 2024
  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “A Study of EAC-ABET Civil Engineering Accreditation Curriculum Requirements and Exemption Provisions of State Licensure Laws and Rules, Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2023
  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “A Comparison of Licensed Engineers’ Conduct Requirements, the ASCE Code of Ethics, and EAC-ABET Civil Engineering accreditation Criteria,” Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2022
  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “Is Engineering Education the Weak Link in Licensure’s Three-legged Stool?,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Virtual Conference, Long Beach, California, August 2021
  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “Licensure Requirement for Teaching Civil Engineering Design Courses in the United States,” Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Virtual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2020
  • Swenty, B.J., Swenty, M.K., “Is it Time for a Three-Year Accredited Civil Engineering Degree in the United States? A Critical Review,” Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Conference, Tampa, Florida, June 2019
  • Swenty, B.J., Swenty, M.K., “The Impact of EAC-ABET Program Criteria on Civil Engineering Curricula,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2018
  • Swenty, M.K., Swenty, B.J., “Professional Licensure: The Core of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge,” Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Conference, Columbus, OH, June 2017

Honors

  • ASEE Ressler Award for best civil engineering paper at the ASEE Conference in Baltimore in 2023 (2022 Conference Paper)
  • ASCE Editor’s Choice Award for best paper in ASCE’s Journal of Civil Engineering Education in 2024 (2023 Journal Paper)