Skip to main content

People

Brett Maurer

Faculty Photo

Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Biography

Brett Maurer joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2017 after receiving B.S. and M.S. degrees from Syracuse University in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and a PhD from Virginia Tech in 2016. Maurer's primary research focus is geotechnical earthquake engineering, where he uses methods at the intersection of data science and geotechnics to address topics that include soil liquefaction and landslides, paleoseismology, hazard-mitigation economics, in-situ and remote site characterization, and post-earthquake investigation. For his contributions to teaching and research, Maurer has received awards that include the 2016 Norman Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for a technical contribution; a National Science Foundation CAREER Award; a DesignSafe Outstanding Dataset Award; the 2021 Early Career Researcher Award from the U.S. Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research; the 2022 Arthur Casagrande Award from the ASCE Geo-Institute; and the 2023 Outstanding Earthquake Spectra Paper Award, in addition to several department and college recognitions for outstanding teaching and mentorship. 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2016
  • M.S. in Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 2011
  • B.S. in Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 2009

News

CEE duo earn EERI award

Professor Brett Maurer and Ph.D. student Morgan Sanger win an EERI Outstanding Paper Award for their research on AI use in earthquake hazard mitigation.

Read Article

Bridging the gap

It may be impossible to predict when a M9 earthquake may strike the region, but researchers have succeeded in predicting a crucial detail: the likelihood that bridges will be passable following such an event.

Read Article

ASCE Arthur Casagrande Award

Assistant Professor Brett Maurer has received the 2022 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award from ASCE. 

Read Article

USUCGER Early Career Researcher Award

CEE assistant professor Brett Maurer is the recipient of a 2021 USUCGER Early Career Researcher Award.

Read Article
More News