Rate My Professor Claude Villiers

Professor Claude Villiers serves as a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering within the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He joined the university in August 2006 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, advancing to Associate Professor in 2011. Before arriving at FGCU, Dr. Villiers held a position as Assistant Professor at The City College of The City University of New York. Earlier in his career, he worked as a research engineer for the Florida Department of Transportation and contributed to various projects at The University of Florida sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. His professional journey reflects a strong commitment to civil engineering practice and education.

Dr. Villiers earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. His academic interests encompass transportation, civil engineering, engineering education, materials, and STEM education. He has contributed to scholarly discourse through publications in outlets such as The International Journal of Pavement Engineering, the McKnight Doctoral Program, and the Transportation Research Board. Key publications include "Evaluation of traffic management strategies for special events using probe data" (2019), "Performance evaluation of the quality of CINA cement and BASF admixture commonly used in concrete production in the Republic of Haiti," "Evaluation of a new approach to life-long learning in civil and environmental engineering," and "Productivity in Daytime and Nighttime Construction of Urban Sewer Projects" (2014). Dr. Villiers has presented at numerous conferences and served on editorial boards for the Florida Education Fund McKnight Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, the Transportation Research Board, and the American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. He is affiliated with professional organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, National Society of Black Engineers, Transportation Research Board, and Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society. In his teaching, particularly the Civil Engineering Materials course, he integrates practical experiences like ASCE concrete competitions to provide students with real-world engineering applications.