Infrastructure Management, Asset Management, Sustainability Planning and Evaluation.
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Infrastructure Management, Asset Management, Sustainability Planning and Evaluation.
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Adjo Amekudzi is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University (1994), an M.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation) from Florida International University (1996), an M.S. in Civil Infrastructure Systems (1997), and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1999) from Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Amekudzi joined the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1999.
Professor Amekudzi studies systems problems related to the integrated built and natural environment with the objective of improving investment decision making for built systems. Her research currently focuses on three areas:
These areas are important for improving planning and decision-making for infrastructure facilities and systems in order to advance the economic and social development of communities, while preserving environmental conditions to enable such development to continue. Professor Amekudzi has published over 30 papers on these subjects, served on several boards and panels contributing expert knowledge on these subjects, and received notable awards and honors recognizing her contributions in these concentration areas. Professor Amekudzi is actively involved in course development in these areas.
Professor Amekudzi chairs the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee and is on the editorial board of the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Journal. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board, the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Public Works Association. Professor Amekudzi also serves as the faculty advisor for the Georgia Tech's chapters of the Engineering Students without Borders (ESWB) and the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS).