Sustainable Solutions Team Wins National Competition for Third Year in a Row
08 July 2025
For the third consecutive year, a Georgia Tech team placed first at the ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships.
Professor of the Practice
Biography
Fred Meyer retired from active duty in the United States Army in 2021 at the rank of Brigadier General after a 37-year career culminating as Professor and Head, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He joined the Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials (SEMM) Group in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Professor of the Practice teaching structural engineering and mechanics courses and working with students. He is an active member of the American Concrete Institute serving on several committees including 318 Sub A, General Concrete and Construction, 213, Lightweight Aggregate and Concrete and 363, High-strength Concrete. Dr. Meyer is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia and serves as an ABET Program Evaluator. He has been married for 41 years and has two adult children.
Research
Dr. Meyer’s research interests include prestressed concrete, lightweight concrete, ultra-high performance concrete, sustainable building practices and engineering education.
Education
- PhD Georgia Institute of Technology 2002
- MSCE Georgia Institute of Technology 1993
- MSSM University of Southern California 1989
- BS United States Military Academy 1984
Teaching
Dr. Meyer teaches several undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering and mechanics in which he follows an active learning model. He has created three courses in concrete design and one course in timber and masonry design and advises all structural engineering capstone design courses. During the summer, Dr. Meyer teaches Statics and Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (DEFBODs) as part of the Georgia Tech Study Abroad Program at Oxford University.
Distinctions & Awards
- CIOS Honor Role Award Winner, GT College of Engineering (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Faculty Member of the Year, GT Student Government Organization (2024)
- American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow (2024)
- GT CEE Appreciation Award (2024)
- Hesburgh Fellowship, GT Center for Teaching and Learning (2023)
- Army Engineer Association Silver Order of the deFleury Medal (2021)
- American Concrete Institute Cedric Willson Lightweight Concrete Award (2018)
- Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute Frank G. Erskine Award (2017)
- American Concrete Institute Fellow (2013)
- Army Engineer Association Bronze Order of the deFleury Medal (2011)
- Peter S. Michie Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA (2003)
- International Concrete Repair Institute, Atlanta Chapter, Award for Top Graduate Student (2001)
- Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, West Point Chapter, Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement (1996)
- Distinguished Cadet (Top 5%), USMA (1984)
- Dean’s List, USMA (1981-1984)
Publications
- Carroll, C., Behrouzi, A., Meyer, K., “Nonrectangular Beams,” American Concrete Institute Special Publication 359, 2023.
- Floyd, R., Meyer, K., and Ross, B., “Teaching Flexural Strength Failure Modes in Reinforced Concrete I,” American Concrete Institute Special Publication 359, 2023.
- Decker, C., Issa, M., Meyer, K., “Seismic Investigation of Interior Reinforced Concrete Sand-Lightweight Concrete Beam-Column Joints,” American Concrete Institute Structural Journal, Volume 112, No. 3, May-June 2015
- Meyer, K. F., Buchberg, B.S and Kahn, L. F., “High-Strength Lightweight Concrete for Application in Highway Girders,” American Concrete Institute Special Publication 234, Durability of Concrete, March 2006.
- Ressler, Stephen J., Welch, Ronald W., and Meyer, Karl F., “Organizing and Delivering Classroom Instruction,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Volume 130, Issue 3, July 2004.
In the News
CEE Students Showcase Innovation at Capstone Design Expo
24 April 2025
The Blue Whale Solutions team took home the prize for the best civil and environmental engineering project at the Spring 2025 Capstone Design Expo.
The CEE students won $1,000 for their project, soil vapor extraction for the Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Hardeman County) Superfund Site.
CEE Students Continue Dominance at 2024 Georgia Association of Water Professionals
29 April 2024
CEE students were recognized for their work by industry professionals, again winning first, second, and third place in a regional competition for the second consecutive year.