David E. Schaad

Education

• B.A. Denison University, 1990
• M.S. University of Colorado, Boulder, 1991
• Ph.D. Duke University, 1998

Positions

• Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Interim Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Faculty Director of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program
• Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
• Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Member. Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honorary Society. 1990
• Member. Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. 1990
• Member. Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honorary Society. 1990

Courses Taught

• RIGHTS 315-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
• RIGHTS 315-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
• PUBPOL 211-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
• PUBPOL 211-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
• ENVIRON 999: Duke Environmental Leadership: Master's Project
• ENVIRON 365-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
• ENVIRON 365-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
• EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids
• EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
• CEE 679: Environmental Engineering Project Management
• CEE 511: Construction Management
• CEE 494: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 493: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 469: Integrated Environmental Design
• CEE 315-60: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Environmental Focus
• CEE 315-20: Engineering Sustainable Design and the Global Community: Structural Focus
• CEE 205: Practical Methods in Civil Engineering
• CEE 132L: Engineering the Planet

Publications

• MacDonald L, Thomas E, Javernick-Will A, Austin-Breneman J, Aranda I, Salvinelli C, et al. Aligning learning objectives and approaches in global engineering graduate programs: Review and recommendations by an interdisciplinary working group. Development Engineering. 2022 Jan 1;7.
• Huettel L, Gustafson MR, Nadeau JC, Schaad D, Barger MM, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. A grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning in engineering: Impact on student outcomes and motivation. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2015.
• Huettel L, Gustafson MR, Nadeau JC, Schaad DE, Barger MM, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. Evidence for the effectiveness of a grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Jan 1;
• Huettel LG, Gustafson MR, Nadeau JC, Schaad D, Barger MM, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. A grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning in engineering. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2013 Sep 24;
• Schaad DE, Farley J, Haynes C. Design and routing of storm flows in an urbanized watershed without surface streams. Journal of Hydrology. 2009 Sep 15;375(3–4):334–44.
• Schaad DE, Franzoni LP, Paul C, Bauer A, Morgan K. A perfect storm: Examining natural disasters by combining traditional teaching methods with service-learning and innovative technology. International Journal of Engineering Education. 2008 Jul 28;24(3):450–65.
• Schaad DE, Chambers W, Halley JM, Denson S. Design and performance of multipurpose constructed wetland and flow equalization basin. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2008 Jan 23;134(2):118–25.
• Schaad DE, Halley JM, Alaimo V. Protecting off-site populations and site workers from vapor discharges during shallow soil mixing at the North Carolina State University National Priorities List Site. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995). 2007 Sep;57(9):1038–49.
• Schaad David E, Halley James M, Wilson Scott A. Using UCS as a surrogate performance standard at the NCSU NPL site. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2006;132(10):1355–65.
• Sutton DJ, Kabala ZJ, Schaad DE, Ruud NC. The dipole-flow test with a tracer: A new single-borehole tracer test for aquifer characterization. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2000 Jan 1;44(1):71–101.
• Wescoat JL, Smith R, Schaad D. Visits to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from South Asia and the Middle East, 1946-1990: An indicator of changing international programs and politics. Irrigation and Drainage Systems. 1992 Feb 1;6(1):55–67.

In The News

• ‘Character Forward’ Aims to Build Better Engineers (Oct 29, 2024 | Kenan Institute for Ethics)
• Engineering Solutions in Durham & the World (Jan 22, 2024 | Pratt School of Engineering)
• A Bridge to School in Southern Africa (Sep 11, 2023 | Duke Today)
• ‘Embrace the Ditch,’ and Other Lessons Learned in Duke CEE's Overture Engineering (May 1, 2023 | Pratt School of Engineering)
• Building a Safe Pathway to School in Bolivia, 55 Feet in the Air (Oct 12, 2022 | Pratt School of Engineering)
• Reverse Osmosis: How Engineers Save Lives (May 12, 2021 | )
• How Engineers Save Lives and Enable Human Civilization (Sep 28, 2020 | )
• Engineers Building Bridges (and Other Good DEIDS) (Oct 4, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering)
• CEE Students Train to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse (Oct 24, 2016 | )
• Duke Engineers Build Bridges in Rwanda (Aug 12, 2015 | )
• After Texas shooting: If free speech is provocative, should there be limits? (May 5, 2015 | McClatchy DC)
• Engineering on a Bed of Nails (Mar 12, 2014 | )