Joseph Nadeau

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor of the Practice in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Joseph Nadeau Profile Photo
Joseph Nadeau Profile Photo

Research Interests

Theoretical and applied mechanics, micromechanics, composite materials, and probabilistic methods

Bio

Joe Nadeau earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and then continued his education and earned a S.M. in Civil Engineering in 1991 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then matriculated to the University of California at Berkeley where he earned his Ph.D., in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1996.

Dr. Nadeau’s primary research focus is in the areas of theoretical and applied mechanics, micromechanics, composite materials, and probabilistic methods.

Education

  • B.S.C.E. Lehigh University, 1989
  • M.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991
  • Ph.D. University of California - Berkeley, 1996

Positions

  • Professor of the Practice in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil & Environmental Engineering. 2016
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2015
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2014
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2012
  • Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2010
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2009
  • James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award. National Chi Epsilon. 2009
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2008
  • Lois and John L. Imhoff Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2007
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2004
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2003
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2002
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2000
  • ASCE Faculty Advisor Reward. ASCE Committee on Student Activities. 2000
  • Earl I. Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 1999
  • Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Oak Ridge Associated Universities. 1999

Courses Taught

  • CEE 422L: Concrete and Composite Structures
  • CEE 423L: Metallic Structures
  • CEE 429: Integrated Structural Design
  • EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids