Dr. David W. Scott is a native of southeast Georgia. He received Bachelor's, Masters, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. After graduation, Dr. Scott accepted a position as a Research Engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research And Development Center (ERDC). Dr. Scott's primary duties were to perform and direct basic and applied research in support of U.S. Army civilian and military missions in the United States and abroad. In August of 2000, Dr. Scott left federal service to join Georgia Tech Savannah as an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering. Dr. Scott’s research focuses on the use of novel material and structural systems in civil engineering applications, both new construction and repair. His work in this area has included investigating the viscoelastic behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials in a range of service environments and loading conditions. Dr. Scott has also studied the response of structural elements reinforced with mechanically fastened FRP strips. This research has lead to the development of new techniques to rapidly strengthen bridges during military operations. His current research efforts include a study of the structural behavior of masonry elements strengthened with reinforced elastomeric materials, particularly under short-duration shock events. He has authored several papers in a variety of technical journals, and has served as an invited presenter at conferences both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Scott has received numerous awards for his research, including the 2003Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the Georgia Institute of Technology's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, the 2004 Best Basic Research Paper in the ASCE’s Journal of Composites for Construction, the 1994 Dow Chemical Award for Excellence in Composites Research, and a Commendation for Technical Excellence from the U.S. Army in 1998. He is a member of ACI, ICRI, and ASCE.
