Alternative Approaches to Incorporate Design for Safety into Construction Engineering Curricula

Robert G. Batson, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of construction engineering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering, both received from The University of Alabama in 1979. He teaches required undergraduate courses in construction engineering, safety engineering, engineering management, and applied statistics, and graduate courses in operations research and supply chain management. Prior to transitioning into the Construction Engineering Program at UA, he was a professor of Industrial Engineering 1984-2007. From 1979-84, he was a systems engineer with Lockheed Corporation. Dr. Batson is a long-time member of ASEE and is past-president of the Southeastern Section.