COLLEGE OF APPLIED & NATURAL SCIENCES

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Dr. Elizabeth Matthews

Associate Professor and Program Chair for Civil Engineering, Associate Director MALT Center

Departments: Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, MALT Center

Phone: 318.257.3350

Email: ematt@latech.edu

Office: BOGH 251

Address: 600 Dan Reneau DR

251

Ruston, LA 71272

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Specialties: Sustainability, Resilience, and Hurricane and Flood Impact on Infrastructure
Research Lab: Environmental and Sustainability Laboratory, Bogard Hall 103/104

I am interested in understanding hurricane and flood impacts to infrastructure. I am involved in research focused on creating component-scale flood damage analysis models for structures. I am also interested in evaluating the sustainability of infrastructure and products through life cycle analysis and research that investigates the intersection of sustainability and resilience. I have also collaborated on efforts related to broadening participation in STEM and increasing diversity.