CAPT Brian Maggi is a licensed Professional Engineer with military, academic, and research experience in geotechnical engineering, coastal engineering, coastal resiliency, and construction project management.  CAPT Maggi became a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff (PCTS) in 2015 and has been serving as the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program Chair since 2023. Upon graduation from CGA in 2000, CAPT Maggi was assigned to CGC Confidence (WMEC 619) in Port Canaveral, FL where he served as a Deck Watch Officer.  He was then assigned as the Executive Officer on board CGC Edisto (WPB 1313) in San Diego, CA. In 2005, CAPT Maggi earned an M.S. Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Upon graduation, CAPT Maggi was assigned to Civil Engineering Unit (CEU) Providence where he served as both a Design Project Manager and a Construction Project Manager providing mission support to the Coast Guard New England District. In July 2009, CAPT Maggi joined the USCGA faculty as an Instructor where he taught for four years before returning to CEU Providence to serve as the Real Property & Planning Branch Chief for one year and then the Executive Officer for one year. CAPT Maggi completed his Ph.D. work at the University of Rhode Island in 2022, focusing on the development of fragility curves of reinforced dunes to improve the resiliency of coastal communities by providing a solution for assessing the performance and understanding the tradeoffs of these systems when considering alternatives for coastal protection systems. Research included field-monitoring programs of reinforced dunes and coastal bluffs using drones, LiDAR, and other advanced equipment, calibration of erosion models for a reinforced dune/beach cross section, and the development of probabilistic fragility curves for a range of damage states to these reinforced natural systems. Since returning to USCGA, CAPT Maggi qualified as a Short Range – Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SR-UAS) Instructor Pilot and is working with colleagues across the Academics Division to incorporate these systems into the curriculum to support Remote Pilot training, multidisciplinary research, and mission support for the USCG.

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 2022
• M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2005
• B.S., Civil Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2000

Courses Taught

• Civil Engineering Design, Lecture and Project Advisor
• Construction Project Management, Lecture
• Coastal Resiliency
• Short Range – Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Soils, Lecture and Lab
• Materials for Civil & Construction Engineers, Lecture and Lab
• Dynamics, Lecture
• Mechanics of Materials, Lab
• Statics and Engineering Design, Lecture

Professional Certifications, Affiliations, and Memberships

• Professional Engineer in Florida since 2010
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Fleischmann, C., Jackson, H., and Maggi, B. (2025). “Enriching Student Learning through Compelled Active Participation in a Coastal Resiliency Course.” 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
• Maggi, B., Baxter, C., and Grilli, A. (2024). “Case Study & Fragility Analysis of a Dune Reinforced with Geosynthetic Sand Containers.” CT Valley Geo-Institute: Coastal Geotechnics & Resilience Seminar, Cromwell, CT.
• Maggi, B., Baxter, C., and Grilli, A. (2023). “Case Study & Fragility Analysis of a Dune Reinforced with Geosynthetic Sand Containers.” American Shore & Beach Preservation Association National Coastal Conference, Providence, RI.
• Fleischmann, C., Maggi, B., and Jackson, H. (2020). “Project-Based Approach to Educating Students About the Global Need for Coastal Resiliency.” 45th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO.
• Fleischmann, Maggi, B., and Jackson, H. (2020). “Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses.” 2020 American Society of Engineering Educators Virtual Annual Conference.
• Maggi, B., Baxter, C., Bradshaw, A., Grilli, A., and Al Naser, N. (2019a). “Geosynthetic Reinforced Dunes and Bluffs: No Longer Just an Emergency Solution for Shoreline Protection and Improving Resiliency?” IFAI Geosynthetics Conference 2019, 558-566.
• Maggi, B., Baxter, C., Grilli, A., Licht, S., Stegagno, P., Bradshaw, A., and Al Naser, N. (2019b). “Field Performance of Reinforced Dunes for Improving Coastal Resilience.” ASCE Geo-Congress, 313, 53-66.