Hudson Jackson, PhD, P.E., DIPL-ING
Civil Engineering, Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Education
- Ph.D., Geotechnical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, May 2003
- Mpl. Geotechnical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, October 2000
- Dipl. Ing. Geotechnical Engineering/Structural Design and Construction, Technology University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, January 1994
Courses Taught
- Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers
- Soil Mechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering Design
- Coast Resiliency
- Civil Engineering Design Capstone Advisor
- Transportation Engineering
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Tarhini, K., “Compendium of Civil Engineering Education Strategies: Case studies and Examples,” CRC Press-Taylor and Francis, Sound Park, NW, 2022.
- C. Fleishmann and H. Jackson “Educating Engineers in Coastal Resiliency with a Global Perspective on Climate Change,” 11th International Conference on Climate Change, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, April 2019.
- H. Jackson, and E. Ellis “Exploring the World of Engineering with Natasha and Friends,” a children’s book, independently published at Amazon, Mar 2019.
- E. Awward, M. Mabsout, K. Tarhini, and H. Jackson “Wheel Load Distribution in Four-Sided Concrete Box Culverts,” Athens Journal of Technology and Engineering, vol 6, issue 1, pp 17-30, Mar 2019.
- H. Jackson, K. Tarhini, S. Zelmanowitz, and A. Zapalska “The Resilient Civil Engineer with the Changing Global Environment.” Proceedings of the 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Erie, Pennsylvania, October 2016.
- H. Jackson, K. Tarhini, C. Fleischmann, and E. Nakagawa “Ethics Activities in the Civil Engineering Curriculum at the United States Coast Guard Academy.” Presentation and Panel Discussion follow-on from the NAE Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers Report. ASEE National Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.
- K. Mrakovcich, H. Jackson, I. Frommer, E. Page, K. Tarhini, and A. Waid. “Transitioning from Scholarly Teaching to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.” Presented at Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning Lilly International Conference, Bethesda, MD, June 2016.
- K. Mrakovcich, H. Jackson, K. Tarhini, I. Frommer, E. Page, and A. Waid. “Using Case Studies to Enhance Students’ Learning and Critical Thinking.” Presented at Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning Lilly International Conference, Bethesda, MD, June 2016.
- Amendolara, J., Wolhaupter, B., Bogdan, E., Johannsen, B., Kramb, J., Jackson, H, and Tarhini, K., “Coast Guard Airport Rigid Pavement Rehabilitation and Storm Water Mitigation,” Proceedings of the ASCE Geo-Chicago Sustainability, Energy and the Environment, Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2016.
- E. Jackson, B. Gollin, S. Zwenger, H. Moore, H. Jackson, and K. Tarhini, “Dredge Spoils Management for Sustainable Support of U.S. Coast Guard Missions.” ASEE-Northeast Section Conference, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, April 2016.
- H. Jackson, K. Tarhini, S. Zelmanowitz, and L. Maziar. “Infusing Information Literacy into Civil Engineering Curricula.” ASEE-Northeast Section Conference, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, April 2016.
- H. Jackson, K. Tarhini, C. Fleischmann, and E. Nakagawa. “Ethics Activities in the Civil Engineering Curriculum at the United States Coast Guard Academy.” National Academy of Engineering, February 2016. Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers: Exemplary Education Activities and Programs. Washington: National Academies Press.
- Jackson, H and Gucunski, N, “Reduction of Impulse Response data on rigid pavements: Comparison of single degree of freedom, cone and lumped parameter dynamic models,” ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol. 21, issue4, December 2015.
- Jackson, H and Tarhini, K, “Progressive Integration of Design Process into Civil Engineering Curriculum,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Published online, ASCE, ISSN 1052-3928, October 2015.
- Bachtel, B, Nakagawa, E and Jackson, H “Professional Mentorship of Civil Engineering Students: The Coast Guard Academy’s Approach to Developing Successful Civil Engineers, New Perspectives in Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Oct 2015.
- Jackson, H, Tarhini, K and Fleischmann, C, “An Approach to Improving Student Learning of Civil Engineering Concepts Using Case Studies.” Proceedings of the 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, El-Paso, Texas, October 2015.
- Jackson, H and Tarhini, K, “Enhancing Students’ Problem-Solving Skills through Progressive Integration of Project-Based Learning.” ASCE and International Foundation Congress & Equipment Expo (ASCE-IFCEE), San Antonio, Texas, March 17-21, 2015.
- Jackson, H and Tarhini, K., “Numerical Simulation of the Impulse Response Method for Rigid Pavement Evaluation.” Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials & Environment (GEOMATE), Brisbane, Australia, Nov 2014.
- Jackson, H and Tarhini, K., “Numerical Simulation of Rigid Pavement Behavior to Non-Destructive Impulse Response Testing.” International Journal of GEOMATE, Vol.7, No. 2, Dec 2014, pp 1062-1069.
- Zapalska, A., Jackson, H., Tarhini, K., and Zelmanowitz, S., “Infusing Global Education into Engineering Programs,” Online Journal of Education, vol. 3(2), DOI: 10.5923/j.edu.20130302.03, 2013, p126-129.
- Jackson, H., Gucunski, N., “Recycled Portland Cement Concrete Modulus Evaluation using Surface Waves,” Proceedings of the GeoCongress-2012, Annual American Society of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Engineering Conference, March 2012.
- Blanshard, A., Jackson, H., “Promoting National Development Through Improvement of Education Provision for All Sierra Leoneans-The Role of the Diaspora,” Sierra Leone Conference on Development and Transformation, Jan, 2012, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- Gucunski, N, Jackson, H. and Maher, A, “In situ evaluation of rubblized PCCP modulus by surface waves,” Proceedings of CETRA, First International Conference on Road and Rail Infrastructure, Opatija, Croatia, 2010.
Research Interests
- Non-destructive testing of civil engineering infrastructure
- Risk assessment in Geotechnical Engineering
- Numerical modeling of soil and pavement behavior
- Soil structure interaction
- Engineering Education
Honors
- USCGA Department of Engineering Educator Award, 2018
- U.S. Coast Guard Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, 2017
- Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Emerald Honors Award for Educational Leadership, 2013
- Southern Regional Educational Board Doctoral Scholar, 2001
- Chi Epsilon, Rutgers University Chapter, 2000
- Student of the year, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), 1999
- University Transportation Research Center Fellow, 1999
- German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Fellow, 1989
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member
- Geo Institute of ASCE
- Deep Foundation Institute (DFI)
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers