EricWilliamson

Bio
Eric Williamson is the Class of ’53 Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering and a professor at the United States Military Academy. Prior to joining USMA, he was a professor in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and holder of the Phil M. Ferguson Professorship in Engineering. 

Williamson’s research focuses on the response of structures near the onset of collapse, with particular emphasis on structures subjected to blast, impact and progressive collapse. 

In 2009, Williamson was awarded the ASCE Walter L. Huber Research Prize for his contributions to the analysis and design of bridges subjected to blast loads. Professionally, he participates in several technical committees at the national level and has held several leadership positions within the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Concrete Institute.

Williamson is registered as a Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, he worked as a research engineer at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1996
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1992
B.S., Architectural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1990

Select Awards & Honors

• Department Teaching Award – Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (2013)
• Walter L. Huber Research Prize – American Society of Civil Engineers (2009)

Select Publications