GPO Fall 2022
Global Projects and Organizations group in front of Flatirons at Business Field, November 2019
GPO celebrating near Flatirons
GPO group members pose for a picture outside of the engineering center
Global Projects and Organizations group at Rockies baseball game
Global Projects and Organizations group at social event

The Global Projects and Organizations (GPO) Research Group seeks to improve lives through socially sustainable infrastructure. The GPO group conducts research on disaster recovery and resiliency; water, sanitation, and hygeine (WASH), knowledge mobilization in global projects and organizations; and engineering education.

News and Updates

GPO group awarded EPA Grant “Unlocking the Nationwide Potential of Water Reuse”

Professors Amy Javernick-Will and Sherri Cook (Environmental), and PhD student Prakriti Sardana, will investigate barriers, facilitators, and pathways to water reuse through a literature review, Delphi panel, and cross case study of water reuse projects and scenarios. This four-year, $3.25 Million project, involves several teams working within the labs and...

GPO group awarded NSF Grant “Engineering for Social Justice: Factors shaping the career aspirations and mindsets of humanitarian engineers”
GPO group awarded NSF Grant “Organizational Challenges of Post-Fire Recovery: Decision Making, Collective Action, and Community Outcomes”
Briar Goldwyn PhD reflections on housing risk reduction in Puerto Rico
Photo of Amy Javernick-Will

Amy Javernick-Will

Nicholas R. and Nancy D. Petry Professor in Construction Engineering and Management • Professor
Construction Engineering and Management • Civil Systems • Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Reisilience
Amy conducts research on disaster recovery and resiliency planning; global organizational management and knowledge management; sustainable WASH systems; and engineering education. Prior to entering academia, Amy worked for over six years in the construction and real estate development industry as a design-build project manager. Amy is the Associate Director for Graduate Education and Research at the Mortenson Center for Global Engineering and Resilience.Read more »
amy.javernick@colorado.edu