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 in Global Engineering.  

Professor Javernick-Will's CV

Education

  • PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Managmeent), Stanford University, 2009

  • MS in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management), University of Colorado Boulder, 2001

  • BS in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1999

Selected Awards

  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder (2021)

  • American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction (2018)

  • Outstanding Service Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado—Boulder (2018)

  • Distinguished Professor Award, Construction Industry Institute, 2016

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, University of Colorado Boulder, 2015

  • American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, 2014

  • Outstanding Advisor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Boulder, 2014

  • Young Researcher Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2014

  • Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Faculty Fellow, 2012 – 2014

  • Engineering News Record (ENR) Top 20 under 40, Mountain States Region, 2012

  • University of Colorado Boulder ‘Women Who Make a Difference Award’, 2010

Publication Awards

  • Best Paper Award, Journal of Management in Engineering, 2021

  • Best Paper Award, Engineering Project Organizations Conference, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016

  • Honorary Commended Paper, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2014

  • Best Paper Award for Disaster Track at Construction Research Congress (CRC) Conference, 2012


Teaching

Graduate Courses

  • CVEN 5346: Managing Construction and Engineering Projects and Organizations (S11, F12, F13, F14, S16, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22)

  • CVEN 5206: Design Development (S12, S13)

  • CVEN 5206: Global Project Organizations (S10)

Undergraduate Courses

  • AREN 4506: Pre-construction Estimating and Scheduling (F14, S15, F15, F17, F18, F19, F20, F21)

  • AREN 4466: Planning and Scheduling (F10, F11, F12, F13)