Past Leadership

Principal Endower

Robert A.W. Carleton (1881-1971), a civil engineer, built many of New York's subway and railroad tunnels. He served as president and chairman on the Board of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company and served on several park authorities.

Directors of Research

William G. Burr, Director of Research (1893-1916)
Professor of Civil Engineering

Albin S. Beyer, Director of Research (1917-1936)
Professor of Civil Engineering

William T. Krefeld, Director of Research (1936-1960)
Professor of Civil Engineering

Rene B. Testa, Director of Research (1965-1992, 2008-2013)
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Structural Materials, Fatigue, Fracture, Field Testing, Failure Analysis, Damage Mechanics.
B.E., 1959, McGill; M.S., 1960, Eng.Sc.D., 1963, Columbia University

Andrew Smyth, Director of Research (2013-2017)
Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Chair of Smart Cities Center at Columbia's Data Science Institute
Sc.B & A.B, 1992, Brown University; M.S., 1994, Rice University; M.S., 1997, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1998, University of Southern California