The Faculty of Engineering

Jovanca Smith

Lecturer

Qualification

• PG.Cert., University Teaching and Learning - University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
• Ph.D., Civil Engineering - Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
• M.S., Civil Engineering - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Summa Cum Laude - Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Professional Experience

• Lecturer - Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad
• Student Fellow - NSF GK12–Reach for the Stars, Northwestern & Chute Middle School Evanston (IL), USA
• Teaching Assistant - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy (NY), USA
• Research Assistant - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University Evanston (IL), USA
• Sandia Intern - Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque (NM), USA
• Research Assistant - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy (NY), USA
• Project Management Intern - Clark Construction Bethesda (MD), USA

Skills

• First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
• Linux
• MTS Testing
• Digital Image Correlation
• Paraview
• ASTM

Honours and Awards

• UWI/Guardian Group Premium Teaching Award
• GEM Scholar
• NSF Scholar
• GK12 NSF Scholar
• 2nd Place GEM Conference 2012
• Chair Award
• Highest Academic Achievement Award
• Reagent Scholar

UWI Service

• Faculty OHSE
• Departmental Curriculum Committee
• Department Unit Safety Committee
• Concrete/Materials Lab Coordinator
• Structures Lab Coordinator
• Project Design Coordinator

Public Service

• Consultant
• Memorial Moravian Church Building Committee (Trinidad) 09/15–Present

Professional Memberships

• Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (Member)
• American Concrete Institute (Member)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (Associate Member)
• The Institution of Structural Engineers (Graduate Member)

Courses Taught

• Courses: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics, Structural Design I,10/15 – Present
• Structural Design II, Structural Analysis, Info Tech for Engineers, Project Design
• Research of cement and cementitious materials
• Numerical modeling and fracture
• Supervise undergraduate and post-graduate research students to degree completion

Research Projects

• Randy Parey. M.Sc. Characterization of Vibration Effects on Internal Structure and Strength of Regular Concrete and High Strength Concrete. (Completion 12/2017)
• Kathryn Arjoon. M.Sc. Evaluation of the Structural Behavior of Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate and Tyre Chips. (Estimated completion 08/2018)
• Salene Bridgal. M.Sc. An Investigation in the Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Hot Mix Asphalt Design as a Sustainable Solution for Low to Medium Trafficked Roads. (Estimated completion 12/2018)

Publications and Presentations

jovanca pulications.pdf

Curriculum Vitae

jovancasmithcv.pdf