William Wilson


Lecturer

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

St. Augustine

Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext. 83430

Email: william.wilson@sta.uwi.edu


Qualification

  • PhD - Imperial College University of London ( 1987)
  • MSc - Imperial College University of London (1984)
  • DIC Imperial College (1984)
  • B.Eng University of Guyuna (1981)

Fellowships and Training

  • CPD: Earthworks and Ebankments - Imperial College
  • Foundations - Imperial College

Research Interest Groups

  • Structural Engineering

Research Interests

  • Improved Hurricane-Resistant of Timber Buildings in the Caribbean – TT$ 70,000 Campus Research and Publication Fund Committee (July 2012 – Dec 2013)
  • Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Stress-Laminated Timber Bridges using Caribbean timber species – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UWI ($200,000) (July 2013 – Dec 2015)
  • Structural Rehabilitation and Resiliency of Wooden Heritage Buildings

Professional Experience

  • Lecturer - University of the West Indies (2010 – present)
  • Temp. Senior Lecturer University of the West Indies (2007 – 2010)
  • Senior Lecturer - University of Guyana (1992 - 2010)
  • Lecturer I - University of Guyana (1983 – 1988)
  • Assistant Lecturer- University of Guyana (1981 – 1983)
  • Chairman of Upgrade Assessment Committee
  • Journal Review
  • CAPE Moderator
  • External Graduate Advisor
  • Structural Engineering Consultant

Honours and Awards

  • Commonwealth Scholarship Imperial College (1983 – 1986)
  • Inter-American Development Bank Fellowships Imperial College (1989)
  • President’s Medal – Best Graduating Student, University of Guyana (1981)

UWI Service

  • Academic Coordinator for Level I (2009 – 2016)
  • Chairman, Departmental Staff-Students Liaison Committee (2008 – 2013).
  • Civil Laboratory Coordinator – overseeing aspects of operations and facilities/equipment upgrade etc
  • Chairman of Upgrade Assessment Committee – Joseph Iwaro “Development of an Integrated Performance Model for the Assessment and Design of Sustainable Residential Building Envelope in Trinidad and Tobago, UWI, August 2012

Public Service

  • Chairman, National Council for Technical and Vocational Education (TVET), Guyana (2007 – 2013)
  • Chairman, Board of Directors Guyana Water Incorporated (2002 – 2007)
  • Chairman, Georgetown Sewerage & Water Commissioners (1998 – 2002)
  • Deputy Chairman of Board Georgetown Sewerage & Water
  • Director, Guyana Forestry Commission Board 2000 – 2001
  • Chairman, Board of Directors Social Impact Amelioration Programme (1989 - 1994 )

Professional Memberships

  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (M.ASCE)
  • Fellow, Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (F.GAPE)
  • Chairman of Upgrade Assessment Committee – Joseph Iwaro “Development of an Integrated Performance Model for the Assessment and Design of Sustainable Residential Building Envelope in Trinidad and Tobago, UWI, August 2012

Courses Taught

  • CVNG1009 - Engineering Graphics - manual and AutoCAD drawing. 1st Examiner
  • CVNG 2001 – Structural Mechanics – Determinate and indeterminate structures - 1st Examiner
  • CVNG 2006 – Structural Design I - Timber Design module - 1st Examiner
  • CVNG 3001 – Structural Engineering – Matrix Structural Analysis module - 2nd Examiner
  • CVNG 3016 – Environmental Engineering Systems - Design of reinforced concrete water retaining structures module
  • CVNG 3014 – Design Project - supervision of projects groups and individuals
  • CVNG 3015 – Special Investigative Project – supervision of students (average 4No. per year)
  • CVNG 3005 – Foundation Engineering - 2nd Examiner
  • CVNG 2009 – Soil Mechanics – 2nd Examiner
  • CVNG 3006 – Environmental Geotechnics - 2nd Examiner

Research Projects

  • Improved Hurricane-Resistant of Timber Buildings in the Caribbean – TT$ 70,000 Campus Research and Publication Fund Committee (July 2012 – Dec 2013)
  • Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Stress-Laminated Timber Bridges using Caribbean timber species – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UWI ($200,000) (July 2013 – Dec 2015)

Graduate Students

  • Marvin Dow, Traffic Management Plan for Phase II of the Bridge Rehabilitation Project in Guyana, MSc in Construction Management 2009
  • Naomi Cherry, The Sustainable Design Of Reinforced Concrete For Low Rise Buildings In The Caribbean, MSc in Civil Engineering, 2013
  • Seremei Cayatano, Influence of Testing Method on Timber Shear Walls Capacity, MSc in Civil Engineering, 2014
  • Praim Sookdeo, Structural Evaluation Of Existing Transmission Towers In Trinidad Based On Current Design Codes, MSc in Civil Engineering, 2015
  • Sudarsan Sukha, Investigation of Stress-Laminated Timber Bridges using Caribbean timber species, MSc in Civil Engineering, 2015-2016
  • Hanniel Madramootoo, The Suitability Of Piled Raft Foundation For Hydraulic Structures In Guyana, MSc in Civil Engineering, 2016
  • Myles Felix - Finite Element Analysis of Stress-Laminated Timber Decks, MSc. Civil Engineering, UWI 2018-2019

Publications and Presentations

dr. wilson PUBLICATION.pdf

Curriculum Vitae

Wilson CV.pdf


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