DIRECTOR

As associate dean of research, Dr. Graettinger continues to build on UWM’s R1 status and the college’s work to advance the frontier of technology, enhance the economic growth and vitality of the region and provide world-class research opportunities and experience for our students. Before beginning his role here, Dr. Graettinger served as professor and director of graduate programs at the University of Alabama’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.

Dr. Graettinger has worked on nearly $10 million in funded research focused on applying geographic information system technology to solve complex spatial problems in the field of civil engineering. His most recent research projects include those that looked at the correlation of dissimilar data both vertically and horizontally within agencies, the development of tools to accurately collect infrastructure characteristics, and the handling of big data sets containing both time and space elements.

Office: Eng & Math Sciences E371D
Email: andrewjg@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-7389

GRADUATE STUDENTS

	Ashton Greer PhD Candidate Ashton Greer is a doctoral student in the Civil Engineering Department from Kingsport, Tennessee and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama.  Her research interests include water resources and and bicycle infrastructure.  She is currently focusing on finding innovative ways to use GIS to design hydraulic infrastructure.  She was the graduate teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Surveying course for two semesters.  Currently, she is an instructor for the freshman-level course Foundations of Engineering.  In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, running, hiking, cycling, and basically anything else that involves being active and outside.
	Qifan Nie PhD Student Qifan Nie is a doctoral student in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama and a graduate research assistant under Dr. Andrew Graettinger’s guidance in the Civil Engineering GIS Research Group. His research focuses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), social media related transportation issues, machine learning and deep learning applications for transportation, traffic crash modeling and safety analysis, and transportation infrastructure monitoring and management.
	Sarah Butler MSCE and MBA Candidate Sarah Butler is a dual-masters student in the Manderson School of Business and Engineering College specializing in transportation engineering. She is from Franklin, Tennessee and holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama. Her research focuses on transportation systems and sustainability within transportation construction. Currently, she is a graduate research assistant working on the Recycled Materials Web Map: Connecting Consumers to Producers.
	Brittany Jamison MSCE Candidate Brittany Jamison is a masters student in Civil Engineering, specializing in structures. She is from North Carolina and holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama. She is currently working with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) to create an app that streamlines the inspection process for FORTIFIED Homes™. She is also the graduate teaching assistant for CE 403: Capstone Design, which is the senior design course for undergraduates in civil engineering.
	Rachel Vandermus MSCE Candidate ​Rachel Vandermus is a master’s student in Civil Engineering from West Bend, Wisconsin specializing in transportation and environmental engineering. She also holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama. As a graduate research assistant, she is currently working on Wisconsin Link-Link, creating a functional table for data translation between two linear referencing systems for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS