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Melanie Parker Dameron

Architecture professor

Education

  • M.S., civil engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • B.S., civil engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Credentials

  • Professor of architecture, 2006–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Senior structural engineer, Sapp Structural Engineering, 2022–present
  • Structural engineer, 2008–22, Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, Inc., Savannah, GA
  • Structural engineer, 2006–08, Hussey, Gay, Bell, & Deyoung, Inc., Savannah, GA
  • Research assistant, 2003–06, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA
  • Cooperative program, 2002–03, Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, GA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Structural Engineering Licensure, Georgia License Number SE000822, 2021
  • Professional Engineering Licensure, Georgia License Number PE041135, 2016
  • E.I.T. Certification, Georgia License Number EIT022152
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2004

Organizations

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
  • Building Technology Educator’s Society (BTES)
  • Structural Engineers Association of Georgia (SEAOG)

Publications and presentations

  • "Integrating Structure and Architecture Through Education: Haptic Learning in Structures and Construction Technology Courses." Paper presented at proceedings of the Second International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimaräes, Portugal, July 2013.
  • "Flexural Response of Masonry Elements Strengthened with Epoxy-Bonded Elastomeric Fiber Reinforced Films." Submitted to Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec. 2007.
  • "The Use of Elastomeric Films to Strengthen Unreinforced Masonry Against Blast Loads." Speech at National Engineers Week Technical Training Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Savannah, GA, Feb. 2007.