Dr. H. David Jeong is a Professor and Associate Department Head in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on applying data analytics and artificial intelligence to construction management, natural language processing, civil integrated management, and infrastructure asset management.

Contact Information

• Phone: (979) 458-9380
• Email: djeong@tamu.edu
• Office: Francis Hall, Room 321B, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3137

Education

• Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 2005. Major: Civil Engineering, Concentration: Construction Engineering & Management
• M.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, December 2001. Major: Civil Engineering, Concentration: Construction Engineering & Management
• B.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, February 1994. Major: Agricultural Engineering (Civil Engineering Emphasis)
• Certificate: Applied Management Principles Program (Mini-MBA), Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, August 2003

Professional Experience

• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas: Associate Department Head, Department of Construction Science, January 2022 - Present
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas: Professor, Department of Construction Science, September 2018 - Present
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas: Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Department of Construction Science, September 2021 - August 2024
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas: Professor (Courtesy Appointment), Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, September 2019 - Present
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas: Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), September 2018 - Present
• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa: Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, August 2018
• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa: Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, August 2012 - July 2018
• Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma: Associate/Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 2005 - August 2012
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana: Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, School of Civil Engineering, January 2001 - May 2005
• Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Seoul, South Korea: Assistant General Manager (Cost Engineer), January 1999 - April 2000
• Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Seoul, South Korea: Project Engineer, Korean High Speed Railway Project, June 1994 - December 1998

Research Interests

• Applications of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to Construction Management
• Natural Language Processing for Construction Data Analytics
• Civil Integrated Management (CIM)
• Digital Project Delivery / Integrated Project Delivery
• Data and Information Integration Models for Enhanced Decision Making
• Visualization of information and decisions
• Infrastructure Asset Management

Honors and Awards

• 2024: Best Scholarly Paper of the Year Award, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE
• 2023: Faculty Aspiring Leadership Program Fellow, Texas A&M University
• 2023: Editor’s Choice Paper for May 2023, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE
• 2023: Best Poster Award, AKC10-Construction Management, 102nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2023, Washington, D.C.
• 2020: Editor’s Choice Paper for May 2020, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE
• 2019: Most Valuable Researcher of the Year Award, Construction Science, Texas A&M University
• 2019-Present: The James C. Smith CIAC Endowed Professorship, Texas A&M University
• 2018: Editor’s Choice Paper for July 2018, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE
• 2017: Nominated for ASCE Arthur M. Wellington Prize by the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
• 2017: Charles W. Schafer Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service, CCEE, Iowa State University
• 2016: Best Scholarly Paper Award, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE
• 2016: Outstanding Leadership Award, Korean-American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association (KACEPMA)
• 2016: Joseph C. & Elizabeth A. Anderlik Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, CCEE, Iowa State University
• 2015: Distinguished Professor Award, Construction Industry Institute (CII)
• 2013: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering - Management & Practice, ASCE
• 2013: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE
• 2013: ARTBA Young Executive Development Program Fellow, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
• 2012: Williams Foundation Professorship, Oklahoma State University
• 2011: Nominated for Halliburton Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Oklahoma State University
• 2010: Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, Construction Industry Institute (CII)
• 2008: Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Transactions Award, Best Application Paper in Operations Engineering
• 2007: Chi Epsilon Outstanding Teacher of the Year, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University
• 1993: Outstanding Junior Scholarship, Seoul National University Alumni Foundation
• 1990: Admittance Scholarship, Seoul National University (awarded to top two new students in the department)

Professional Activities

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

• Member since 2005
• Chair, Digital Project Delivery Committee (2017-2022)
• Secretary, Digital Project Delivery Committee (2014-2016)
• Assistant Specialty Editor, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (2010-present)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Pipeline Systems (2009-present)
• Construction Research Council member (2005–present)
• Utility Pipeline Asset Management Committee member (2005–2010)
• Water Infrastructure Security Enhancement Standards Committee (2004–2008)

Construction Industry Institute (CII)

• Academic Advisor for Power, Utilities, and Infrastructure Sector Committee (2019)
• Research Committee member (2007–2016)

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

• Construction Management Committee member (2017–present)
• Emerging Design and Construction Technologies Committee (2017–2020)
• Civil Integrated Management Sub-Committee member
• Information Systems in Construction Management Subcommittee member
• Utilities Committee member (2014-2016)

Korean-American Construction Engineering & Project Management Association (CEPMA)

• President (2015–2016)
• Vice President (2014–2015)
• Founding Member/Secretary (2013–2014)

Additional Memberships

• Korean Institute of Civil Engineering research advisory board (2012–present)
• North American Society of Trenchless Technology (2002–2012)
• Buried Asset Management Institute–International (2006–2011)

Publications

Kindly visit the Publications page to view all past publications by Dr. David Jeong.