Jeffery Volz

Jeffery S. Volz, S.E., P.E., Ph.D., is the Associate Dean for Partnerships and a Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science (CEES). Volz previously served as associate director for undergraduate studies for CEES and director of the Donald G. Fears Structural Engineering Laboratory. He was instrumental in developing the online Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering and has served as the faculty advisor for the ASCE Student Chapter, ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition Team, and the ASCE/AISC Steel Bridge Competition Team.

Prior to his academic career, Volz spent 16 years working in industry for a variety of companies in Chicago including Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, the R&D group for the Portland Cement Association, Montgomery Watson Harza (now Stantec), and Holabird & Root. Projects he worked on included the NBC Tower, AT&T Tower, and IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center in Chicago and the Broadgate–Exchange House and Canary Wharf development in London. He is a licensed Structural Engineer in Illinois and Hawaii, and a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and Missouri.

Volz is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Concrete Institute (ACI). He has been active on several national technical committees and currently serves as a voting member on ACI Committee 318, the committee that writes the structural concrete building code.

Research Interests:
His research interests involve the combination of structural engineering and material science aimed at improving building and bridge structural systems, particularly regarding resiliency and sustainability. He has received research grants from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Federal Highway Administration, and several state departments of transportation, as well as industry-sponsored funding from the Ameren Corporation, ARCOSA, BASF, CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation, and Dolese.