Michael J. Garvin, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor in the Via Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and a Principal Faculty Member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. His research and education pursuits are geared toward fundamentally changing how institutional owners, such as Departments of Transportation, Universities, and Federal Agencies, make constructed (or real) asset investment and financing decisions. His research is developing decision support systems for facility investments and project delivery. Currently, he has a particular interest in policies and practices related to infrastructure public-private partnership arrangements. His projects have received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Federal Highway Administration and the Virginia Department of Transportation. Dr. Garvin is a 2004 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers (PECASE), which is intended to recognize the finest national scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century. He has authored or co-authored over fifty journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters.
