Tripp Shealy is an assistant professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. Previously, Dr. Shealy worked as a consultant for the construction industry reviewing building codes, assisting engineering firms with sustainability assessments, and as a project engineer building water treatment facilities. He received his doctorate from Clemson University. His research focus is on judgment and decision making for sustainable infrastructure. He targets under explored areas by applying concepts from psychology, behavioral economics, and data science to implement cost effective ways to guide stakeholders in the infrastructure development process towards decisions that lead to more sustainable outcomes. His research interest also includes how themes related to sustainability can attract new students to study engineering.
