Stephen Muench
Tom and Marilyn Draeger / The Beavers Charitable Trust Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of Washington at UW Professional & Continuing Education
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- UW Professional & Continuing Education
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Biography
UW Professional & Continuing Education
Steve Muench has been at the UW on-and-off since 1986 and has been a faculty member since 2004. Since 2011, Steve has been the holder of the Tom and Marilyn Draeger | The Beavers Charitable Trust professorship. Prior to the UW, Steve worked for a local consultant company, Perteet, Inc., as a transportation design engineer. Before that, Steve was a nuclear submarine officer in the US Navy - serving 3 years on USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) out of Pearl Harbor, HI and another 2 years teaching submarine tactics at the Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific. Steve enjoys working with outstanding students and great colleagues and tackling interesting problems; all of which hopefully leads to making a difference and leaving the world a little bit better off.
Steve has research interests in the transportation infrastructure realm with special emphasis on sustainability. Current sustainability efforts include Greenroads, a sustainability rating system for roadway design and construction. Other interests include heavy civil construction, pavements and online training.
Education
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Washington, 2004
- MSCE, University of Washington, 1998
- BSCE, University of Washington, 1990
Videos
Know the Lingo: GC/CM Project Delivery
Know the Lingo: Design-Build, Part 1 (Why do it?)
Bristol Street - BRONZE certified Greenroad
Know the Lingo: Porous Concrete
Sustainability and Climate Change
Know the Lingo: Design-Build big and small
Know the Lingo: Design-Bid-Build
West Seattle Bridge September 2021 Update
Project Snapshot: SR 520 Montlake
West Seattle Bridge: Construction
Quarry Spalls as Erosion Control
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