About the author  ⁄ Paul Hopkins Ph.D., P.E., S.E.

Paul Hopkins is a Principal Engineer with TD&H Engineering. He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho and Widener University since 2008. He presently co-chairs the NCSEA Basic Education Committee. He may be reached at paul.hopkins@tdhengineering.com.

The Basic Education Committee (BEC) launched two surveys in 2016 related to the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) recommended curriculum:

  • the Curriculum Survey, which canvassed colleges and universities to gauge course offerings (STRUCTURE, September 2016), and
  • the Practitioner Survey, which targeted design professionals to better understand the skills necessary to enter the structural engineering profession.

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