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Civil Engineering

Ph.D.

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Earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University can make a difference in your career and open significant leadership opportunities for you in academia, research, and professional practice. The internationally respected faculty at LTU have developed a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering that enhances your analytical abilities and will provide you with unique skills to address complex problems.

A master’s degree has long been considered sufficient education for a practicing civil engineer. However, as technology advances, solutions become more complex, and the demand for an educated workforce grows, engineering doctorates are increasingly desired by employers, universities, and research facilities.

Why LTU?

  • You will participate in and lead pioneering applied research projects that offer exceptional hands-on experience such as projects funded by the National Science Foundation and state transportation departments.
  • As a national resource for the research, development, and testing of carbon fiber composites and other materials related to infrastructure and defense, LTU’s Nabil Grace Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) is where much civil engineering research is conducted.
  • The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has designated LTU’s Department of Civil Engineering as a Center of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure and Structural Testing for its ongoing research to improve the structural integrity and longevity of concrete bridges.
  • Whether you want to test the strength of structures, study settlement mechanics of bioreactor landfills, develop environmentally sound stormwater management techniques, or initiate your own project, the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering program at Lawrence Tech can provide you with an individually focused research experience.
  • Lawrence Tech’s dedicated faculty, who have rich professional, research, and publications backgrounds, will guide and mentor you throughout the process. The advanced testing facilities, intimate private university atmosphere, and low student-to-faculty ratio can help prepare you to build an exciting civil engineering career.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.