Civil and Construction Engineering Faculty and Staff
R. Paul Giroux
Professor of Engineering Practice
Civil Engineering
Email:
giroux0@purdue.edu
Office:
HAMP
HAMP 1221
Street Address
CIVIL
Degrees Earned
BSConE - Iowa State University 1979
Research Interests
Heavy Civil Engineering mega-projects and the Great Projects
Professional Career
Prior to teaching Paul worked for Kiewit Corporation for nearly 45 years in engineering and management roles on a wide variety of heavy civil engineering mega projects throughout the United States including Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, several projects on the Big Dig in Boston including the new Zakim / Bunker Hill Bridge, the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge East Span, and the Folsom Dam Spillway.
Public Speaking
Paul has provided over 350 lectures and seminars at over 90 engineering schools throughout the United States, and nearly 200 other professional, public, and international venues. During the past two decades nearly 50,000 people have attended his lectures.
Civil Engineering History Lecture Research
2008: Building Brooklyn Bridge
2010: Building Hoover Dam
2012: Building Golden Gate Bridge
2012: Great Builders
2014: Building Panama Canal
2016: Building Grand Coulee Dam
2018: Building Eads Bridge
2019: Building Transcontinental Railroad
2020: Building Mackinac Bridge
Professional Career
Prior to teaching Paul worked for Kiewit Corporation for nearly 45 years in engineering and management roles on a wide variety of heavy civil engineering mega projects throughout the United States including Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, several projects on the Big Dig in Boston including the new Zakim / Bunker Hill Bridge, the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge East Span, and the Folsom Dam Spillway.
Public Speaking
Paul has provided over 350 lectures and seminars at over 90 engineering schools throughout the United States, and nearly 200 other professional, public, and international venues. During the past two decades nearly 50,000 people have attended his lectures.
Civil Engineering History Lecture Research
2008: Building Brooklyn Bridge
2010: Building Hoover Dam
2012: Building Golden Gate Bridge
2012: Great Builders
2014: Building Panama Canal
2016: Building Grand Coulee Dam
2018: Building Eads Bridge
2019: Building Transcontinental Railroad
2020: Building Mackinac Bridge
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