Education Background
Engineering Science Associate of Science - 1972 Jefferson Community College
Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science - 1974 Clarkson College of Technology
Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering Major) Master of Science - 1978 University of Illinois
Gulf Shores, LA National Transportation Management Conference - 1994
University of Buffalo Concrete Structures Graduate Course - 2004
Design and Construction of Earth Structures Graduate Course - 2006 University of Buffalo
Experience
Adjunct Instructor Clarkson University, 2019-Present
Design Engineer Region 7, 2003-2019
Region 7 Structures Engineer (RSE), 2003-2019
Civil Engineering III Bridge Management Engineer, 1984-1990
Research Assistant University of Illinois, Department of Civil Engineering, 1977-1978
Job Engineer The Lane Construction Corporation, 1974-1976
Courses Taught
- CE442 - Design of Steel Structures
Publications
- Robert H. Curtis and Harry White, NYSDOT Bridge Deck Task Force Evaluation of Bridge Deck Cracking on NYSDOT Bridges, February 2007 New York State Department of Transportation Research Report.
- D.C. Willett and R.H. Curtis, "Hard Rock Caverns for Underground Pumped Hydroelectric and Compressed Air Energy Storage", Subsurface Space - Proceedings of the International Symposium - Rockstore '80, Stockholm, 1980.
- R.H. Curtis and D.C. Willett, "Factors Influencing the Design of a CAES Facility in Hard Rock", Proceedings of the International Conference on Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage and Compressed Air Energy, Seattle, 1981.
- R.H. Curtis, R.J. Wart and E.L. Skiba, "A Summary of Repository Design Models", NUREG/CR-3450, Prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, November, 1983.
- R.H. Curtis and R.J. Wart, "Parameters and Variables Appearing in Repository Design Models", NUREG/CR-3486, Prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, December, 1983.
- R.J. Wart, E.L. Skiba, and R.H. Curtis, "Benchmark Problems for Repository Design Models", NUREG/CR-3636, Prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, February, 1984.
Presentations:
- “Real and Perceived Causes of Deck Cracking in Northern New York State”, Transportation Research Board – 84th Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. January, 2005
- “Structural Flag Resolution”, Seventh Statewide Conference on Local Bridges, Syracuse, NY October 2000.
Other Interests
- Theresa Presbyterian Church, Married with 4 grown children and 4 grandchildren spread across the US and Mexico,
- Completed two design trips with Engineering Ministries International to Kenya and Uganda as part of a Christian Design Team,
- Designed remotely a timber bridge over the Khanabad River in Afghanistan,
- Carpentry and Woodworking - Built four houses, Family Farm in Illinois, Cottage on Red Lake,
- Shooting and Hunting.