Taylor

JT Taylor is the inaugural Frederick Law Olmsted Professor in the school of civil and environmental engineering at Georgia Tech. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Tulane University, a master in management of logistical systems from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University.

At Georgia Tech, JT is director of the Network Dynamics Lab, which examines dynamics associated with globalization, workforce, virtualization, energy conservation, pandemics, and natural disasters. He introduced the concept of smart city digital twins at the intersection of these themes with the goal of engineering smarter, more sustainable, and resilient cities. He has authored over 250 technical publications. His research publications have won five journal best paper awards.

The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded him the Thomas Fitch Rowland Research Prize in 2009 and the Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction in 2015. He also is the recipient of the Construction Industry Institute’s Outstanding Instructor Award and Distinguished Professor Award. Before his academic career, he worked as a project manager and was the founder of two construction-related technology startups.