Victoria Bennett
Associate Professor · Geotechnical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbout
Victoria Bennett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, actively managing a NIST-funded project on levee and flood-control infrastructure monitoring. She has co-taught advanced courses like Experimental Soil Mechanics and teaches Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, focusing on field-testing expertise.
- Active research in multi-scale infrastructure monitoring
- Developed game-based learning modules for geotechnical education
- Key TRB committee roles in geotechnical instrumentation
Her research spans geotechnical engineering, remote sensing, and educational innovation. Recent work explores mixed-reality environments for teaching engineering judgment and pandemic-era remote learning adaptations. Publications emphasize wireless MEMS-based sensor systems and levee stability analysis.
Via collaborations with Tarek Abdoun and Casper Harteveld, she investigates:
- Game-based learning effectiveness
- Engineering judgment assessment
- Deformation monitoring via radar interferometry
- Real-time geotechnical instrumentation
- Post-pandemic educational frameworks
- Equity in engineering education
Her Scopus publications (54 total) cover geotechnical systems, infrastructure health, and pedagogical advancements in engineering education.
