Mark R Muszynski

Mark R Muszynski is a Professor and Chair of the Civil Engineering department at Gonzaga University. With 8 years of full-time civil/geotechnical engineering experience and over a decade in consulting, he has worked on 500+ sites across industrial, commercial, municipal, and residential sectors.

• Education: Ph.D. in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013)
• M.S. in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering (Michigan Technological University, 2000)
• B.S. in Civil/Structural Engineering (Michigan Technological University, 1998)

His research focuses on improving foundation design parameters, soft ground behavior, shearing/micromechanics modeling of granular materials, in situ soil testing, and earthquake impacts on transportation infrastructure. He teaches courses like Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics.

Mark is a licensed Professional Engineer in Washington, Michigan, and Illinois, with a teaching philosophy emphasizing real-world application of engineering concepts.