HILL

COL Aaron Thomas Hill, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., PMP

Deputy Head

Professor U.S. Military Academy

aaron.hill@westpoint.edu

Biography


Colonel Aaron Hill is a Professor United States Military Academy (PUSMA) and the Deputy Department Head in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering (CME), responsible for teaching, scholarship, and leadership at the Academy and Department levels. He was commissioned as an Engineer Officer from West Point in 1997, where he majored in Civil Engineering. He has served in various assignments worldwide, including Afghanistan, the Sinai Peninsula, Bosnia, and Croatia. COL Hill served in CME from 2006-2009 and from 2016 to the present. Along the way, he earned Master’s degrees in Engineering Management (Missouri S&T) and Civil Engineering (Virginia Tech) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (The University of Texas at Austin). He has taught several courses in the civil engineering curriculum ranging from structural engineering and steel design to infrastructure systems and construction management. Each spring, he co-teaches Project Management Professional (PMP) prep classes to the West Point community. His research interests include topics in structural engineering and engineering education. He is Chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Education and Vice Chair of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Partners in Education Committee. Additionally, he serves as the Head Officer Representative for Army Men’s Basketball. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Virginia and a PMP.

Ongoing Research Projects


Structural Steel Behavior

USACE Lock and Dam Component Design and Standardization

Interdisciplinary Teams in Engineering Education

Project-Based Learning in Engineering Curricula

Publications & Presentations


Hill, A., and Williamson, E., “A Finite Element Analysis Engineering Solution to Short Riveted Connections under Dynamic Loadings.” International Journal of Protective Structures. February 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2041419621990676

 

Hill, A., Nelson, M., “Application of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) in an Interdisciplinary Capstone: The AISC Steel Bridge Competition,” International Journal of Engineering Management. Vol. 3, No. 1, 2019, pp. 17-24. doi:10.11648/j.ijem.20190301.14 http://article.ijengmgmt.org/pdf/10.11648.j.ijem.20190301.14.pdf

 

Doshi, N., Hancox, J., Karkhai, P., Tawakkol, A., Smith, C., White, S., Nowicki, M., Bristow, E., Hill, A., McCoy, B., “Designing a Physical Model for the Emsworth Lock and Dam Filling and Emptying System,” Proceedings from the 2022 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Paper IMECE2022-95481.

 

McCoy, B., Hill, A., Tawakkol, A., Sawyer, S., Nyakundi, C., Smith S., “K-12 STEM Outreach:  A Model to Reinforce Undergraduate Fundamentals and Inspire Future Generations,” Proceedings from the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Expositionhttps://peer.asee.org/41619 

 

Rocha, B., Hill, A., Hedgecock, N., Franz, S., Sallot, M., Ernst, M. “Evidence of the Benefits of Interdisciplinary Engineering Teams: Incorporating Systems Engineering into Civil Engineering Design,” Proceedings from the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022https://peer.asee.org/41531 

 

Retherford, J., Mobley, S., McCoy, B., Hill, A., “Student Perceptions of Project-Based Learning as Applicable to the Formation of Trusted Professionals,” Proceedings from the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022https://peer.asee.org/41362

 

Ramos, L., Yoshii, H. Beyer, K., Corliss, M., Hill, A., Arnett, K., and McCoy, B. “Design Review: A Teaching Tool for Project-Based Learning,” Proceedings from the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2021. https://peer.asee.org/36921  

 

Marshall, R., McGhee, D., Ngeme, L., Price, J., Arnett, K., Hill, A., and McCoy, B. “Teaching STEM to K-12 Students: Undergraduate Students Engaged in Engineering Pedagogical Development,” Proceedings from the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2021. https://peer.asee.org/37823   

 

Fleaher, C., Suwanakeree, D., Collins, S., Kirk, G., La Torre, A., Pisacane, P., Arnett, K., McCoy, B., and Hill, A., “Project-based Learning in a Persistent COVID-19 Environment,” Proceedings from the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2021. https://peer.asee.org/37613

 

Wambeke, B., and Hill, A., “Applying Army Doctrine to Engineering: Is That Complex?” Proceedings from the 2021 ASEE Annual Conference, 2021. https://peer.asee.org/36689  

 

Hill, A., Arnett, K., Lopez, C., Baglino, J., Perovich, N., Moran, A., Hebert, A., Bradley, A., “Analyzing the Effectiveness of Competition and Interdisciplinary Teams in Student Learning,” Proceedings from the 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2020. https://peer.asee.org/34151   

 

Hill, A., Campbell, M., “Improved Learning through In-Class Assessment,” Proceedings from the ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Orlando, FL, 2019. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784482247.019  

 

Hill, A., Campbell, M., “Student Mastery of Engineering with Design Review,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Gulf-Southwest Conference, Austin, Texas, 2018. https://peer.asee.org/31606    

 

Etringer, J., O’Brien, S., Updegraff, A., Langerhans, T., Nadjari, A., Kim, C., Hill, A., Campbell, M., “Analyzing Multidisciplinary Team Effectiveness in an Engineering Environment,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Gulf-Southwest Conference, Austin, Texas, 2018. https://peer.asee.org/34151  

 

Hill, A., “Student Mastery of Structural Analysis with Design Review,” Proceedings from the ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Dallas, Texas 2018. Work presented by LTC Jakob Bruhl. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784481349.052

 

Hill, A., Williamson, E., Crane, C., Rabalais, C., “Numerical Simulations of Riveted Connections under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loadings,” The 24th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock, Halifax, Canada, 2016. http://www.mabs.ch/spiez-base/mabs-21-to-25/mabs-24/    

 

Hill, A., Hamilton S., Ressler, S., Bellocchio, A., Crispino, E., “Helping Them Helps Us! A Case Study: How Assisting Academic Programs in the Developing World Makes Us Better Teachers Back Home,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, 2009.  https://peer.asee.org/5592  

 

Hamilton, S., Ressler, S., Bellocchio, A., Hill, A., Crispino, E., “Implementing a Faculty Development Strategy at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, 2009. https://peer.asee.org/5582   

 

Crispino, E., Bellocchio, A., Hamilton S., Ressler, S., Hill, A., “Lessons from Efforts to Develop and Implement a Modern Educational Program in Afghanistan,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, 2009. https://peer.asee.org/5616  

 

Hill, A., Meyer, K., “A Direct Assessment Technique that Works,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007. https://peer.asee.org/2732