Michael Garvin
Associate Professor
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Education
BS in Civil Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1989
MS in Civil Engineering, MIT, 1995
PhD in Construction Engineering & Management, MIT, 2001
Experience
2005-2008, Assistant Professor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Tech
2001-2005, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Columbia University
1998-2001, Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng., MIT
1995-1998, Project Engineer, Tribble & Richardson Inc. (now a Stantec, Inc. Company)
1993-1995, Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng., MIT
1989-1993, First Lieutenant(P), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Biography
Michael J. Garvin, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. His research and education pursuits are geared toward fundamentally changing how institutional owners, such as Departments of Transportation, Universities, and Federal Agencies, make constructed (or real) asset investment and financing decisions. His research is developing decision support systems for facility investments and project delivery. Currently, he has a particular interest in policies and practices related to infrastructure public-private partnership arrangements. His projects have received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Federal Highway Administration and the Virginia Department of Tranportation. Dr. Garvin is a 2004 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers (PECASE), which is intended to recognize the finest national scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century. He has authored or co-authored over thirty journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters.
Research Interests
Facility Investment and Financing Decisions
Public-Private Partnerships
Project Delivery Systems & Procurement
Facilities Asset Management
Selected Publications
Chiara, N. and Garvin, M. J. (2007). Utilizing Real Options for Revenue Risk Mitigation in Infrastructure Project Financing, forthcoming in the Transportation Research Record.
Chiara, N., Garvin, M. J. and Vecer, J. (2007). Valuing Simple Multiple Exercise Options in Infrastructure Projects, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 13 (2), 97-104.
Garvin, M. J. (2007). Rethinking Mega-Project Development Strategies: A Case Study of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 3 (2), 147-157.
Chang, J. and Garvin, M. J. (2006). Conceptual Model of Bridge Service Life, Journal of Bridge Structures, 2 (2), 107-116.
Garvin, M. J. and Cheah, C. Y. J. (2004). Valuation Techniques for Infrastructure Investment Decisions, Construction Management & Economics, 22 (5), 373-383.