Daniel I. Castaneda – Associate Professor of Engineering at James Madison University

Getting Involved in Student Organizations

Getting Involved in Student Organizations

Students benefit by becoming involved in professional student organizations in engineering. You travel to conferences and greatly expand your professional network. At JMU Engineering, I'm the faculty advisor for ASCE and H-STEM... Read more.

Project Work

Junior and Senior Capstone is a highlight of JMU Engineering, and I’m motivated to recruit teams of engineering students who are interested in project work grounded in civil engineering, construction materials engineering, and/or structural engineering... Read more.

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research expands your undergraduate education to the furthest reaches of engineering knowledge. Read through some projects that my students have explored... Read more.

About Me

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. I earned my Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in civil engineering ...

Research

My undergraduate students explore novel construction materials and test methods that can be used to increase the sustainability of infrastructure ...

Teaching

My teaching emphasizes engineering as a sociotechnical practice, and my students apply their knowledge in engineering design challenges ...