Biography

Dr. Mousumi Roy joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Howard University as a Lecturer in Fall 2026. Prior to joining the institution, Dr. Roy had a joint appointment as an Associate Professor in Residence in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Manufacturing for Engineering Management Program at University of Connecticut until 2023. She earned her Doctor of Engineering Science degree from Columbia University at NYC, NY, her Master of Engineering degree from The Cooper Union, at NYC, NY, and Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree (Honors) from Jadavpur University, India. She taught courses in construction engineering & management, applied mechanics, statics, structural engineering, manufacturing, and statistics at University of Connecticut, Penn State, Johns Hopkins University and other Institutions. Dr. Roy’s research interests involved engineering education, construction engineering and management, engineering and society, and sustainability in engineering. She had published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and many book chapters and encyclopedia articles.

Before joining academia, she worked as a structural engineer for over 15 years in many reputed consulting firms such as Whitney, Bailey, Cox and Magnani in Towson, MD, Weidlinger Associates in Cambridge, MA, and Bettigole Andrews & Clark in Hackensack, NJ. Her work experience included analyzing, designing, and supervising construction of buildings, bridges and other structures. She had participated in structural design of new buildings in Baltimore, retrofitting Widener Library at Harvard University, new construction of the approach way for Terminal E at Logan Airport in Boston, and more. Dr. Roy maintains a Professional Engineer (PE) license from Maryland.