Bjorn Birgisson, professor in the online M.S. in Civil Engineering program, chair of the UGA College of Engineering’s School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering and founding executive director of the Georgia Network for Electric Mobility (GNEM), has been named the inaugural holder of the Georgia Power E-Mobility Distinguished Professorship.

Birgisson, who joined UGA’s faculty at the beginning of 2022, is an accomplished educator with experience leading engineering education and research programs in the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden.

“It is an honor to be named the inaugural Georgia Power E-Mobility Distinguished Professor, and I am incredibly grateful to Georgia Power, the Board of Regents, the University of Georgia, and the College of Engineering for this recognition,” said Birgisson. “Electric mobility is critical to the future of sustainable transportation in Georgia and I look forward to continuing to help grow Georgia’s electric mobility sector.”

Trained as a professional engineer in the U.S. and with extensive experience in the United Kingdom and Sweden, Birgisson is an authority on the current state of infrastructure research and implementation. He earned a Ph.D. in civil engineering with a concentration in geomechanics at the University of Minnesota. He received a M.S. in civil engineering from Cornell University and B.S. degrees in civil engineering and mathematics from the University of North Dakota.

“Electric mobility is critical to the future of sustainable transportation in Georgia and I look forward to continuing to help grow Georgia’s electric mobility sector.”

“As the executive director of the GNEM and a leader in the field of electric mobility, Dr. Birgisson’s appointment as the Georgia Power E-Mobility Distinguished Professor is well deserved,” said Stephan Durham, interim dean of the College of Engineering. “We are grateful to Georgia Power for their continued and generous support of our college and the establishment of this professorship.”

The online M.S. in Civil Engineering program is accepting applications for the Spring 2025 semester until October 15, 2024.

---

Originally reported by the UGA College of Engineering, written by Lillian Balance, and modified by the Office of Online Learning