Dr. Craig H. Benson, PE

University of Wisconsin-Madison
2214 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
benson@engr.wisc.edu 
608-262-7242

Craig H. Benson is the University of Wisconsin-Madison Co-Director of the Recycled Materials Resource Center. He is a Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and serves as Chairman of the Department of Geological Engineering. Dr. Benson has a BS from Lehigh University and MSE and PhD degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. All of his degrees are in Civil Engineering, with the MSE and PhD degrees specializing in geo-engineering. Dr. Benson is a licensed professional engineer.

For the last 20 years, Dr. Benson has been conducting experimental and analytical research in geoenvironmental engineering, including various aspects related to the reuse of industrial byproducts in civil and geotechnical engineering. This research has included laboratory studies, large-scale field experiments, and computer modeling. Dr. Benson has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation and the Distinguished Young Faculty Award from the US Dept. of Energy. Dr. Benson has also received the Huber Research Prize as well as the Croes, Middlebrooks, Collingwood, and Casagrande Awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Dr. Benson is a member of the ASCE Geo-Institute (GI) and is former Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE/GI Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. He currently serves on the ASCE/GI Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock. Dr. Benson is also a founding member of ASTM Subcommittee D18.14 on Geotechnics of Sustainable Construction.