Paul G. Carr has been an Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University since 2000. Professor Carr is the Chairman Emeritus of the engineering and architectural firm that bears his name, Bernier-Carr and Associates, which he co-founded in 1980. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Cornell University Excellence in Teaching Awards, Virigina Tech Outstanding Alumni from the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, and the Rochester Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumni from the College of Applied Science and Technology. Professor Carr is a Senior Member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.
Professor Carr is widely published, lectures, and provides consulting on management techniques for troubled projects. He has been engaged in such high-profile projects as the $500 million Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF) constructed in Oak Ridge, TN, and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) new emerging infectious diseases laboratory facility in Atlanta, which includes a vivarium and BSL-4 laboratories.
In addition, Professor Carr participated in the special lecture series for the Kingdom of Kuwait Executive Architect/Engineer/Construction Management training program, focusing on effective project teams and the management of changing conditions to maintain project scope, quality, budget, and schedule. He provides expert testimony services to attorneys, testifying and communicating findings to mediators, arbitrators, judges, and juries. Professor Carr not only serves in these consulting roles, but he is also an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.
Professor Carr holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master’s in Civil Engineering from Cornell, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He also holds single- and multi-engine instrument ratings as both a helicopter and airplane pilot.