Camilla Saviz
Dr. Camilla Saviz is Professor and Chair of the Civil Engineering Department. She received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis in the area of hydrodynamic and water quality modeling. She joined the University of the Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California. Her teaching, research, and professional interests include water resources engineering, sustainable engineering, and engineering education.
Dr. Saviz started her teaching career as a Calculus 2 tutor for one of her Calc 2 classmates in junior college. She couldn't believe that she got paid for doing something that was so much fun, which is also true of her job at Pacific. Her interest in Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources led her along a wandering path that has included work as a Hydrologic Engineer, a Hydraulics Lab Teaching Assistant, a sea kayaking instructor, and a bar tender, among others. Dr. Saviz has been active in service to the profession as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She has had the privilege of learning from colleagues and serving on various ASCE committees, as a Region 9 Governor, an ABET Program Evaluator, and as a Mentor at the ExCEEd Teaching Workshop.
PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis
MBA, General Management, New York Institute of Technology
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
Registered Professional Engineer (Civil), State of California
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)
Water Resources
Sustainability
Engineering fundamentals
Water resources
Sustainability
Engineering education
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Hamilton, S., C. Considine, T. Kunberger, T. Nilsson, L. Nolen, D. Saftner, and C. Saviz, “Developing Faculty Leaders through the ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop,” Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 150(1): 05023006, 2023.
Saftner, D., S. Hamilton, T. Kunberger, and C. Saviz, “Teaching Techniques and How Faculty Engage the Engineering Classroom,” 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Swenty, M., B. Dymond, D. Saftner, C. Saviz, J. Shafer, K. D’Alessandro, T. Kunberger, C. Shearer, “I Think We Should Break Up: Student and Faculty Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Using Breaks in Class,” 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Salyards, K., A. Estes, C. Saviz, P. Clayton, J. Davis, C. Fleischmann, T. Nilsson, P. Omur-Ozbek, F. Ozis, M. Palomo, C. Rodak. C. Rutherford, C. Torres-Machi, D. Coward, and L. Nolen, “ASCE’s Response to the Pandemic: Execution of a Remote ExCEEd Teaching Workshop,” 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Delatte, N., C. Saviz, A. Morse, and B. Barry, “Practices and Perceptions of Master’s Level ABET EAC Accreditation,” 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Delatte, N., B. Barry, A. Morse, S. J. Ressler, and C. Saviz, “Toward Continuous Improvement of EAC/ABET Criteria 3 and 5,” 2020 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, (virtual).
Saftner, D., S. Hamilton, and C. Saviz, “Civil Engineering Program Criteria: A snapshot of how programs meet the criteria,” 2019 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
S. Ressler, A. Estes, C. Saviz, B. Barry, C. Considine, D. Coward, N. Dennis Jr., S. Hamilton, D. Hurwitz, T. Kunberger, T. Lenox, T. Nilsson, L. Nolen, J. O'Brien Jr., R. O'Neill, D. Saftner, K. Salyards, and R. Welch, “The ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop: Assessing 20 Years of Instructional Development,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 35, No. 6(A), pp. 1758–1786, 2019.
Nilsson, T., D. Saftner, and C. Saviz, “Candy Land: Engaging Students in Class,” 2017 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Columbus, OH. (research also featured in ASEE Prism Magazine: “Sweet Inspiration,” Prism, October 2017)
