Georgia Tech School of Building Construction Assistant Professor Dr. Javier Irizarry received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) at their 49th International Conference in San Luis Obispo, California. The ASC Outstanding Researcher Award is made annually to a faculty member of an ASC member school from the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This award recognizes the faculty member's contribution to the dissemination of scholarly work within the ASC community. Dr. Jay P. Christofferson, President of the Associated Schools of Construction, presented the award.
 
Dr. Irizarry joined the School of Building Construction in 2008 and is the Director of the CONECTech Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology. He specializes in Mobile Computing in Construction, Human Factors, Construction Safety, and IT Applications in AEC Education and practice. He teaches graduate-level courses in Virtual Construction Operations Analysis and Sustainable Construction Technologies and serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the Residential Construction Development Track in the master’s program in the School of Building Construction at Georgia Tech.