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Jeyoung Woo

Jeyoung Woo

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering

Email

jwoo@cpp.edu

Phone number

(909) 869-2471

Office location

9-310

Office hours

T TH | 9:30 - 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM TH | 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Research Interests

Research Interests

Engineering Education
Total Quality Management
Construction Labor Productivity
Construction Safety
Construction Sustainability
Innovative Construction Methods

Current Sponsored Research Project
  • BRIDGE (Bridging Institutions to Decrease Gaps in Engineering Education)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) ($998,453)
PI: Woo, J., Co-PIs: Dong, W., Cho, J., Ramirez, B.J., Kennedy, D.E., Yeung, M.R.
Period: 1/2023 to 12/2026
This project was featured in the Poly Post on November 1, 2022.
The project was featured in the PolyCentric on October 12, 2022.

  • CERTAIN (Career Development in Construction Engineering through an Academic and Industry Network)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) ($1,493,695)
PI: Woo, J., Co-PIs: Salem, Y., Gad, G.M., Cho, J., Yeung, M.R.
Period: 1/2023 to 12/2027
This project was featured in the Poly Post on November 1, 2022.
The project was featured in the PolyCentric on October 12, 2022.
  • Enhancing the Engineering Pipeline from Community College through the California Workforce
Sponsor: California Learning Lab (Total of $1.475,000 / CPP Subaward: $445,000)
PI: Pottie, G., (UCLA), Co-PIs: Yeung, M. R. (CPP) and Wesel, R. (UCLA), Senior Personnel: Woo, J., Mahmoud, E. (Mt. SAC), Nagpal, P. (El Camino College), Okamoto, N. (SJSU)
Period: 09/2024 to 08/2028

  • CURE (Closing Achievement Gaps in Core Undergraduate Civil Engineering Courses)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation ($1,000,000)
PI: Kim, S., Co-PIs: Woo, J., Perez, F., Lomiento, G., Salem, Y.
Period: 01/2024 to 12/2027

  • STARS (Student Success and Transfer Articulation through Research and Support Services – An HSI STEM Transformation Project)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education ($4,962,837)
PI: Dong, W., Co-PIs: Woo, J., Nakhjiri, N., Bhandari, S., Chen, T., Still, D., and Stieber, C.
Period: 10/2021 to 09/2026
The project was featured in the PolyCentric (click the link to read the article) on November 30th, 2021

 

Past Sponsored Research Project

  • Concrete Masonry Industry Professional Development and Student Supports (COMPASS)
Sponsor: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Foundation ($67,965)
PI: Woo, J., Co-PI: Cho, J.
Period: 1/2025 to 12/2025

  • [RT 406] Addressing Current Barriers and Rethinking Quality Management for Capital Projects
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII) ($238,373)
PI: Woo, J., Co-PI: Gad, G. M., Consultant: Bagchi, R. U. (The University of Texas at Austin)
Period: 09/2022 to 07/2024

  • Revamping the Construction Estimating (CE 3140/L) Class: An Alignment with the Virtual Setting, Program Objectives, Industry Standards, and Increased Student Demand
Sponsor: Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience (SPICE), Cal Poly Pomona
PI: Woo, J., Co-PI: Gad, G. M.
Period: 05/2021 to 08/2022 

  • Synthesis on Mini-Roundabout Designs for Local Transportation System
Sponsor: Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
PI: Naik, B. (Ohio Univ.) Co-PIs: Woo, J., Dey, K. (West Virginia Univ.), and Sperry, B. (Ohio Univ.)
Period: 07/2019 to 09/2021

  • Working at Heights: Causes of Fall Hazards and Control Measures with Training Protocols
Sponsor: Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant Program (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona
PI: Kwon, M., Co-PI: Woo, J.
Period: 05/2020 to 06/2021

 

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Woo.J., and O'Connor, J.T. (2021). "Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Engineering Design Quality Defects." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering
  • Woo. J., and O'Connor, J.T. (2021). "Causal Factors for Engineering Design Defects and Their Impacts." ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
  • Woo, J., Kim, H., and Lee, K. (2018) “Can another sustainability rating system replace LEED-ND certification for multi-family housing projects?” International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, 9(3).
  • O'Connor, J.T., Torres, N., Kralik, N. and Woo, J. (2018) “Tools to Prioritize Construction Phase Sustainability Actions (CPSAs) and to Measure CPSAs Implementation.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management, 8(1).
  • O’Connor, J.T., and Woo, J. (2017) “Proactive Approach to Engineering and Design Deliverables Quality Enhancement.” Journal of Management in Engineering, 33(4).
  • O'Connor, J.T., Torres, N., and Woo, J. (2016) “Sustainability Actions during the Construction Phase.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(7)


Conference Proceedings
  • Lee, J., Woo, J., and Ng, A. (2025). "Analysis of Existing Building Structures Using Laser Scanner and 3D Models." 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada.
  • Kim, S., Perez, F., Lomiento, G., Salem, Y. and Woo, J. (2025). "Preparations in Writing an Engineering Education Grant." ASEE PSW 2025 Conference, Pomona, CA.
  • Osborn, L. and Woo, J. (2025). "Preparations in Writing an Engineering Education Grant." ASEE PSW 2025 Conference, Pomona, CA.
  • Olmedo, A., Woo, J., and Zhang, Y. (2025). "Invited Student Paper: Analyzing Employment Projections for Trends by Ethnicity, Gender, and Region for Civil Engineers in Transportation." 104th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), D.C., 2025
  • Woo, J. (2024). "Critical Success Factors of Transfer Student's Success." 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR. 
  • Woo, J., Cho, J., Dong, W., Kennedy, D., Ramirez, B. J. Yeung, M. R. (2024). "Engineering BRIDGE Program to enhance transfer students’ sense of belonging." 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.
  • Woo, J., Paredes, J. A., Gad, G. M., Ngagigoh, A., and Bagchi, U. (2024). "Metrics to Assess the Quality Performance of Capital Projects." ASCE CI & CRC 2024, Des Moines, IA.
  • De La Cruz, A. and Woo, J. (2024). "Public/Private Works Contracting: Factors Influencing Contractor Participation in Southern California." ASCE CI & CRC 2024, Des Moines, IA.
  • Woo, J., Paredes, J. A., Gad, G. M., Crawford, B., and Bagchi, U. (2023). "Challenges that Affect Quality Performance of Capital Construction Projects." CSCE 2023 Construction Specilty (joint with ASCE CRC 2023), Moncton, Canada.
  • Woo, J., Goetz, E., and H. Kim (2020) “Construction Sustainability Evaluations: A LEED Lab Case Study.” 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
  • Woo, J. and O'Connor, J.T. (2020) “Association of Engineering Design Quality and Project Performance.” 2020 AACE International Conference & Expo.
  • Woo, J. and O'Connor, J.T. (2019) "Application of Text Mining Algorithms to Predict Quality Defects in Engineering Design Deliverables." 2019 Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) West Regional Conference (WRC), Seattle, WA.
  • Borcherding, J.D., O’Connor, J.T., and Woo, J. (2018) “Construction Labor Productivity Loss in Clean Room Conditions: Case Study.” The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International, San Diego, CA.
  • Woo, J., Kim, H.W., and Lee, K.J. (2016) “Sustainability Rating System for Multi-Family Housing Projects in South Korea.” Sustainable Built Environment 16, South Korea.
  • O'Connor, J.T., and Woo, J. (2016) “Prioritizing Engineering Deliverables for Quality Defect Analysis.” ASCE Construction Research Congress 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • O'Connor, J.T., Torres, N., and Woo, J. (2015) “Overview of Construction Sustainability Research Products.” The CSCE International Construction Specialty Conference 2015, Vancouver, Canada.

 

Published Technical Reports

  • Woo, J., Gad, G. M., Bagchi, R. U., Stewart, P., Raza, A., and Velasquez, J. (2024). Rethinking Quality Management: Culture, Values, and Barriers, Research Team (RT) 406, Construction Industry Institute (CII), Austin, TX.
  • O’Connor, J.T., and Woo, J. (2016). Study of Engineering/Design Deliverable Quality. Research Report 320-11, Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
  • O'Connor, J.T., Blackhurst, M.F., Torres, N., and Woo, J. (2014). Study of Sustainability Opportunities during Construction. Research Report 304-11, Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

 

Award

  • 2025 CII (Construction Industry Institute) Outstanding Academic Award
  • 2025 CMAA (Construction Management Association of America) SoCal (Southern California) Faculty Grant Award
  • 2026-2027, 2023-24 Provost's Teacher-Scholar Award


Reviewers

  • NSF (National Science Foundation) Review Panel 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • 2019 ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Journal of Management in Engineering (JME) Outstanding Reviewer
  • ASCE Journal of Management (JME)
  • ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)