Scott Kramer, Ph.D.

Professor, Auburn University

Scott is a Professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science, within the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction at Auburn University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and Ph.D. in Learning Design & Technology from Purdue University. Since 1993, Scott has taught undergraduate and graduate classes in scheduling, project management, and information technology. His research and consulting work involves international construction and designing study abroad classes for university students. His project management experience includes 9 years of professional practice working for two Engineering News Record (ENR) top 50 commercial builders.

Scott began taking teams to Ecuador with SIFAT in 2010. In 2013, Scott received the McWhorter School of Building Science Faculty Excellence Award for Leadership in Study Abroad classes. His classes take trips to Quito in both spring and fall semesters and there is the possibility of a third class because of demand. During the past nine years, 120 BSCI students from 11 classes have been part of SIFAT projects in Ecuador.