
Dr. J Ledlie (Led) Klosky, P.E.
Professor of Civil Engineering
Dean's Executive Agent for Design and Construction
Dean's Staff
Ph.D., Civil Engineering - University of Colorado, Boulder
M.S., Civil Engineering - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S., Civil Engin Engineering - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Research Interests
Infrastructure and Geotechnical Engineering
Current Research
Infrastructure, Connectivity of Wildlife Habitats, Educational Facilities, Planning, Engineering Education, Creativity in Engineering Education
Selected Publications
Selected Peer-reviewed technical publications:
Klosky, J.L., Riser, B. (2021). “Infrastructure Engineering – Appreciating the Art and Science of Our Built Environment,” Ch. 2 in Teaching and the Learning the West Point Way: Educating the Next Generation of Leaders; Ender, MG, Kimball, RA, Sondheimer, RM and Bruhl, JC (eds). (New York and London: Routledge)
Klosky, J.L., with many assists and stakeholder contributions (2021). Looking Forward – A Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson. Available online and through the Village Government Office.
Hart, SC, Klosky, JL, Katalenich, S, Spittka, B and Wright, E. (2014) Infrastructure and the Operational Art: A Handbook for Understanding, Visualizing, and Describing Infrastructure Systems US Army, Report Number ERDC/CERL TR-14-14
Hart, S., Klosky, J., and Katalenich, S. (2014). “Conceptual Models for Infrastructure Leadership.” J. of Management in Engineering (30). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA. Pre-published May 2013 online.
Klosky, J.L., and Klosky, W. (2013) “Men of Action: French Influence and the Founding of American Civil and Military Engineering.” J. of Construction History, Construction History Society. Vol 28 No. 3.
Boone, M., and Klosky, J.L. (2013) “Moral Hazard in the Floodplain Home Development System: An Analysis.” The Homeland Security Review, California University of PA, California, PA, 9(1).
Tamm, G., Klosky, J.L., Baxter, J., Grant, L., Melnick, I., Young, J. (2014) “Waste Heat Recovery from Generators in the Deployed Army.” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Boston, MA.
Selected Engineering Education Publications:
Bruhl, J., Klosky, J.L. (2020) “Deliberate Development of Creative Engineers.” Proc., 2020 National Conference, ASEE, Washington, D.C.
Bruhl J, Klosky JL. (2019) “Inclusive Teaching: A Call for Creativity” ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference. New York, NY: American Society for Engineering Education.
Barry, Brock E., William C. Graves, and J. Ledlie Klosky (2017). "Knowledge Decay in an Engineering Mechanics Sequence." J. of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice V. 143, Issue 3.