Scott Case reappointed the Reynolds Metals Professorship
Scott Case, professor and associate department head of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been reappointed the Reynolds Metals Professorship in the College of Engineering.
The Reynolds Metals Professorship in the College of Engineering was established with a generous gift from the Reynolds Metals Company. The creation of this professorship enables Virginia Tech to educate outstanding engineers for the industrial workforce.
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1997, Case is a world-renowned leader in the experimental characterization and analysis of durability of material systems. He places particular emphasis on the areas of fatigue durability and response of engineering structures to combined fire and mechanical loading. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has received numerous professional awards recognizing his many academic contributions.
Case is author or co-author of 98 peer-reviewed papers in journals, more than 70 peer-reviewed conference proceedings papers, one book, and 21 book chapters. His scholarly works have been cited more than 5,800 times in scientific journals. Case has directed or co-directed over $19 million of sponsored research at Virginia Tech, with a personal share of approximately $10 million.
He has mentored 18 doctoral students and 26 master's students to completion. In recognition of his capabilities in graduate advising, Case was named the Virginia Tech Advisor of the Month in January 2026. He and his students have received “best paper” awards from multiple organizations, including the American Society for Composites, the American Composites Manufacturers Association, the 23rd Southeastern Conference on Theoretical Applied Mechanics, and the 11th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science.
Case received his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.
