Dr. Matthews has over 20 years of experience in rehabilitation and inspection of infrastructure systems. He is the Director of the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC), Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology, and Eminent Scholar Chair of Construction at Louisiana Tech University. Prior to returning to the TTC, he served as Water Market Sector and Pipe Renewal Service Line Manager at Pure Technologies. Prior to Pure, he served as Battelle’s Water Infrastructure Management Lead, leading numerous water infrastructure studies. Prior to Battelle, he led multiple projects while at the TTC as a Research Associate relating to the development of automated decision support systems. He has given more than 200 conference presentations and authored more than 300 publications. He is active in the International (ISTT) and North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT), and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He also serves on several boards including the ISTT Board of Directors and the Editorial Board for Trenchless Technology magazine. His awards include three ISTT No-Dig Awards (2005, 2012, 2022) and ISTT Fellow Status (2023), the ASCE LA Section Educator of the Year (2021), the NASTT Distinguished Service Award (2021), the Trenchless Technology Person of the Year (2023), and the LA Foundation Professorship Award (2025).
