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William (Will) Martin, Ph.D.

Dr. William Martin Senior Lecturer
Associate Director

General Engineering
110C Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: (864) 656-2542
Email:  wmartin@clemson.edu

Courses Taught

  • ENGR 1020 - Introduction to Engineering, problem solving, analysis using Excel
  • ENGR 1410 - Engineering problem solving using Matlab
  • ENGR 2100 - Engineering Graphics for Civil Engineering (AutoCAD)
  • ENGR 1900/2900 - Creative Inquiry research

 

Meet Dr. Martin

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Clemson University (2013)
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, Clemson University (2011)
  • B.S. Civil Engineering, Clemson University (2010)

Research Interests/Expertise

  • Low-Impact Development
  • Stormwater Management
  • Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology

Recent Referred Publications

  • Sharmin, R., Martin III, W. D., and Kaye, N. B. (2022). “Hydrologic performance of distributed LID stormwater infrastructure on land developments under a changing climate: Site scale performance improvements.” Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 148(7), 05022001.
  • Martin III, W. D. and Kaye, N.B. (2020) “A simple method for sizing modular green-blue roof systems for design storm peak discharge reduction.” SN Applied Sciences, 2, 1874.
  • Martin III, W. D., Kaye, N.B., and Mohammadi, S. (2020) “A physics based routing model for modular green roof systems.” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Water Management, 173(3), 142-151.
  • Martin III, W. D., and Putman, B. J. (2016). “Comparison of methods for measuring porosity of porous paving mixtures.” Construction and Building Materials, 125, 299–305.
  • Hutton, D., Kaye, N.B., and Martin III, W.D. (2015). “Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Stormwater Design Storms for the State of South Carolina.” Journal of South Carolina Water Resources, 2(1), 70-79.
  • Martin III, W. D., and Kaye, N. B. (2015). “Hydrologic characterization of an underdrained porous pavement.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 21(2), 04015066.
  • Martin III, W. D., Kaye, N. B., Putman, B. J. (2015). “Effects of aggregate masking on soil infiltration under an aggregate bed.” Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 141(9), 04015008.

 

Recent Conference Presentations

  • Rice, D., Fuller, P., Milio, G., Martin III, W. D. (2022). “Experimental Green Roof Instrumentation and Initial Data Validation.” Clemson University 17th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. Clemson, SC.
  • Maxwell, S., Morillo, B., Baldus, B., Fuller, C., Paguaga, S., Robinson, K., Martin III, W. D. (2022). “REFil – Recycling Excess Filament.” Clemson University 17th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. Clemson, SC.
  • Martin III, W. D., Kaye, N.B., and Mohammadi, S. (2018). “Hydraulic design of modular green roof systems for improved stormwater detention.” 2018 S.C. Water Resources Conference. Columbia, SC.
  • Sharmin R., Martin III, W. D., and Kaye, N.B. (2018). “Quantification of site peak discharge reduction from modular green roofs and porous pavements.” 2018 S.C. Water Resources Conference. Columbia, SC.
  • Martin III, W. D., Sharmin R. and Kaye, N.B. (2018). “Impact of Land Development using LID Stormwater Technologies on Municipal Storm Sewer Systems.” 2018 S.C. Water Resources Conference. Columbia, SC.
  • Martin III, W. D., Mishra A. and Kaye, N.B. (2016). “Impact of Climate Change on Site Rainfall-Runoff Characteristics.” 2016 S.C. Water Resources Conference. Columbia, SC.
  • Robinson, J., Whitfield M., Martin III, W. D., and Kaye, N.B. (2016). “An Engineering Methodology to Quantify the Hydraulic and Hydrologic Performance of Green Roofs.” 2016 S.C. Water Resources Conference. Columbia, SC.
  • Martin III, W. D., and Kaye, N. B. (2015). “Taking hydrologic advantage of porous pavement systems through simplified models and design.” 2015 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Austin, TX.