Col. Chuck Newhouse came to the Virginia Military Institute in 2008 after teaching three years at Texas Tech University.  Before teaching at TTU, he received his Ph.D. at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2005.  His dissertation work focused on developing a better way to connect large precast bridge girders to improve their long-term durability.  The work led to a new state standard.

From 1994 to 2002, Col. Newhouse worked for MMM Design Group in Norfolk, VA, as a consulting structural engineer where he designed bridges, buildings, and wharves.  He also performed over 280 NBIS and PONTIS bridge inspections.  He was instrumental in the design of a 3700-foot section of bridge structure for the Pinner’s Point Interchange Project in Portsmouth, VA, and designed an innovative ring-whale structure that allowed the contractor to construct a large intake structure without any interference from struts.

At VMI, Col. Newhouse has served as an assistant officer in charge of barracks, class advisor for the class of 2016, ASCE Student Chapter Advisor for eight years, and the Dean’s Representative for Permits and Calendars.  In 2020, he began serving as the Department Head. .  Col. Newhouse is also an officer in the American Society of Engineering Educator’s Southeast Section and is an ExCEEd graduate.