He has practiced engineering in Ohio, New York, and Louisiana. Hibbeler's professional experience includes postdoctoral work in reactor safety and analysis at Argonne National Laboratory, and structural work at Chicago Bridge and Iron, Sargent and Lundy, Tucson. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University. in Civil Engineering (major in structures) and an M.S. 'Russ Hibbeler 'graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana with a B.S. He has practiced engineering in Ohio, New York, and.