College of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering

Chairperson, Janusz Supernak

Department of Civil Engineering - Faculty and Staff



James H. Banks Ph.D, Professor

James H. Banks Ph.D (1976) University of California, Berkeley

Areas of Specialization:
Public transportation, traffic engineering, transportation planning



M. Ziad Bayasi Ph.D, P.E., Professor

M. Ziad Bayasi Ph.D (1989) Michigan State University

Areas of Specialization:
structural engineering and concrete materials



Edward Beighley, Ph.D, Assistant Professor and director of the soil erosion lab

Edward Beighley Ph.D (2001) University of Maryland

Areas of Specialization:
Geographic information systems, global scale hydraulic/hydrologic modeling, hydrologic impact of climate and land use, surface water quality modeling



Fatih Büyüksönmez Ph.D, Associate Professor and Director of the Composting Lab

Fatih Büyüksönmez Ph.D. (1998) University of Idaho

Areas of Specialization:
Hazardous waste treatment and management, solid waste and landfills, environmental biotechnology, water and wastewater engineering



Howard H. Chang Ph.D, P.E., Professor Emeritus

Howard H. Chang DSc (1967) Colorado State University

Areas of Specialization:
Hydraulics, hydrology, sediment transport



Fang H. Chou Ph.D, P.E., Professor Emeritus

Fang H. Chou Ph.D (1969), Northwestern University

Areas of Specialization:
Structural engineering and design



Robert Dowell Ph.D, P.E., Assistant Professor

R. Dowell Ph.D (1999), University of California San Diego

Areas of Specialization:
Structural engineering, non-linear structural analysis



Temesgen Garoma Ph.D, P.E. Assistant Professor

Garoma Ph.D (2004) Univ. California San Diego / San Diego State Univ.

Areas of Specialization:
Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater Engineering



Mirat D. Gurol Ph.D, Blasker Professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Environmental Engineering Program

Mirat D. Gurol Ph.D (1980) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Areas of Specialization:
Environmental engineering, water, wastewater, hazardous waste treatment, air pollution control




Govindarajalu Krishnamoorthy Ph.D, Professor

Dr. Krish

Areas of Specialization:
Structural Engineering and Design, Structural Dynamics, GIS



Colin Milberg Ph.D Assistant Professor and Director of the Construction Lab

C. Milberg Ph.D (2007) University of California Berkeley

Areas of Specialization:
Construction engineering



V. Miguel Ponce Ph.D Professor and Director of the Visualab

V. Miguel Ponce Ph.D (1976) Colorado State University

Areas of Specialization:
Engineering hydrology, surface-water and environmental hydrology, sedimentation engineering, watershed management, web-based engineering



Janusz Supernak Ph.D, Professor, Department Chair, Advisor for the ASCE student chapter

Janusz Supernak Ph.D (1977) Technical University of Warsaw

Areas of Specialization:
Transportation engineering and planning, travel demand analysis, traffic engineering, engineering economy



Engy Serag Ph.D, Assistant Professor

Engy Serag Ph.D (2006) University of Central Florida

Areas of Specialization:
Construction, change orders, productivity loss, claims, heavy construction



Julio R. Valdes Ph.D, Associate Professor, Advisor for SHPE and EWB chapters, Graduate Adviser and Director of the Geo-Innovations Lab

Julio Valdes Ph.D (2002) Georgia Institute of Technology

Areas of Specialization:
Geotechnical engineering, particulate media behavior, fines migration and filtration, experimental geomechanics



Kenneth D. Walsh Ph.D, Professor, AGC-Paul S. Roel Chair for Construction Engineering and Management; Director, Construction Engineering and Management Program

Kenneth D. Walsh Ph.D (1993) Arizona State University

Areas of Specialization:
Construction engineering, production systems design, supply chain management, residential structure construction and performance, deep foundations



Bruce D. Westermo Ph.D, Professor, Advisor for the Tau Beta Pi and the Chi Epsilon chapters, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Director of the State Affiliate Institute for Project Lead The Way

Bruce Westermo Ph.D (1978) California Institute of Technology

Areas of Specialization: Earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, health monitoring, damage assessment


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