Civil Engineering Faculty

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Melanie L. Sattler, Ph.D., P.E.
Chair of Civil Engineering Department
Syed Qasim Endowed Professor

sattNOTTHISPARTler@uta.edu
817-272-5410 | NH 422
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Melanie Sattler, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Member of UTA's Academy of Distinguished Teachers
  • Piper Professor Awardee (statewide)
  • University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA)
  • Led development of UTA's Sustainable Engineering Minor

Habib Ahmari, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor

habNOTTHISPARTib.ahmari@uta.edu
817-272-6588 | NH 406
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Queen's University

Habib Ahmari, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Head of the Hydraulics and Applied Fluid Mechanics Lab
  • UTA Civil Engineering Department Outstanding Teaching Award
  • PI of TxDOT projects

Warda Ashraf, Ph.D.
Professor

warda.asNOTTHISPARThraf@uta.edu
817-272-3408 | NH 405
Built Environments
Ph.D., Purdue University

Warda Ashraf

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of DARPA Director's award, DOD
  • Recipient of DARPA Young Faculty Award, DOD
  • Recipient of Lawrence Stephens Award for Outstanding Research Achievement by the College of Engineering, UTA
  • Recipient of Purdue College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Research Award (for Ph.D. thesis)
  • ASCE ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Fellow
  • Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • Associate Editor of Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Taylor & Francis
  • PI of NSF, DOD, and USDA grants.
  • Head of Sustainable Infrastructure Materials Solutions (SIMS) Lab (formerly Ashraf lab)

Shih-Ho Chao, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Studies
ACPA Tom Wheelan Endowed Professor
Area Coordinator - Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics

shchNOTTHISPARTao@uta.edu
817-272-2550 | NH 407
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Simon Chao, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • ACI Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research
  • ACI Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research
  • Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering and ACI Structural Journal
  • Co-author of “Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design: Fundamentals”, 4th Edition (2022)
  • AISC Milek Young Researcher Fellowship Award
  • University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA)
  • UTA President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • UTA College of Engineering Teaching Award
  • Member of UTA's Academy of Distinguished Teachers
  • PI of NSF, DOD, USDOT, TxDOT projects

Hyeok Choi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Area Coordinator – Environmental Engineering

hcNOTTHISPARThoi@uta.edu
817-272-5116 | NH 435
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Hyeok Choi, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Associate Editor of Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • PI of NSF, NIH, and DOD Projects
  • Head of Water and Wastewater Research Lab

Xiujuan Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

xiujuNOTTHISPARTan.chen@uta.edu
817-272-6345 | NH 305
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of Regina, Canada

Xiujuan Chen, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) Award
  • Recipient of AAEES 40 Under 40 Recognition Program
  • Head of Sustainable Water-Environmental Innovation Research Lab

Panagiotis Danoglidis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

panagioNOTTHISPARTtis.danoglidis@uta.edu
817-272-2639 | NH 306
Materials and Structures
Ph.D., Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Panagiotis Danoglidis, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Program Coordinator, USDOT University Transportation Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure (DuRe-Transp)
  • PI and Co-PI of NSF, USDOT, and ACI Foundation Research Projects

Jessica Eisma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

jessica.eisNOTTHISPARTma@uta.edu
817-272-7122 | NH 401
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Purdue University

Jessica Eisma, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • UTA College of Engineering Teaching Award (2025)
  • Purdue Civil Engineering Graduate Student Alumni Emerging Leaders Award (2023)
  • Fulbright Research Grant (2016)
  • PI for NSF, NOAA, Texas Sea Grant, and Water Research Foundation projects

Nick Z. Fang, Ph.D., P.E.
Robert S. Gooch Endowed Professor

nickfNOTTHISPARTang@uta.edu
817-272-5334 | NH 431
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Rice University

Nick Fang, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Director of the Water Engineering Research Center (WERC)
  • Founding Member of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education, and Evacuation from Disasters (SSP.E.ED) Center
  • PI of NSF, DOD, and USDA projects
  • Chair of InFRM Academic Council
  • Invited Panelist of Texas Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committee

Suyun (Paul) Ham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

s.haNOTTHISPARTm@uta.edu
817-272-5217 | NH 433
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Suyun Paul Ham, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)-James Instrument Award
  • Honorary Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
  • Recipient of Research Proposal Fellowship, American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
  • Associated Editor of Sensors Journal
  • PI of USDOT, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and TxDOT projects
  • Head of Smart Infrastructure and Testing Research Laboratory (SITL)

Sahadat Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor

hossaNOTTHISPARTin@uta.edu
817-272-3577 | NH 404
Geotechnical Engineering
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Md. Sahadat Hossain, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Featured in Cover Page of Waste Management World (WMW) - 2025 for Plastic Road
  • Apex Award for Innovation 2024 by International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) - 2024
  • Top Innovation Awards for Plastic Road in Bangladesh by Roads and Highway Department (RHD), Bangladesh - 2024
  • ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) Leadership Award: Awarded during ISWA Annual Congress 2019 in Bilbao, Spain.
  • Distinguished Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Alumni Award (2019): for Academic and Research Excellence
  • Honorary "Chairman of the Conference" the International Green Climate Conference and Smart Waste Management "Sustainable Vision Green Growth" Cairo, Egypt (2021)
  • Global Waste Speaker for US State Department, 2019
  • Invited by US State Department to visit Ethiopia, 2019 - Under Global Speaker Series Program
  • Invited Speaker at World Bank Headquarters (2023)
  • Author for Books Published by Wiley Publication (2022), CRC Press (2017, 2018)
  • Outstanding Civil Engineering Instructor Award for 2011-2012, 2009-2010 and 2006-2007 (UTA)

Laureano Hoyos, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor

lhoyNOTTHISPARTos@uta.edu
817-272-3879 | NH 441
Geotechnical Engineering
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Laureano Hoyos, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Michelle Hummel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

michelle.humNOTTHISPARTmel@uta.edu
817-272-6485 | NH 430
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Michelle Hummel, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • NSF CAREER Awardee
  • Recipient of the Lawrence Stephens Award for Outstanding Research Accomplishment, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Research Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Executive Committee Member, Natural Hazards Section, American Geophysical Union
  • Technical Advisor, Texas Integrated Flood Framework
  • PI of NSF, NOAA, and DOE Projects

Kyung (Kate) Hyun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

kate.hyNOTTHISPARTun@uta.edu
817-272-9748 | NH 432
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., University of California Irvine

Kate Hyun, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Emerging Scholar selected by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
  • Catalyst Award from the National Academy of Medicine
  • Deputy Director of the former USDOT Tier 1 UTC Center, CTEDD
  • Head of SMART Transportation Lab, UTA
  • Member of the UTA National Academy of Investors
  • President of Korean Transportation Association in America (KOTAA)
  • PI of US/state DOTs, TRB, NAM, Hyundai Motors

Himan Hojat Jalali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

himan.jaNOTTHISPARTlali@uta.edu
817-272-6898 | NH 338
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., Sharif University of Technology

Himan Jalali, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Associate Editor of Measurement Journal
  • Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice
  • Recipient of UTA's President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Untenured), Spring 2022
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Civil Engineering Department, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021
  • Editor's Choice paper in the ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 2024
  • Honorable Mention Paper Award in the UESI/ASCE Pipelines 2022 Conference
  • PI of USDOT, TxDOT and WRF projects

Vistasp M. Karbhari, Ph.D.
Professor
Former UTA President

vkarbhaNOTTHISPARTri@uta.edu
817-272-5903 | NH 440
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Materials and Structures
Ph.D., University of Delaware

Vistasp Karbari

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Steven Trachtenberg Award for Thought Leadership, American
  • Association of University Administrators (AAUA), 2025
  • Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials, 2023
  • Fellow, Complete College America, 2021
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), November 2020
  • Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2019
  • Fellow, Structural Engineering Institute of the ASCE, April 2015
  • Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014
  • Fellow, International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, 2014
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2013
  • Fellow, ASM International, 2011
  • Fellow, International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC), 2006
  • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1997
  • ASCE/Civil Engineering Research Foundation Charles Pankow Award for Innovation, Innovative Concept Category, 1996

Insung Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

insNOTTHISPARTung.kang@uta.edu
817-272-2167 | NH 333
Architectural Engineering
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

Insung Kang, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the Sigma Xi Award
  • Best Paper Awards from ISES and ASHRAE
  • Seoul Global Challenge Winner
  • PI of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Projects
  • Head of the Built Environment and Health (BEH) Research Lab

Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos, Ph.D.
Professor
Area Coordinator - Materials and Structures

maria.konsNOTTHISPARTta@uta.edu
817-272-2704 | NH 320
Materials and Structures
Ph.D., Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Maria Konsta-Gdoutos, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Director, USDOT University Transportation Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure (DuRe-Transp)
  • Associate Director, UTA Center for Advanced Construction Materials (CACM)
  • Executive Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers in Structural and Civil Engineering
  • Associate Editor of Cement and Concrete Composites and ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • PI of NSF and USDOT Research Projects
  • Chair, ACI TC241, Nanotechnology of Concrete
  • Fellow, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2021)
  • Fellow, European Academy of Sciences, Engineering Division (EurASc) (2019)
  • Empirikion Award (2017)
  • A.S. Kobayashi Young Investigator Award in Experimental Science (2012)
  • Fulbright Research Scholar Award (2005)

Pengfei (Taylor) Li, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor

pengNOTTHISPARTfei.li@uta.edu
817-272-3416 | NH 402
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Pengfei "Taylor" Li, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Associate editor for ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  • Editor for Transportation Research Record
  • PI of USDOT, TxDOT, Utah DOT, FHWA Pooled Fund research projects
  • Head of ACTIONLAB, a research lab in civil engineering

Zhibin Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

zhibNOTTHISPARTin.lin@uta.edu
817-272-3416 | NH 413
Built Environments
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Zhibin Lin, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Building Material Science
  • Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
  • PI of USDOT, NCHRP, FHWA, and NASA projects

Stephen P. Mattingly, Ph.D.
Professor
Area Coordinator - Transportation Engineering

mattiNOTTHISPARTngly@uta.edu
817-272-2859 | NH 434
Transportation Engineering; Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., University of California at Irvine

Steven Mattingly, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Director of the Center for Transportation Studies
  • Executive Committee for the National Institute for Transportation and Communities
  • Associate Director of Research for the Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions, and Dollars
  • PI for USDOT, state DOT, NCHRP, FAA, and local projects
  • President of the International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH)

Mohammad Najafi, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Area Coordinator - Graduate Program in Construction Engineering and Management

najaNOTTHISPARTfi@uta.edu
817-272-0507 | NH 428
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University

Mohammad Najafi, Ph.D., CIvil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award (2024)
  • Director, CUIRE at UTA (2006 -present)
  • Chair, AWWA Pipe Rehab Standard (2014-present)
  • Founder and Editor in Chief Emeritus, ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems
  • Dietrich Stein Award by China-US Joint Center for Trenchless Research and Development, 2017
  • Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ASCE Award of Excellence (2010)
  • Chair, ASCE Pipelines Exec. Committee (2013)
  • Chair of Research Committee, HDPE Pipe Municipal Board
  • Best Faculty Award by Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)-North Texas Chapter, May 2016
  • Vice President, China-US Joint Center for Trenchless Research and Development, 2017.
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Elsevier, 2017.
  • Author, McGraw-Hill trenchless books
  • PI of NSF, WRF, TRB, WERF projects

June Young Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

juNOTTHISPARTne.park@uta.edu
817-272-5029 | NH 332
Architectural Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

June Young Park, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Emerging Contributor Award, International Building Performance Simulation Association - USA
  • Service Award, American Society of Civil Engineers = Architectural Engineering Institute
  • Peace Keeping Operation Medal, United Nations
  • PI of NSF and DOT Projects
  • Head of the Humanized Built Environment Research Lab

Somin Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

somin.paNOTTHISPARTrk@uta.edu
817-272-5544 | NH 219
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Somin Park, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) Award

Adnan Rajib, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

adnan.rajNOTTHISPARTib@uta.edu
817-272-6305 | NH 304
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., Purdue University

Adnan Rajib, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Vice-Chair, ASCE Wetland Hydrology Committee
  • Advisor, Texas Integrated Flooding Framework
  • Purdue University CE Outstanding Graduate Award, 2017
  • Head of The Hydrology & Hydroinformatics Innovation (h2i) Lab
  • PI of NASA, NSF, USDA, DOI, and DOD projects

Stefan A. Romanoschi, Ph.D.
Professor
Area Coordinator - Infrastructure System Engineering and Management

romanoNOTTHISPARTschi@uta.edu
817-272-0340 | NH 408
Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Stefan Romanoschi, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Deputy Director of the former USDOT Region 6 UTC Center, Tran-SET
  • Head of the Advanced Pavement Research Laboratory
  • PI of USDOT, NCHRP and TxDOT projects

Kyeong Rok Ryu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

kyeonNOTTHISPARTgrok.ryu@uta.edu
817-272-9378 | NH 334
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Kyeong Rok Ryu, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • PI of TxDOT and Tran-SET Projects

Md Nazmus Sakib, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

mdnazNOTTHISPARTmus.sakib@uta.edu
817-272-5933 | NH 437
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Md Nazmus Sakib, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) Award, 2023.
  • Outstanding Graduate Student, Texas A&M University, 2019.
  • PI of NSF and TxDOT projects.
  • Head of Intelligent Systems and Emerging Technologies (iSET) Lab.

Surendra P. Shah, Ph.D.
Presidential Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering; Director
Center for Advanced Construction Materials

surendrNOTTHISPARTa.shah@uta.edu
817-272-5055 | NH 300A
Materials and Structures
Ph.D., Cornell University

Surendra Shah, Ph.D., NAE, Civil Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Member, National Academy of Inventors (2020)
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering (2019)
  • Foreign Member, Academy of Athens (2018)
  • Distinguished Professor, IIT, Madras (2016)
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering (2016)
  • Foreign Member, Indian Academy of Engineering (2016)
  • Foreign Member, Russian Academy of Engineering (2016)
  • Honorary member, American Concrete Institute (2010)
  • Honorary Member, The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (2010)

Mohsen Shahandashti, Ph.D.
Professor
Associate Dean of Administration, College of Engineering

mohNOTTHISPARTsen@uta.edu
817-272-0440 | NH 436
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Mohsen Shahandashti, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • AASHTO High Value Research “Sweet Sixteen” Award
  • Academy of Distinguished Teachers Inductee, UTA
  • President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, UTA
  • Engineering Editor of ASCE Journal of Natural Hazards Review
  • Editorial board member of ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems
  • PI of NSF, USDOL, TxDOT RTI, EIF, and NCTCOG projects

Yao Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

yao.wNOTTHISPARTang2@uta.edu
NH 342
Materials and Structures
Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

Yao Wang, Civil Engineering

Nur Yazdani, Ph.D.
Professor
Tseng Huang Endowed Professor

yazdaNOTTHISPARTni@uta.edu
817-272-0676 | NH 439
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park

Nur Yazdani, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of Lockheed Martin Teaching Award
  • Recipient of College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award
  • Recipient of Davis Productivity Award
  • Fellow of ASCE
  • Fellow of ACI
  • Fellow of ASCE-SEI
  • Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice
  • PI of NSF, NOAA, USDOT, and TxDOT projects

Jinzhu Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

jinzNOTTHISPARThu.yu@uta.edu
817-272-6814 | NH 308
Transportation Engineering, Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Jinzhu Yu, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) Award
  • PI of TxDOT projects

Xinbao Yu, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Area Coordinator - Geotechnical Engineering

xinbNOTTHISPARTao@uta.edu
817-272-1243 | NH 429
Geotechnical Engineering
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Xinbao Yu, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • UTA College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award (2021)
  • Editor for Transportation Research Record ; Advances in Civil Engineering; Frontiers in Built Environment
  • PI of NAS, USDOT, Caltrans, TxDOT Projects
  • Head of Intelligent Geotechnical Research Lab

Yu Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor
Area Coordinator - Water Resources Engineering

yu.zNOTTHISPARThang@uta.edu
817-272-1874 | NH 339
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Princeton University

Yu Zhang, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Current chair of American Meteorological Society's Technical Committee for Probability and Statistics
  • Serving as associate editor since 2012 for Elsevier Journal of Hydrology, one of the most prestigious journals in water resource engineering
  • Serving as the editor of American Meteorological Society's Journal of Hydrometeorology since 2020.
  • 2016: Outstanding service awards, American Meteor. Society Hydrology Committee.
  • 2008-2014 Special service awards, NOAA National Weather Service
  • 2014, Mission Team Award, NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
  • 2009: Outstanding reviewer award, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
  • Founding member of Texas Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) Working Group; led the establishment of the first Texas FIRO Pilot
  • Published the world's first hybrid machine learning-statistical precipitation forecast algorithm
  • Published the first paper elucidating potential rainfall hazards from tornadic storms that laid the grounds for multi-hazards analysis in recent decades.
  • PI for NASA NOAA grants

Full-Time Academic Professional Teaching (APT) Faculty

Abeer Omar Kamel Almughrabi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction

abeer.almuNOTTHISPARTghrabi@uta.edu
817-272-1873 | NH 330
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Abeer Omar Kamel Almughrabi

Madhuri Arjun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction

madhNOTTHISPARTuri.arjun@uta.edu
NH 313
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Madhuri Arjun, Civil Engineering

Raad Azzawi, Ph.D., P.E
Professor of Instruction

azNOTTHISPARTzawi@uta.edu
817-272-1770 | NH 337
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., Baghdad University

Raad Azzawi, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of UTA/CE Dept Outstanding Teaching Award 2019
  • Editorial Board Member of EAJSE Journal

Juan Antonio Balderrama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Area Coordinator - Architectural Engineering

juan.baldNOTTHISPARTerrama@uta.edu
817-272-3765 | NH 335
Architectural Engineering
Ph.D., University of Florida

Juan Antonio Balderrama

Ahmad Bani-Hani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction

ahmadkamaledNOTTHISPARTdin.banihani@uta.edu
NH 311
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Ahmad Bani-Hani, Civil Engineering

Arpita Bhatt, Ph.D.
Associate Chair for Student Success
Professor of Instruction

arpNOTTHISPARTita.bhatt@uta.edu
817-272-6259 | NH 336
General Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Arpita Bhatt

Nelson Gomez-Torres, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction

817-272-3736 | NH 331
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez

Dr. Nelson Gomez-Torres, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Distinguished Professor Award by the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society (2021)

Vinayak Kaushal, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Graduate Advisor

vinNOTTHISPARTayak.kaushal@uta.edu
817-272-7126 | NH 438
Construction Engineering and Management, Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Vinayak Kaushal, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
  • Author of textbook: Construction Mechanics: Concepts and Applications (Cognella, 2025)
  • Editorial Board Member of Wiley Deep Underground Science and Engineering and Elsevier Underground Space Journals
  • Recipient of 2024 Civil Underground Teach the Professors Program Scholarship Award, UCA-SME
  • 2025 UTA Outstanding Graduate Faculty Advisor Award
  • 2022 UTA Mentor of the Year Award

Karthikeyan Loganathan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction

karthikeyaNOTTHISPARTn.loganathan@uta.edu
817-272-2201 | NH 419
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management; Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Dr. Karthikeyan Loganathan

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • NSF award for AAC&U Reframing Institute, Summer 2024.
  • Faculty Fellow for the EDGE Center
  • Faculty Fellow for the Center for Service Learning

Niloofar Parsaeifard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction

niloofar.parsaNOTTHISPARTeifard@uta.edu
NH 339
Construction and Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Nillofar Parsaeifard, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • 2024 College of Engineering NTT Award for Innovative Teaching

Srinivas Prabakar, Ph.D.
Professor of Instruction

praNOTTHISPARTbakar@uta.edu
817-272-7590 | NH 403
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Srinivas Prabakar

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Outstanding Academic Faculty Advisor Award (2019, 2024)
  • Director of Environmental Research Internship Center for Youth (ERICY), UTA

Bijan Shapoorian
Assistant Director, Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

bijan.shaNOTTHISPARTpoorian@uta.edu
817-272-9750
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

Bijan Shapoorian

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Outstanding Student Advisor Award, UTA, 2019

Nilo Tsung, Ph.D., P.E
Associate Professor of Instruction

nilo.tNOTTHISPARTsung@uta.edu
817-272-6899 | NH 340
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., The University of Colorado at Boulder

Nilo Tsung

Zhe Yin, Ph.D., P.E
Assistant Professor of Instruction

zhNOTTHISPARTe.yin@uta.edu
817-272-5144 | NH 307
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Zhe Yin, P.E., Department of Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Faculty Advisor of National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE UTA), Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering Honor Society (XE UTA), and Construction Drone Club
  • Co-PI of NSF and USDOL grants
  • Faculty-in-Charge of Civil Engineering Learning Center
  • Led Development of FE Civil Exam Review Course at UTA

Full-Time Adjunct Faculty

Zaid Ghaleb Alfayez, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

zaid.alfaNOTTHISPARTyez@uta.edu
NH 310
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Zaid Ghaleb Alfayez, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recognition for Positive Impact on Students in Teaching. Division of Student Affairs, UTA: 2024-25

Professors of Research

Shannon Abolmaali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research

shannon.abolNOTTHISPARTmaali@uta.edu
NH 233
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Shannon Abolmaali

Eyosias Beneberu, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Research

eyosiNOTTHISPARTas.beneberu@uta.edu
NH 236
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Eyosias Beneberu, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Fellow of ASCE-SEI
  • ABET Program Evaluator

Daniel Li, Ph.D. P.E.
Assistant Professor of Research

daNOTTHISPARTniel.li@uta.edu
817-272-5671 | NH 233
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Daniel Li, Civil Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Founding Member of the Water Engineering Research Center (WERC)
  • FEMA/USACE Recognition in Flood Emergency Response
  • PI and Co-PI of Texas Water Development Board Projects
  • RISE 100 Fellow

Yeonho Park, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research

yNOTTHISPARTpark@uta.edu
NH 342
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Yeonho Park, Ph.D.

Amit Pokharel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research

amit.pokhNOTTHISPARTarel@uta.edu
NH 343
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Amit Pokharel, Ph.D.

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of Besser Scholarship 2020 from American Concrete Pipe Association Research and Education Foundation

Mohammad Rababeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research

mohammad.rabaNOTTHISPARTbeh2@uta.edu
NH 240
Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington

Mohammad Rababeh, Ph.D.

Professors of Practice

Retired Faculty

Andrew Kruzic, P.E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

kruNOTTHISPARTzic@uta.edu
817-272-3822
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of California at Davis

Andrew Kruzic, Ph.D., Civil Engineering

Professors Emeriti

Siamak (Sia) Ardekani, P.E, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Former CE Department Chair

ArdeNOTTHISPARTkani@uta.edu
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Siamak (Sia) Ardekani

Noel Everard, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Noel Everard

John Haynes, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

John Haynes

Tseng Huang, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Tseng Huang

John Matthys, P.E., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

John Matthys

Wendell Nedderman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus;
Former Dean of Engineering;
Former President of The University of Texas at Arlington

Wendell Nedderman

Clinton Parker, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

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Syed Qasim, P.E., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

qasim@uta.edu
817-272-5055 | CLEB 145
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown

Syed Qasim

Awards, Honors, and Leadership
  • Recipient of the College of Engineering Halliburton Excellence in Research Award
  • Recipient of The University of Texas at Arlington Distinguished Research Award
  • Author of widely-used textbooks: Water Works Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operation (Prentice Hall, 2000), Wastewater Treatment Plants: Planning, Design, and Operation (CRC Press, 1999), Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Theory and Design Examples (Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press, 2018), Sanitary Landfill Leachate: Generation, Control, and Treatment
  • Fulbright Fellowship for research in India

Dong-Jun (DJ) Seo, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

djseo@uta.edu
817-272-5063
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Utah State University

Dong-Jun (DJ) Seo

James C. Williams, P.E, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

jimwilliams@uta.edu
817-272-2894
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

James C. Williams

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