Nedderman Hall 417
416 Yates Street
Arlington, TX 76010
Faculty in Civil Engineering
Dr. Ali Abolmaali, P.E.,
Dr. Tseng Huang Endowed Professor and Department Chair
abolmaali@uta.edu817-272-5055
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Office: NH 423
Dr. Melanie L. Sattler, P.E.,
Syed Qasim Endowed Professor, Associate Chair
Dr. Sattler Faculty Profile
msattler@uta.edu
817-272-5410
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Office: NH 406
Dr. Habib Ahmari, P.E.,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ahmari Faculty Profile
habib.ahmari@uta.edu
817-272-6588
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Queen's University
Office: NH 248C
Dr. Abeer Omar Kamel Almughrabi,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
abeer.almughrabi@uta.edu
817-272-1873
Office: NH 330
Dr. Warda Ashraf,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ashraf Faculty Profile
warda.ashraf@uta.edu
817-272-3408
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Purdue University
Office: NH 405
Dr. Raad Azzawi, P.E.,
Associate Professor of Instruction
Dr. Azzawi Faculty Profile
azzawi@uta.edu
817-272-1770
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Baghdad University
Office: NH 337
Dr. Juan Antonio Balderrama,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Juan Antonio Balderrama Profile
juan.balderrama@uta.edu
817-272-3761
Ph.D., University of Florida
Office: NH 333
Dr. Arpita Bhatt,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Bhatt Faculty Profile
arpita.bhatt@uta.edu
817-272-6259
Ph.D., UTA
Office: NH 336
Dr. Shih-Ho Chao, P.E.,
ACPA Tom Wheelan Endowed Professor
Dr. Chao Faculty Profile
shchao@uta.edu
817-272-2550
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Office: NH 407
Dr. Hyeok Choi,
Associate Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Choi Faculty Profile
hchoi@uta.edu
817-272-5116
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Office: NH 437
Dr. Ernest Crosby,
Graduate Advising
Dr. Crosby Faculty Profile
ecrosby@uta.edu
817-272-3500
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Office: NH 417
Dr. Gautam Eapi, P.E.,
Graduate Advising
Dr. Eapi Faculty Profile
gautam.eapi@uta.edu
817-272-3760
Associate Professor of Instruction, Graduate Advising
Ph.D., UTA
Office: NH 417
Dr. Jessica Eisma
Assistant Professor
Dr. Eisma Faculty Profile
jessica.eisma@uta.edu
Water resources
Ph.D., Purdue University
Office: NH 248E
Michael Fairchild, AIA,
Professor of Practice
Mr. Fairchild Faculty Profile
michaelf@uta.edu
817-272-0650
Undergraduate Advisor, B.S. in Construction Management
Master of Architecture, UTA
Office: NH 340
Dr. Nick Z. Fang, P.E.,
Associate Professor, Robert S. Gooch Endowed Faculty Fellow
Dr. Fang Faculty Profile
nickfang@uta.edu
817-272-5334
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Rice University
Office: NH 431
Dr. Nelson Gomez-Torres,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Nelson Gomez-Torres Faculty Profile
nelson.gomeztorres@uta.edu
817-272-7058
NH 331
Dr. Suyun Ham,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ham Faculty Profile
suyun.ham@uta.edu| 817-272-5217
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Office: NH 433
Dr. Sahadat Hossain, P.E.,
Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Hossain Faculty Profile
hossain@uta.edu
817-272-3577
Geotechnical Engineering, Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Office: NH 404
Dr. Laureano Hoyos, P.E.,
Professor
Dr. Hoyos Faculty Profile
lhoyos@uta.edu
817-272-3879
Geotechnical Engineering
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Office: NH 441
Dr. Michelle Hummel,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hummel Faculty Profile
michelle.hummel@uta.edu
817-272-6485
Water Infrastructure
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Office: NH 430
Dr. Kyung Kate Hyun,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hyun Faculty Profile
kate.hyun@uta.edu \\ 817-272-9748
Transportation Engineering, Smart Cities
Ph.D., University of California Irvine
Office: NH 432
Dr. Himan Hojat Jalali,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Jalali Faculty Profile
himan.jalali@uta.edu
817-272-6898
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Sharif University of Technology
Office: NH 338
Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari,
Professor
Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari Faculty Profile
vkarbhari@uta.edu
817-272-5903
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Delaware
Dr. Vinayak Kaushal, PACP
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Kaushal Faculty Profile
vinayak.kaushal@uta.edu
817-272-5055
Construction Engineering and Management, Pipelines Trenchless Technology
Ph.D., UTA
Office: NH 335
Dr. Sharareh Kermanshachi,
Associate Professor
Dr. Kermanshachi Faculty Profile
sharareh.kermanshachi@uta.edu
817-272-6704
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Office: NH 438
Dr. Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos,
Professor and Associate Director, Center for Advanced Construction Materials
Dr. Konsta-Gdoutos Faculty Profile
maria.konsta@uta.edu
817-272-2704
Member of International Academy of Engineering
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Office: ELB 334
Dr. Andrew Kruzic, P.E.,
Associate Professor
Dr. Kruzic Faculty Profile
kruzic@uta.edu
817-272-3822
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of California at Davis
Office: NH 403
Dr. Pengfei (Taylor) Li,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Li Faculty Profile
pengfei.li@uta.edu
817-272-3416
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Office: ERB 352
Dr. Kathikeyan Loganathan,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Profile Unavailable
karthikeyan.loganathan@uta.edu
817-272-2201
Dr. Stephen P. Mattingly,
Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Mattingly Faculty Profile
mattingly@uta.edu
817-272-2859
Transportation Engineering, Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., University of California at Irvine
Office: NH 434
Dr. Mohammad Najafi, P.E.,
Associate Professor
Dr. Najafi Faculty Profile
najafi@uta.edu
817-272-0507
Pipelines Trenchless Technology: New Installations, Renewal and Asset Mgmt.
Coordinator of Construction Engineering and Management Graduate Program Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University
Office: NH 428
Dr. June Young Park
Assistant Professor
Dr. Park Faculty Profile
june.park@uta.edu
Smart buildings and cities
Ph.D., UT Austin
Office: NH 332
Dr. Niloofar Parsaeifard
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Parsaeifard Faculty Profile
Office: NH339
Dr. Srinivas Prabakar,
Associate Professor of Instruction
Dr. Prabakar Faculty Profile
prabakar@uta.edu
817-272-7590
Associate Professor of Instruction
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., UTA
Office: NH 401
Dr. Stefan A. Romanoschi, P.E.,
Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Romanoschi Faculty Profile
romanoschi@uta.edu
817-272-0340
Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Louisana State University
Office: NH 408
Dr. Kyeong Rok Ryu,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ryu Faculty Profile
kyeongrok.ryu@uta.edu
817-272-9378
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Office: NH 334
Dr. Dong-Jun (DJ) Seo,
Robert S. Gooch Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Seo Faculty Profile
djseo@uta.edu
817-272-5063
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Utah State University
Office: NH 248B
Dr. Surendra P. Shah, Member of National Academy of Engineering,
Director, Center for Advanced Construction Materials
Dr. Shah Faculty Profile
surendra.shah@uta.edu
817-272-5055
Presidential Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Cornell University
Office: ELB 335
Dr. Mohsen Shahandashti, P.E.,
Associate Professor
Dr. Shahandashti Faculty Profile
mohsen@uta.edu
817-272-0440
Construction Engineering and Management, Infrastructure System Engineering and Management
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Office: NH 436
Bijan Shapoorian,
Coordinator and Advisor
Mr. Shapoorian Faculty Profile
bijan.shapoorian@uta.edu
817-272-9750
Bachelor of Construction Management
Master of Architecture, University of Oklahoma
Master of City Planning, University of Oklahoma
Office: NH 426
Dr. Kathleen Smits,
Professor
Dr. Smits Faculty Profile
kathleen.smits@uta.edu
817-272-6486
Water Research Engineering
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines
Office: ERB 329
Dr. Nilo Tsung, P.E.,
Associate Professor of Instruction
Dr. Tsung Faculty Profile
nilo.tsung@uta.edu
817-272-6899
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., The University of Colorado at Boulder
Office: NH 340
Dr. James C. Williams, P.E,
Professor
Dr. Williams Faculty Profile
jimwilliams@uta.edu
817-272-2894
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., UT Austin
Office: NH 435
Dr. Nur Yazdani, P.E.,
Professor
Dr. Yazdani Faculty Profile
yazdani@uta.edu
817-272-0676
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park
Office: NH 439
Dr. Xinbao Yu, P.E.,
Associate Professor
Dr. Yu Faculty Profile
xinbao@uta.edu
817-272-1243
Geotechnical Engineering
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Office: NH 429
Dr. Yu Zhang,
Associate Professor, Area Coordinator for Water Resources
Dr. Zhang Faculty Profile
yu.zhang@uta.edu
817-272-1874
Hydrology and Water Resources
Ph.D. Princeton University
Office: NH 339
Administration
Dr. Ali Abolmaali, P.E.
Dr. Tseng Huang Endowed Professor and Department Chair
NH 423 | 817-272-5055
abolmaali@uta.edu
Dr. Melanie Sattler, P.E.
Dr. Syed Qasim Endowed Professor and Associate Chair
NH 406 | 817-272-5410
msattler@uta.edu