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
Dr. Ali Abolmaali Faculty Profile
abolmaali@uta.edu | 817-272-5055
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Office: NH 423
Dr. James C. Williams, P.E,
Professor, Associate Chair
Dr. James C. Williams Faculty Profile
jimwilliams@uta.edu | 817-272-2894
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Office: NH 435
Dr. Habib Ahmari, P.E.,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Habib Ahmari Faculty Profile
habib.ahmari@uta.edu | 817-272-6588
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Queen's University
Office: NH 248C
Dr. Warda Ashraf,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Warda 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.,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Raad Azzawi Faculty Profile
azzawi@uta.edu | 817-272-1770
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Baghdad University
Office: ERB 122
Dr. Arpita Bhatt,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Arpita Bhatt Faculty Profile
arpita.bhatt@uta.edu | 817-272-6259
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington
Office: ERB 454
Dr. Recep Birgul,
Associate Professor of Instruction
Dr. Recep Birgul Faculty Profile
recep.birgul@uta.edu | 817-272-3414
Office: ERB 454
Dr. Shih-Ho Chao, P.E.,
Professor
Dr. Shih-Ho 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. Hyeok 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. Ernest Crosby Faculty Profile
ecrosby@uta.edu | 817-272-3500
Undergraduate Advisor Architectural Engineering
Graduate Advisor Master of Construction Management
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Office: NH 417
Dr. Guatam Eapi, P.E.,
Graduate Advising
Dr. Guatam Eapi Faculty Profile
gautam.eapi@uta.edu | 817-272-3760
Undergraduate Transfer Advising
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington
Office: NH 417
Michael Fairchild, AIA,
Associate Professor of Practice
Michael Fairchild Faculty Profile
michaelf@uta.edu | 817-272-0650
Undergraduate Advisor, B.S. in Construction Management
Master of Architecture, The University of Texas at Arlington
Office: NH 340
Dr. Nick Z. Fang, P.E.,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nick Z. Fang Faculty Profile
nickfang@uta.edu | 817-272-5334
Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D., Rice University
Office: NH 431
Dr. Mostafa Ghandehari, P.E.,
Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Dr. Mostafa Ghandehari Faculty Profile
ghandeha@uta.edu | 817-272-5688
General Civil Engineering
Ph.D., University of California at Davis
Office: ERB 312
Dr. Suyun Ham,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Suyun 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. Sahadat 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. Laureano 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. Michelle 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. Kyung Kate 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. Himan Hojat Jalali Faculty Profile
himan.jalali@uta.edu | 817-272-6898
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Sharif University of Technology
Office: ERB 453
Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari,
Professor
Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari Faculty Profile
vkarbhari@uta.edu | 817-272-2101
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., University of Delaware
Dr. Sharareh Kermanshachi,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sharareh 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. Maria S. 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. Andrew 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. Pengfei (Taylor) Li Faculty Profile
pengfei.li@uta.edu | 817-272-3416
Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Office: ERB 352
Dr. Stephen P. Mattingly,
Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Stephen P. 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.,
Professor-in-Practice and Coordinator of Construction Engineering and Management Master's Program
Dr. Mohammad Najafi Faculty Profile
najafi@uta.edu | 817-272-0507
Pipelines Trenchless Technology: New Installations Asset Mgmt.
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University
Office: NH 428
Dr. Srinivas Prabakar,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Srinivas Prabakar Faculty Profile
prabakar@uta.edu | 817-272-7590
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington
Office: NH 401
Dr. Stefan A. Romanoschi, P.E.,
Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Stefan A. 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 (Chris) Ryu,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kyeong Rok (Chris) Ryu Faculty Profile
kyeongrok.ryu@uta.edu | 817-272-9378
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Office: ERB 346
Dr. Samantha Sabatino,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Samantha Sabatino Faculty Profile
samantha.sabatino@uta.edu| 817-272-9747
Structures and Materials
Ph.D., Lehigh University
Office: NH 402
Dr. Melanie L. Sattler, P.E.,
Professor, Syed Qasim Endowed Professor
Dr. Melanie L. Sattler Faculty Profile
msattler@uta.edu | 817-272-5410
Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Office: NH 406
Dr. Dong-Jun (DJ) Seo,
Robert S. Gooch Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Professor and Area Coordinator
Dr. Dong-Jun (DJ) 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. Surendra P. 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.,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Mohsen 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
Bijan 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,
Associate Professor
Dr. Kathleen Smits Faculty Profile
kathleen.smits@uta.edu | 817-272-6486
Water Research Engineering
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines
Office: ERB 329
Dr. Razieh Tavakoli,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Razieh Tavakoli Faculty Profile
razieh.tavakoli@mavs.uta.edu | PHONE
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington
Office: ERB 123
Dr. Nilo Tsung, P.E.,
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Dr. Nilo Tsung Faculty Profile
nilo.tsung@uta.edu | 817-272-6899
Construction Engineering and Management
Ph.D., The University of Colorado at Boulder
Office: ERB 123
Dr. Nur Yazdani, P.E.,
Professor
Dr. Nur 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. Xinbao Yu Faculty Profile
xinbao@uta.edu | 817-272-1243
Geotechnical Engineering
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Office: NH 429
Michael Zaretsky,
Associate Professor
Michael Zaretsky Faculty Profile
michael.zaretsky@uta.edu | 817-272-6487
Director of Architectural Engineering Program
Masters of Architecture
Office: NH 440
Dr. Yu Zhang,
Associate Professor
Dr. Yu Zhang Faculty Profile
yu.zhang@uta.edu | 817-272-1874
Hydrology and Water Resources
Ph.D. Princeton University
Office: ERB 427
Administration
Dr. Ali Abolmaali, P.E.
Dr. Tseng Huang Endowed Professor and Department Chair
NH 423 | 817-272-5055
abolmaali@uta.edu
Dr. James C. Williams, P.E.
Professor and Associate Chair
NH 435 | 817-272-2894
jimwilliams@uta.edu