All faculty
Alphabetical
Morteza Abbaszadegan
Morteza Abbaszadegan
Professor
Research Interests
Contemporary water quality issues concerning health-related water microbiology
Morteza.Abbaszadegan@asu.edu
480-965-3868
ISTB4 373
Tempe campus
Braden Allenby
Braden Allenby
Professor, President’s Professor, and Lincoln Professor of Ethics and Technology
Research Interests
Sustainable engineering, earth systems engineering and management, industrial ecology, emerging technology (especially military and security technologies), weaponized narrative and identity
Brad.Allenby@asu.edu
480-727-8594
CAVC 510
Tempe campus
Absar Alum
Absar Alum
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
Health related environmental microbiology, microbial pathogen survival and detection
alum@asu.edu
480-965-6268
ISTB4 395C
Tempe campus
Samuel Ariaratnam
Samuel Ariaratnam
Professor, Undergraduate/Graduate Program Chair for Construction Engineering
Research Interests
Sustainable urban underground infrastructure systems, trenchless engineering and construction methods, underground asset management, performance modeling
Samuel.Ariaratnam@asu.edu
480-965-7399
CAVC 480
Tempe campus
Mounir El Asmar
Mounir El Asmar
Associate Professor and Co-director, EPA National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations
Research Interests
Sustainable building performance, integrated project delivery (IPD), cost engineering
Asmar@asu.edu
480-727-9023
CAVC 576
Tempe campus
Steven Ayer
Steven Ayer
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Building information modeling (BIM), mixed (and “augmented”) reality, virtual reality, cyber-learning, engineering education
Steven.Ayer@asu.edu
480-727-4579
CAVC 564
Tempe campus
William Badger
William Badger
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Leadership and Management, Construction Management, Construction Contracting, Construction Equipment Engineering
WILLIAM.BADGER@asu.edu
480-965-2499
CAVC 547
Tempe campus
Paul Balch
Paul Basha
Paul Basha
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Transportation Engineering
Paul.Basha@asu.edu
480-449-4686
ECG
Tempe campus
Howard Bashford
Howard Bashford
Associate Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Design of production systems for construction residential construction, Residential construction issues
howard.bashford@asu.edu
480-965-8517
MCRD 150
Tempe campus
Wylie Bearup
Wylie Bearup
Professor of Practice
Research Interests
Construction project delivery methods, Virtual Design and Construction, Design-construction interface, Construction contracting and procurement methods, Partnering and dispute resolution processes
WYLIE.BEARUP@asu.edu
480-727-4593
CAVC 464
Tempe campus
Mackenzie Boyer
Treavor H. Boyer
Treavor Boyer
Associate Professor, Undergraduate/Graduate Program Chair for Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
Drinking water and wastewater treatment, urine source separation, nutrient management and resource recovery
THBoyer@asu.edu
480-965-7447
ISTB4 361
Tempe campus
Hendrik van Brenk
Allan Chasey
Allan Chasey
Associate Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Controlled environment construction project management, advanced technology facilities
achasey@asu.edu
Tempe campus
Efthalia Chatziefstratiou
Mikhail Chester
Mikhail Chester
Associate Professor and Director of the Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering
Research Interests
Infrastructure resilience and sustainability, climate change and extreme events, interdependent infrastructure systems, transportation life cycle assessment, infrastructure complexity and adaptation
MChester@asu.edu
480-965-9779
CAVC 527A
Tempe campus
Oswald Chong
Oswald Chong
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Sustainable design and project planning, eco-efficiency and technical metabolism, sustainable engineering knowledge system & clusters
Aaron Cohen
Aaron Cohen
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Heavy construction equipment, methods and materials
aaron.cohen@asu.edu
Tempe campus
Otakuye Conroy-Ben
Otakuye Conroy-Ben
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Antibiotic and metal resistance in bacteria, environmental endocrine disruption, wastewater epidemiology, solid waste management, bacterial gene expression, bioremediation of petroleum contaminated water and soil, wastewater reuse, boron stable isotopes, proteoliposomes for water treatment
Otakuye.Conroy@asu.edu
480-727-4514
ISTB4 363
Tempe campus
Thomas Czerniawski
Thomas Czerniawski
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Computer vision and digital modeling of the built environment
Thomas.Czerniawski@asu.edu
480-727-8105
CAVC 578
Tempe campus
Paul Dahlen
Paul Dahlen
Assistant Professor of Research
Research Interests
Impacts to groundwater resources from leaking underground storage tanks, Oxygen injection technologies for in-situ permeable reactive barriers
Paul.Dahlen@asu.edu
480-727-2960
ISTB4 L1-09
Tempe campus
Wanda Dalla Costa
Wanda Dalla Costa
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Indigenous placekeeping (urban and rural), Indigenous design engagement, climate resiliency & passive design in architecture, bioclimate principles derived from regional Indigenous architectural precedents.
Wanda.Dallacosta@asu.edu
(480) 727-2433
Tempe campus
Anca Delgado
William Dietz
James Ernzen
James Ernzen
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Alternate project delivery methods, project management and safety, reinforced concrete design
James.Ernzen@asu.edu
480-965-0389
CAVC 566
Tempe campus
Apostolos Fafitis
Apostolos Fafitis
Associate Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Dynamics of structures, concrete structures, structural materials
fafitis@asu.edu
480-965-3389
ENGRC 453
Tempe campus
Danielle Feroleto
Danielle Feroleto
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Construction Marketing, Strategic Planning
danielle.feroleto@asu.edu
Tempe campus
Elham (Ellie) Fini
Elham (Ellie) Fini
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Sustainable Construction, Bio-based and Bio-inspired Materials, Adhesives and Sealants for Use in Construction, Multi-scale Characterization and Modeling, Surface and Interface Characterization
Robert Flaherty
Peter Fox
Peter Fox
Professor, Graduate Program Chair for Civil/Sustainable Engineering
Research Interests
Water reuse, biological treatment, salinity/brine disposal
Peter.Fox@asu.edu
480-965-1734
ISTB4 365
Tempe campus
Matthew Fraser
Matthew Fraser
Professor, Associate Director
Research Interests
Air quality, air pollution, energy conservation, energy efficiency technologies
Matthew.Fraser@asu.edu
480-965-3489
CAVC 402
Tempe campus
Margaret Garcia
Margaret Garcia
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Water resources engineering, infrastructure sustainability, and resilience, couple human and natural systems, numerical modeling.
M.Garcia@asu.edu
480-965-8838
CAVC 472
Tempe campus
G. Edward Gibson, Jr.
G. Edward Gibson, Jr.
Professor and Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering
Research Interests
Front end planning, risk management, safety, alternative project delivery, leadership
Nathaniel Gorrocino
David Grau
David Grau
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Systems engineering, uncertainty and risk, automation, computing, and remote sensing, lean philosophy and processes, construction productivity
David.Grau@asu.edu
480-727-0665
CAVC 574
Tempe campus
Tomas Guelich
Tomas Guelich
Faculty Associate
Yuanming Guo
Yuanming Guo
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
Contaminant fate and transport in subsurface, Vapor intrusion and human health risk assessment, Soil and groundwater remediation, Emerging contaminant
Whitney Hatfield
Rolf Halden
Rolf Halden
Professor and Director of the Center for Environmental Health Engineering
Research Interests
Public health engineering, sustainable cities, urban water cycle, green chemistry and engineering, urban metabolism & exposure assessment
Rolf.Halden@asu.edu
480-727-0893
ISTB4 481
Tempe campus
Nasser Hamdan
Nasser Hamdan
Assistant Research Professor, Director of Industrial Collaboration, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Research Interests
Biogeotechnical engineering for ground improvement, Biogeochemical processes, Biopolymers, Mineral precipitation in soils, Geomicrobiology
nasser.hamdan@asu.edu
480-965-2277
Tempe campus
Kerry Hamilton
Keith Hjelmstad
Keith Hjelmstad
President’s Professor, Undergraduate Program Chair for Civil Engineering
Research Interests
Computational mechanics, structural engineering, structural stability, simulation of complex systems
Keith.Hjelmstad@asu.edu
480-316-0850
CAVC 408
Tempe campus
Christian G. Hoover
Christian Hoover
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Structural and solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, multi-scale material characterization, materials and structural testing
Christian.Hoover@asu.edu
480-965-2693
Sandra Houston
Sandra Houston
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Unsaturated soils, expansive and collapsible soils, arid region soils, foundations, modeling of unsaturated flow/deformation
Sandra.Houston@asu.edu
480-965-2790
ISTB2 221b
Tempe campus
William Houston
William (Bill) Houston
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Geotechnical engineering
Kristen Hurtado
Kristen Hurtado
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
Project planning and risk management, Construction education and training, Construction industry analytics, Project management, Facility management
Elizabeth Irish
Elizabeth Irish
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
CON345 Mechanical Systems, Industrial / Commercial Installation and Construction of Mechanical Systems, High-Tech, Manufacturing and Healthcare Facilities, HVAC, Plumbing
Elizabeth.Irish@asu.edu
602-292-0594
Tempe campus
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus of Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Research Interests
Environmental contaminants
Soil and groundwater remediation
Kamil Kaloush
Kamil Kaloush
Professor and Director of the National Center of Excellence on Smart Innovations
Research Interests
Pavements, materials, design and evaluation, management, urban heat island
Kamil.Kaloush@asu.edu
480-965-5509
ISTB2 229D
Tempe campus
Kohinoor Kar
Kohinoor Kar
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Highway Safety, Traffic Engineering, Vulnerable Road Users, Human Factors in Design, Human Behaviors in Safety
Edward Kavazanjian, Jr.
Edward Kavazanjian, Jr.
Regents Professor and Director of Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Research Interests
Biogeotechnical engineering, ground improvement, geotechnical earthquake engineering, waste containment system design, mechanical properties of municipal solid waste
Edward.Kavazanjian@asu.edu
480-727-8566
GWC 112B
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Tempe campus
Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei
Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
Sustainable Geotechnics, Biogeotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement
hkhodadadi@asu.edu
480-965-103
GWC 120
Tempe campus
Sara Khoeini
Sara Khoeini
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
Urban transportation systems planning, Activity-travel behavior analysis and survey methods, Transportation demand modeling and forecasting, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainability and energy
Stephen Kirk
Christopher Kmetty
Kraig Knutson
Kraig Knutson
Lecturer Senior
Research Interests
Electrical construction fundamentals and project management, Construction planning and scheduling
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
Professor
Research Interests
Bio-degradation of toxic compounds, intestinal microbial ecology-obesity, intestinal microbial ecology-autism, bio-energy, bio-prospecting/microbial metabolic exploration
Dr.Rosy@asu.edu
480-727-7574
BDA 210
Tempe campus
Barry T Kutz
Klaus Lackner
Klaus Lackner
Professor
Research Interests
Closing the carbon cycle by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, carbon sequestration, carbon foot-printing, innovative energy and infrastructure systems and their scaling properties
Klaus.Lackner@asu.edu
480-727-2499
BDC 141C
Tempe campus
Anthony J. Lamanna
Anthony J. Lamanna
Associate Professor, Sundt Professor of Alternative Delivery Methods and Sustainable Development, Undergraduate/Graduate Program Chair for Construction Management
Research Interests
Anchorage to concrete, Sustainable development, Strengthening, repair, retrofit, and adaptive reuse of existing structures.
Peter Lammers
Peter Lammers
Research Professor
Research Interests
Biochemical pathway discovery, Large-scale algae cultivation, Algae-based wastewater treatment systems, Algal strain characterization
Peter.Lammers@asu.edu
480-727-1484
ISTB3 103B
Polytechnic campus
Jean Larson
Jean Larson
Assistant Research Professor and Education Director, CBBG
Research Interests
Engineering education
Jean.Larson@asu.edu
480-965-7804
GWC 118
Tempe campus
Chris Lawrence
Christopher Lawrence
Lecturer Senior, Honors faculty
Research Interests
Vector mechanics, mastery based and collaborative learning, geotechnical engineering, unsaturated soil mechanics, advanced soil testing systems
chris.lawrence@asu.edu
480-965-2893
Tempe campus, CAVC 470
Vladimir Livshits
Yingyan Lou
Yingyan Lou
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Intelligent transportation systems, connected and autonomous vehicles, transportation network modeling, transportation systems analysis, numerical methods
Yingyan.Lou@asu.edu
480-965-6361
CAVC 476
Tempe campus
Michael Mamlouk
Michael Mamlouk
Professor
Research Interests
Pavement design and management, pavement evaluation, pavement preservation and rehabilitation, material characterization
Mamlouk@asu.edu
480-965-2892
ISTB2 239B
Tempe campus
Giuseppe Mascaro
Giuseppe Mascaro
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Stochastic hydrology, watershed modeling, hydroclimatology, food-water-energy nexus
Giuseppe.Mascaro@asu.edu
480-727-2474
ISTB4 395C
Tempe campus
Larry Mays
Larry Mays
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Multimodal transportation systems planning, water resources sustainability, real-time operation of water resources systems, ancient water technologies, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, real-time operation of water distribution systems
Mays@asu.edu
480-965-2524
CAVC 384
Tempe campus
Barzin Mobasher
Barzin Mobasher
Professor
Research Interests
Mechanics of composite materials, development of new construction materials, durability of building materials
Barzin@asu.edu
480-965-0141
ISTB2 239C
Tempe campus
Shawn Morman
Shawn Morman
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Civil engineering, Construction management
SHAWN.MORMAN@asu.edu
480-921-8100
Tempe campus
Rebecca Muenich
Rebecca Muenich
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Food-energy water nexus, watershed and environmental modeling, urban agriculture, ecosystem services, nutrient recycling.
Marcus Myers
Narayanan Neithalath
Narayanan Neithalath
Professor
Research Interests
Materials in civil infrastructure, novel cement-based materials and design, microstructure and mechanics, sustainable materials, computational materials science
Narayanan.Neithalath@asu.edu
480-965-6023
ISTB2 201B
Tempe campus
Patrick Okamura
Patrick Okamura
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Facilities management
Patrick.Okamura@asu.edu
Tempe campus
James Oswell
Hasan Ozer
Hasan Ozer
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Airfield and highway pavements, asphalt materials characterization, pavement design and structural analysis, computational fracture mechanics, life-cycle assessment and sustainability, preservation and rehabilitation of pavements.
Hasan.Ozer@asu.edu
480-727-4309
ISTB2 229A
Tempe campus
Leon A. van Paassen
Leon A. van Paassen
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Engineering geology, geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, soil mechanics, ground improvement
Leon.Vanpaassen@asu.edu
480-965-1075
GWC 122
Tempe campus
Kristen Parrish
Kristen Parrish
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator for Construction Management
Research Interests
Energy efficiency in buildings, building energy analysis, efficient process design and execution, construction planning, engineering education
Kristen.Parrish@asu.edu
480-727-6363
CAVC 572
Tempe campus
Ram Pendyala
Ram Pendyala
Professor, Director
Research Interests
Multimodal transportation systems planning, activity-travel behavior analysis, transportation demand forecasting/modeling, travel surveys and data analytics, land use-transportation policy analysis
Ram.Pendyala@asu.edu
480-727-4587
CAVC 502
Tempe campus
François Perreault
François Perreault
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Combine microbiology, chemistry and nanotechnology to address critical issues related to water quality and water treatment, Antimicrobial properties of graphene-based nanomaterials, Biofouling control in membrane-based water treatment processes
Francois.Perreault@asu.edu
480-965-4028
ISTB4 375
Tempe campus
Eric Petrie
Eric Petrie
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Construction contract administration
epetrie@asu.edu
602-277-7600
Tempe campus
Matthew Pierce
Matthew Pierce
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Construction delay, Impact analysis, Public-private partnerships, Construction litigation damages
Matthew.Pierce2@asu.edu
602-264-7101
Tempe campus
Charles Popeck
Subramaniam “Subby” Rajan
Subramaniam “Subby” Rajan
Professor
Research Interests
Structural and solid mechanics, finite element analysis, design optimization, materials and structural testing, high-performance software development
S.Rajan@asu.edu
480-965-1712
ISTB2 201A
Tempe campus
Jafar Razmi
Jafar Razmi
Research Professor
Research Interests
Geotechnical , Structural Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing
jafar.razmi@asu.edu
ISTB2
Tempe campus
T. Agami Reddy
T. Agami Reddy
Professor
Research Interests
Sustainable energy systems, renewable and distributed energy systems modeling and simulation, green building science, building data analytics, model based operation, fault detection and control
T.Agami.Reddy@asu.edu
480-727-7417
CDS 351 and CAVC 508
Tempe campus
Bruce Rittmann
Bruce Rittmann
Regents Professor and Director of the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology
Research Interests
Environmental biotechnology, biofilms, resource recovery, modeling, microbial ecology
Rittmann@asu.edu
480-727-0434
BDA 210B
Tempe campus
Daniel Rosenbalm
Thomas P. Seager
Thomas P. Seager
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Resilient infrastructure, anticipatory environmental life cycle assessment, team science, sustainable systems & technologies, energy analysis
Thomas.Seager@asu.edu
ISTB4 369
Tempe campus
Sergio Garcia Segura
Shahnawaz Sinha
Curtis Slife
Curtis Slife
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Facility management, Architecture, Project management
Richard Standage
Peter Stopher
Peter Stopher
Research Professor
Research Interests
Travel Surveys, Transportation Policy Issues, Application of new technology to surveys, travel demand modeling and forecasting, evaluation of transportation projects
Peter.Stopher@asu.edu
435-592-4023
Tempe Campus
Kenneth Sullivan
Kenneth Sullivan
Professor
Research Interests
Organizational transformation, expertise-based project delivery, performance measurement, human factors, and accountability systems, procurement & supply chain, facility management
Kenneth.Sullivan@asu.edu
480-965-4213
CAVC 582
Tempe campus
Pingbo Tang
Pingbo Tang
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Computer vision for civil infrastructures, bridge management, automation in construction, human-centered automation in civil engineering, data science for civil infrastructure systems
TangPingbo@asu.edu
480-727-8105
CAVC 578
Tempe campus
Junliang (Julian) Tao
Junliang (Julian) Tao
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Bioinspired burrowing mechanisms, bioinspired geosystems, smart and sustainable geosystems, soil behavior
julian.tao@asu.edu
480-965-1108
GWC 126
Tempe campus
Todd Truax
Todd Truax
Faculty Associate
Research Interests
Construction accounting systems, Construction financial analysis
Tempe campus
Jeff Vann
Enrique Vivoni
Enrique Vivoni
Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate College
Research Interests
Numerical modeling of watershed processes, eco-hydrology and hydro-meteorology of semiarid regions, applications of environmental sensing technologies, climate and land use change impacts on water resources, stakeholder engagement and decision making support
Vivoni@asu.edu
480-727-3575
ISTB4 769
Tempe campus
Zhihua Wang
Zhihua Wang
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Multiscale urban climate modeling, land-atmospheric interactions, landscape and infrastructure management, urban environmental sustainability study, energy efficiency analysis
Zhwang@asu.edu
480-727-2933
ISTB4 367
Tempe campus
Kristen Ward
Kristen Ward
Lecturer
Research Interests
Structural engineering, Engineering mechanics, Earthquake engineering, Numerical methods
Kristen.M.Ward@asu.edu
480-965-5623
Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff
Regents Professor and Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
Environmental geochemistry; food, water, and energy nexus; drinking water treatment, water quality
P.WESTERHOFF@asu.edu
480-965-2885
ISTB4 395D
Tempe campus
Avi Wiezel
Avi Wiezel
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Facilities
Research Interests
Leadership for project-based companies, construction process modeling, entrepreneurial-ism, adult education, mathematical models of decision making
Avi.Wiezel@asu.edu
480-965-4121
CAVC 580
Tempe campus
James Willson
Matthew Witczak
Matthew Witczak
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Advanced pavement design, Pavement rehabilitation, Pavement management, Dynamic material characterization
witczak@asu.edu
480-965-2759
Tempe campus
Scott Wright
Tianfang Xu
Tianfang Xu
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
Numerical simulation of groundwater flow and solute transport, uncertainty quantification, and applications of machine learning in hydrology
tianfang.xu@asu.edu
480-965-7666
ISTB4 469
Tempe campus
Claudia Zapata
Claudia Zapata
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Geotechnical engineering, environmental effects in pavement design
Claudia.Zapata@asu.edu
480-727-8514
GWC 124
Tempe campus
Xuesong Zhou
Xuesong Zhou
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Transportation network modeling, railway engineering, intelligent transportation systems, dynamic traffic assignment
Xuesong.Zhou@asu.edu
480-965-5827
CAVC 474
Tempe campus
