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Samuel Ariaratnam

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

[email protected]
480-965-7399
CAVC 480
Tempe campus

Mounir El Asmar

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

[email protected]
480-727-9023
CAVC 576
Tempe campus

Steven Ayer

Steven Ayer

Steven Ayer
Associate Professor

Research Interests
Building information modeling (BIM), mixed (and “augmented”) reality, virtual reality, cyber-learning, engineering education

[email protected]
480-727-4579
CAVC 564
Tempe campus

Wylie Bearup

Wylie Bearup

Wylie Bearup
Faculty Associate

Research Interests
Construction project delivery methods, Virtual Design and Construction, Design-construction interface, Construction contracting and procurement methods, Partnering and dispute resolution processes

[email protected]
Tempe campus

Oswald Chong

Oswald Chong

Oswald Chong
Associate Professor

Research Interests
Sustainable design and project planning, eco-efficiency and technical metabolism, sustainable engineering knowledge system & clusters

[email protected]
480-727-6547
CAVC 570
Tempe campus

Wanda Dalla Costa

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.

[email protected]
(480) 727-2433
Tempe campus

James Ernzen

James Ernzen

James Ernzen
Associate Professor

Research Interests
Alternate project delivery methods, project management and safety, reinforced concrete design

[email protected]
480-965-0389
CAVC 566
Tempe campus 

Elham (Ellie) Fini

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

[email protected]
480-965-4273
CAVC 584
Tempe campus

David Grau

David Grau

David Grau
Associate Professor

Research Interests
Systems engineering, uncertainty and risk, automation, computing, and remote sensing, lean philosophy and processes, construction productivity

[email protected]
480-727-0665
CAVC 574
Tempe campus

Kristen Hurtado

Kristen Hurtado

Kristen Hurtado
Assistant Teaching Professor

Research Interests
Project planning and risk management, Construction education and training, Construction industry analytics, Project management, Facility management

Anthony J. Lamanna

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.

[email protected]
480-727-0155
CAVC 521
Tempe campus

Kristen Parrish

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

[email protected]
480-727-6363
CAVC 572
Tempe campus

Kenneth Sullivan

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

[email protected]
480-965-4213
CAVC 582
Tempe campus

Avi Wiezel

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

[email protected]
480-965-4121
CAVC 580
Tempe campus