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Faculty Directory

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Matthew Bartos

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 8.604

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Oguzhan Bayrak

Professor

Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #20


512-232-6409, 512-232-7826
Office Location: ECJ 4.720

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Amit Bhasin

Director - Center for Transportation Research & Professor

Adnan Abou-Ayyash Centennial Professorship in Transportation Engineering


512-471-3667
Office Location: ECJ 6.108

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Chandra Bhat

Professor

Joe J. King Chair in Engineering


512-471-4535
Office Location: ECJ 6.810

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Stephen Boyles

Professor

Clyde E. Lee Endowed Professorship in Transportation Engineering (Holder)


512-471-3548
Office Location: ECJ 6.204

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Carlos Caldas

Professor

Gerard A. Rohlich Regents Professorship in Civil Engineering


512-471-6014
Office Location: ECJ 5.210

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Sergio Castellanos

Assistant Professor


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Christian Claudel

Associate Professor

William J. Murray, Jr. Fellowship in Engineering No. 1


Office Location: ECJ 6.208

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C. Tyler Dick

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 6.902

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Berkin Dortdivanlioglu

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 4.730

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Chadi El Mohtar

Professor


512-471-3695
Office Location: ECJ 9.227K

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Ofodike Ezekoye

Professor

W. R. Woolrich Professorship in Engineering


512-471-3085
Office Location: ETC 7.130

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Kasey Faust

Associate Professor

John A. Focht Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Civil Engineering


512-475-8059
Office Location: ECJ 5.302

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Anca Ferche

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 4.706

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Raissa Ferron

Professor

Austin Industries Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Civil Engineering


512-232-2691
Office Location: ECJ 4.704, PRC 201

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Kevin Folliard

Director - Laboratory for Infrastructure Materials Engineering & Professor

Warren S. Bellows Centennial Professorship in Civil Engineering


512-232-3591, 512-232-7820
Office Location: ECJ 4.716, PRC 18B

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Xavier Fonoll Almansa

Assistant Professor


Office Location: 9.102D

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Courtney Gardner

Assistant Professor


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Robert Gilbert

Department Chair & Professor

Cockrell Family Chair of Departmental Leadership #3, Nasser I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering


512-232-3688
Office Location: ECJ 4.200

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Zhaomiao Guo

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 6.104

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Todd Helwig

Director - Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory & Professor

Jewel McAlister Smith Professorship in Engineering


512-232-2239, 512-475-8195
Office Location: ECJ 4.728

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Ben Hodges

Professor

Marion E. Forsman Centennial Professorship in Engineering


512-471-4730, 512-471-1807
Office Location: ECJ 9.102G

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Blair Johnson

Assistant Professor


(512) 232-1863
Office Location: ECJ 8.214

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Maria Juenger

Professor

Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering #2


512-232-3593
Office Location: ECJ 4.736

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Loukas Kallivokas

Professor

Brunswick-Abernathy Regents Professorship in Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Engineering


512-232-5769
Office Location: ECJ 4.714

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Lynn Katz

Director - Center for Water and the Environment & Professor

Hussein M. Alharthy Centennial Chair in Civil Engineering


512-471-4244
Office Location: ECJ 9.102H

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Spyros Kinnas

Associate Director - Offshore Technology Research Center & Professor

Fellow of Hudson Matlock Professorial Endowed Excellence Fund in Civil Engineering


512-475-7969, 512-232-1887
Office Location: ECJ 8.6010

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Kerry Kinney

Professor

L.P. Gilvin Centennial Professor in Engineering


512-232-1740
Office Location: ECJ 9.102A

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Mary Jo Kirisits

Professor

Stanley P. Finch Centennial Professorship in Engineering


512-232-7120
Office Location: ECJ 8.216

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Kara Kockelman

Professor

Dewitt C. Greer Centennial Professorship in Transportation Engineering


512-471-0210, 512-232-4252
Office Location: ECJ 6.904

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Manish Kumar

Professor


Office Location: ECJ 8.212

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Krishna Kumar

Assistant Professor

J. Neils Thompson Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Civil Engineering


(512) 232-4406
Office Location: ECJ 9.227B

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Jun-Whan Lee

Assistant Professor


Office Location: 4.722

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Fernanda Leite

Associate Dean for Research & Professor

Joe J. King Professorship in Civil Engineering


(512) 471-2125
Office Location: ECJ 10.338

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Howard Liljestrand

Associate Chair for Environmental Engineering & Professor


512-471-4604
Office Location: ECJ 9.102F

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Randy Machemehl

Associate Chair for Academic Affairs & Professor

Nasser I. Al-Rashid Centennial Professorship in Transportation Engineering


512-471-4541, 512-232-3100
Office Location: ECJ 6.908

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Lance Manuel

Associate Chair for Civil Engineering & Professor

Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation Professorship


512-232-5691
Office Location: ECJ 4.726

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Pawel Misztal

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 5.428

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Javad Mohammadi

Assistant Professor


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Dev Niyogi

Professor

William Stamps Farish Chair in Geology


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Atila Novoselac

Associate Chair of Architectural Engineering & Professor

Josey Centennial Professorship in Energy Resources


512-475-8175
Office Location: ECJ 5.430

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William O'Brien

Professor

CT Wells Professorship in Project Management


512-471-4638
Office Location: ECJ 5.208

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Othman Oudghiri-Idrissi

Assistant Professor


(512) 232-6409
Office Location: ECJ 4.706

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Paola Passalacqua

Professor

L.B. (Preach) Meaders Professorship in Engineering


512-471-3319
Office Location: ECJ 8.612

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Jorge Prozzi

Professor

Fellow of Satish Family Endowed Professorship


512-471-4771
Office Location: ECJ 6.112

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Ellen Rathje

Professor

Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering


512-232-3683
Office Location: ECJ 9.227C

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Christopher Rausch

Assistant Professor


Office Location: 5.428

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Salvatore Salamone

Professor

Phil M. Ferguson Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Civil Engineering


512-232-3427
Office Location: ECJ 4.710

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Navid Saleh

Professor

Chevron Centennial Fellowship in Engineering No. 1


512-471-9175
Office Location: ECJ 8.608

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Alexandra Clarà Saracho

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 9.227F

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Lina Sela

Associate Professor

Carrol Allen Teaching Fellowship in Civil Engineering


(512) 232-6879
Office Location: ECJ 8.208

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Gerald Speitel

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor

C.W. Cook Professorship in Environmental Engineering


512-471-7995
Office Location: ECJ 10.326

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Kenneth Stokoe

Professor

Jennie C. and Milton T. Graves Chair in Engineering


512-232-3689
Office Location: ECJ 9.227L

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Charles Werth

Professor

Bettie Margaret Smith Chair in Environmental Health Engineering


512-232-1626
Office Location: ECJ 8.206

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Eric Williamson

Professor

J. Hugh and Betty Liedtke Centennial Fellowship in Civil Engineering


512-475-6175, 512-471-4594
Office Location: ECJ 4.722, PRC 177

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Sharon Wood

Professor

Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #14

512-471-1166
Office Location: ECJ 10.310, PRC 177

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Yunlan (Emma) Zhang

Assistant Professor


Office Location: ECJ 4.732

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Jorge Zornberg

Professor

Joe J. King Chair of Engineering No. 2


512-232-3595
Office Location: ECJ 9.227G

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Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers

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Biniam Aregawi

Lecturer


(512)949-7099
Office Location: ECJ 4.706

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Francisca Aroso

Assistant Professor of Practice


(512) 471-0012
Office Location: ECJ 4.406

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John Borcherding

Adjunct Professor


512-471-4644
Office Location: ECJ 5.424

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Maura Borrego

Lecturer

William J. Murray, Jr. Fellowship in Engineering # 2


512-471-3083
Office Location: EER

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Gregory Brooks

Professor of Practice


512-659-8083
Office Location: ECJ 4.408

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Jane Cohen

Lecturer


512-471-6642
Office Location: JON 5.216

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Neil Deeds

Lecturer


Office Location: ECJ 9.102D

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Davis Ford

Adjunct Professor

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Anthony Gonzales

Lecturer


(512) 637-0845
Office Location: ECJ 9.102D

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Matthew Hebdon

Associate Professor


512-471-1619
Office Location: ECJ 4.718

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Kirby Kuntz

Assistant Professor of Practice


Office Location: ECJ 5.434

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Frasier Liljestrand

Lecturer

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John McLeod

Lecturer


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Mahdi Heidari Moghadam

Lecturer


512-471-1382
Office Location: BEG 3.102S

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Steven Nelson

Senior Lecturer


512-330-1850
Office Location: ECJ 5.406

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Shannon O'Brien

Associate Professor of Instruction


Office Location: ECJ 4.734

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Madeleine Redlick

Assistant Professor of Instruction


Office Location: ECJ 9.102D

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Eleanor Reynolds

Assistant Professor of Practice


512-786-3668
Office Location: ECJ 4.400

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Martin Rumbaugh

Lecturer


Office Location: ECJ 9.102E

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Caroline Russell

Lecturer

818-307-0653

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Wesley Stidham

Assistant Professor of Practice


(512) 584-7944
Office Location: ECJ 4.408

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Jeff West

Lecturer


Office Location: ECJ 4.706

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Charles Woodruff

Senior Lecturer


Office Location: ECJ 4.404

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Ying Xu

Adjunct Associate Professor


512-471-6507
Office Location: ECJ 5.436

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Research Faculty

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Michael Barrett

Research Professor


512-471-0935
Office Location: PRC 119

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Emeritus and Retired Faculty

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Neal Armstrong

Professor Emeritus

Zarrow Centennial Professor Emeritus in Engineering


512-232-3305, 512-471-4616
Office Location: FAC 424B

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Richard Corsi

Professor Emeritus, Co-Director Center for Sustainable Development

Joe. J. King Chair of Engineering #2


512-471-3611
Office Location: ECJ 9.102A, EME 1.304B

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Michael Engelhardt

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research with The University of Texas System & Professor

Adnan Abou-Ayyash Centennial Professorship in Transportation Engineering


512-471-6837, 512-471-4592
Office Location: ECJ 4.712, PRC 177

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Gregory Fenves

Professor Emeritus

Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #15


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David Fowler

Professor Emeritus

Joe J. King Chair of Engineering No. 2; Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus


512-232-2575, 512-471-4563
Office Location: ECJ 4.712, PRC 18B

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Karl Frank

Professor Emeritus


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Richard Furlong

Professor Emeritus


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Hillary Hart

Distinguished Senior Lecturer Emeritus


512-471-4635, 512-423-5022
Office Location: ECJ 8.214

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Edward Holley

Professor Emeritus


512-471-4610
Office Location: ECJ 9.102E

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W. Ronald Hudson

Professor Emeritus

Dewitt C. Greer Centennial Professor Emeritus in Transportation Engineering


512-232-3077
Office Location: CTR 318

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James Jirsa

Professor Emeritus

Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair Emeritus in Engineering


512-232-1706, 512-471-4582
Office Location: ECJ 4.726, PRC 177

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Richard Klingner

Professor Emeritus

L.P. Gilvin Centennial Professor Emeritus in Civil Engineering


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Desmond Lawler

Professor

Nassir I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering


512-471-4595
Office Location: ECJ 8.202

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Clyde Lee

Professor Emeritus

Nasser I. Al-Rashid Centennial Professor Emeritus in Transportation Engineering


512-232-3071, 512-232-3100
Office Location: UTA 4.202

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Raymond Loehr

Professor Emeritus

Hussein M. Alharty Chair Emeritus in Civil Engineering


512-471-4624
Office Location: ECJ 9.102

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David Maidment

Professor Emeritus

Hussein M. Alharthy Centennial Chair Emeritus in Civil Engineering


(512) 471-0065
Office Location: ECJ 8.610

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Daene McKinney

Professor Emeritus

W.A. (Bill) Cunningham Professorship in Engineering


512-471-5644
Office Location: PRC 119, ECJ 9.102H

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James O'Connor

Professor

C.T. Wells Professorship in Project Management


512-471-4645
Office Location: ECJ 5.202A

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Roy Olson

Professor Emeritus


Office Location: ECJ 9.228

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John Tassoulas

Professor Emeritus

Phil M. Ferguson Professorship in Civil Engineering


512-471-4553

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Richard Tucker

Professor Emeritus

Joe C. Walter Jr. Chair Emeritus in Engineering


512-471-4640, 512-471-3541
Office Location: ECJ 5.202

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C. Michael Walton

Professor

Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering


512-471-1414
Office Location: ECJ 6.3

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Dan Wheat

Associate Professor Emeritus


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Stephen Wright

Professor Emeritus


Office Location: ECJ 9.216

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Joseph Yura

Professor Emeritus


512-471-4586
Office Location: PRC 177

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