Meet the faculty and staff in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chair

Bill Yu
Advances geosystems, infrastructure and geotechnical engineering with expertise in smart and multifunctional materials and multi-scale multiphysics processes
Faculty

Christian Carloni

YeongAe Heo
Promotes the resilience of structural systems and communities against natural and man-made hazards

Yue Li
Designs and improves resilient buildings and infrastructure

Kurt Rhoads
Engineers environmental water, wastewater and energy processes using biotechnology

Adel Saada

Katie Wheaton
Teaches undergraduate civil engineering core classes with focus on geomatics and surveying, probabilistic/statistical analyses and structural design

Bill Yu
Advances geosystems, infrastructure and geotechnical engineering with expertise in smart and multifunctional materials and multi-scale multiphysics processes

Chris Yingchun Yuan
Researches design, manufacturing and sustainability science of lithium ion batteries, solar cells and nanotechnologies.

Huichun (Judy) Zhang
Examines fate and transformation of environmental contaminants in natural and engineered environments and develops advanced water/wastewater treatment technologies
Emeritus Faculty

J Ludwig Figueroa

Dario Gasparini

Arthur Huckelbridge

Aaron Jennings
Adjunct Faculty
Robert Yin, Adjunct Professor
Tyler Stillings, Adjunct Professor
Vincent Beach, Adjunct Professor
Esmaeel Asadi, Adjunct Professor
Jamal Nusairat, Adjunct Professor
Dan Chiocel, Adjunct Professor, dan.ghiocel@ghiocel-tech.com
Michael Pollino, Adjunct Professor
Administrative Staff

Jim Berilla

Michael Butler

Denise Miller
Develops, implements and manages procedures for the administration and operation of the Office of the Chair for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace and Engineering

Angelika Szakacs
Leads the academic team for both the Civil Engineering and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departments
