Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Name	Title	Contact	Research
Sang-Wook Bae, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3972 F: 806.742.3446	Use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials in repair and strengthening of concrete structures Performance improvement of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures through analytical and experimental investigation Progressive collapse mitigation of concrete structures under external abnormal loads Development of advanced repair and strengthening methods for corrosion-damaged concrete structures.
Xinzhong Chen, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3476 F: 806.742.3446	Bridge and Building Aerodynamics Wind Engineering Fatigue and Extreme Loads and Responses of Large Wind Turbines Aeroelastic Instability of Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines Cable-Supported Bridges and Tall Buildings Structural Dynamics and Random Vibration Structural Reliability and Performance-Based Design Codes and Standards
Theodore Cleveland, Ph.D., P.E.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.2801 F: 806.742.3449	Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Contaminant Transport Modeling Water Resource Systems Optimization Contaminant Transport Modeling Water Resource Systems Optimization Instrumentation
Clifford B. Fedler, Ph.D., P.E.	Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.2801 F: 806.742.3449	Environmental Processing Mathematical Modeling
Annette Hernandez, Ph.D., P.E.	Assistant Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 ext.251 F: 806.742.3449	Sustainable watershed management through the development of scientifically rigorous consensus-driven decision making tools Role of uncertainty Climate change Various model conceptualizations Technology Transfer across international boundaries Municipal - Agricultural water resource interactions
W. Andrew Jackson, Ph.D.	Professor and Associate Chair	Email Website P: 806.742.2801 ext.230 F: 806.742.3449	Occurrence, Impact and Fate of Perchlorate Biological wastewater pre-treatment for wastewater recycling Fate of micro-contaminates in the environment Crude oil fate in wetlands and marshes Use and development of passive samplers for contaminant fate studies
Priyantha W. Jayawickrama, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3471 ext.245 F: 806.742.3488	Soil/Structure Interaction Unsaturated Soil Behavior Design and Construction of Earth Retaining Structures Load Response Behavior of Culvert Systems Design of Bridge Foundations Design of Bridge Approach Systems Improved Quality Control Protocols for Pavement Materials
Ernst W. Kiesling, Ph.D., P.E.	Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 F: 806.742.3488	Wind hazard research Wind damage mitigation Occupant protection from windstorms Development of standards for safe rooms Standards compliance of safe rooms Improved housing for wind resistance Energy Efficiency
William D. Lawson, Ph.D., P.E.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3521 ext.226 F: 806.742.0444	Expansive/unsaturated soil behavior Soil/structure interaction Mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls Compressed earth blocks Pavement edge drop-offs Pavement maintenance methods Methodology for conducting forensic studies of residential foundation failures
Hongchao Liu, Ph.D., P.E.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 ext.226 F: 806.742.4168	Traffic operation and control Focused on development and assessing operational and control strategies for optimal control of highway facilities Intelligent transportation systems Focused on application of AVL and other advanced technologies to bus transit systems and Fundamental traffic flow theory Focused on car-following models
Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D., P.E.	Horn Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3476 ext.323 F: 806.742.3446	Wind loads, damage analysis Design for tornadoes and hurricanes Interdisciplinary research and studies Wind engineering
Audra N. Morse, Ph.D., P.E.	Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3451 F: 806.742.3493	Water and Wastewater Treatment Water reclamation systems and Fate of personal products in treatment systems.
Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3476 ext.241 F: 806.742.3446	Window Glass Strength Design Wind loads on Structures Finite Element Modeling of Brittle Materials Large Scale Data Processing and Data Mining
H. Scott Norville, Ph.D., P.E.	Department Chair and Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 F: 806.742.3488	Strength and Behavior of Window Glass under Extreme Loading Blast Resistant Glazing Design Strength of Heat Treated Glass Behavior of Triple Glazed Insulating Glass Units Strength and Behavior of Laminated Glass with High Performance Interlayers Development of Standards for Testing and Designing Window Glass
Ken A. Rainwater, Ph.D., P.E., D.W.R.E.	Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3940 ext.257 F: 806.742.3449	Water Resources Management Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Groundwater Rights Remediation of Contaminated Soil Groundwater and Watershed Management
Sanjaya Senadheera, Ph.D.	Associate Professor and Interim Director, TechMRT	Email Website P: 806.742.3037 ext.227 F: 806.742.3448	Pavement Engineering Pavement Preservation Asphalt-aggregate interaction Materials education Sustainable Design Engineering Education
Hoyoung Seo, Ph.D., P.E.	Assistant Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 ext. 231 F: 806.742.3488	Foundation engineering Analytical and numerical methods in geomechanics Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring Development of in situ-test- and reliability-based design methods Rock mechanics and rock engineering Water jet applications in construction engineering
Douglas A. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3476 ext.326 F: 806.742.3446	Bluff body aerodynamics Structural response to wind induced loading Atmospheric boundary layer flows Hurricane wind and surge damage prediction Papercrete material usage and properties
Lianfa Song, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3598 F: 806.742.3448	Membrane Processes in Water Desalination and Reclamation Characterization and Mitigation of Membrane Fouling System Modeling and Optimization of Full-scale reverse osmosis (RO) processes Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment
Venkatesh Uddameri, Ph.D., P.E.	Professor and Interim Director, Water Resources Center	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 x248 F: 806.742.3449	Groundwater Modeling Sustainable Water Resources Management Conjunctive Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions Water-Energy Nexus Decision Support Systems for Water Resources Planning Climate Change
Moon Won, Ph.D., P.E.	Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3523 ext.224 F: 806.742.3448	Concrete Pavement Design & Performance Evaluation Concrete Materials Characterization Forensic Investigations of Concrete Pavement Failures Preservation and Rehabilitation of Rigid Pavement Pavement Deterioration Mechanisms
Weile Yan, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.2801 x236 F: 806.742.3449	Environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials. Surface-mediated reactions and interactions in environmental systems. Iron-based nanoparticles for groundwater and hazardous waste remediation.
Delong Zuo, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Email Website P: 806.742.3476 ext.328 F: 806.742.3446	Structural Dynamics Wind loading of Structures

Staff

First Name	Last Name	Title	Office	Phone	Email
Glenn	Allen	Senior Technician, WISE	Reese	806.855.4644 ext.328	glenn.s.allen@ttu.edu
Glenna	Andrews	Senior Advisor	CEE 168	806.742.3523 ext.274	glenna.andrews@ttu.edu
Cynthia	Barbosa	Administrative Business Assistant, WISE	CEE 109	806.742.3476 ext.242	cynthia.barbosa@ttu.edu
Patricia	Bela	Senior Business Assistant, WISE	CEE 101	806.742.3476 ext.322	patricia.bela@ttu.edu
Sylvia	Bermea	Administrative Business Assistant, Murdough Center	CEE 215	806.742.3523 ext.234	sylvia.bermea@ttu.edu
Richard	Burgess	Research Associate, Murdough Center	CEE 215B	806.742.3525 ext.233	richard.burgess@ttu.edu
Wesley	Burgett	Research Associate, WISE	Reese	806.885.4644 ext.233	wesley.burgett@ttu.edu
Alisa	Dollar	Administrative Assistant, Water Resources Center	CEE 203C	806.885.3597 ext.247	alisa.dollar@ttu.edu
Patti	Harper	Unit Coordinator, Murdough Center	CEE 215F	806.885.3525 ext.235	Patti.Harper@ttu.edu
Kim	Harris	Editor, TechMRT	CEE 167	806.885.3503 ext.286	kim.harris@ttu.edu
Doug	Haynes	Technician III	CEE 191	806.885.3523 ext.244	doug.haynes@ttu.edu
Brian	Hirth	Research Associate, WISE	Reese	806.885.4644 ext.244	brian.hirth@ttu.edu
Shannon	Hutchison	Unit Manager	CEE 191	806.742.3523 ext.244	shannon.hutchison@ttu.edu
Jeff	Livingston	Unit Manager, WISE	Reese	806.885.4644 ext.244	jeff.livingston@ttu.edu
Melissa	Pena	Business Assistant, TechMRT	CEE	806.742.3503	melissa.a.pena@ttu.edu
Sonie	Pinkert	Senior Business Assistant	CEE 150	806.742.3523 ext.262	sonie.pinkert@ttu.edu
Rita	Schumacher	Senior Business Assistant	CEE	806.742.3523	rita.schumacher@ttu.edu
Susan	Sechrist	Senior Business Assistant	CEE 153	806.742.3523 ext.262	susan.sechrist@ttu.edu
Kelsey	Seger	Unit Coordinator, WISE	CEE 107	806.742.3476 ext.321	kelsey.seger@ttu.edu
Carol Ann	Stanley	Unit Manager, WISE	CEE 141	806.742.3476 ext.339	kelsey.seger@ttu.edu
Debbie	Starcher	Unit Coordinator	CEE 171	806.742.3524 ext.222	debbie.starcher@ttu.edu
Brad	Thornhill	Unit Manager, Water Resources Center	CEE 015A	806.742.3597 ext.253	brad.thornhill@ttu.edu

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