Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Roberto Ballarini, Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, F.ASME, Dist.M.ASCE
Thomas and Laura Hsu Professor and Department Chair
Office Location N127 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-6466
Email rballari [at] central.uh.edu
Abdeldjelil "DJ" Belarbi, Ph.D., P.E.
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Office Location N108 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1609
Email belarbi [at] uh.edu
Amr Elnashai, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer for the UH System Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer for UH
Phone 713-743-5797
Email elnashai [at] uh.edu
Behrooz Ferdowsi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N115 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-4293
Email bferdowsi [at] uh.edu
Craig Glennie, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Cullen College of Engineering Professor PI and Director, National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Director of Engineering Defense Research Initiatives
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 832-842-8861
Email clglennie [at] uh.edu
Reagan Herman, Ph.D., P.E.
Instructional Professor Director, Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1498
Email rherman [at] uh.edu
Vedhus Hoskere, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N136 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9846
Email vhoskere [at] central.uh.edu
Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N113 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9838
Email dkallion [at] central.uh.edu
Konrad Krakowiak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N132 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-8669
Email kjkrak [at] uh.edu
Hyongki Lee, Ph.D.
Cullen College of Engineering Professor Director, Geosensing Systems Engineering Graduate Program
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 713-743-4685
Email hlee45 [at] central.uh.edu
Hong-Yi Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N118 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9871
Email hli57 [at] uh.edu
Stacey Louie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N123 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-8646
Email slouie [at] uh.edu
Pietro Milillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 713-743-7792
Email pmilillo [at] central.uh.edu
Yi-Lung Mo, Ph.D., P.E.
Moores Professor
Office Location N112 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4274
Email yilungmo [at] central.uh.edu
Mostafa Momen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N134 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1346
Email mmomen [at] central.uh.edu
Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Office Location N124 Engineering Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4418
Email knakshatrala [at] uh.edu
Mim Rahimi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N117 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-7697
Email mrahimi [at] uh.edu
Hanadi S. Rifai, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASCE
Moores Professor Associate Dean Research and Facilities
Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program
Director, Hurricane Resilience Research Institute
Office Location N138 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4271
Email rifai [at] uh.edu
Bill Rixey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location N122 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4279
Email wrixey [at] uh.edu
Debora Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Ezekiel Cullen Professor
Office Location Cullen College of Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1495
Email dfrigirodrigues [at] uh.edu
Mahdi Safa, Ph.D, MBA
Instructional Assistant Professor
Office Location Katy Academic Building, 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Suite 307, Katy, Texas 77449
Phone 713-743-6940
Email msafa [at] central.uh.edu
Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N135 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-7612
Email dshaffer [at] uh.edu
Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASCE
Professor Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean
Office Location E421-D3 Engineering Building 2, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4207
Email jtedesco [at] uh.edu
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Office Location N133 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4278
Email cvipulanandan [at] uh.edu
Keh-Han Wang, Ph.D.
Professor Director, Graduate Program
Office Location N120 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4277
Email KHWang [at] uh.edu
Surui Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Ste 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Email sxie9 [at] central.uh.edu
Ruda Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N119 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-0681
Email rudaz [at] uh.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Janire Peña Bahamonde, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email jpenabahamonde [at] uh.edu
Isaac Joskowicz, Ph.D., P.E., P.T.O.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email ijoskowicz [at] uh.edu
Ali Keyvani, Ph.D., P.E.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email akeyvanighamsari2 [at] uh.edu
Mohamad Mansour, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email mymansour [at] uh.edu
Bulent Mercan, Ph.D, P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email bmercan [at] uh.edu
Debra B. Norris, P.C., J.D.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email dbnorris [at] uh.edu
Megan Siercks, M.S., P.E.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email mechrostowski [at] uh.edu
Daniel O. Wong, Ph.D, P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4250
Email ocwong [at] uh.edu
Research Faculty
Fanghui Deng, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 813-508-4654
Email fdeng4 [at] uh.edu
Juan Carlos Fernandez Diaz, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 832-842-8884
Email jfernandez11 [at] uh.edu
Nima Ekhtari, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Email nekhtari [at] uh.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Dennis Clifford, Ph.D., P.E.
Thomas and Laura Hsu Professor
Office Location 5815 Cheena Drive, Houston, TX, 77096-5901
Phone 832-723-1593
Email daclifford [at] uh.edu
Osman Ghazzaly, Ph.D., P.E. †
Professor
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Email oghazzaly [at] uh.edu
Kye Han, Sc.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Email han [at] uh.edu
Jerry R. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Email jrogers [at] uh.edu
Ramesh L. Shrestha, Ph.D.
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm. 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 832-842-8882
Email rlshrestha [at] uh.edu
James M. Symons, Sc.D., P.E., DEE
Cullen Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Office Location 8400 Vamo Road, #1164, Sarasota, FL 34231-7830
Phone 941-966-8532
Email dr.water [at] alum.mit.edu
Kaspar J. Willam, Ph.D.
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Email kwillam [at] uh.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Saurabh Prasad
Phone 713-743-4743
Email sprasad2 [at] uh.edu
Gangbing Song
Phone 713-743-4525
Email gsong [at] uh.edu
Guoquan Wang
Phone 713-893-1281
Email gwang [at] uh.edu