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

Abigail L. Beck, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Email albeck2 [at] uh.edu

Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Ph.D., P.E. (TX, MO), F.ACI, F.SEI, F.ASCE, F.IIFC, F.IAAM
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Office Location N108 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1609
Email belarbi [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.
Kaspar J. Willam 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.
Associate Professor
Office Location N118 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9871
Email hli57 [at] uh.edu

Stacey Louie, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDirector, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program
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

Tejasree Phatak, Ph.D., P.E.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Email tmphatak [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 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

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

Krishna Rishi Saladi, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Email kvsaladi [at] 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
Office Location 4302 University Dr., Ezekiel W. Cullen RM 202, Houston, TX 77204-2019
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, Civil Engineering Graduate Program
Office Location N120 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4277
Email KHWang [at] uh.edu

Yuntian "YT" Wu, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location Katy Academic Building, 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Suite 307, Katy, Texas 77449
Email ywu77 [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

Siavash "Ash" Zamiran, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location Katy Academic Building, 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Suite 307, Katy, Texas 77449
Email szamiran [at] 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