Graduate School
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
DAVID ARELLANO, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), University of Illinois, Urbana [2030]
CHARLES CAMP, Professor, PhD (1987), Oklahoma State University [2024]
YUANKAI HUANG, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022) University of Connecticut [2030]
STEPHANIE S. IVEY, Professor, PhD (2003), The University of Memphis [2031]
FARHAD JAZAEI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), Auburn University [2025]
SABYASACHEE MISHRA, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), Wayne State University [2027]
ROUZBEH ROSS NAZARI, Professor, PhD (2010), CUNY Graduate Center [2030]
SHAHRAM PEZESHK, Professor, PhD (1989), The University of Illinois [2024]
BRIAN WALDRON, Associate Professor, PhD (1999), Colorado State University [2028]
JENN PICKERING, Research Assistant Professor, PhD (2016), Vanderbilty University [2029]
JANEY SMITH CAMP, PhD (2009), Vanderbilt University [2029]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
AFAQ AHMAD, PhD (2018), Heriot Watt University, UK
MARY A. YAEGER, PhD (2014), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PEGAH FARSHADMANESH, PhD (2017) Illinois Institute of Technology
RODRIGO VILLALPANDO VIZCAINO, MS (2019), The University of Memphis
ROGER W. MEIER, Professor Emeritus, PhD (1995), Georgia Institute of Technology
CLAUDIO MEIER, Associate Professor, PhD (2008). University of Montana
PRANAB KAR, Post Doctoral Researcher, PhD (2023), Indian Institute of Technology
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
AMSTRONG ABOAH, PhD (2022), University of Missouri [2028]
ARFAN ARSHAD, PhD (2024), Oklahoma State University [2028]
PEYMAN BABAKHANI, PhD (2019), University of Liverpool-National Tsing Hua University [2025]
TIMONTHY BECHTEL, PhD (1989), Brown University [2027]
KATERINE (KATIE) BELL, PhD (2004), Vanderbilt University [2025]
MD NOWFEL MAHMUD BHUYIAN, PhD (2019), Tennessee Tech University [2029]
HOLLY K. ENLOW, PhD (2017), Oklahoma State University [2026]
ZOYA FARAJPUR, PhD (2021), University of Memphis [2025]
MOHAMMAD FARSHCHIN, PhD (2017) University of Memphis [2029]
MIHALIS GOLIAS, PhD (2007), Rutgers [2028]
BEHZAD GHANBARIAN, PhD (2014), Wright State University [2027]
YUNG-TSE HUNG, Ph.D. (1970), University of Texas, Austin [2028]
REBECCA KAUFMAN, JD (2011), University of Little Rock School of Law [2027]
MARTIN LIPINSKI, PhD (1972), University of Illinois, Ubana-Champaign [2026]
FARZAD NAEIM, PhD (1982), University of Southern California [2025]
MOHAMED OSMAN, PhD (2016) University of Memphis [2026]
REZA SOLTANIAN, PhD (2015), Wright State University [2025]
RICHARD SWEIGARD, Ph.D. (1984), The Pennsylvania State University [2028]
DIWAS THAPA, PhD (2023), University of Memphis [2027]
SUVIN P. VENTHURUTHIYIL, PhD (2021), Indian Institute of Technology Guwhati, India [2027]
UMAIR BIN WAHEED, PhD (2015), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) [2025]
DANIEL B. WRIGHT, PhD (2013), Princeton [2026]
ARASH ZANDIEH, PhD (2011), University of Memphis [2027]
THALIS ZIS, PhD (2016), Imperial College London [2025]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.