Audra Morse, PE, BCEE, F.ASCE
- Department Chair, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Built World Enterprise
- anmorse@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3240
- Dow 871
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Water reclamation systems and Fate of personal products in treatment systems
Theresa M. Ahlborn, PE
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Center for Structural Durability
- tess@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2625
- Dillman 108
Teaching Interests
- Prestressed Concrete Bridges
- Reinforced Concrete Design
- Bridge Engineering - Design and Construction
- Structural Analysis and Mechanics
Research Interests
- Structural Engineering
- Prestressed Concrete Bridges
- Applications of UHPC for Buildings and Bridges
- Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing
- Remote Sensing for Bridge Condition Assessment
- Bridge Inspection with Today’s Advancing Technologies
- Anchorage and Development of Reinforcement
Bernie D. Alkire, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- balkire@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2562
- Dow 865
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Effects of cold weather on performance of transportation materials
- Geophysical methods applied to transportation problems
Lynn A. Artman, PE
- Professor of Practice, Construction Management
- Program Chair, Construction Management
- laartman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3484
- Dillman 301G
Research Interests
- Risk Management
- Construction Contracts and Law
- Green building design—LEED
- Lean construction
- Energy efficiency
Teaching Interests
- Construction contracts
- Construction finance and accounting
- Construction project management
- Alternative delivery methods
- Planning and scheduling
- Estimating
Martin T. Auer
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Surface water quality engineering
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Engineering approaches to lake and river management
- Mathematical modeling of surface water quality
Brian D. Barkdoll, PE
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- barkdoll@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1981
- Dow 807
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Dam Decommissioning
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulic Structures
- River Mechanics
- Sediment Transport
- Stream Rehabilitation
- Sustainability
Jennifer Becker
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- jgbecker@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2942
- Dow 864
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
- Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
- Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells
William M. Bulleit, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- wmbullei@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2853
- Dillman 201C
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Structural Reliability
- Probabilistic Analysis and Reliability in Civil Engineering
- Finite Element Analysis
- Advanced Timber Design
- Advanced Structural Analysis: Energy Methods and Structural Stability
- Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
Research Interests
- Structural Reliability/Probabilistic Modeling
- Agent-Based Modeling
- Computational Intelligence Applications in Civil Engineering
- Philosophy of Engineering
- Wood Structures and Elements
- Structural Wood Engineering
- Load-Duration Behavior of Wood Members and Connections
Amanda Cadwell
- Administrative Aide, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- amanda@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1619
- Dillman 201A
Joan Chadde-Schumaker
- Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
- Director, Family Engineering Program
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jchadde@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3341
- GLRC 115
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes education and stewardship
- Environmental education
- K-5 engineering and STEM outreach
- K-12 science education
- K-12 teacher professional learning
Communicating Science to a lay audience - Co-facilitator of biannual Lake Superior Youth Symposium students in grades 8-12
- Producer and disseminater of 85+ Great Lakes floor maps and Lake Superior floor maps
- Coordinator of 9 Water Festivals for Gr. 4-12 students in the western Upper Peninsula
- Coordinator of 15 Western Upper Peninsula STEM Festivals for Gr. 4-8 students (2004-2019)
Filiberto Chiabrando
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Close Range Photogrammetry
- Geomatics
- UAV Photogrammetry
- Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning and 3D Modeling
Research Interests
- Photogrammetry
- Uncrewed aerial systems
- Laser scanning
- 3D reconstruction
- 3D modelling
- Virtual Reality/Augmented
- SLAM
- BIM/HBIM
Tim Colling
- Director, Center for Technology & Training
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- tkcollin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3354
- Dillman Hall 309
Qingli Dai
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- qingdai@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2620
- Dow 805
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Matrix structural analysis, Finite element analysis, Civil engineering materials and Computational transportation materials
Research Interests
- Computational analysis for material research: multiscale modeling, finite element analysis, discrete element analysis, multiphysical modeling, fracture simulation and molecular dynamics
- Self-healing and accelerated healing of asphalt mixtures, micromechanical modeling
- Internal curing concrete, early-age properties and concrete durability
- Self-healing construction materials, alternative and sustainable infrastructure materials
- Active-material actuator design, wind-structure interaction, vibration reduction
- Acoustic and ultrasonic measurement, advanced X-ray and neutron scattering characterization.
Yousef Darestani
- Research Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Reliability
Research Interests
- Risk and Reliability of Infrastructure Systems
- Life Cycle Resilience Enhancement
- Community Resilience Assessment
- Machine Learning
- Network Analysis
- Wind Engineering
George R. Dewey, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- gdewey@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2522
- Dillman 301B
Teaching Interests
- Civil Engineering Materials
- Statics
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Steel Design
- Senior Design
Research Interests
- Pavement Friction and Aggregate Polishing
- Blended Learning - Strategy and Technology
- Project-Based and Discovery-Based Learning
Daniel M. Dowden, PE, SE
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- dmdowden@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2737
- Dow 808
Teaching Interests
- Earthquake engineering
- Structural dynamics
- Steel design
- Reinforced concrete design
- Structural analysis
Research Interests
- Earthquake engineering
- Self-centering systems
- Resilient infrastructure
- Structural control
- Nonlinear response of steel structures due to extreme loadings
- Experimental testing using static, pseudo-dynamic, and dynamic methods
Henrique (Kiko) de Melo e Silva
- Research Engineer I, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- hademelo@mtu.edu
- 906-231-0456
- Dillman 106A
Ricardo Eiris
- Assistant Professor, Construction Management
- Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty, College of Business
- reiris@mtu.edu
- Dillman 201B
Teaching Interests
- Technology Applications in Construction
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Construction Safety
- Building Utilities (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing)
Research Interests
- Human-Technology Interaction
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Building Information Modeling
- Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UASs/UAVs)
- Cyberlearning
Joseph Foster, PS, PLS
- Professor of Practice, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- josephfo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1665
- Dow 813
Teaching Interests
- Introduction to land surveying
- Route and construction surveying
- Survey field practice
- Professional practice review
Rob Fritz
- Technical Lab Coordinator, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- rwfritz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2526
- Dow 107
Gennady Gienko
- Adjunct Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Geospatial image analysis
- Geovisualization
- Geographic Information Systems
John S. Gierke, PE
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- jsgierke@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2535
- Dow 405
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Hydrogeology
- Ground water Engineering
- Contaminant Transport
- Subsurface Remediation
Research Interests
- Field performance of air sparging for removing volatile organic chemicals from ground water
- Volatile organic vapor transport in unsaturated soils
- Sulfur dioxide interactions with volcanic ash
Chris Gilbertson
- Associate Director, Center for Technology & Training
- Staff, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- cggilber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2102
- Dillman Hall 305
David Hand
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment
Robert M. Handler
- Senior Research Engineer, Chemical Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Green Campus Enterprise
- rhandler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3612
- Dow Building 814
Research Interests
- Sustainable water and energy systems
- Life-cycle assessment
- Bioproducts and bioenergy
- Sustainable materials and manufacturing
- Aquaponics and hydroponics
- Ecosystem services
Jacob Hiller
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jhiller@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3053
- Dillman 301H
Teaching Interests
- Pavements
- Construction Materials
- Transportation-related topics
Research Interests
- Pavement mechanics and the interaction between materials, analysis and performance
- Sustainable transportation infrastructure
Ralph J. Hodek, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Soil mechanics and foundational engineering, concentrating on deep foundations
- Behavior of mine tailings during deposition and consolidation
Jeffery Pereira Hollingsworth
- Professor of Practice, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jphollin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2445
- Dow 802
Research Interests
- UAV Uses and Geomatics Applications
- Spatial Data Adjustments
- Multibeam/Single Beam Hydrographic Surveying and Bathymetric Surveys
- Boundary Determinations and Legal Principles
- Terrestrial LiDAR integration and GIS
Neil J. Hutzler
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Center for Science and Environmental Education
Research Interests
- Groundwater contaminant transport
- Biological and physical processes for aquifer and soil restoration
- Risk assessments
- Management of household wastewaters
- Hazardous waste management
- Water distribution system analysis
Angela Keranen
- Senior Administrative Aide, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Graduate Program Assistant, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- amkerane@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2474
- Dow 868
Specialties
- Assists graduate students with forms, deadlines and policies related to degree completion
- Processes graduate student applications
- Web Liaison for Department
- Social Media Coordinator
- Marketing
Pasi Lautala, PE
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Rail Transportation Program, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
- ptlautal@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3547
- Dillman 318
Links of Interest
William Leder
- Adjunct Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- bleder@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1647
- Dow Building 815
Research Interests
- Public transportation planning and engineering
- Airport planning and design
- Railroad engineering
- Design-build contracting for large transportation projects
- Project management
John D. Lenters
- Associate Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- Adjunct Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Instructor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
- jdlenter@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3197
- GLRC 305
Areas of Expertise
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- Lake evaporation
- Physical limnology
- Great Lakes weather and climate
- Surface waves and coastal storms
- Air-sea interaction
- Autonomous buoys
- Watershed hydrology
- Global and regional climate change
Research Interests
- Impacts of climate on lake temperature and ice cover
- Lake surface energy balance studies
- Marine weather observations and forecasting
- Great Lakes evaporation and water levels
- Climate impacts on lake and land surface hydrology
- Mesoscale and boundary layer meteorology
- Great Lakes observation networks
- Societal impacts of climate change
- Autonomous sensors at the lake-air interface
Eugene Levin, CP
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Integrated geospatial technologies for sustainable development
- Mobile mapping platforms for geographical and environmental studies
- SAR- and LIDAR-based remote sensing and GIS
- Geosensorics, real-time networks of geosensors
- Human-computer symbiosis for knowledge extraction and expertise transfer
- Visual perception in remote sensing and GIS
- 3-D geospatial visualization and augmented reality
- Visual and automated feature extraction in multispectral and hyperspectral image interpretation
- Geospatial-sensor modeling and calibration
- Image processing and automated feature extraction from aerial and satellite imagery
- Automated systems for vision-based autonomous navigation and control of manned/unmanned robotic platforms
- Image fusion and analysis
- Photogrammetry of aerial and high-resolution satellite imagery
Teaching Interests
- Earth observation systems
- Geodesy
- Photogrammetry
- Geospatial technologies, data, and systems
- Global positioning systems
- Remote sensing
- LIDAR-, SAR-/InSAR-based remote sensing
- Geospatial 3-D visualization
- Geospatial imaging: perception and interpretation
- Introductory and advanced GIS
- Spatial analysis and modeling
- Spatial decision support
- Cartography and cybercartography
Zhen Liu, PE
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- zhenl@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1826
- Dillman 201F
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Soil mechanics and labs
- Foundation engineering
- Numerical simulations (FEM, FDM)
- Multiphysics
- Artificial intelligence
- Data analytics in engineering
Research Interests
- Intelligent infrastructure systems enabled by computing (AI, hybrid computing), sensing (acoustic, electromagnetic), and control (distributed systems with microcontrollers) for smart cities and safer, more (energy) efficient, and more resilient built environments
- Enhancing system resilience with artificial intelligence (deep and reinforcement learning), physics (multiphysics and inverse analysis), and advanced data analytics (with transportation, meteorological, and GIS data)
- Multiphysics and applications: thermohydromechanics (seasonal and climatic effects, material/environment processes, energy from gas hydrates), buoyance-driven flow (surface water geothermal), electromagnetics (sensing and sensors, energy harvesting), and soil-structure-fluid interaction (erosion and infrastructure protection)
- Advanced soil mechanics and numerical simulation techniques: stress formulation, soil wetting, adsorption, non-isothermal soil mechanics, phase change, and soil behavior under extreme conditions; FEM, FDM, FVM, XFEM, molecular dynamics, SPH, Monte Carlo, and self-made methods.
Kris G. Mattila, PE
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Construction Management
- mattila@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2523
- Dillman 201H
Links of Interest
Ronald M. Mauno
- Associate Teaching Professor, Construction Management
- rmmauno@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2237
- EERC 213B
Research Interests
- Modeling wastewater-treatment plants
- New building products/projects
Teaching Interests
- Construction safety management
- Introduction to construction management
- Introduction to surveying
- Site planning and development
- Professional practice seminar
Alex S. Mayer, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation
Research Interests
- Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
- Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
- Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
- Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
- Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California
Cory P. McDonald
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- cpmcdona@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2898
- Dow 815
Teaching Interests
- Surface Water Quality Engineering
- Water Quality Modeling
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Aquatic-terrestrial connectivity and landscape-scale drivers of water quality
- Water quality modeling
- Carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism
- Nutrient biogeochemistry
Daisuke Minakata
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Physics
- dminakat@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1830
- Dow 801
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes
- Environmental Process and Design
- Computational Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
Research Interests
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment and management
- Development of assessing and predicting tools for water treatment technologies
- Innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies for energy saving and harvesting
- Systematic and integrated understanding of water and wastewater reuse
- Application of computational chemistry and molecular modeling
Stephen M. Morse, PE
- Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- smmorse@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3241
- Dillman 201E
Research Interests
- Window Glass Strength Design
- Wind loads on Structures
- Finite Element Modeling of Brittle Materials
- Large Scale Data Processing and Data Mining
Amlan Mukherjee, PE
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- amlan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1952
- Dillman 201J
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Planning and decision making in infrastructure system management
- Develop models and implements simulations that can aid decision makers assess design alternatives and explore what-if scenarios
Dave Nelson, PE
- Senior Research Engineer, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Construction Management
- dannelso@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1734
- Dillman 301
Research Interests
- Rail Activities
- Railroad Crossing Research
Teaching Interests
- Railroad Engineering
- Rail Seminar
- Transportation Engineering
- Senior Design
Thomas Oommen
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- toommen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2045
- Dow Building 401
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Computer Methods in Geomechanics
- Computational Geoscience
- Remote Sensing for Geotechniques
- Geostatistics and Data Analysis
- Engineering Geology and Geoinformatics
Research Interests
- Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation at local and regional scales using in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations
- Estimating liquefaction induced damage such as lateral spread displacement
- Transportation Geotechniques
- Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture
- Geotechnical asset monitoring
- Machine Learning
Judith A. Perlinger
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jperl@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3641
- Dow 863
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Transport & Transformation of Organic Chemicals
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Sustainability
Research Interests
- Air and Water Quality
- Atmosphere-biosphere Exchange of Chemicals
- Micrometeorology
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Sustainability
Julie Ross
- Academic Advisor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jzross@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3410
- Dillman 103
Specialties
- Provides academic advising for Civil, Environmental, and Surveying Engineering undergraduate students
- Meets with prospective students and families
- Department scheduler for CEGE courses
L. Bogue Sandberg, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Timber
- Reinforced concrete
- Steel design
Research Interests
- Behavior of elastomeric sealants
- Behavior of structural glazing curtain wall systems
- Traditionally connected timber frames
- Molded wood strand composites
- Durability of pavement crank and joint sealments
Shelle Sandell
- Technical Communications/Budget Coordinator, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- rdsandel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1625
- Dow 866
Eric Seagren, PE
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
- eseagren@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2614
- Dow 859
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.
Roman Shults
- Adjunct Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
William J. Sproule, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- wsproule@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2568
- Dillman 301C
Research Interests
- Airport planning and design
- Transportation planning
- Traffic engineering,
- Public transit
- Automated people movers
- Hockey history
R. Andrew Swartz, PE
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- raswartz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2439
- Dillman 201I
Research Interests
- Application computationally efficient and robust embedded algorithms for monitoring and protection of civil infrastructure assets such as buildings, bridges, pipelines, wind turbines, roadways, and railroads.
Petr Titarov
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Noel R. Urban
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- nurban@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3640
- 306 GLRC
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental cycles of major and trace elements
- Sediment diagenesis and stratigraphy
- Chemistry of natural organic matter
- Wetland biogeochemistry
- Environmental impact and fate of pollutants
- Influence of organisms on the chemical environment
- Role of chemical environment in controlling populations
Paul van Susante
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Mining Innovation Enterprise (MINE) Faculty Advisor
- pjvansus@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3253
- MEEM 915A
Teaching Interests
- Engineering Design Process
- Mechanics of Materials
- System Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Practice
- Finite Element Analysis
- Intro to Aerospace Engineering
- Space System Engineering
- Space Resource Utilization
- Senior Design Capstone / Enterprise Project
- Product Realization
Areas of Expertise
- Solid Mechanics
- Structural Design
- Finite Element Analysis
- Engineering Design Process
- System Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Engineering (Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Architecture)
- Extreme Environment Design
- Civil and Mining Engineering
- Education
- Optimization and Modeling
Research Interests
- Extreme Environment Technologies (Space, Underwater, Mining, Arctic, etc.)
- Excavation and Mining Technology
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- In-Situ Resource Utilization
- Space Mining and Construction
- Design Optimization
- Robotics and Automation
- System Engineering and Integration
Norma Veurink
- Teaching Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- norma@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2681
- Dow 861
Stanley J. Vitton, PE
- Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
- Mechanics of seismic signals generated from hydrodynamic phenomena such as the interaction of tornadoes with the ground
David Watkins, PE
- Distinguished Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- dwatkins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1640
- Dow 806
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water resources planning and management
- Environmental systems analysis
- Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
- Optimization methods
- Learning through service
Research Interests
- Integrated water resources planning
- Hydrologic modeling and forecasting
- Flood risk management
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation planning
- Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- Systems optimization under uncertainty
- Sustainable development engineering
Melanie Kueber Watkins, PE
- Research Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- mkueber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2218
- Dow 862
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- River and Floodplain Hydraulics
- Water Resources Modeling & Design
- Water/wastewater/storm systems design
- Senior Design
- International Senior Design
- Statics
Research Interests
- 1D & 2D water modeling using 3D surfaces
- Flood inundation mapping
- Modeling using large lidar and digital bathymetry datasets
- Water management structure design for highways, industrial developments: culverts, bridge openings, storm sewers, in-line detention/ponds, floodway/floodplain mitigation
- Sanitary sewer force main rehabilitation rehab research & design including pump station evaluations
Veronica L. Webster, PE
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- vlweb@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1079
- Dillman 201D
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Probability and statistics
- Stochastic hydrology
- Numerical methods
- Water resources
- Risk analysis and management
Research Interests
- Water resources
- Uncertainty analysis
- Flood frequency and analysis of extreme events
- Impacts of climate and land use changes
Lloyd Wescoat
- Education Program Assistant and Service Learning, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Shiliang Wu
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- slwu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2590
- Dow 429
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Interactions among climate, atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and land use/land cover
- Impacts of global change on atmospheric chemistry and long-range transport of air pollution
- Anthropogenic perturbations to the atmosphere and implications for environmental sustainability
- Atmosphere-biosphere interactions, especially in the context of global change
- Impacts of aerosols on the global hydrological cycle
Pengfei Xue
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Numerical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Great Lakes Research Center
- pexue@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1837
- GLRC 317
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Introductory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Hydrodynamic Modeling
- Water Resources Engineering
- Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamic modeling
- Regional climate modeling
- Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics
- Data assimilation and machine learning
- Biophysical processes in the Great Lakes
- Estuary and coastal ocean processes
Xinyu Ye
- Research Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- xinyuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3138
- GLRC 116
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamic Models in the Great Lakes
- Regional-scale Climate Modeling
Zhanping You, PE
- Distinguished Professor, Transportation Engineering
- zyou@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1059
- Dillman 301A
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Road design and analysis
- Civil engineering materials
- Sustainable pavement engineering
- Advanced asphalt materials
- Pavement mechanics
Research Interests
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Design, construction, and maintenance of pavements
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Micromechanics for road materials
- Discrete element modeling and finite element modeling techniques
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Construction materials: asphalt, aggregate, asphalt concrete
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Alternative materials for civil engineering
- Recycled materials for civil engineering
Kuilin Zhang
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Computer Science
- klzhang@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1828
- Dillman 301i
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Transportation Network Analysis
- Traffic Flow Theory
- Travel Demand Analysis
- Transportation Systems Operations and Control
- Transportation Planning
- Traffic Engineering
- Optimization Methods
Research Interests
- Data-driven optimization and control models for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs)
- Big traffic data analytics using machine learning
- Mobile and crowd sensing of dynamic traffic systems
- Dynamic network equilibrium and optimization
- Modeling and simulation of large-scale complex systems
- Freight logistics and supply chain systems
- Impact of plug-in electric vehicles to smart grid and transportation network systems
- Interdependency and resiliency of large-scale networked infrastructure systems
- Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs)
- Smart Cities
- Cyber-Physical Systems