Emeriti Directory
Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
Effects of cold weather on performance of transportation materials
Geophysical methods applied to transportation problems
Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Interests
Surface water quality engineering
Research Interests
Limnology
Engineering approaches to lake and river management
Mathematical modeling of surface water quality
Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
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
Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
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
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
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
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
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
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
Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
Airport planning and design
Transportation planning
Traffic engineering,
Public transit
Automated people movers
Hockey history
