Department of Civil 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
ADEL ABDELNABY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2020]
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 [2022]
FARHAD JAZAEI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), Auburn University [2025]
CLAUDIO MEIER, Associate Professor, PhD (2008). University of Montana [2023]
SABYASACHEE MISHRA, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), Wayne State University [2027]
ROUZBEH ROSS NAZARI, Professor, PhD (2010), CUNY Graduate Center [2030]
PAUL J. PALAZOLO, Assistant Professor, PhD (1998), Georgia Institute of Technology [2021]
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
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
FARZAD NAEIM, PhD (1982), University of Southern California [2025]
MOHAMED OSMAN, PhD (2016) University of Memphis [2026]
ARASH ZANDIEH, PhD (2011), University of Memphis [2027]
VIVEK BEDEKAR, PhD (2019), Auburn University [2024]
DIMITRIOS FITZIOA, PhD (2015), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki [2024]
BEHROOZ TAVAKOLI, PhD (2003), Uppsala University, Sweden [2024]
PEYMAN BABAKHANI, PhD (2019), University of Liverpool-National Tsing Hua University [2025]
KATERINE (KATIE) BELL, PhD (2004), Vanderbilt University [2025]
ZOYA FARAJPUR, PhD (2021), University of Memphis [2025]
UMAIR BIN WAHEED, PhD (2015), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) [2025]
THALIS ZIS, PhD (2016), Imperial College London [2025]
REZA SOLTANIAN, PhD (2015), Wright State University [2025]
MARTIN LIPINSKI, PhD (1972), University of Illinois, Ubana-Champaign [2026]
HOLLY K. ENLOW, PhD (2017), Oklahoma State University [2026]
DANIEL B. WRIGHT, PhD (2013), Princeton [2026]
TIMONTHY BECHTEL, PhD (1989), Brown University [2027]
SUVIN P. VENTHURUTHIYIL, PhD (2021), Indian Institute of Technology Guwhati, India [2027]
DIWAS THAPA, PhD (2023), University of Memphis [2027]
BEHZAD GHANBARIAN, PhD (2014), Wright State University [2027]
REBECCA KAUFMAN, JD (2011), University of Little Rock School of Law [2027]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.