Department of Civil Engineering
University of New Mexico

MSC01 1070
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Ph (505) 277 2722, Fax (505) 277 1988
Email: civil@unm.edu
 

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 Professors

Dr. John C. Stormont , P.E.
Professor and Interim Chair
Director of Graduate Programs
3053 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-6063
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Research Interests
• Geo-environmental engineering
• Waste containment systems
• Rock mechanics
• Drainage
• Unsaturated zone hydrology.


Dr. Arup K. Maji , P.E.

Professor and
Interim Dean of School of Engineering
3006 CENT
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Ph: 505-277-1757
Email : amaji@unm.edu

Webpage:www.unm.edu/~amaji



Research Interests

• Structural engineering
• Composite materials
• Nondestructive testing





Dr. James D. Brogan
, P.E.
Professor
3037 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-1314
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: jbrogan@unm.edu
 




Dr. Walter Gerstle
, P.E.
Professor
3045 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-3458
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: gerstle@unm.edu
Webpage:www.unm.edu/~gerstle



Research Interests
Computational modeling
Finite element analysis
Fracture mechanics
Concrete behavior
Structural acoustics
Telescope design





Dr. Jerome W. Hall
, P.E.
Professor
3039 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-1418
Fx: (505) 277-1988



Research Interests
• Traffic safety
• Highway design and operations





Dr. Percy Ng
, P.E.
Professor
3051 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-4844
Fx: (505) 277-1988



Research Interests

• Computational geomechanics - finite element method
• Discrete element method and manifold method
• Soil dynamics and foundation design



Dr. Timothy J. Ross
, P.E.
Professor and Regents Lecturer
3049 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-3459
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: ross@unm.edu
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~ross



Research Interests

• Reliability theory
• Structural analysis
• Structural dynamics
• Fuzzy logic
• Probability theory
• Possibility theory





Dr. Jerald L. Rounds , P.E. *
AGC Endowed Chair Professor
3041 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-3658
Fx: (505) 277-1988


Research Interests

• Construction engineering and management
• Project management
• Production management and productivity improvement
• Integration of the design/construction continuum
• Applied industry research and training





Dr. Bruce M. Thomson
, P.E.
Regents Professor
2003 CENT
Ph: (505) 277- 4729
Fx: (505) 277-1988


Research Interests
• Chemical behavior and treatment of radioactive and inorganic water contaminants
• Remediation of contamination from uranium mining and milling activities
• Devolopment of tensiometric or dry barriers to prevent contaminant migration through the vadose zone
• Evaluation of groundwater contamination from on-site waste water disposal systems
     
 
  Associate Professors


Dr. Julie E.A. Coonrod , P.E.
Associate Professor
3055 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-3233
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Research Interests
• Hydrology
• Open channel hydraulics
• Water resources engineering
• Use of GIS and remote sensing

 






Dr. Kerry J. Howe
, P.E. *
Associate Professor
3050 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-2702
Fx: (505) 277-1988



Research Interests

• Environmental engineering
• Water treatment processes and design
• Membrane technologies

 





Dr. James R. Matthews , P.E. *
Associate Professor
3043 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-4849
Fx: (505) 277-1988
 
Dr. Mahmoud Reda Taha , P.E. *
Associate Professor & Regents' Lecturer
3044 CENT
Ph: (505) 277- 1258
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: mrtaha@unm.edu



Research Interests

• Structural health monitoring
• Application of artificial intelligence in structural engineering and bio-mechanics.


 Assistant Professors


Dr. Susan Bogus , P.E. *
Assistant Professor
3042 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-1395
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Research Interests
• Concurrent engineering and construction
• Sustainable design and construction
• Leadership in project management


Dr. Giovanni C. Migliaccio, P.E. *
Assistant Professor
3040 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-2722
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: gcm@unm.edu
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~gcm

Research Interests
• Project Delivery Methods
• Procurement
• Project Benchmarking
• Sustainable asset management
• Life-cycle Costing


Dr. Andrew Schuler, P.E.
Assistant Professor
3052 CENT
Ph: (505)277-4556
Fx: (505)277-1988
Email: schuler@unm.edu
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~schuler

Research Interests
• Biological wastewater treatment
• Agent-based modeling and microbial biokinetics
• Hybrid biofilm systems
• Solids separation processes
• Energy and sustainability in wastewater treatment


Dr. Mark Stone, E.I.T.
Assistant Professor
3048 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-0115
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: stone@unm.edu
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~stone



Research Interests
• Stream and wetland restoration
• Ecohydraulics and ecohydrology
• Sustainable watershed management
• Climate change impacts on water resources
• Water resources in developing countries


Dr. Rafiqul A. Tarefder, P.E.
Assistant Professor
3054 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-6083
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: tarefder@unm.edu
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~tarefder


Research Interests
• Pavement materials and foundations
• Pavement design and rehabilitation
• Macro- and nano-scale  measurements
• Modeling of pavement behavior and    performance, neural networks
• Molecular dynamic simulations
     

 Senior Research Engineer


Lary R. Lenke , P.E.
Senior Research Engineer
2009 CENT
Ph: (505) 277-3102
Fx: (505) 277-1988
Email: lary@unm.edu
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~lary

Research Interests
• Construction materials
• Soil mechanics and soil dynamics
• Experimental modeling and design

 

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