Our faculty & staff

Professional Staff
Samantha Altergott
Samantha Altergott
Administrative Assistant III
(775) 682-7922
saltergott@unr.edu
SEM 105
1370
Professional Staff
Aimee Ashby
Aimee Ashby
Administrative Assistant II
(775) 682-7947
aashby@unr.edu
SEM 105
1370
Professional Staff
Pamela Bernaldez
Pamela Bernaldez
NSHE Specialist 1
(775) 682-7932
pbernaldez@unr.edu
SEM 105
1370
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty
Ian Buckle
Ian Buckle
Foundation Professor
(775) 784-1519
igbuckle@unr.edu
SEM 110
1366 1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Keith Dennett
Keith Dennett
Associate Professor
(775) 784-4056
kdennett@unr.edu
SEM 226
1368 1373
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty Bayesian Inference, Model Updating, Uncertainty Quantification, Model Inversion, Data Assimilation, Structural Health Monitoring, System Identification, Damage Identification, Computational Mechanics, Nonlinear Modeling, Disaster Resilience, Risk Engineering, Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Experimental Mechanics
Hamed Ebrahimian
Hamed Ebrahimian
Assistant Professor He, him, his
(775) 682-6567
hebrahimian@unr.edu
SEM 218
1366 1373 Bayesian Inference, Model Updating, Uncertainty Quantification, Model Inversion, Data Assimilation, Structural Health Monitoring, System Identification, Damage Identification, Computational Mechanics, Nonlinear Modeling, Disaster Resilience, Risk Engineering, Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Experimental Mechanics
Environmental Engineering Research Faculty
Veronica Edirveerasingam Alumbaugh
Veronica Edirveerasingam Alumbaugh
Staff Research Associate 4
(775) 682-7466
veronicae@unr.edu
HREL 212B
1368 1371
Geotechnical Engineering Research Faculty
Sherif Elfass
Sherif Elfass
Research Associate Professor
(775) 784-6664
elfass@unr.edu
EEL 216
1367 1371
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty
Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi
Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6568
elnaze@unr.edu
SEM 214
1366 1373
Environmental Engineering Research Faculty
Laura Haak
Laura Haak
Research Scientist
(775) 682-6042
lhaak@nevada.unr.edu
SEM 225D
1368 1371
Pavement Engineering & Science Academic Faculty Bituminous, Asphalt, Pavement, Mechanistic, Full-scale, Roughness
Elie Hajj
Elie Hajj
Professor, Associate Director of the Western Regional Superpave Center
(775) 784-1180
elieh@unr.edu
SEM 320A
1365 1373 Bituminous, Asphalt, Pavement, Mechanistic, Full-scale, Roughness
Pavement Engineering & Science Academic Faculty
Adam Hand
Adam Hand
Professor
(775) 784-1439
adamhand@unr.edu
SEM 320D
1365 1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
David Hanigan
David Hanigan
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7517
dhanigan@unr.edu
SEM 124G
1368 1373
Research Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Patrick Laplace
Patrick Laplace
Research Associate Professor
(775) 784-8080
plaplace@unr.edu
EEL 118
1371 1366
Environmental Engineering Research Faculty
Lin Li
Lin Li
Research Scientist
(775) 682-6042
lli234@unr.edu
SEM 255C
1368 1371
Academic Faculty
Taylen Lopez-Simms
Taylen Lopez-Simms
Development Technician II
(775) 682-8320
tlopezsimms@unr.edu
SEM 124A
1373
Professional Staff
Chad Lyttle
Chad Lyttle
Development Technician III
(775) 682-8414
chadl@unr.edu
EEL 121
1370
Professional Staff
Todd Lyttle
Todd Lyttle
Development Technician III
(775) 784-6926
tlyttle@unr.edu
EEL 121
1370
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Ben Ma
Ben Ma
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5560
benma@unr.edu
SEM 124F
1368 1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Eric Marchand
Eric Marchand
Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs
(775) 784-6817
marchand@unr.edu
SEM 220
1368 1373
Geotechnical Engineering Academic Faculty Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Shake table tests, Liquefaction, Site response analysis
Ramin Motamed
Ramin Motamed
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6960
motamed@unr.edu
SEM 222
1367 1373 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Shake table tests, Liquefaction, Site response analysis
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7919
mmoustafa@unr.edu
SEM 349B
1366 1373
Academic Faculty
Dani Or
Dani Or
Nevada Engineering Distinguished Professor
(775) 682-5448
dor@unr.edu
WPEB 421
1373
Department Chair Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty water, reclaimed water, water reuse, biological processes, environmental engineering
Krishna Pagilla
Krishna Pagilla
Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Professor and Chair He, him, his
(775) 682-7918
pagilla@unr.edu
SEM 103
2725 1368 1373 water, reclaimed water, water reuse, biological processes, environmental engineering
Transportation Engineering Academic Faculty
Seri Park
Seri Park
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6744
serip@unr.edu
SEM 253D
1364 1373
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty
Gokhan Pekcan
Gokhan Pekcan
Professor
(775) 784-4512
pekcan@unr.edu
SEM 130B
1366 1373
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty
Floriana Petrone
Floriana Petrone
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6582
florianapetrone@unr.edu
SEM 216
1366 1373
Geotechnical Engineering Academic Faculty
Renmin Pretell
Renmin Pretell
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5226
rpretell@unr.edu
WPEB 327
1367 1373
Earthquake & Structural Engineering Academic Faculty seismic isolation, nonstructural components
Keri Ryan
Keri Ryan
E.W. McKenzie Foundation Endowed Professor; Graduate Program Director; Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs
(775) 784-6928
klryan@unr.edu
SEM 227
1366 1373 seismic isolation, nonstructural components
Pavement Engineering & Science Academic Faculty
Peter Sebaaly
Peter Sebaaly
Professor, Director of the Western Regional Superpave Center
(775) 784-6565
psebaaly@unr.edu
SEM 320B
1365 1373
Transportation Engineering Academic Faculty
Zong Tian
Zong Tian
Professor
(775) 443-6163
zongt@unr.edu
SEM 221
1364 1373
Research Faculty
Aobo Wang
Aobo Wang
Research Scientist
(775) 784-6906
aobow@unr.edu
SEM 124B
1371
Transportation Engineering Academic Faculty
Hao Xu
Hao Xu
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6909
haox@unr.edu
SEM 223
1364 1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Yu (Frank) Yang
Yu (Frank) Yang
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6609
yuy@unr.edu
SEM 349C
1368 1373

Emeritus faculty

Emeritus
Ahmad M. Itani
Ahmad M. Itani
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
itani@unr.edu
1372
Emeritus
Manos Maragakis
Manos Maragakis
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
maragaki@unr.edu
1372
Emeritus
M. "Saiid" Saiidi
M. "Saiid" Saiidi
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
saiidi@unr.edu
1372
Emeritus
Raj Siddharthan
Raj Siddharthan
Professor, Emeritus
siddhart@unr.edu
1372

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