Our faculty & staff

Research Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science
Ashraf Alrajhi
Ashraf Alrajhi
Lab Manager, Pavement Engineering and Science
(775) 682-6446
aalrajhi@unr.edu
HREL 200A
1371 1365
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Keith Dennett
Keith Dennett
Associate Professor
(775) 784-4056
kdennett@unr.edu
SEM 226
1368 1373
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering 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
Associate Professor | Simon Wong Faculty Scholar of Structural Engineering He, him, his
(775) 682-6567
hebrahimian@unr.edu
SEM 218
1373 1366 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
Research Faculty Geotechnical Engineering
Sherif Elfass
Sherif Elfass
Service to industry contact
(775) 784-6664
elfass@unr.edu
EEL 216
1371 1367
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi
Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6568
elnaze@unr.edu
SEM 214
1373 1366
Environmental Engineering Research Faculty
Laura Haak
Laura Haak
Research Scientist
(775) 682-6042
lhaak@unr.edu
1368 1371
Academic Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science 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
1373 1365 Bituminous, Asphalt, Pavement, Mechanistic, Full-scale, Roughness
Academic Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science
Adam Hand
Adam Hand
Professor
(775) 784-1439
adamhand@unr.edu
SEM 320D
1373 1365
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
David Hanigan
David Hanigan
Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs
(775) 682-7517
dhanigan@unr.edu
SEM 124G
1368 1373
Research Faculty
Blaine Harper
Blaine Harper
Staff Research Associate 4
(775) 682-6045
blaineh@unr.edu
HREL 212B
1371
Research Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Patrick Laplace
Patrick Laplace
Research Associate Professor
(775) 784-8080
plaplace@unr.edu
EEL 118
1371 1366
Academic Faculty
Taylor Larson
Taylor Larson
Lecturer She, her
(775) 682-8115
taylorlarson@unr.edu
SEM 239
1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Srinidhi Lokesh
Srinidhi Lokesh
Research Scientist
slokesh@unr.edu
1368 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
Professor
(775) 784-6817
marchand@unr.edu
SEM 220
1368 1373
Professional Staff
Ruby Anna Balmonte Mosteiro
Ruby Anna Balmonte Mosteiro
Administrative Assistant 4
(775) 682-5851
rmosteiro@unr.edu
SEM 105
1370
Academic Faculty Geotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Shake table tests, Liquefaction, Site response analysis
Ramin Motamed
Ramin Motamed
Professor
(775) 784-6960
motamed@unr.edu
SEM 222
1373 1367 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Shake table tests, Liquefaction, Site response analysis
Academic Faculty
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Contracted Faculty Appointment
(510) 690-7666
mmoustafa@unr.edu
SEM 349B
1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Dani Or
Dani Or
Nevada Engineering Distinguished Professor
(775) 682-5448
dor@unr.edu
WPEB 327
1368 1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty water, reclaimed water, water reuse, biological processes, environmental engineering
Krishna Pagilla
Krishna Pagilla
Ralph & Rose Hoeper Engineering Professor | Foundation Professor | Director, Nevada Water Innovation Institute He, him, his
(775) 682-7918
pagilla@unr.edu
SEM 111B
1368 1373 water, reclaimed water, water reuse, biological processes, environmental engineering
Academic Faculty Transportation Engineering
Seri Park
Seri Park
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6744
serip@unr.edu
SEM 212
1373 1364
Professional Staff
Chris Pedersen
Chris Pedersen
Development Technician 3
(775) 682-8320
cpedersen@unr.edu
SEM 124H
1370
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Gokhan Pekcan
Gokhan Pekcan
Professor | Graduate Program Director | Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs
(775) 784-4512
pekcan@unr.edu
SEM 130B
1373 1366
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Floriana Petrone
Floriana Petrone
Associate Professor | M. Saiid and Sohila Saiidi Civil Engineering Faculty Scholar
(775) 682-6582
florianapetrone@unr.edu
SEM 216
1373 1366
Academic Faculty Geotechnical Engineering
Renmin Pretell
Renmin Pretell
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5226
rpretell@unr.edu
SEM 224
1373 1367
Academic Faculty Department Chair Earthquake & Structural Engineering seismic isolation, nonstructural components
Keri Ryan
Keri Ryan
School Head, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering | E.W. McKenzie Foundation Endowed Professor
(775) 784-6928
klryan@unr.edu
SEM 103
1373 2725 1366 seismic isolation, nonstructural components
Professional Staff
Riley Schuster
Riley Schuster
Administrative Assistant II
(775) 682-5128
rileyschuster@unr.edu
SEM 105
1370
Academic Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science
Peter Sebaaly
Peter Sebaaly
Professor | Director of the Western Regional Superpave Center
(775) 784-6565
psebaaly@unr.edu
SEM 320B
1373 1365
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Mostafa Tazarv
Mostafa Tazarv
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6708
mtazarv@unr.edu
SEM 227
1373 1366
Academic Faculty Transportation Engineering
Zong Tian
Zong Tian
Professor
(775) 443-6163
zongt@unr.edu
SEM 221
1373 1364
Academic Faculty Geotechnical Engineering
Brad P. Wham
Brad P. Wham
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5554
bwham@unr.edu
SEM 218
1373 1367
Research Faculty Transportation Engineering
Trevor Whitley
Trevor Whitley
Research Scientist
(775) 784-6937
trevorwhitley@unr.edu
SEM 125
1371 1364
Academic Faculty Transportation Engineering
Hao Xu
Hao Xu
Professor
(775) 784-6909
haox@unr.edu
SEM 223
1373 1364
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Yu (Frank) Yang
Yu (Frank) Yang
Professor
(775) 682-6609
yuy@unr.edu
SEM 349C
1368 1373

Emeritus faculty

Emeritus
Ian Buckle
Ian Buckle
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
(775) 784-1519
igbuckle@unr.edu
SEM 110
1372
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
(775) 784-1411
siddhart@unr.edu
1372

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