Our faculty & staff

Research Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science
Ashraf Alrajhi
Ashraf Alrajhi
Lab Manager, Pavement Engineering and Science
(775) 682-6446
HREL 200A
1371 1365
Professional Staff
Samantha Altergott
Samantha Altergott
NSHE Specialist I
(775) 682-7922
SEM 105
1370
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Keith Dennett
Keith Dennett
Associate Professor
(775) 784-4056
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
Assistant Professor He, him, his
(775) 682-6567
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
Research Associate Professor
(775) 784-6664
EEL 216
1371 1367
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi
Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6568
SEM 214
1373 1366
Environmental Engineering Research Faculty
Laura Haak
Laura Haak
Research Scientist
(775) 682-6042
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
SEM 320A
1373 1365 Bituminous, Asphalt, Pavement, Mechanistic, Full-scale, Roughness
Academic Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science
Adam Hand
Adam Hand
Professor
(775) 784-1439
SEM 320D
1373 1365
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
David Hanigan
David Hanigan
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7517
SEM 124G
1368 1373
Research Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Patrick Laplace
Patrick Laplace
Research Associate Professor
(775) 784-8080
EEL 118
1371 1366
Environmental Engineering Research Faculty
Lin Li
Lin Li
Research Scientist
(775) 682-6042
SEM 255C
1368 1371
Academic Faculty
Taylen Lopez-Simms
Taylen Lopez-Simms
Development Technician III
(775) 682-8320
SEM 124H
1373
Professional Staff
Chad Lyttle
Chad Lyttle
Development Technician III
(775) 682-8414
EEL 121
1370
Professional Staff
Todd Lyttle
Todd Lyttle
Development Technician III
(775) 784-6926
EEL 121
1370
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Ben Ma
Ben Ma
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5560
SEM 124F
1368 1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Eric Marchand
Eric Marchand
Professor, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs
(775) 784-6817
SEM 220
1368 1373
Academic Faculty Geotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Shake table tests, Liquefaction, Site response analysis
Ramin Motamed
Ramin Motamed
Professor
(775) 784-6960
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
SEM 349B
1373
Academic Faculty
Dani Or
Dani Or
Nevada Engineering Distinguished Professor
(775) 682-5448
WPEB 327
1373
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty water, reclaimed water, water reuse, biological processes, environmental engineering
Krishna Pagilla
Krishna Pagilla
Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Foundation Professor He, him, his
(775) 682-7918
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
SEM 253D
1373 1364
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Gokhan Pekcan
Gokhan Pekcan
Professor; Graduate Program Director; Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs
(775) 784-4512
SEM 130B
1373 1366
Academic Faculty Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Floriana Petrone
Floriana Petrone
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6582
SEM 216
1373 1366
Academic Faculty Geotechnical Engineering
Renmin Pretell
Renmin Pretell
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5226
SEM 224
1373 1367
Academic Faculty Department Chair Earthquake & Structural Engineering seismic isolation, nonstructural components
Keri Ryan
Keri Ryan
E.W. McKenzie Foundation Endowed Professor and Chair
(775) 784-6928
SEM 103
1373 2725 1366 seismic isolation, nonstructural components
Academic Faculty Pavement Engineering & Science
Peter Sebaaly
Peter Sebaaly
Professor, Director of the Western Regional Superpave Center
(775) 784-6565
SEM 320B
1373 1365
Academic Faculty Transportation Engineering
Zong Tian
Zong Tian
Professor
(775) 443-6163
SEM 221
1373 1364
Research Faculty
Aobo Wang
Aobo Wang
Research Scientist
(775) 784-6906
SEM 124B
1371
Research Faculty
Trevor Whitley
Trevor Whitley
Research Scientist
(775) 784-6937
SEM 125
1371
Academic Faculty Transportation Engineering
Hao Xu
Hao Xu
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6909
SEM 223
1373 1364
Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty
Yu (Frank) Yang
Yu (Frank) Yang
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6609
SEM 349C
1368 1373

Emeritus faculty

Emeritus
Ian Buckle
Ian Buckle
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
(775) 784-1519
SEM 110
1372
Emeritus
Ahmad M. Itani
Ahmad M. Itani
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
1372
Emeritus
Manos  Maragakis
Manos Maragakis
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
1372
Emeritus
M. "Saiid" Saiidi
M. "Saiid" Saiidi
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
1372
Emeritus
Raj Siddharthan
Raj Siddharthan
Professor, Emeritus
1372

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