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Full-Time Faculty

Roberto Ballarini
Roberto Ballarini, Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, F.ASME, Dist.M.ASCE
Thomas and Laura Hsu Professor and Department Chair
Office Location N127 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-6466
Email rballari [at] central.uh.edu
Abby Beck
Abigail L. Beck, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Email albeck2 [at] uh.edu
Abdeldjelil "DJ" Belarbi, Ph.D., P.E.
Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Ph.D., P.E. (TX, MO), F.ACI, F.SEI, F.ASCE, F.IIFC, F.IAAM
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Office Location N108 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1609
Email belarbi [at] uh.edu
Behrooz Ferdowsi
Behrooz Ferdowsi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N115 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-4293
Email bferdowsi [at] uh.edu
Craig Glennie
Craig Glennie, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Cullen College of Engineering Professor
PI and Director, National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Director of Engineering Defense Research Initiatives
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 832-842-8861
Email clglennie [at] uh.edu
Reagan Herman
Reagan Herman, Ph.D., P.E.
Instructional Professor
Director, Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1498
Email rherman [at] uh.edu
Vedhus Hoskere
Vedhus Hoskere, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N136 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9846
Email vhoskere [at] central.uh.edu
Dimitrios Kalliontzis
Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N113 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9838
Email dkallion [at] central.uh.edu
Konrad Krakowiak
Konrad Krakowiak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N132 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-8669
Email kjkrak [at] uh.edu
Hyongki Lee, Ph.D.
Hyongki Lee, Ph.D.
Cullen College of Engineering Professor
Director, Geosensing Systems Engineering Graduate Program
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 713-743-4685
Email hlee45 [at] central.uh.edu
Hong-Yi Li, Ph.D.
Hong-Yi Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location N118 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9871
Email hli57 [at] uh.edu
Stacey Louie
Stacey Louie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program
Office Location N123 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-8646
Email slouie [at] uh.edu
Pietro Milillo
Pietro Milillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 713-743-7792
Email pmilillo [at] central.uh.edu
Yi-Lung Mo, Ph.D., P.E.
Yi-Lung Mo, Ph.D., P.E.
Moores Professor
Office Location N112 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4274
Email yilungmo [at] central.uh.edu
Mostafa Momen, Ph.D
Mostafa Momen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N134 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1346
Email mmomen [at] central.uh.edu
Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala, Ph.D.
Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Office Location N124 Engineering Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4418
Email knakshatrala [at] uh.edu
Tejasree Phatak
Tejasree Phatak, Ph.D., P.E.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Email tmphatak [at] uh.edu
Rahimi
Mim Rahimi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N117 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-7697
Email mrahimi [at] uh.edu
Hanadi S. Rifai, Ph.D., P.E.
Hanadi S. Rifai, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASCE
Moores Professor
Director, Hurricane Resilience Research Institute
Office Location N138 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4271
Email rifai [at] uh.edu
Bill Rixey
Bill Rixey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location N122 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4279
Email wrixey [at] uh.edu
Mahdi Safa
Mahdi Safa, Ph.D, MBA
Instructional Assistant Professor
Office Location Katy Academic Building, 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Suite 307, Katy, Texas 77449
Phone 713-743-6940
Email msafa [at] central.uh.edu
Krishna Rishi Saladi
Krishna Rishi Saladi, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Email kvsaladi [at] uh.edu
Devin L. Shaffer
Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N135 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-7612
Email dshaffer [at] uh.edu
Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E.
Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASCE
Professor
Office Location 4302 University Dr., Ezekiel W. Cullen RM 202, Houston, TX 77204-2019
Phone 713-743-4207
Email jtedesco [at] uh.edu
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E.
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Office Location N133 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4278
Email cvipulanandan [at] uh.edu
Keh-Han Wang, Ph.D.
Keh-Han Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Civil Engineering Graduate Program
Office Location N120 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-4277
Email KHWang [at] uh.edu
Yuntian Wu
Yuntian "YT" Wu, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location Katy Academic Building, 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Suite 307, Katy, Texas 77449
Email ywu77 [at] uh.edu
Surui Xie
Surui Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Ste 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Email sxie9 [at] central.uh.edu
Siavash Zamiran
Siavash "Ash" Zamiran, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Lecturer
Office Location Katy Academic Building, 22400 Grand Circle Blvd., Suite 307, Katy, Texas 77449
Email szamiran [at] uh.edu
Ruda Zhang
Ruda Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N119 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-0681
Email rudaz [at] uh.edu