Full-Time Faculty
 
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
 
Abigail L. Beck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N106 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1429 
Email albeck2 [at] uh.edu
 
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, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N115 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-4293 
Email bferdowsi [at] uh.edu
 
Craig Glennie, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair Director, National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Director, DHS Center of Excellence for Borders, Trade and Immigration
Director of Engineering Defense Research Initiatives
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 212, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Phone 832-842-8861 
Email clglennie [at] uh.edu
 
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, Ph.D.
Kaspar J. Willam Assistant Professor
Office Location N136 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9846  
Email vhoskere [at] central.uh.edu
 
Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N113 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9838 
Email dkallion [at] central.uh.edu
 
Konrad Krakowiak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location N132 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-8669 
Email kjkrak [at] uh.edu
 
Hyongki Lee, Ph.D.
Honorable Daniel Wong Endowed 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.
Associate Professor
Office Location N118 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-9871 
Email hli57 [at] uh.edu
 
Stacey Louie, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDirector, 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, 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.
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.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N134 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-1346 
Email mmomen [at] central.uh.edu
 
Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala, Ph.D.
Carl F. Gauss 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, Ph.D., P.E.
Instructional Associate Professor
Office Location N119 Engineering Building 1
Email tmphatak [at] uh.edu
 
Mim Rahimi, Ph.D.
Kaspar J. Willam Assistant Professor
Office Location N117 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-7697 
Email mrahimi [at] uh.edu
 
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, 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, Ph.D, MBA
Instructional Associate 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, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location N107 Engineering Building 1
Email kvsaladi [at] uh.edu
 
Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Office Location N135 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-7612 
Email dshaffer [at] uh.edu
 
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
 
Meng Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email mengwang [at] central.uh.edu
 
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 "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, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location N119 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone 713-743-0681 
Email rudaz [at] uh.edu