Faculty

The Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty shown below include professors, associate professors, and assistant professors with primary and joint appointments. To view additional faculty (courtesy, emeritus and visiting), select the "Find Faculty by Appointment" tab to filter results.
  • Negin Alemazkoor

    Assistant Professor
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    The overarching objective of my research is to develop sensing and computing methodologies for fast and reliable analysis of smart and interconnected infrastructure systems under uncertainty. My research is inherently multi-disciplinary and aims to advance reliability and resilience…
  • Somayeh Asadi Headshot
    Somayeh Asadi is currently a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining UVA, she was an Associate Professor with the Department of Architectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She received M.Sc. and…
  • Larry Band

    Ernest H. Ern Professor of Environmental Science
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    I am an eco-hydrologist with research spanning the continuum of natural through urban watersheds. A goal is to develop and incorporate principles learned in unmanaged ecosystems as part of urban ecosystem restoration.

  • Craig H. Benson

    Professor Emeritus
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    My practice in geoenvironmental engineering fits in four broad categories: (i) design and assessment of environmental containment systems for municipal, mining, radioactive, and hazardous wastes, (ii) sustainability assessment of engineering systems, (ii) recycling/upcycling of waste…
  • Michelle D. Busby

    Director of Operations, Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair, Engineering School Staff Council Executive Committee, BFS-ERG Co-Director, Staff Senate Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, Membership Committee, NCCI
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  • T. Donna Chen

    Associate Professor
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    Dr. Chen joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia in August 2015.

  • Andrés F. Clarens

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Director, Environmental Institute
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    Andrés Clarens is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UVA and Associate Director of the Pan-University Environmental Resilience Institute. His research is focused broadly on understanding anthropogenic carbon flows and the ways that CO2 is manipulated, reused, and sequestered in engineered systems.

  • Teresa B. Culver

    Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Chair for Academic Programs
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    My lifelong love for the outdoors translated directly into the study of environmental and water resource engineering. At UVa, I have the honor of working with a new generation of engineers who will work to create a sustainable future.

  • Michael Demetsky

    Emeritus Professor
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    Michael Demetsky served as the professor and chairman of the U.Va. Engineering School's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and received the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's 2008 S.S. Steinberg Outstanding Educator Award for his contribution to…
  • Nicole Dufalla

    Senior Lecturer, First Year Engineering Center Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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    Nicole Dufalla is a Senior Lecturer in the First Year Engineering Center with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

  • Diana Franco Duran

    Assistant Professor Director, Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program Director, Civil Engineering Minor Director, Construction Engineering and Management Track
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    Diana Franco Duran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program, and manages the Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) concentration.

  • Nicholas J. Garber

    Henry L. Kinnier Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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    Nicholas J. Garber is a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Central Florida, and the Henry L. Kinnier Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia.

  • Jose Pantaleon Gomez III Headshot

    Jose Gomez was recently the Director of Research for the Virginia Transportation Research Council, the Virginia Department of Transportation’s research division until he retired in 2016. Highlights from his career include co-Principal Investigator on 16 external grants totaling over $5.4 million in research and co-author of 42 research reports.

  • Jonathan L. Goodall

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Director, UVA Engineering Link Lab
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    Jon Goodall is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA) and Director of the UVA Engineering Link Lab

  • Devin K. Harris

    Professor of Civil Engineering Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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    Professor Harris is chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research and teaching interests focus on large scale infrastructure systems with a primary focus on condition monitoring and system performance.

  • Arsalan Heydarian

    Associate Professor
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    Arsalan Heydarian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as the UVA Link Lab. His research broadly focuses on user-centered design, construction, and operation of intelligent infrastructure with the objective of enhancing their sustainability, adaptability, and resilience. 

  • Cornelius O. Horgan, Professor Emeritus

    Wills Johnson Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics Emeritus, University of Virginia
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    Cornelius O. Horgan is the Wills Johnson Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics Emeritus in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. He was educated at the National University of Ireland (B.Sc. 1964, M.Sc. 1965, Mathematical…
  • Lindsay Ivey-Burden

    Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track Director, Center for Transportation Studies
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    Dr. Ivey-Burden joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia in January 2012. Her research and teaching interests include geotechnical engineering, foundations engineering, solid waste management, risk analysis in infrastructure systems, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and geophysical testing techn

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    Leidy Klotz is filling in underexplored overlaps between engineering and behavioral science, in pursuit of more sustainable systems. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles in venues that include top academic journals in built environment engineering, engineering education…
  • Venkataraman Lakshmi

    John L. Newcomb Professor of Engineering President Hydrology Section, American Geophysical Union
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    Venkat's areas of research interest are catchment hydrology, satellite data validation and assimilation, field experiments, land-atmosphere interactions, satellite data downscaling, vadose zone and water resources.

  • James H. Lambert

    Chair, Faculty Senate of the University of Virginia (2024-25) Janet Scott Hamilton and John Downman Hamilton Professor Director, Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems Site Director, NSF Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security & Trust Professor of Systems & Information Engineering Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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    Dr. Lambert received the 2024 Distinguished Educator Award of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). He is a General Co-Chair of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies CoDIT2025.org (Split, Croatia). He was the Chair of the 8th…
  • Zhen (Leo) Liu

    Associate Professor
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    Professor Liu’s research interests include soil mechanics, foundation engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), numerical simulations, and other topics in classical mechanics. His research interests are integrated for being more collaborative ( multiphysics), more focused (multiscale…
  • Wu-Seng Lung

    Emeritus Professor
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    Dr. Lung joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Virginia (UVa) in 1983. Over the years, he has served as a visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, National Taiwan University, Hong Kong University, and Hong Kong University…
  • Richard W. Miksad

    Dean Emeritus Thomas M. Linville Endowed Professor
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    Dr. Miksad is Dean Emeritus of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Virginia. He holds the Thomas M. Linville Endowed Professorship, and he is currently Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering. He served as Dean of the School…
  • Osman E. Ozbulut

    Osman Ozbulut is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia.

  • B. Brian Park

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor, Systems and Information Engineering Director, Traffic Operations Laboratory
    Currently Recruiting
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    Brian Park is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on improving the efficiency of surface transportation systems via connected automated vehicle controls, traffic operations and management strategies.  

  • Lisa Colosi Peterson

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Chair for Research & Strategic Initiatives
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    Lisa Colosi Peterson is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the UVA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Lab.

  • Marek-Jerzy Pindera

    Professor Emeritus
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    RECENT CAREER 1997 - Present: Professor of Applied Mechanics, University of Virginia 1991 - 1997: Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics, University of Virginia 1988 - 1991: Assistant Professor of Applied Mechanics, University of Virginia RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES…
  • Julianne Quinn

    Assistant Professor
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    Quinn's research focuses on optimization and simulation methods used to inform the design and management of water resources systems with the goals of protecting people from nature (floods and droughts), and nature from people (pollution and consumption). She is interested in how advanced sensing and forecasting techniques inform this optimization.

  • Majid Shafiee-Jood

    Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Director of Graduate Studies
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    Majid Shafiee-Jood is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia.

  • Brian L. Smith, PE

    Professor Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs
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    Brian L. Smith, PE is a leader in advanced technology in surface transportation systems - specifically "connecting" the infrastructure to travelers to improve transportation safety and efficiency. His research has contributed to innovations such as mobile phone navigation systems and urban freeway management.

  • James A. Smith

    Henry L. Kinnier Professor of Civil Engineering
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    James A. Smith is an environmental engineer holding the Henry L. Kinnier Chair of Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UVA. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1983 and 1984, and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University in 1992.

  • Mami Taniuchi

    Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor of Medicine: Infectious Diseases and International Health, Joint Appointment in Biomedical Engineering
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    Dr. Taniuchi received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia. She works with Eric Houpt, MD, and William Petri, Jr., MD, in developing molecular diagnostic assays to detect enteric pathogens that cause diarrhea and malnutrition. Her focus is to develop…
  • Rob Tieman, PE, PMP

    Professor of Practice, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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    My career has focused on progressive management and engineering expertise that is concentrated in executive leadership of transportation projects, programs, and portfolios.