Faculty & Staff
Faculty
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David Chandler Associate Professor 2109 Fiedler Hall 785.532.3123 dgc@ksu.edu |
Land use and land cover controls on hydraulic response Ecohydrological feedback processes Vadose zone hydrology Watershed hydrology Distributed sensor networks |
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Director, University Transportation Center Associate Professor 2114 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1573 |
Traffic accident reconstruction and investigation Roadside safety design and analysis Legal aspects of transportation engineering Statistical analysis of transportation systems Materials testing and evaluation |
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Sunanda Dissanayake Associate Professor 2128 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1540 sunanda@ksu.edu |
Traffic engineering and highway safety Traffic control systems Special population groups Modeling and simulation of transport systems Access management Computer applications in transportation engineering |
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Asad Esmaeily Associate Professor 2112 Fiedler Hall 785.532.6063 asad@ksu.edu |
Seismic behavior of bridges under various loading conditions Analytical methods/ models in civil engineering (experimental calibration) Non-destructive tests of existing structures Performance-based design concepts Active and passive control of structures Remote sensing technology in civil engineering |
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Mustaque Hossain Professor 2124 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1576 mustak@ksu.edu |
Pavement design evaluation Pavement performance and management Nondestructive testing of pavements Highway materials Soil stabilization |
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Hani G. Melhem Professor 2127 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1584 melhem@ksu.edu |
Accelerated pavement testing Computer controlled testing of structures Artificial intelligence and information systems Non-destructive evaluation of structures Finite elements and numerical modeling |
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Alexander P. Mathews Professor 2131 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1582 alex@ksu.edu |
Physicochemical processes Water, wastewater, sludges and hazardous waste treatment Bioprocessing for resources recovery Sorption effects on sub-surface contaminant transport In-situ remediation of soils and groundwater |
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Jacob M. Najjar Professor 2118 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1586 ea4146@ksu.edu |
Neural networks Pavement performance and transportation engineering systems Geosynthetics and geoenvironmental systems Computational mechanics and geomechanics Soil-structure interaction and underground excavations |
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Dunja Peric Associate Professor 2108 Fiedler Hall 785.532.2468 peric@ksu.edu |
Experimental and numerical modeling of localized deformation and failure in geo-materials Analysis and development of innovative fiber reinforcement systems and materials Integral bridges and other sustainable bridge systems Characterization of asphalt interfaces subjected to static and dynamic loading Experimental and Numerical Modeling of low cycle fatigue in soils |
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Robert J. Peterman Professor 2113 Fiedler Hall 785.532.7612 bob@ksu.edu |
Behavior and analysis of concrete and prestressed concrete structures Experimental testing of structural components Durability of bridge decks Time-dependent deformations in structures |
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Hayder A. Rasheed Associate Professor 2126 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1589 hayder@ksu.edu |
Behavior of fiber-reinforced composite materials and structures Stability and buckling of structural components Nonlinear finite element analysis of structures Nonlinear constitutive modeling of structural materials Repair and strengthening of structures |
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Steven K. Starrett Associate Professor 2132 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1583 steveks@ksu.edu |
Surface water hydrology Urban non-point-source pollution Artificial neural networks Engineering ethics |
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David R. Steward Associate Professor 2129 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1585 steward@ksu.edu |
Mathematical and computer modeling of groundwater flow Application of GIS geospatial technology to water resources Integrated modeling approaches to understand the response of natural/social systems to human/climate-induced changes in groundwater use and availability |
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Robert W. Stokes Professor 2123 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1595 drbobb@ksu.edu |
Planning and design of urban, rural and intercity transportation systems Highway design, planning and operations Design, planning and operation of turning lanes Transit planning, design and operations. |
Staff
Administrative, Teaching and Research Staff
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Danita Deters Sr Administrative Asst |
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Susan Gerth 231 Seaton Hall |
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Debi Wahl Accountant I |
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David Suhling Research Technologist 73A Fiedler Hall 785.532.1587 dsuhling@ksu.edu |
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Peggy J. Selvidge Administrative Officer |
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Paul A. Lewis Lab Tech Research CISL Lab 785.532.4593 plewis@ksu.edu |
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Christina Chellew Sr Administrative Asst GRoWE 2139 Fiedler Hall 785.532.2290 |
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Xiaoying Yang Post-Doc Res. Assoc. 0082 Fiedler Hall 785.532.2469 |
Emeritus Faculty
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Philip Kirmser Professor Emeritus 2147A Fiedler Hall 785.532.1579 |
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Eugene R. Russell Professor Emeritus 2133 Fiedler Hall 785.532.1588 |
