Faculty

jschen@seas.ucla.edu

5713 Boelter Hall

(310) 267-4620

Computational mechanics (finite element method and meshless method); solid mechanics; structural dynamics.

Eric M.V. Hoek, Ph.D.

emvhoek@ucla.edu

5732G Boelter Hall

(310) 206-3735

Membrane materials and processes; Nanoscience and nanotechnology; Interfacial science and engineering; Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation; Desalination and advanced water treatment

Jennifer A. Jay, Ph.D.

jjay@seas.ucla.edu

5732H Boelter Hall

(310) 267-5365

Aquatic chemistry, environmental microbiology.

Jiann-Wen Woody Ju, Ph.D., P.E.

juj@ucla.edu

5731K Boelter Hall

(310) 206-1751

Damage mechanics, micromechanics of composites, advanced material modeling, computational mechanics, nanomechanics, nondestructive and destructive testing, durability and damage of concrete and stucco, construction defects, fracture mechanics, biomechanics, failure analysis, geomechnanics, reliability and service life.

Shaily Mahendra, Ph.D.

Steven A. Margulis, Ph.D., Vice Chair

mahendra@seas.ucla.edu

5732C Boelter Hall

(310) 794-9850

Environmental microbiology, biodegradation of groundwater contaminants, microbial-nanomaterial interactions, nanotoxicology, applications of molecular biological and isotopic tools in environmental engineering.

margulis@seas.ucla.edu

5732D Boelter Hall

(310) 267-5490

Surface hydrology, hydrometeorology, remote sensing, and data assimilation.

Gaurav Sant, Ph.D.

gsant@ucla.edu

5731J Boelter Hall

(310) 206-3084

Development and design of sustainable low-CO₂ foot-print materials for infrastructure construction applications.

Michael K. Stenstrom, Ph.D., P.E.

Jonathan P. Stewart, Ph.D., P.E., Chair

stenstro@seas.ucla.edu

5714 Boelter Hall

(310) 825-1408

Process development and control for water and wastewater treatment plants.

jstewart@seas.ucla.edu

5731 Boelter Hall (310) 206-2990

Geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering.

Keith D. Stolzenbach, Ph.D., P.E.

stolzenb@seas.ucla.edu

5732J Boelter Hall

(310) 206-7624

Environmental fluid mechanics and transport.

Ertugrul Taciroglu, Ph.D.

etacir@ucla.edu

5731E Boelter Hall

(310) 267-4655

Computational solid and structural mechanics, earthquake engineering, structural health monitoring

Mladen Vucetic, Ph.D.

vucetic@seas.ucla.edu

5750 Boelter Hall

(310) 206-6260

Geotechnical engineering, soil dynamics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, laboratory testing of soils

John W. Wallace, Ph.D., P.E.

wallace@seas.ucla.edu

5731C Boelter Hall

(310) 206-7124

Structural/Earthquake engineering, design methodologies, seismic evaluation and retrofit, large-scale laboratory and field studies/testing. Structural instrumentation and monitoring.

William W-G. Yeh, Ph.D.

williamy@seas.ucla.edu

5732B Boelter Hall

(310) 825-2300

Groundwater hydrology, modeling of solute transport in groundwater, optimization of water resources systems.

Jian Zhang, Ph.D.

zhangj@ucla.edu

5731G Boelter Hall

(310) 825-7986

Earthquake engineering, structural dynamics and mechanics, seismic protective devices and strategies, soil-structure interaction and bridge engineering.

Thomas C. Harmon, Ph.D.

tharmon@ucmerced.edu

5731G Boelter Hall

(209) 724-4337

Solute transport in groundwater, mass transfer phenomena, adsorption/desorption equilibria and rates, physical and chemical treatment processes.

Terri S. Hogue, Ph.D.

thogue@mines.edu Colorado School of Mines

(303) 384-2588 http://cee.mines.edu

Surface hydrology, land cover change, remote sensing, and watershed modeling.

Robert E. Kayen, Ph.D., P.E.

rkayen@ucla.edu

5732 Boelter Hall

(650) 329-4195

Geomatics and Terrestrial Laser-Topographic Modeling, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Engineering Geology, Applied Geophysics.

Donald R. Kendall, Ph.D., P.E.

DKendall@calleguas.com

5731G Boelter Hall

(209) 724-4337

Water supply reliability, water quality, and resource planning

Issam N. Najm, Ph.D., P.E.

najm@ucla.edu

5731G Boelter Hall

(818) 366-8340

Optimization of physical and chemical processes in drinking water treatment.

Daniel E. Pradel, Ph.D., G.E.

dpradel@ucla.edu

5732E Boelter Hall

(310) 825-2843

Geotechnical engineering, slope stability, constitutive modeling

Thomas A. Sabol, Ph.D., S.E.

tsabol@ucla.edu

5732E Boelter Hall

3237332640x360

Structural engineering design, steel seismic systems, earthquake engineering, seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing structures

Ne-Zheng Sun, Ph.D.

nezheng@seas.ucla.edu

5732L Boelter Hall

(310) 206-6267

Mathematical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport, water resources management, numerical analysis and optimization

Stanley B. Dong, Ph.D., P.E.

dong@ea.ucla.edu

2066C Engineering I

(310) 825-5353

Structural mechanics, mechanics of composite materials, computational methods.

Lewis P. Felton, Ph.D.

felton@seas.ucla.edu

5731D Boelter Hall

(310) 825-5633

Structural analysis, structural mechanics, automated optimum structural design, including reliability based design.

Michael E. Fourney, Ph.D., P.E.

fourney@seas.ucla.edu

5731D Boelter Hall

(310) 825-5633

Experimental mechanics, laser holography, optical metrology, experimental mechanics, fracture of concrete.

Gary C. Hart, Ph.D., P.E.

hart@wai.com

5731D Boelter Hall

(310) 998-9154

Earthquake design of buildings, evaluation and strengthening of existing and historic buildings for earthquake hazard, limit state structural design criteria development, base isolation of buildings, probabilistic structural dynamics.

Richard L. Perrine, Ph.D.

perrine@seas.ucla.edu

3066D Engineering I

(310) 825-2636

Flow through porous materials, transport phenomena, environmental science and engineering with applications to problems of air and water pollution.

Moshe F. Rubinstein, Ph.D.

mrubinst@ucla.edu

3066D Engineering I

(310) 825-7731

Systems analysis and design, problem-solving and decision-making models.

Lawrence G. Selna, Ph.D., S.E.

selna@seas.ucla.edu

2066B Engineering I

(310) 825-5502

Reinforced concrete, earthquake engineering.

Robert L. Nigbor, Ph.D., P.E.

Structures/Geotechnical

nigbor@ucla.edu

6679 Boelter Hall

(310) 825-3492

Experimental Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Christine A. Goulet, Ph.D.

goulet@ucla.edu

5731 Boelter Hall

(310) 825-1346

Geotechnical earthquake engineering and engineering seismology in the context of performance-based design, ground motion characterization, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, site response effects, and ground motion selection for nonlinear structural analyses.

Suji Somasundaram, Ph.D., PE, GE