| Faculty Name |
Expertise |
Robert Annear, Ph.D.
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Mathematical modeling of water quality and hydrodynamics in surface water systems; modeling streambed heating, dynamic vegetative and topographic streamside shading; incorporating GIS databases with modeling river-reservoir systems. |
Chris Berger, Ph.D., P.E.
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Mathematical modeling of water quality and hydrodynamics in surface water systems including the Snake River, the Spokane River, the Columbia Slough, the Clackamas River system and the Tualatin River, among others.
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Robert L. Bertini, Ph.D., P.E.
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Intelligent transportation systems, urban transportation, traffic engineering, traffic flow theory, data fusion and macroscopic modeling, multimodal traveler information, sustainability, alternative fuels. |
| Robert L. Doneker, Ph.D., P.E. |
Mixing zone analysis, hydraulic engineering, pollutant transport and fate modeling for scientific analysis and regulatory decision support; technology transfer through design and development of intelligent simulation systems; analysis and optimization of hydrodynamic processes and environmental impact assessment; human-computer interaction and interface design. |
| Peter Dusicka, Ph.D., P.E. |
Extreme loading on structures, seismic performance and design of structures, lifelines and non-structural components, implementation of new materials and special devices in bridge building and building structural systems, large-scale testing. |
| H. Chik M. Erzurumlu, Ph.D. Dean Emeritus |
Structural analysis and design of steel bridges; structural stability; bracing design; earthquake engineering; management of technical personnel and organizations |
| Miguel Figliozzi, Ph.D. |
Freight transportation, logistics, and supply chain management. Pricing and auctions in trucking and freight. The study and evaluation of transport related supply chain disruptions. Urban distribution systems. The impact of congestion of urban commercial vehicle movements. Freight data collection issues in urban areas using GPS. Vehicle routing in dynamic and time dependent environments. International freight movements, freight corridor analysis, and the impact of freight and supply chains on highway infrastructure and the environment. |
| William Fish, Ph.D. |
Behavior of heavy metals and other toxic materials in aquatic systems, with an emphasis on process characterization and options for remediation or treatment. |
| Mike Gorji, Ph.D., P.E. |
Development of mathematical and computer models simulating the inelastic behavior of composite material; prediction of failure mechanism and determination of residual stresses in composite plates; time-dependent thermoelatic degradation in advanced composite materials. |
| David Jay, Ph.D. |
Buoyant plume processes, estuarine circulation and salinity intrusion; suspended sediment aggregation and transport; coastal tides; biophysical interactions; estuarine comparison and classification; human alteration of coastal environments; fisheries oceanography and turbulence/mixing in stratified flows. |
| Gwynn R. Johnson, Ph.D |
Subsurface flow and contaminant transport; fate and remediation; environmental chemistry/hydrology, laboratory-scale testing of gas-phase transport processes; modeling transport of homogeneous and heterogeneous material |
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B. Kent Lall, Ph.D., P.E.
Hamid Moradkhani, Ph.D., P.E.
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Traffic management on freeways, arterials and signals using video-imaging technologies and ITS; traffic operations using real-time traffic information; access management and traffic safety; land use and access relationships Development and application of simulation/optimization methods and ensemble inference in operational forecasting using multi-sources observations, uncertainty assessment in hydrologic prediction; model calibration and data assimilation in distributed hydrologic systems; application of artificial intelligence and evolutionary methods in water resources system analysis; Ecohydrology; impact assessment of climate change on water resources
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| Chris Monsere, Ph.D., P.E. |
Highway safety, traffic engineering, freight transportation and freight planning, economic analyses of transportation systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, commercial vehicle operations. |
| Wendelin Mueller, Ph.D, P.E. |
Seismic analysis and testing of full-scale structures, substructures and equipment using a shake table; static, dynamic or seismic structural and substructural testing and computer modeling in the linear and non-linear region |
| Franz Rad, Ph.D., P.E. |
Reinforced and pre-stressed concrete design, non-linear analysis, earthquake engineering, vulnerability assessment of urban areas to earthquake damage, experimental testing of structural members |
| Trevor Smith, Ph.D., P.E. |
Geotechnical design and analysis; deep foundations; moisture-induced collapse in arid soils; PMT-based design; in-situ testing; digital media continuing education |
| Scott Wells, Ph.D., P.E., Chair |
Water quality and hydrodynamic modeling of surface waters; solid-liquid separation processes |
