Faculty
Habibollah Fakhraei
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
RESEARCH INTERESTS Environmental engineering, environmental modeling, biogeochemistry, aquatic chemistry, water quality modeling, air pollution effects, GIS, geostatistical analysis, hydrology, numerical optimization. CLASSES CE 251 Probability and Statistics CE 301 ...read full profile >>
Ajay Kalra
Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.E.

Office Phone: 618-453-7008
Email: kalraa@siu.edu
Building: Engineering B, Room 114
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Research Interests: My research interests are interdisciplinary in the area of hydro-climatology, urban sustainability, artificial intelligence, water resources management, drought frequency, and probabilistic forecasting and downscaling. Classes: ENGR 370- Fluid ...read full profile >>
Prabir Kolay
Professor, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

Office Phone: 618-453-7843
Email: pkolay@siu.edu
Building: Engineering B, Room 26
Research Interests: Soft and expansive soil stabilization using different chemical stabilizers, Characterization of PFA (Pulverized Fuel Ash) from coal based thermal power plant, Leaching studies, Dry separation of Cenosphere, Thermal & electrical properties of soil, ...read full profile >>
Jia Liu
Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.E.
Research Interests: Nanomaterials for water treatment and reuse Impacts of nanomaterials on aquatic and soil ecosystems Phytoremediation of contaminated soil and groundwater Renewable energy production using nanomaterials and bioelectrochemical systems Classes: CE 301: ...read full profile >>
Vijay Puri
Professor, Ph.D.

Office Phone: 618-453-7818
Email: puri@engr.siu.edu
Building: Engineering B, Room 28
Research Interests: Soil dynamics, machine foundations, design of foundations to resist seismic loads, liquefaction of soils, determination of dynamic soil properties, waste disposal, utilization of coal preparation and combustion wastes, clay liners, and soil improvement using ...read full profile >>
Debarshi Sen
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
RESEARCH INTERESTS Structural Dynamic systems, infrastructure monitoring and resilience, applications of statistical and machine learning in monitoring, regional fragility assessment, seismic response control. CLASSES CE 442 Structural Steel Design EDUCATION Ph.D. ...read full profile >>
Sangmin Shin
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
RESEARCH INTERESTS Integrated Water Resources Modeling and Management Critical Interdependent Infrastructure System Modeling and Management Water Cyber-Physical-Social System Artificial Intelligence Urban Sustainability and Resilience Socio-Environmental Hydrology Sustainable ...read full profile >>
Jale Tezcan
Interim Director, Professor, Ph.D., P.E.

Office Phone: 618-453-6125
Email: jale@siu.edu
Building: Engineering B, Room 32
Research Interests: Dr. Tezcan’s research covers a wide-range of topics including ground motion modeling, signal processing, material characterization, machine learning algorithms, data mining and uncertainty estimation. Classes: CE 251 - Introduction to Probability and ...read full profile >>
John Warwick
Professor, Ph.D., P.E.

Office Phone: 618-453-4321
Email: warwick@siu.edu
Building: Engineering E, Room 120
Research Interests: Surface water quality simulation and the overall relationships between model aggregation and input parameter uncertainty. Special interests include nutrient cycling and associated dissolved oxygen impacts along with the transport and fate of mercury in ...read full profile >>