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  • Graduate and Undergraduate Research Assistants –Students

    Research Assistants
    Biography
  • Christian Armstrong

    B.S.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    ECJ 9.227
    Email
  • Michael Barrett

    Research Professor: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Oguzhan “Ozzie” Bayrak

    Professor: Structural Engineering
    Director of Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory
    Biography | Email
  • Amit Bhasin

    Director, Center for Transportation Research
    Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Chandra R. Bhat

    Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Former CTR Director, 2012-2017
    Biography | Email
  • Leigh Boske

    Professor Emeritus: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
    Biography | Email
  • Stephen Boyles

    Associate Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Biography | Email | (512) 471-3548
  • John Breen

    Professor Emeritus; Nasser I. Al-Rashid Chair Emeritus in Civil Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Carlos Caldas

    Professor: Construction Engineering Project Management
    Biography | Email
  • Randall Charbeneau

    Professor Emeritus: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
    Biography | Email | (512) 499-4629
  • Amber Chen

    Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Fellow, NMC
    Biography | Email | 512-232-3075
  • Kristie Chin

    M.ARCH
    Research Associate
    Biography | Email
  • Christian Claudel

    Assistant Professor: Transportation
    Biography | Email | (737) 484-2035
  • Richard Corsi

    Professor Emeritus: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
    Department Chair; Co-Director of the Center for Sustainable Development
    Biography | Email
  • Yuri Daniel Costa

    Ph.D.
    Research Fellow / Visiting Researcher Scholar
    ECJ 9.236
    Email
  • Carina Costa

    Visiting Researcher/Scholar
    Email
  • Brady Cox

    Professor: Geotechnical Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Thanos Drimalas

    Ph.D.
    Research Associate
    PRC 18-B
    Email | (512) 471-1630
  • Shahrazed I. El-Metennani

    Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    ECJ B.215
    Email
  • Chadi El-Mohtar

    Associate Professor: Geotechnical Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Michael Engelhardt

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research for the University of Texas System
    Professor: Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
    Biography | Email
  • Raissa Ferron

    Associate Professor: Structural Engineering; LIME
    Biography | Email
  • Kevin Folliard

    Professor: Construction Materials, Structural Engineering; Director, Laboratory for Infrastructure Materials Engineering (LIME)
    Biography | Email
  • David Fowler

    Professor Emeritus: Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials; LIME
    Biography | Email
  • Joseph Friedrichsen

    Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V
    Mail Code: C2106
    Email
  • Susanna Gallun

    Attorney, Research Engineering, Research Assistant
    J.D. (Juris Doctor), L.L.M. (Master of Laws, International Commercial Law)
    Biography | Email
  • Wassim Ghannoum

    Assistant Professor: Structural Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Robert Gilbert

    Department Chair and Professor: Geotechnical Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Andrea Gold

    Research Associate
    Biography | Email
  • Iason Grigoratos

    M.S.
    Research Fellow
    ECJ 9.224
    Email
  • Zhe Han

    Ph.D., P.E., B. Law
    Research Engineer
    Current CV (updated May 2025)
    Biography | Email | (512) 232-2626
  • Darren Hazlett

    M.S., P.E.
    Research Fellow
    Biography | Email
  • Todd Helwig

    Director - Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory
    Professor: Structural Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Joaquin Hernandez

    Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate I
    Mail Code: M5535
    Email
  • Maobin Hu

    Visiting Researcher Scholar
    Email
  • Junfeng Jiao

    Associate Professor: Community and Regional Planning
    Biography | Email
  • Lulu Jin

    Visiting Researcher Scholar
    Email
  • James Jirsa

    Professor Emeritus: Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
    Biography | Email
  • Maria Juenger

    Professor: Construction Materials, Structural Engineering; LIME
    Biography | Email
  • Natalia Ruiz Juri

    Ph.D.
    Research Scientist
    Co-Director of Network Modeling Center
    Biography | Email | (512) 232-3099
  • Loukas Kallivokas

    Professor: Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
    Biography | Email
  • Nabeel Khwaja

    M.S., PE
    Senior Research Engineer
    CTR Assistant Director
    Biography | Email | (214) 320-6188
  • Spyros Kinnas

    Professor; Associate Director, Offshore Technology Research Center
    Biography | Email
  • Kara Kockelman

    Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Tian Lei

    B.S.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    ECJ B215
    Email
  • Fernanda Leite

    Associate Professor: Construction Engineering and Project Management
    Biography | Email
  • Yun Li

    Visiting Researcher Scholar
    Email
  • Liang Liang

    DMA
    Research Associate
    ECJ 6.10
    Email
  • Lisa Loftus-Otway

    M.P.Aff.; LL.M.
    Research Scientist
    Biography | Email | (512) 232-3072
  • Racheal D. Lute

    M.S.
    Lecturer
    PRC 18B
    Email
  • Randy Machemehl

    Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Former CTR Director, 1999-2012
    Biography | Email
  • Lance Manuel

    Professor
    Biography | Email
  • Ronald Matthews

    Professor Emeritus: Mechanical Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Farnyuh Michael Menq

    Ph.D.
    Research Associate
    ECJ 9.227
    Email | (512) 232-2049
  • Mahyar S. Mood

    Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    ACB 3.210
    Email
  • Nadia Florez Morcote

    M.A.
    Research Associate, NMC
    Biography | Email | 512-232-8038
  • Linlong Mu

    Visiting Researcher
    Email
  • Mike Murphy

    Ph.D., PE
    Senior Research Engineer
    CTR Deputy Director
    Biography | Email | (512) 232-3134
  • William O’Brien

    Professor: Construction Engineering Project Management
    Biography | Email
  • James O’Connor

    Professor: Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering Project Management
    Biography | Email
  • Jude A. Osara

    Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    ETC 1.012
    Email
  • Paola Passalacqua

    Associate Professor: Water Resources Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Kenneth A. Perrine

    M.S., M.S.E.
    Research Associate
    Network Modeling Center
    Biography | Email | 512-232-3123
  • Jorge Prozzi

    Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Kristopher Pruner

    M.S.
    Research Associate
    Biography | Email | (972) 421-2215
  • Syeda Rahman

    Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Biography | Email | (512) 232-3019
  • Ellen Rathje

    Professor: Geotechnical Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Gholam Hossein Roodi

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    ECJ 9.227
    Biography | Email
  • Heidi W. Ross

    Strategic Planning Manager
    Network Modeling Center at CTR
    Biography | Email | 512-934-1400
  • Cameron Schmeits

    M.S. ARCH
    Research Associate
    Biography | Email
  • Junghye Son

    Ph.D., PE
    Research Fellow
    Dallas IAC
    Biography | Email | (214) 319-3619
  • Anand Sreeram

    Visiting Researcher Scholar
    Email
  • Kenneth H. Stokoe

    Professor: Geotechnical Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • John Tassoulas

    Professor Emeritus
    Biography | Email
  • Manuel Trevino

    Ph.D.
    Research Engineer
    Scientist Associate IV
    Biography | Email | (512) 232-3133
  • C. Michael Walton

    Professor Emeritus: Transportation Engineering
    Biography | Email
  • Qiuling Wang

    Visiting Researcher Scholar
    Email
  • David P. Whitney

    Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V
    PRC 18-B
    Email | (512) 471-1630
  • Eric Williamson

    Professor: Architectural Engineering; Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
    Biography | Email
  • Sharon Wood

    Executive Vice President and Provost for University of Texas
    Biography | Email | (512) 471-1166
  • Jun Zeng

    Visiting Researcher Scholar
    Email
  • Ming Zhang

    Associate Professor: Community and Regional Planning Program
    Biography | Email
  • Zhanmin Zhang

    Professor: Transportation Engineering
    Biography | Email | (512) 471-4534
  • Huiling Zhao

    Visiting Researcher/Scholar
    Email
  • Jorge Zornberg

    Professor: Geotechnical Engineering
    Biography | Email

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