Faculty

Rigoberto Burgueño, Assistant Professor; PhD, University of California-San Diego.
Structures: application of fiber reinforced polymers in civil structures, analysis and design of reinforced/prestressed concrete bridges, large-scale experimental testing, earthquake engineering design.

Niell Elvin, Assistant Professor; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Field of low-power civil engineering sensors in the field of damage and condition monitoring of infrastructure; wireless sensors and sensor networks

Ronald S. Harichandran, Professor and Chairperson; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Structures: random vibrations and probabilistic methods; earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; applications of finite element method; fiber-reinforced polymers for infrastructure.

Parviz Soroushian, Professor; PhD, Cornell University.
Structures and materials: fiber-reinforced concrete composites; durability and repair of concrete materials and structures; recycling in concrete.

Staff

Siavosh Ravanbakhsh, Civil Infrastructure Lab Manager.
Function/Duties: Planning and supervising experimental research projects in the civil infrastructure area; ordering, operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment; hiring and organization of the work of laboratory personnel; general research support; development of industrial contacts; organization of technology transfer seminars in the area of concrete materials.

James C. Brenton, Department Technician.
Function/Duties: Coordinates and performs complex design, fabrication, modification, maintenance and repair of one-of-a-kind research and instructional equipment and systems. Assists in the day-to-day coordination of the operations of the facility.