Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

• James C. Anderson, Professor; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1969
  Computer-aided design of structures, earthquake resistant design, nonlinear dynamic response analysis and testing of large scale structural components.
  KAP 234B — (213) 740-8660 — jamesa@usc.edu
   
• Jean-Pierre Bardet, Professor (and immediate past Chair); Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1984
  Experimental and theoretical soil mechanics, computational geomechanics, earthquake engineering, and geotechnical engineering.
  KAP 210 — (213)740-0609 — bardet@usc.edu
   
• Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Assistant Professor; Doctor of Design, Harvard University, 2006
  Advance use of innovative information technologies in construction engineering and management, building information management, collaboration, managing sustainable construction projects, managing computer aided fabrication and construction.
  KAP 224C — (213) 740-4383— becerik@usc.edu 
   
• Roger Ghanem - Gordon S. Marshall Professor of Engineering Technology; Ph.D., Rice University, 1989
  Probabilistic modeling and computational stochastic mechanics, quantitative models for the propagation of uncertainty in physical systems and structural dynamics.
  KAP 254C — (213) 740-9528 — ghanem@usc.edu
   
• Ronald C. Henry, Professor; Ph.D., Oregon Graduate Center, 1977
  Environmental engineering with a focus on air pollution.
  KAP 224E — (213) 740-0596 — rhenry@usc.edu
   
• Erik A. Johnson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
  Structural control, structural dynamics, system identification, and computational stochastic dynamics, semi-active damping strategies for structural systems, evolutionary algorithms for efficient simulation of stochastic dynamical systems.
  KAP 206B — (213) 740-0610 — JohnsonE@usc.edu 
   
• Jiin-Jen Lee, Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1970. Director, USC Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research.
  Hydraulics, water resources engineering and coastal engineering.
  KAP 200 — (213) 740-7865 — jjlee@usc.edu
   
• Vincent W. Lee, Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1979
  Seismic data processing, risk analysis, wave propagation and numerical methods.
  KAP 230B — (213) 740-0568 — vlee@usc.edu

• Patrick Lynett
  Associate Professor; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002
  Numerical and physical modeling of coastal processes; wind wave evolution from deep to shallow water; sediment transport in the coastal zone; wave interaction with permeable structures such as breakwaters; internal waves; wave energy.
  KAP 224D - (213) 740-3133 fax - (213) 744-1426 - plynett@usc.edu
   
• Sami F. Masri, Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1965
  Analysis, control, and modeling of nonlinear dynamic systems.
  KAP 206A — (213) 740-0602 — masri@usc.edu
   
• Najmedin Meshkati, Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1983
  Risk reduction of civil infrastructure systems; safety, reliability, and efficiency of complex, large-scale technological systems; environmentally sustainable development.
  KAP 238 — (213) 740-8765 — meshkati@usc.edu
   
• James E. Moore, II, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1986
  Seismic risks associated with transportation networks, transportation systems analysis, discrete facility location, local area traffic control, and optimal control of congestible transportation networks.
  GER 201 — (213) 740-0595 — jmoore@usc.edu 
    
• Massoud Pirbazari, Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1980
  Treatment and removal of hazardous chemicals, mathematical modeling of biophysicochemical processes in water and wastewater treatment, and the development of biotechnology for pollution remediation.
  KAP 260 — (213) 740-0592 — pirbazar@usc.edu
   
• Amy Rechenmacher, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2000
  Granular material failure and flow, experimental imaging, strain localization/ shear banding, granular physics.
  KAP 230C — (213) 740-3615 — arechenm@usc.edu
   
• Constantinos Sioutas — Fred Champion Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering;  Doctor of Science, Harvard, 1994
  Technologies for measuring physicochemical characteristics of air pollutants, toxic properties, and novel technologies for reducing the emissions of air pollutants.
  KAP 216C — (213) 740-6134 — sioutas@usc.edu

• Lucio Soibelman
  Professor and Chair; Ph.D., Massachusetts institute of Technology, 1998.
  Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery, Image Reasoning, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Multi-reasoning Mechanisms, sensors, sensor networks, and advanced infrastructure systems
  KAP 210 — (213) 740-0603 — soibelman@usc.edu
   
• Costas Synolakis, Professor; California Institute of Technology, 1985
  Prediction of tsunami inundation and other co-seismic hazards, breaking waves, wave runup, hydrodynamic pressures on dams and two-phase flow.
  KAP 206C — (213) 740-0613 —  costas@usc.edu
   
• Mihailo D. Trifunac, Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1969
  Strong motion seismology, earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, wave propagation, random vibrations and instrumentation and measurement.
  KAP 216A — (213) 740-0570 — trifunac@usc.edu
   
• Firdaus E. Udwadia, Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1972.  Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Eng. Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Information and Operations Management.  Research Interests are in dynamics and control, mechanics and mathematics, collaborative engineering, engineering management, structural dynamics, system identification.OHE 430K — (213) 740-0495 — fudwadia@usc.edu
   
• L. Carter Wellford, Professor; Ph.D., University of Alabama, Huntsville, 1975
  Numerical methods in engineering, finite element methods for linear and nonlinear structural analysis.
  KAP 234C — (213) 740-0607 — wellford@usc.edu
   
• Hung Leung Wong, Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1975
  Numerical methods in engineering, wave propagation in solids and soil-structure interaction.
  KAP 216B — (213) 740-0574 — hlwong@usc.edu
   
• Yan Xiao, Professor; Ph.D., Kyushu University (Fukuoka, Japan), 1989
  Reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, steel structures, composite or hybrid structures, earthquake-resistant design and properties of structural materials.
  KAP 224B — (213) 740-6130 — yanxiao@usc.edu
   

Professors of Engineering Practice

• Gregg Brandow
  Professor of Engineering Practice; Ph.D., Stanford. Dr. Brandow is a specialist in both earthquake engineering and computer analysis and application of numerical methods to solutions of complex structural problems.
  KAP 210 — (213) 740-0603 main office — brandow@usc.edu 

• Henry M. Koffman, Professor of Engineering Practice; M.S.C.E., Stanford University, 1962
  Director, Construction Engineering and Management Program
  KAP 222 — 213) 740-0556 — koffman@usc.edu

Senior Lecturer

• Dana Sherman, Esq., Senior Lecturer; JD, Loyola Univ. School of Law, 1979; MBA Claremont Graduate Univ., 1979; USC Master of Business Taxation, 1982; Harvard Univ., Master of Public Administration, 1992
  GER 240 — (818) 881-3738 — danasher@usc.edu

Research Faculty

• Maria I. Todorovska, Research Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1988
  Earthquake engineering, engineering seismology, structural identification and health monitoring, soil-structure interaction, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, strong ground motion.
  KAP 216A — (213) 740-0616 — mtodorov@usc.edu

• Dongxiao "Don" Zhang, Research Professor (2011-    ); Professor
  (2007-2011); Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1993 Stochastic uncertainty quantification for hydrology and petroleum reservoir simulations; multiscale modeling and simulation of flow in porous media; geological sequestration of carbon dioxide.
  KAP 238A — (213) 740-0567 — donzhang@usc.edu

Research Faculty (courtesy appointment)

•  Jose Borrero, Research Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2001
  Tsunami hazards, field surveys and submarine landslides
  BHE B12 — (213) 740-5129 — jborrero@usc.edu  
   
• John P. Caffrey, Research Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1987
  Structural control, mechanical design and manufacturing, and experimental mechanics.
  KAP 268 — (213) 740-0603— jcaffrey@usc.edu 

Research Staff 

• Zhiqing Kou, Postdoctoral Research Associate
  KAP 210 — (213) 740-0561— zkou@usc.edu

• Jahanshahi Mohammad, Postdoctoral Research Associate
  KAP 268B — (213) 740-6304— jahansha@usc.edu

• Andres Orlando, Postdoctoral Research Associate
  KAP 130 — (213) 740-9165 — adorland@usc.edu

• Chia-Yu Yang, Postdoctoral Research Associate
  BHE 213J  —  (213) 740- 0593  — chiayuya@usc.edu

Adjunct Professor

• Hanh Dam Le-Griffin, Associate Adjunct Professor; Ph.D., Gifu University, Japan, 1995
  Transportation engineering analysis, transportation modeling and application of GIS and TranCAD, cost-benefit analysis, freight logistics, Asia-Pacific Issues, port system optimization, public and private financing for marine port development, port capacities and performance characteristics.
  KAP 234A — (213) 821-2905 — hdle@usc.edu

• Navid Nastar, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2008
  Structural and earthquake engineering, forensic engineering and failure Iinvestigations,seismic behavior and design of structures
  KAP 203 — nastar@usc.edu
  

Emeritus Professors

• George V. Chilingar, Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1956
  Environmental aspects of oil and gas production, petrophysical properties of rocks, drilling fluids, surface and subsurface operations in petroleum production, subsidence due to the fluid withdrawal, testing and storage of petroleum products. 
  — gchiling@usc.edu
   
• Joseph S. Devinny, Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1975
  Environmental impact of human activity on natural ecosystems, the problems of hazardous wastes, and biofiltration.
  KAP 254A — (213) 740-0670 — devinny@usc.edu
   
• Geoffrey R. Martin, Professor; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1965
  Geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering, soil behavior under cyclic loading, liquefaction, response of earth structures and seismic design of foundations.   — geomar@usc.edu