Department Staff & Advisory Board

Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Research and Lab Technicians
Research and Lab Technicians
Board of Advisors
Board of Advisors

Staff

Administrative Staff

Anabel Diaz

Department Business Manager

Coordinates department activities; chair support; faculty affairs; account management, human resources; database collection and reporting; internal systems and procedures; space; facilities and security.

Office: KAP 210 | Tel: (213) 740-0606 |  Email: anabeld@usc.edu

Christine Hsieh

Associate Director, CEE Graduate Student Services

Advises graduate students on academics and career and monitors academic progress; Participates on accreditation committees and program assessments; Manages masters and doctoral programs and the PhD database; Assists PhD students with paperwork; Assigns Teaching Assistants.

Office: KAP 214B | Tel: (213) 740-0573 |  Email: christih@usc.edu

Jake Kirchner

Director, CEE Research Services

Proposal preparation; budget development; account management; expenditure auditing; reconciliation; closeout; research assistant payroll.

Office: KAP 218 | Tel: (213) 740-0604 |
Fax: (213) 744-1426 | Email: akirchne@usc.edu

Maria Mallari

Budget Analyst / Research Administrator

Proposal preparation; budget development; account management; expenditure auditing; reconciliation; closeout; research assistant payroll.

Office: KAP 215 | Tel: (213) 740-0894 |
Fax: (213) 744-1426 | Email: mmallari@usc.edu

Salina Palacios

Administrative Assistant II

CEE website content; Chair calendar; CEE Newsletters; Distinguished Lecture Series; Department events; Dossier preparation; Faculty search; and other activities in support of the Department Chair.

Office: KAP 210 | Tel: (213) 740-0040 | Fax: (213) 744-1426  Email: salinapa@usc.edu

Sara Sprout

Sara SproutBudget Analyst / Research Administrator

Proposal preparation; budget development; account management; expenditure auditing; reconciliation; closeout; research assistant payroll.

Office: KAP 234A | Tel: (213) 740-0560 |
Fax: (213) 744-1426 | Email: sprout@usc.edu

Vangie Reyes

Budget Business Technician

Manages Chair calendar; Account management; Expense reimbursements; Reserves conference room; Plans department events and seminars; Manages the front desk

Office: KAP 210 | Tel: (213) 740-0603 |
Fax: (213) 744-1426 | Email: epreyes@usc.edu

Chelsea Tobin

Budget Analyst / Research Administrator

Proposal preparation; budget development; account management; expenditure auditing; reconciliation; closeout; research assistant payroll.

Email: tobinc@usc.edu

Geraldine Perry

Director, CEE Undergraduate Student Services

Advise undergraduate students; counsel undergraduate students; plan and organize CEE student-related events; David Wilson Affiliates alumni support group; course and curriculum development; course and program quality assessment; ABET review and accreditation

Office: KAP 214 | Tel: (213) 740-0589 |
Fax: (213) 744-1426 | Email: glorenzo@usc.edu

Research and Lab Staff

Hadi Aryan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Office: KAP 210 | Email: haryan@usc.edu

Fidel Hurtado

Instructional Lab Technician

Office: KAP 239 | Tel: 213-740-0599                  Email: fidelhur@usc.edu

Jean Van Buren

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Office: KAP 210 | Email: jeanvanb@usc.edu

Abduljeleel Osunkle

Senior Instructional Lab Technician

Office: BHE 219 | Tel: (213) 740-6024                Email: osunkunl@usc.edu

Juan Tuchan

Lab Technician

Office: KAP 210 |Email: tuchan@usc.edu

Loujaine Mehrez

Research Scientist for Dr. Roger Ghanem

Office: KAP 130 | Tel: (213) 740-9165
Email: lmehrez@usc.edu

Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Email: aghaghol@usc.edu

Xiaohui Tu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Email: xiaohuit@usc.edu

Board of Advisors

On November 7th, 2013, the new members of the CEE Advisory Board were introduced to Dean Yortsos, CEE Department Chair, faculty, staff, students, and staff of Viterbi advancement. The agenda included a presentation on the Department’s strategic plan and ENE program, research presentations by new hires and faculty, presentations by undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. students, ABET presentation by Dr. Wellford, FCCHR presentation by Dr. JJ Lee, and an open discussion with Dr. Soibelman and the following board members:

Sonny Hassan Astani
Astani Enterprises
CEO
USC MS Industrial & Systems Engineering ’78

Brandon Blaylock
AIRMALL USA
CEO and President
USC, BS Civil Engineering ’79
USC, MS Petroleum Engineering ‘83
UCLA, MBA

Patrick Chraghchian
American General Design
President
USC BS ’84 Civil Engineering

Santanu Das  
Bentley Systems
Chief Acceleration Officer & Senior Vice President
USC, BS Civil & Environmental Engineering ’96 MIT, MS Civil Engineering'97

Patrick Reed Fuscoe   
Fuscoe Engineering, Inc.
President and CEO
USC, BS Civil Engineering ’72

John Hanula, AIA
MWH Global
Senior Vice President
University of Tennessee-Knoxville,
BA Architecture ’83; MS Civil Engineering

George L. Pla
Cordoba Corporation
President & CEO
USC, MPA Public Administration ’74

Stephen C. Schrank
Rancho Mission Viejo
Retired Executive Vice President
USC, BS Civil Engineering ‘69
USC, MBA Business Administration ‘74
Southwestern University, JD

Steven Sellinger
Envent Corporation
President
USC, BS Petroleum; MS Civil/Environmental Engineering

David Howard Siemek
BNSF Railway Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Architecture and Emerging Technologies

Walter H. Singer 
Advanced Chemical Transport
President
USC, BS Civil Engineering ’82 California State University San Francisco, MBA

Peter Wilson Trelenberg  
Exxon Mobil
Corporation Manager, Environmental Policy &
Planning University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS Civil & Environmental Engineering ’80

Ching Wei  
C2G International
CEO
USC BS ’93 Industrial & Systems Engineering