Robert W. Stokes, Director

Professor, Civil Engineering

Design and implementation of urban, rural and intercity transportation planning studies; highway design, planning and operations; traffic engineering; design and operation of turning lanes; traffic safety; traffic impact studies; site planning and development; and transit planning, design and operations.

drbobb@ksu.edu

Michael Babcock

Professor, Economics

Shortline railroad economic simulation studies; Class 1 railroad mergers; economic impacts of highway construction projects; medical service benefits of rural airports; railroad abandonment impacts; economic impacts of highway bypasses; impact of ethanol production on transportation.

mwb@k-state.edu

B. Terry Beck

Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Development and application of optical measurement techniques; Experimental measurements using Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV), Particle image Velocimetry (PIV), Laser Speckle (LS), Laser-Induced Florescence (LIF); Laser-based diagnostic testing for industrial applications; Optical strain sensor development for bridge testing, structural analysis, and prestressed concrete diagnostic testing.

tbeck@ksu.edu

Sunanda Dissanayake

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Traffic engineering and highway safety; Traffic control systems; Special population groups; Modeling and simulation of transport systems; Access management; Computer applications in transportation engineering

sunanda@ksu.edu

Asad Esmaeily

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Seismic behavior of bridges under various loading conditions; Analytical methods/models in civil engineering (experimental calibration); Non-destructive tests of existing structures; Performance-based design concepts

asad@ksu.edu

Mustaque Hossain

Professor, Civil Engineering
Associate Director, Mid America Transportation Center

Pavement design evaluation; Pavement performance and management; Nondestructive testing of pavements; Highway materials; Soil stabilization

mustak@ksu.edu

E. Dean Landman

Adjunct Faculty, Civil Engineering

Statewide and Urban Multimodal Planning; Statewide truck simulation; Roadway Weather Forecasting Analysis; Toll Feasibility Studies; Highway Performance Studies; Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Analysis and Forecasting; Traffic Engineering

dlandman@ksu.edu

Alexander P. Mathews

Professor, Civil Engineering

Physicochemical processes;Water, wastewater, sludges and hazardous waste treatment; Bioprocessing for resources recovery; Sorption effects on sub-surface contaminant transport; In-situ remediation of soils and groundwater

alex@ksu.edu

Hani G. Melhem

Professor, Civil Engineering

Accelerated pavement testing; Computer controlled testing of structures; Artificial intelligence and information systems; Non-destructive evaluation of structures; Finite elements and numerical modeling

melhem@ksu.edu

Jacob M. Najjar

Professor and Interim Department Head, Civil Engineering

Neural networks; Pavement performance and transportation engineering systems; Geosynthetics and geoenvironmental systems; Computational mechanics and geomechanics; Soil-structure interaction and underground excavations

ea4146@ksu.edu

Dunja Periç

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Experimental and computational modeling of localized deformation and failure, and instabilities in geo-materials; Scientifically based modeling and development of innovative and sustainable reinforcement systems for civil infrastructure materials; Computational modeling of integral bridges and sustainable bridge design; Characterization of asphalt interfaces subjected to static and dynamic loading; Experimental and computational modeling of geo-materials subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading; Soil structure interaction

peric@ksu.edu

Robert J. Peterman

Professor, Civil Engineering

Behavior and analysis of concrete and prestressed concrete structures; Experimental testing of structural components; Durability of bridge decks; Time-dependent deformations in structures

bob@ksu.edu

Hayder A. Rasheed

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Behavior of fiber-reinforced composite materials and structures; Stability and buckling of structural components; Nonlinear finite element analysis of structures; Nonlinear constitutive modeling of structural materials

hayder@ksu.edu

Kyle Riding

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

Design of Concrete Members; Concrete Production; Concrete Materials Test Methods and Specifications; Early Age Concrete Structural Behavior, Concrete Durability; Cementitious System Hydration and Microstructure

riding@ksu.edu

Eugene Russell

Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering

Roundabout Traffic Operations; Public Acceptance of Roundabouts; Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Warning Systems and Safety; Traffic Signs/Devices; Low-Volume Road Safety; Rumble Strips; Small Community Transportation Planning; Roadside Safety; Highway Infrastructure Deterioration

geno@ksu.edu

Margaret Rys

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Human element in transportation system; Visibility and retro-reflectivity; Rumble strips design and performance; Roundabouts design and performance; Modeling and simulation of natural disasters; Transportation logistics; Experimental design; Benefit-cost analysis

malrys@ksu.edu

David R. Steward

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Mathematical and computer modeling of groundwater flow; Application of GIS geospatial technology to water resources; Integrated modeling approaches to understand responses to human/climate-induced changes in groundwater availability

steward@ksu.edu

Danita Deters

Peggy Selvidge

Debi Wahl