Faculty Research Interests
The research expertise of the CEE Faculty and Staff spans a variety of specialties that are summarized below.  Please feel free to contact any faculty member directly or Walter Konon, department chair, if you would like more information about CEE research capabilities and projects (konon@njit.edu or 973-596-2476).

Lisa Axe, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology  (axe@njit.edu)
Physical and chemical processes in environmental systems and the influence of surface chemistry on transport processes.

Sima Bagheri, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison  (bagheri@njit.edu)
Geospatial technology in global change studies.

Steven Chien, Ph.D., University of Maryland  (chien@njit.edu)
Transportation systems analysis.  Intelligent transportation systems.

Janice Daniel, Ph.D., Texas A & M University  (daniel@njit.edu)
Traffic engineering and operations.  Transportation safety.  Adaptive traffic control systems.  Urban freight movement.

Harold Deutschman, Ph.D., Northwestern University  (deutschman@njit.edu)
Urban transportation.  Transit planning and operations.

Yuan Ding, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology  (ding@njit.edu)
Modeling in groundwater.  Water and wastewater treatment.  Contaminant transport.

Robert Dresnack, Ph.D., New York University (dresnack@njit.edu)
Water resources development.  Environmental impact analysis.

Eugene Golub, Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn  (golub@njit.edu) 
Water supply modeling.  Storm water management.

Joshua Greenfeld, Ph.D., Ohio State University  (greenfeld@njit.edu)
Transportation related GIS, GPS and their application to intelligent transportation systems.

Hsin-Neng Hsieh, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh  (hsieh@njit.edu)
Water and wastewater treatment.  Sludge treatment.  Solid waste disposal.

C.T. Thomas Hsu, Ph.D., McGill University  (hsu@njit.edu)
Structural mechanics and design.  Structural concrete and computer analysis.

Fadi A. Karaa, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology  (fadi.a.karaa@njit.edu)
Decision and risk analysis, project management and control.

Raj Khera, Ph.D., Northwestern University  (khera@njit.edu)
Anisotropic behavior of normally and over-consolidated soils.  Slurry walls material.

Walter Konon, M.S.C.E., City University of New York  (konon@njit.edu)
Design and construction modifications to improve safety and reduce infrastructure costs.

Rongfang Liu, Ph.D., University of South Florida  (liu@njit.edu)
Intermodal transportation planning.  Travel behavior and demand forecast modeling.  Operation research and network simulations.  Intelligent transportation systems.

Allyn Luke, M.S.C.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology  (luke@njit.edu)
Materials testing.  Concrete quality control.  Full-scale structural instrumentation and load testing.

Taha Marhaba, Ph.D., Rutgers University (marhaba@njit.edu)
Characterization and control of disinfection by-product precursors in water.

Jay N. Meegoda, Ph.D., University of California, Davis  (meegoda@njit.edu)
Underground infrastructure/smart pipe.  Soil/sediment remediation reuse.  Micromechanics.

Priscilla P. Nelson, Ph.D., Cornell University (pnelson@njit.edu)
Design and construction of underground space, geotechnical and geological engineering.

Thomas Olenik, Ph.D., Rutgers University  (olenik@njit.edu)
Environmental regulations.  Storm water management.  Land use development.

Dorairaja Raghu, Ph.D., Texas Tech University (raghu@njit.edu)
Geoenvironmental engineering.  Settlement due to landfill biodegradation.

 M. Ala Saadeghvaziri, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (ala@njit.edu)
Structural engineering with emphasis on non-linear response of RC structures.

 Sunil Saigal, Ph.D., Purdue University (saigal@njit.edu )
Computational mechanics, nanotechnology-composite structures, computational cardio-mechanics and orthopedic biomechanics.

John Schuring, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology  (schuring@njit.edu)
In-Situ remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.  Engineering geomorphology.

William Spillers, Ph.D., Columbia University  (spillers@njit.edu)
Structural optimization.  Nonlinear structural analysis and buckling.

Methi Wecharatana, Ph.D., University of Illinois  (wecharatan@njit.edu)
Fly ash concrete.  Fracture mechanics of concrete and other cementitious materials.