Faculty

Civil Engineering Faculty

Mark Tufenkjian

Mark Tufenkjian, Ph.D., Chair

Office: E&T A-211

Phone: (323) 343-4434

Email: mtufenk@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Geotechnical Engineering.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/mark-tufenkjian

Hassan Hashemian

Hassan Hashemian, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-409

Phone: 323-343-4457
Email: hhashem@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Transportation, City Planning.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/hassan-hashemian
Dr. Khodayari

Arezoo Khodayari, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-216

Phone: 323-343-4453
Email: akhoday@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Environmental Engineering, Air Quality Control and Modeling, Climate Modeling and Climate Change Analysis, Integrated Assessment of Climate Change.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/arezoo-khodayari 
Wing Shun (Welson) Kwan

Wing Shun (Welson) Kwan, Ph.D., Advisor 

Office: E&T A-215

Phone: 323-343-4464
Email: wkwan4@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Geotechnical Engineering

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/wing-shun-kwan
Dr. Lopez

Sonya R. Lopez, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-221

Phone: (323) 343-4455

Email: slope188@calstatela.edu

Specialization:  Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering; Physically-based and Conceptually-based hydrologic modeling; Remote Sensing of the Environment.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/sonya-lopez
Dr. Mehran Mazari

Mehran Mazari, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-215

Phone: (323) 343-4469

Email: mmazari2@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Transportation Infrastructure, Pavements.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/mehran-mazari

 

Gustavo Menezes

Gustavo Menezes, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-213

Phone: (323) 343-4578

Email: gmeneze@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Environmental Engineering and Water Resources.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/gustavo-menezes
John Petrie

John Petrie, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-216

Phone: (323) 343-4465

Email: jpetrie@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Hydraulics, Sediment Transport

Homepage: https://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/john-petrie

Rupa Purasinghe

Rupa Purasinghe, Ph.D., Principal Advisor

Office: E&T A-214

Phone: 323-343-4459

Email: rpurasi@calstatela.edu

Specialization: Structural Analysis, Finite Element Method, Computer Aided Structural Design/Experimentation.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/rupasiri-purasinghe

Tonatiuh Rodriguez-NiKl

Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, Ph.D., Advisor

Office: E&T A-217

Phone: (323) 343-4456

Email: trodrig7@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Structural Engineering.

Homepage: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/tonatiuh-rodriguez-nikl