Dr. Mecit Cetin
Professor
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), mobile devices/sensors, connected and automated vehicles, system-state prediction, traffic flow theory and simulation, big data analytics, congestion pricing, traffic signal control and optimization.
- 757-683-6700
- mcetin@odu.edu
Dr. Mujde Erten-Unal
Professor
Biological and hazardous wastewater treatment, green infrastructure, adaptive design to sea level rise, pollution prevention, and sustainable development.
- 757-683-4412
- munal@odu.edu
Dr. Sandeep Kumar
Professor | Department Chair
Decarbonization, Microalgae, Circular Economy, Renewable Carbon, Biofuels, Bioproducts, Electrochemical Hydrogenation, Microplastics, Lithium Extraction, Adsorption, Waste Management, and Nutrients Recycling.
- 757-683-3898
- skumar@odu.edu
Dr. Shahin Nayyeri Amiri
Senior Lecturer
My research interest is very diverse and generally covers several fields of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
- 757-683-5096
- snayyeri@odu.edu
Dr. Duc Nguyen
Professor
Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Structural Dynamics, Engineering Design Sensitivity Analysis & Optimization, Parallel Computing for FEA, Efficient Sparse/Dense Linear Solvers, Non-linear Solvers, Eigen-Solvers, Branch & Bound Mixed Real-Integer Linear Programming Problems, etc...
- 757-683-3761
- dnguyen@odu.edu
Dr. Gary Schafran
Professor
Environmental engineering, aquatic chemistry, physicochemical treatment processes, natural systems water quality, lake oxygenation, and reservoir management.
- 757-683-4673
- gschafra@odu.edu
Dr. Qing Tang
Assistant Professor
Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) for transportation infrastructure maintenance, discharge rate modeling and optimization for CAV, and autonomous vehicle testing and simulation. Her research interests include CAV modeling and control, human-automation interactions, AI/machine learning in autonomous driving systems, and smart/sustainable infrastructure.
- 757-683-6149
- q1tang@odu.edu
Dr. Wanting (Lisa) Wang
Assistant Professor
Community resilience modeling under multi-hazards such as tornadoes, floods, sea level rise, and climate change. Improving the resilience-based design of structural systems, civil infrastructure, and the built environment. Data and algorithm fusion across multiple disciplines, including structural engineering, computer science, economics, social science, and operational research. Resilient, sustainable, and equitable community decision-making support.
- 757-683-3189
- w2wang@odu.edu
Dr. Xixi Wang
Professor/Chief Departmental Advisor
Effects of climate change versus human activity on water resources; evaporation from water-limited soils; hydrology-soil-vegetation interactions in changing climate; stormwater, watershed hydrology, LID, and BMP; groundwater.
- 757-683-4882
- x4wang@odu.edu
Dr. Pengfei Wang
Assistant Professor
Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Seismology, and Applied Statistics, emphasizing regional geo-hazard modeling and analysis, multi-hazards risk assessment, geospatial analysis, and statistical learning and modeling in civil engineering applications.
- 757-683-5929
- p1wang@odu.edu
Dr. Kun Xie
Associate Professor
Transportation Safety; Transportation Reliability and Resilience; Incident/Emergency Management; Transportation Planning and Management; Connected and Autonomous Vehicles; AI in Transportation; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Driving Behavior.
- 757-683-4304
- kxie@odu.edu
Dr. Jaewan Yoon
Associate Professor
Stochasticity in Water Resources Water Quality Management and Modeling Diffusive/Dispersive Substance Fate and Transport Macro- and Meso-scale Spatiotemporal Simulation Statistical Characterization and Optimization
- 757-683-4724
- jwoon@odu.edu