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Adams, Teresa M. - Professor
Director and Principal Investigator, Midwest Regional University Transportation Center: Also Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
infrastructure asset management -- geographic information systems in transportation -- location referencing systems -- spatial/temporal data modeling for transportation -- bridge management
Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis, Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, Spatial Information and Analysis Consortium, Transportation Engineering and City Planning Program, Transportation Management and Policy Program, Wisconsin Highway Research Program, Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory, Wisconsin Transportation Center
Anderson, Marc A. - Professor: ceramic membranes -- microporous ceramic materials -- colloidal thin-film ceramics -- colloid chemistry -- catalysis, gas and liquid ceramic membrane separation processes -- adsorption in aqueous systems -- photocatalysis -- photoelectrochemistry -- batteries -- ultra-capacitors -- fuel cells
Materials Science Program
Andren, Anders W. - Professor: fresh and marine water chemistry -- behavior and fate of chemicals in the environment -- sediment remediation technology -- industrial waste treatment technology -- air-water transfer of chemicals -- structure-activity relationships and environmental fate
Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, Limnology and Marine Science, UW Sea Grant Institute, UW Water Resources Institute
Bahia, Hussain U. - Professor: Asphalt Pavement Research Program, Construction Engineering and Management Program
Bank, Lawrence C. - Professor: FRP composites in structural engineering -- Mechanics of composite materials and structures -- Performance based design of buildings -- Architecture/Engineering/Construction integration -- Paperboard structures -- Innovative bridge materials and construction
Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis, Construction Engineering and Management Program, Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory
Benson, Craig H. - Professor: geo-environmental engineering -- landfill design and construction -- remediation of hazardous waste sites -- field testing and performance evaluation -- transport of groundwater pollutants -- statistical construction quality control -- stochastic modeling of flow and transport -- data sufficiency
Consortium for Fly Ash Use in Geotechnical Applications, Geological Engineering Program
Cramer, Steven M. - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor: structural engineering -- wood structures -- timber structures -- concrete materials
Construction Engineering and Management Program, Materials Science Program, Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory
Edil, Tuncer B. - Professor: behavior of soils and wastes -- behavior of peats and organic soils -- geotechnics of soft ground and wastes -- geotechnics of industrial by-products -- filtration and interface friction of geosynthetics -- friction piles and anchors -- soil-structure interface friction -- coastal erosion and slope stability
Consortium for Fly Ash Use in Geotechnical Applications, Engineering Mechanics, Geological Engineering Program
Fratta, Dante - Associate Professor: Also Geology and Geophysics
Assessment of the near-surface underground using non-invasive tomographic studies (geotomography). -- On-shore and off-shore near surface geophysics -- Non-destructive detection of anomalies in civil engineering infrastructure. -- Study of low strain stiffness in rock masses with P- and S-waves. -- Geomaterial process evaluation using elastic and and electromagnetic waves.
Geological Engineering Program
Guo, Jessica Y. - Assistant Professor: Also Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Urban and Regional Planning
Travel behavior analysis and demand modeling -- Land use and transportation interaction -- Urban systems planning -- Spatial analysis and GIScience -- Artificial intelligence and software engineering
Spatial Information and Analysis Consortium, Transportation Engineering and City Planning Program, Transportation Management and Policy Program
Hanna, Awad S. - Professor: construction engineering and management -- construction productivity and methods improvement -- statistical quality control -- artificial intelligence -- construction safety
Construction Engineering and Management Program
Harrington, Gregory W. - Associate Professor: environmental engineering -- aquatic chemistry in treatment and distribution of drinking water -- removal and inactivation of waterborne pathogens and other microbes during drinking water treatment and distribution -- mathematical modeling
Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research
Holloway, Tracey A. - Assistant Professor: Also Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Hoopes, John A. - Professor: Also Institute for Environmental Studies
fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering -- modeling -- measurement and design of fluid flows -- sedimentation -- dissolved and particulate material -- transport and mixing -- groundwater -- turbulence
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Limnology and Marine Science, Water Resources Engineering Program
Loheide II, Steven P. - Assistant Professor: Also Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
hydroecology/ ecohydrology -- hydrogeology -- river restoration -- remote sensing -- hydrologic consequences of climate change -- vegetative water use / vegetation patterning -- sustainable land-use practices -- stream-aquifer interactions -- ecosystem function / services -- human interaction with aquatic ecosystems
Geological Engineering Program, Limnology and Marine Science
McMahon, Katherine (Trina) - Associate Professor: Also Bacteriology, Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Environmental Studies
Microbial ecology -- environmental biotechnology -- biochemical engineering -- environmental engineering -- water quality -- metabolic engineering -- freshwater microbiology
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Biotechnology Training Program, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Limnology and Marine Science, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program
Menassa, Carol C. - M. A. Mortenson Assistant Professor: Construction Engineering and Management Program
Mezera, David F. - Associate Professor, Retired: spatial control network adjustments -- satellite geopositioning -- engineering and geodetic control surveying -- geospatial information engineering -- land information systems.
Noguera, Daniel R. - Professor: Environmental engineering, bioenergy, biotechnology, microbial ecology, biological nutrient removal, biofilms, mathematical modeling, biodegradation pathways.
Biotechnology Training Program, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research
Noyce, David A. - Associate Professor: Also Industrial and Systems Engineering
Transportation Safety -- Vehicle Crash Analysis -- Traffic Operations -- Geometric Design -- Traffic Simulation -- Driving Simulation -- Human Factors -- Intelligent Transportation Systems -- Bicycles and Pedestrians
Institute on Aging, Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, Transportation Engineering and City Planning Program, Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory
Oliva, Michael G. - Professor: sustainable building design/construction -- structural engr. -- highway bridges -- reinforced-precast-prestressed concrete design -- timber structures -- structural testing -- earthquake resistance -- development of structural design methods
Construction and Materials Support Center, Structural Engineering Program, Wisconsin Highway Research Program, Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory, Wisconsin Transportation Center
Park, Jae (Jim) K. - Professor: industrial waste treatment -- bioremediation of hazardous waste sites -- pollutant transport modeling -- water quality -- nutrient removal -- organic chemical transport in landfills
Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research
Pedersen, Joel A. - Associate Professor: Also Soil Science
Fate and transport of toxic organic chemicals, novel pathogens (e.g., prions) and engineered nanoparticles in natural and engineered systems -- Bioavailability of organic contaminants
Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program
Pincheira, José A. - Associate Professor: design and behavior of reinforced concrete structural systems -- seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures -- non-destructive testing of steel structures
Potter, Kenneth W. - Professor: hydrological modeling and design -- stormwater modeling, management and design -- estimation of hydrologic risk -- estimation of hydrological budgets -- restoration of aquatic systems
Geological Engineering Program, Limnology and Marine Science
Ran, Bin - Professor: Intelligent Transportation Systems -- Dynamic Transportation Network Models -- Traffic Simulation and Control -- Dynamic Traffic Prediction -- Internet -- Information Systems and Technologies -- Wireless Technology -- Telematics -- GIS -- Location Commerce
Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, Transportation Engineering and City Planning Program, Transportation Management and Policy Program, Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory
Schauer, James Jay - Professor: Also Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Air chemistry -- Environmental analysis -- Air quality modeling -- Measurement of atmospheric pollutants -- Measurement of air pollution source emissions -- Aerosol dynamics -- Development of air pollution control strategies
Air Resources Management Program, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Schneider, James A. - Assistant Professor: Foundation solutions for renewable energy systems and transportation infrastructure -- Evaluation of strength and stiffness of soils, particularly through the use of in situ tests [pressuremeter, piezocone, seismic piezocone, T-bar and ball penetrometers, flat plat dilatometer (DMT)] -- Evaluation of safety margins and optimization of construction effort
Geoengineering Program, Geological Engineering Program
Sonzogni, William C. - Professor: Also Institute for Environmental Studies
fate and transport of toxic contaminants -- analytical chemistry of pollutants -- chemical limnology -- water resources management -- environmental toxicology
Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, Limnology and Marine Science, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Water Resources Management Program, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Veeramani, Dharmaraj ("Raj") - Professor: Also Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, School of Business
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and applications -- E-business strategy and decision technologies -- Internet-aided supply chain management -- Quick response quoting and manufacturing
Center for Quick Response Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium
Wu, Chin H. - Associate Professor: Air-sea interactions and surface wave dynamics -- Coastal-riverine processes and sediment transport -- Environmental fluid mechanics and limnology -- Environmental monitoring and aerial photogrammetry -- Experimental and computational fluid dynamics -- Groundwater and surface water interactions
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Geological Engineering Program, Limnology and Marine Science, Water Resources Engineering Program

Adjunct or Faculty Affiliates

Beilfuss, Richard D. - Adjunct Professor
Doll, Norman - Adjunct Professor: Construction Engineering and Management Program
Doran, Michael - Adjunct Professor: Water and Wastewater Engineering -- Unit Processes, Process Modeling and Plant Engineering -- Biological Wastewater and Wastewater Residuals Treatment and Stabilization -- Water Quality Management and Policy Development -- Wet Weather Wastewater Management -- Environmental Economics
Eagan, Patrick D. - Professor: Also Engineering Professional Development, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
industrial environmental engineering/management -- industrial ecology -- design for the environment/ecodesign -- stormwater -- environmental engineering -- water quality engineering and regulation -- restoration of water resources -- environmental management systems
Feigl, Kurt L. - Associate Professor: Also Geology and Geophysics

Geological Engineering Program
Hassett, Rod - Adjunct Professor
Hetland, John L - Adjunct Professor: Expertise is in the Construction Management of complex projects. -- Expertise in Design Build delivery of projects -- Interest and knowledge in Lean techniques for deliverying projects, Process development, lessons learned and constraint management.
Karthikeyan, K. G. - Associate Professor: Also College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Keller, Kirk John - Adjunct Professor
Kunes, Thomas - Adjunct Professor
Long, Sharon C. - Associate Professor: Also Soil Science
Nelson, John S., PE - Adjunct Professor: Sustainabile Development -- Lean Facility Design & Operation
Construction Engineering and Management Program, UW Energy Institute, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Otis, Richard - Adjunct Professor
Pfatteicher, Sarah K.A. - Research Professor. Assistant Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: Also College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

CALS Undergraduate Programs and Services, History of Science Department, Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, Women's Studies Program
Quagliana, Charles J. - Adjunct Professor
Rylander, Gary - Adjunct Professor
Smith, Robert J. - Adjunct Professor
Tinjum, James M. - Assistant Professor: Also Engineering Professional Development
geoenvironmental engineering -- continuing geotechnical engineering education -- stabilization and remediation of metal-contaminated material -- beneficial reuse of industrial byproducts -- subgrade and soft soil improvement
Geological Engineering Program
Weiland, Richard - Adjunct Professor

Emeritus Faculty

Armstrong, David E. - Professor Emeritus: Aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry, chemical limnology -- Cycling of nutrient elements in lakes and watersheds -- Trace metal chemistry, speciation, and bioavailability -- Behavior and fate of organic chemicals in the environment
Environmental Chemistry and Technology Graduate Program, Limnology and Marine Science Graduate Program, Water Resources Management Graduate Program
Berg, William D. - Professor Emeritus: traffic safety, traffic engineering -- transportation systems analysis -- highway engineering -- cost-effective safety improvements
Berthouex, Paul M. - Professor Emeritus: water supply -- wastewater treatment -- industrial waste treatment, environmental statistics/modeling
Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research
Boyle, William C. - Professor Emeritus: environmental engineering -- biological waste treatment -- industrial wastes -- waste disposal and treatment
Small-Scale Waste Management Project, Water Resources Management Program, Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research
Green, Theodore, III - Professor Emeritus: Also Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
convection -- waves -- hydrodynamics -- lake circulation
Ham, Robert K. - Professor Emeritus: solid wastes -- hazardous wastes -- waste decomposition -- recycling
Joeres, Erhard F. - Professor Emeritus: Also Institute for Environmental Studies
environmental systems modeling -- water resources management -- urban hydrology -- air quality management -- markets in pollution control -- pollution prevention -- environmental policy -- industrial ecology
Johnson, John E. - Professor Emeritus: structural engineering specializing in steel structures -- roofing technology
Kiefer, Ralph W. - Professor Emeritus: photographic interpretation -- remote sensing -- land use suitability evaluation -- image interpretation
Geological Engineering Program
Lillesand, Thomas M. - Professor Emeritus: Also Forest Ecology and Management, Institute for Environmental Studies
remote sensing -- natural resource management -- high resolution satellite image processing -- geographic information systems -- large area land use mapping from space -- environmental monitoring -- national space policy -- transportation applications of remote sensing
Environmental Remote Sensing Center
Monkmeyer, Peter L. - Professor Emeritus: fluid mechanics -- water waves -- coastal engr. -- flood routing -- groundwater/seepage
Peyrot, Alain H. - Professor Emeritus: structural engineering -- numerical analysis -- transmission line design -- wood structures -- cable structures
Salmon, Charles G. - Professor Emeritus: steel and concrete design -- design codes
Scarpace, Frank L. - Professor Emeritus: Also Institute for Environmental Studies
image processing -- remote sensing
Scherz, James P. - Professor Emeritus: photogrammetry -- surveying -- archeoastronomy and mapping prehistoric sites -- developing basic GIS
Smith, Robert L., Jr. - Professor Emeritus: transportation planning and policy -- traffic engineering -- transit planning and operations -- city planning -- site planning -- geographic information systems -- intelligent transportation systems
Vonderohe, Alan P. - Professor Emeritus: cadastral systems -- spatial data quality -- digital photogrammetry -- geographic information systems for transportation -- spatial/temporal modeling -- spatial/temporal reference frameworks
Wang, Chu-Kia - Professor Emeritus: structural engineering -- structural analysis and design -- computerized matrix method of analysis

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Date last modified: 23-Nov-2009
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