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Civil Engineering Faculty

Our dedicated team of passionate educators brings a wealth of industry experience and academic excellence to the forefront of civil engineering education. From structural engineering to environmental sustainability, our faculty is committed to fostering a dynamic learning environment that equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle real-world challenges.

Himali Delanka-Pedige, Assistant Professor

Environmental Engineering

My research interests are water and wastewater treatment, biological treatment, water quality characterization, microbial pathogens, emerging contaminants, non-targeted organic analysis, resource recovery, process modeling, multi-criteria decision-making, and sustainability assessment.



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SIU Himali Delanka-Pedige Engineering B, Room 22
618-453-5724
himali.delankapedige@siu.edu

Habibollah Fakhraei, Assistant Professor

Environmental Engineering

My research interests are environmental engineering, environmental modeling, biogeochemistry, aquatic chemistry, water quality modeling, air pollution effects, GIS, geostatistical analysis, hydrology, numerical optimization.



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SIU Habibollah Fakhraei Engineering B, Room 38
618-453-7819
h.fakhraei@siu.edu

Ajay Kalra, Associate Professor

Water Resources Engineering

My research interests are interdisciplinary in the area of hydro-climatology, urban sustainability, artificial intelligence, water resources management, drought frequency, and probabilistic forecasting and downscaling.



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SIU Ajay Kalra Engineering B, Room 114
618-453-7008
kalraa@siu.edu
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Prabir Kolay, Director and Professor

Geotechnical Engineering

My research interests are soft and expansive soil stabilization using different chemical stabilizers, Characterization of PFA (Pulverized Fuel Ash) from coal based thermal power plant, Leaching studies, Dry separation of Cenosphere, Thermal & electrical properties of soil, Characterization of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) for various uses, Resilient modulus & long-term durability of RCA, Cyclic behavior of soil & stabilized soil, Liquefaction potential of local Illinois soil.



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SIU Prabir Kolay Engineering B, Room 26
618-453-7843
pkolay@siu.edu

Jia Liu, Associate Professor

Environmental Engineering

My research interests are nanomaterials for water treatment and reuse, impacts of nanomaterials on aquatic and soil ecosystems, phytoremediation of contaminated soil and groundwater, and renewable energy production using nanomaterials and bioelectrochemical systems.



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SIU Jiu Lia

Engineering B, Room 116
618-453-7006
jialiu@siu.edu
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Vijay Puri, Professor

Geotechnical Engineering

My research interests are soil dynamics, machine foundations, design of foundations to resist seismic loads, liquefaction of soils, determination of dynamic soil properties, waste disposal, utilization of coal preparation and combustion wastes, clay liners, and soil improvement using geogrids.



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SIU Vijay Puri Engineering B, Room 28
618-453-7838
puri@engr.siu.edu

Debarshi Sen, Assistant Professor

Structural Engineering

My research interests are Structural Dynamic systems, infrastructure monitoring and resilience, applications of statistical and machine learning in monitoring, regional fragility assessment, seismic response control.



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SIU Debarshi Sen Engineering B, Room 36
618-453-7807
debarshi.sen@siu.edu
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Sangmin Shin, Assistant Professor

Water Resources Engineering

My research interests are integrated water resources management, critical interdependent infrastructure modeling, water cyber-physical-social system, artificial intelligence, urban water sustainability and resilience, socio-environmental hydrology, multi-objectives optimization, real-time control, and systems thinking and analysis.



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SIU Sangmin Shin Engineering B, Room 34
618-453-3325
sangmin.shin@siu.edu
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Jale Tezcan, Professor

Structural Engineering

Dr. Tezcan’s research covers a wide-range of topics including ground motion modeling, signal processing, material characterization, machine learning algorithms, data mining and uncertainty estimation.



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SIU Jale Tezcan Engineering B, Room 32
618-453-6125
jale@siu.edu

Nitin Tiwari, Assistant Professor

Geotechnical Engineering

My research is focused on advancing interdisciplinary approaches essential for the future of sustainable and resilient infrastructure. I aim to develop innovative strategies that enhance soil and ground conditions by utilizing natural substances and engineered composites, optimizing their strengths to boost infrastructure performance while reducing environmental impacts. 



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SIU Nitin Tiwari Engineering B, Room 24
nitin.tiwari@siu.edu
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