Faculty Research Descriptions
| Abrahamson, Norman A. Adjunt Professor |
nww3@earthlink.com | Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses; spatial variation of ground motions over short distances. |
| Asano, Takashi Professor Emeritus |
Environmental Engineering. | |
Bolander, John E. |
jebolander@ucdavis.edu |
Seismic analysis and design; Cement-based composites; Nondestructive testing; Material and structural design optimization. |
Bombardelli, Fabian |
fabombardelli@ucdavis.edu |
Computational fluid mechanics, computational hydraulics, environmental fluid dynamics, multiphase flows, turbulence, open-channel resistance. |
Boulanger, Ross W. |
rwboulanger@ucdavis.edu |
Geotechnical engineering; Earthquake engineering; Soil-structure interaction; Ground improvement methods; Laboratory testing. |
Brush, Don O. |
Structural Engineering. | |
| Cappa, Christopher | cdcappa@ucdavis.edu |
Environmental & Air Quality Engineering. |
Chai, Rob Y.H. |
fzchai@ucdavis.edu |
Earthquake engineering; Large-scale experimental testing; Characterization of structural damage; Analysis of design of concrete and masonry structures. |
| Chang, Daniel P.Y. Professor Emeritus |
Environmental Engineering. | |
| Cheney, James A. Professor Emeritus |
Geotechnical Engineering. | |
| Cheng Lijuan (Dawn) Assistant Professor |
dawcheng@ucdavis.edu |
Hybrid experiment and analytical simulations of large-scale structures; bridge design and analysis; application of fiber reinforced polymer composites to infrastructures; fiber reinforced concrete |
Dafalias, Yannis F. |
(530) 752-3427 |
Continuum mechanics with emphasis on constitutive relationships for plasticity and viscoplasticity of engineering materials, metals, oils, polymers, etc.; Large deformations, texture development and anisotropy. |
Darby, Jeannie L. |
jdarby@ucdavis.edu |
Physical/chemical treatment processes; Aquatic chemistry; Transport and fate of contaminants in aquatic environment; Ultraviolet light disinfection. |
DeJong, Jason |
jdejong@ucdavis.edu (530) 754-8995 |
Geotechnical engineering; microbial treatment of soils; advanced in situ characterization; offshore foundation systems; digital imaging and measurement techniques; soil-structure interface behavior; micro-scale granular behavior. |
| Dillner, Ann Assistant Research Engineer |
amdillner@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-1124 |
Particulate matter air pollution |
Fan, Yueyue |
yyfan@ucdavis.edu (530) 754-6408 |
Network optimization and control. Stochastic system modeling and analysis. Risk management of transportation networks subject to seismic or other natural hazards. Applied mathematics and computation focusing on transportation systems. |
| Fleenor, William, Professional Research Engineer |
wefleenor@ucdavis.edu |
Environmental Dynamics Laboratory - quantifying interactions between fluid transport and mixing processes to better understand water quality in natural and engineered systems through field experimentation, tracer studies, detailed laboratory studies, and numerical modeling. |
Ginn, Timothy R. |
trginn@ucdavis.edu |
Mathematical modeling of subsurface fate and transport processes; Reactive solute transport in heterogenious media; Scaling nonlinear/multycomponent reaction; Experimentation in subsurface bioremediation and bacterial transport; Mathematical methods for paleoclimate reconstruction. |
| Green, Peter Professional Research Engineer |
pggreen@ucdavis.edu |
Water quality, water resources, and air quality: toxics, natural tracers, and laboratory techniques. |
Handy, Susan |
slhandy@ucdavis.edu | Relationships between transportation and land use, including the impact of land use on travel behavior and the impact of transportation investments on land development patterns. |
Harvey, John |
Asphalt and concrete pavements, including design, materials, rehabilitation, life cycle, maintenance and reconstruction; pavement cost analysis and strategy selection, effects of pavement activities on traffic in urban areas; pavement performance modeling. |
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| Herrmann, Leonard R. Professor Emeritus |
Structural Engineering. | |
Hutchinson, James R. |
jrhutchinson@ucdavis.edu | Structural Engineering . |
| Idriss, I.M. Professor Emeritus |
Geotechnical Engineering. | |
| Jenkins, Mimi Professional Research Engineer |
mwjenkins@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-1422 |
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Jeremic, Boris |
jeremic@ucdavis.edu |
Computational geomechanics, computer aided engineering, parallel |
Kanvinde, Amit |
kanvinde@ucdavis.edu |
Structural Engineering. |
Kavvas, M. Levent |
mlkavvas@ucdavis.edu |
Hydrology; Hydrometeorology, hydraulic modeling, erosion modeling; Stochastic pollution transport modeling; Stochastic methods. |
| Kayhanian, Masoud Professional Research Engineer |
mdkayhanian@ucdavis.edu |
Associate Director of CEWRE. |
| Kendall, Alissa | amkendall@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-5722 |
Transportation/Energy Engineering. |
Kleeman, Michael |
mjkleemen@ucdavis.edu |
Aerosol mechanics; Air quality modeling; Numerical solution of chemical reaction systems; Parallel computing; Characterization of pollutant emissions; Source apportionment of airborne particulate matter. |
Kunnath, Sashi |
skkunnath@ucdavis.edu |
Structural dynamics, performance-based seismic engineering, inelastic modeling of structural systems, analytical and experimental simulation of seismic response, low-cycle fatigue and cumulative damage in structures, software development for nonlinear structural analysis. |
Kutter, Bruce L. |
blkutter@ucdavis.edu |
Geotechnical engineering; Centrifugal modeling of geotechnical structures; Effects of earthquakes on embankments, piles, saturated sand layers, earth retaining structures, and soil-pile-structure systems. |
Larock, Bruce E. |
Water Resources Engineering. | |
Loge, Frank J |
fjloge@ucdavis.edu (530) 754-2297 |
Water and wastewater treatment; water reuse; small and decentralized waste treatment; human and ecological risk assessment; dynamics of disease transmission in aquatic environments. |
Lund, Jay R. |
jrlund@ucdavis.edu |
Systems analysis in water resources and environment planning and management; Resource economics; Regional water supply and resource management. |
Maroney, Brian H. |
(530) 752-0586 |
Dynamic soil-foundation-structure interaction of bridge systems; Transportation system reliability and cost efficiency before, during, and following earthquakes; Reliable bridge system design. |
Mariño, Miguel A. |
mamarino@ucdavis.edu |
Groundwater hydrology and contamination; Optimization and simulation of water resources systems; Irrigation planning and management. |
Mokhtarian, Patricia L. |
plmokhtarian@ucdavis.edu |
Travel behavior modeling and demand forecasting, impacts of telecommunication technology on transportation demand, application of economic and marketing research methods to transportation; Transportation and land use interactions. |
Niemeier, Debbie A. |
dniemeier@ucdavis.edu |
Transportation-air quality modeling, transportation planning and policy analysis, project delivery and prioritization for transportation infrastructure, transportation sustainability. |
| Orlob, Gerald T. Professor Emeritus |
Water Resources Engineering. | |
Ramey, Melvin R. |
mrramey@ucdavis.edu |
Structural engineering; Structural design; Concrete materials; Biomechanics; Computer-aided design. |
Rashid, Mark M. |
mmrashid@ucdavis.edu |
Computational solid mechanics; Large-deformation finite element methodology; Computation inelasticity; Constitutive modeling of engineering materials. |
| Ramey, Melvin R. Emeritus |
Structural Engineering. | |
Romstad, Karl M. |
Structural Engineering. | |
Schladow, S. Geoffrey |
gschladow@ucdavis.edu |
Lake and reservoir modeling; Water quality in natural water bodies; Environmental fluid mechanics; Ecosystem modeling; Sediment-water column exchange processes; Saline lakes. |
Schoellhamer, Dave |
Water Resources Engineering. |
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| Schroeder, Edward D. Emeritus |
Environmental Engineering. | |
Scow, Kate |
kmscow@ucdavis.edu |
Biodegradation, bioremediation of groundwater and soil. |
| Shen, C.K. Emeritus |
Structural Engineering. | |
Sperling, Daniel |
dsperling@ucdavis.edu |
Transportation planning and policy analysis; Environmental impact of motor vehicles; Alternative transportation energy and electric vehicles; Transportation in developing countries; Demand for new transportation technologies and fuels. |
Sukumar, N. |
nsukumar@ucdavis.edu |
Computational solid mechanics, fracture and microstructural modeling, motion of moving interfaces, finite element and mesh free methods, scientific computing, and object-oriented programming in C++. |
| Tchobanoglous, George, Emeritus | Environmental Engineering. | |
Wexler, Anthony |
aswexler@ucdavis.edu |
Particles in the atmosphere, their formation, physical and chemical transformation, and affect on global climate and human health. Theoretical, numerical modeling, and novel experimental techniques are employed. |
| Wilson, Dan Professional Research Engineer |
dxwilson@ucdavis.edu (530) 754-9761 |
Geotechnical Engineering. |
Wuertz, Stefan |
swuertz@ucdavis.edu |
Biofilms in environmental engineering, detection of bacterial and viral pathogens by molecular biology techniques,biological wastewater treatment, bioaugmentation, corrosion of sewers, public health, structure and function of microbial communities. |
Young, Thomas M. |
tyoung@ucdavis.edu |
Physical/chemical treatment processes; Environmental chemistry; Remediation of contaminated soil and groundwaters; Supercritical fluid extraction; Absorption processes . |
Younis, Bassam A. |
bayounis@ucdavis.edu |
Computational Hydraulics; Turbulence modeling for complex shear flows;LES and Unsteady RANS for vortex shedding and its control; Sediment transport; Industrial aerodynamics. |
Zhang, H. Michael |
hmzhang@ucdavis.edu |
Transportation systems operations, traffic flow theory, traffic control, dynamic traffic assignment, intelligent transportation systems. |