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Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty
Fritz R. Fiedler, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Buchanan 104
208-885-2980
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Civil Engineering Analysis & Design, Fundamentals of Hydrologic Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering, Engineering Hydrology, Senior Design Project
Areas of Expertise: Hydrologic Engineering and Humanitarian Engineering
Ahmed Abdel-Rahim, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Engineering Physics 115
208-885-2957
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Engineering Surveying, Highway Design & Traffic Systems, Simulation of Transportation Systems, Traffic Flow Theory, Intersection Traffic Operations
Areas of Expertise: Transportation Engineering
Kevin Chang, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, NIATT Director
Engineering Physics 115
208-885-4028
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Introduction to Civil Engineering, Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering, Traffic Systems Design, Civil Engineering Professional Seminar, Public Transportation
Areas of Expertise: Transportation Engineering
Erik R. Coats, P.E., Ph.D.
Sorenson Family Endowed Chair in Water Resources Professor
Buchanan 129
208-885-7559
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater Systems Design I/II, Engineering Law & Contracts, Advanced Topics in Waste Management & Treatment
Areas of Expertise: Environmental Engineering
Ahmed A. Ibrahim, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Buchanan 108
208-885-1328
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Theory of Structures, Reinforced Concrete Design, Steel Design, Bridge Design, Strengthening & Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures, Advanced Concrete Design, Dynamics of Structures
Areas of Expertise: Structural Engineering
S.J. Jung, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Buchanan 101
208-885-6481
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Engineering Graphics, Rock Mechanics, Excavation & Materials Handling, Tunnel Design & Construction
Areas of Expertise: Geological Engineering
Emad Kassem, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Buchanan 128
208-885-1025
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Properties of Construction Materials, Pavement Preservation and Management, Engineering Statics, Engineering Mechanics of Materials
Areas of Expertise: Materials and Pavements Engineering
Chyr Pyng (Jim) Liou, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Fulbright Scholar
Buchanan 105
208-885-6202
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Hydraulics, Hydraulics Structures Analysis & Design, Open Channel Hydraulics, Hydraulic Transients, Numerical Methods
Areas of Expertise: Hydraulics
Michael (Mike) Lowry, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics 115H
208-885-0139
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Civil Engineering Analysis & Design, Sustainable Transportation and Community Design, Transportation Planning, Transportation Safety Analysis
Areas of Expertise: Transportation Engineering and Transportation Planning
Richard J. Nielsen, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Acting Chair
Buchanan 106
208-885-8961
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Theory of Structures, Steel Design, Advanced Design of Steel Structures, Structural Reliability of Engineered Systems, Dynamics of Structures, Finite Element Analysis, Matrix Structural Analysis, Engineering Statics, Geotechnical Engineering
Areas of Expertise: Structural Engineering
Daniele Tonina, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor | Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-6194
Campus: Boise
Courses: Environmental Hydrodynamics, Aquatic Habitat Modeling, Sedimentation Engineering
Areas of Expertise: Hydrologic Engineering and Ecohydraulics
Andy Tranmer, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-6165
Campus: Boise
Areas of Expertise: Hydrology, Water resources, Numerical and physical modeling, Fluvial geomorphology, Sediment transport, Channel evolution, River restoration
Elowyn Yager, Ph.D., P.G.
Professor | Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-4996
Campus: Boise
Courses: Green Engineering of Riverine Systems, CER Keystone Course, Reading, Writing & Communicating Scientific Content, River Restoration, Fluvial Geomorphology & River Mechanics
Areas of Expertise: Fluvial Geomorphology and Ecohydraulics
