Faculty & Staff
Our faculty and staff are leaders in their fields. As subject matter experts and dedicated educators, their passion is for providing students with the instruction and experiences they need to become future leaders, thinkers, and doers.
Interim Department Head
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Mohammad J. Khattak, Ph.D, PE
Interim Department Head
Endowed Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Pavement and Materials Engineering |
Faculty
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Michael Bienvenu, Ph.D, PE
Professor of Practice
Construction and Materials Engineering |
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Mary Leah Coco, Ph.D
Associate Research Professor
Associate Director, Technology,Transfer and Training, LTRC
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Julius A. Codjoe, Ph.D, PE
Adjunct Professor
Transportation Enginering |
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Samuel B. Cooper Jr., Ph.D, PE
Director, LTRC
Transportation Engineering |
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Mohamed ElSaadani, Ph.D
Assistant Research Professor
Water Resources Engineering |
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Daniel Gang, Ph.D, PE
Endowed Professor
Director Environmental Engineering and Protection (CEEP) Center
Environmental Engineering |
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Vijaya (VJ) K.A. Gopu, Ph.D, PE, F. SEI, F. ASCE
Professor
Associate Director, Louisiana Transportation Research Center Structural Engineering |
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Emad Habib, Ph.D, PE
Endowed Chair Engineering Hydrology & Professor
Director, Louisiana Watershed Flood Center and Institute for Coastal and Water Research
Water Resources Engineering
Research Centers:
https://floodcenter.louisiana.edu/
Research Projects
https://www.ourfloodrisk.org/ |
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Russel C. Hibbeler, Ph.D, PE
Professor
Structural Engineering |
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Li Hui, Ph.D, PE
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering
Madison Hall, 254P
(337) 482-1166 |
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A.J. “Sonny” Launey, MS, PE
Adjunct Professor
Structural Engineering |
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Shaopeng Li, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering
Room 254F, Madison Hall
Website: sites.google.com/view/shaopengli |
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Robert L. Miller, Ph.D, PE
Associate Professor
Assistant Director, Louisiana Watershed Flood Center
Water Resources Engineering
Madison Hall, 254 M
(337) 482-1118 |
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Elisabeta Mitran, Ph.D
Assistant Research Professor
Safety Research Manager, LTRC |
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Milhan Moomen, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Research
ITS/Traffic Research Manager, LTRC
(225) 767-9161
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Jacob Neu, M.S., P.E.
Adjunct Professor
Structural Engineering
(337) 482-6847
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M. Ashifur Rahman, Ph.D
Research Associate
Transportation Engineering
(225) 767-9158
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Tyson Rupnow, Ph.D, PE
Research Associate Professor
Associate Director, Research, LTRC
(225) 767-9124
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Haitham Saad, Ph.D., P.E.
Research Project Manager, Watershed Flood Center
Water Resources Engineering
(337) 482-6847
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Wayne W. Sharp, MS, PE
Instructor
Environmental Engineering |
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Xiaoduan Sun, Ph.D, PE
Endowed Professor
Transportation Engineering |
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Mark Zappi, Ph.D, PE
Director of UL Energy Institute of Louisiana
Endowed Chair in Bioprocessing / Professor Environmental Engineering Website: https://energy.louisiana.edu |
Staff
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Kordell Carpenter
Research Technician
(225) 767-9116 |
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Ms. Jacqueline Gumbs
Administrative Assistant
(337) 482-6847 |
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David Jumper
Technology Transfer Support Services
(225) 767-9737 |
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Chuck NacolLaboratory Technician (337) 482-1165 |
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Susan Nichols
Training Program Coordinator
(225) 767-9140
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