Civil & Environmental Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty

Dr. Dennis D. Truax, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE

James T. White Chair
Department Head
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Major: Environmental Engineering, Minor: Biochemistry), Mississippi State University, 1986
Water and Wastewater Management Systems

	Dr. Seamus Freyne, P.E., M.ASCE Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2003 Structures, concrete materials, statistics, ethics, civil engineering education
	Dr. Islam H. El-adaway, C.Eng., M.ASCE Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 2008 Construction Engineering and Management
	Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude, P.E., M.ASCE Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2007 Environmental Engineering
	Dr. Philip M. Gullett, P.E. Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2001. Structural Engineering
	Dr. Isaac L. Howard, P.E. Materials and Construction Industries Chair Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2006 Materials Engineering
	Herbert A. King, MS, P.E., P.L.S. Instructor of Civil and Environmental Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1978 M.A., Mathematics, Mississippi State University, 1977 Geomatic Engineering
	Dr. Xiaopeng Li Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 Transportation network analysis and planning Logistics systems design and management Traffic operations and management
	Dr. Benjamin S. Magbanua, P.E. Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1994 Biological treatment and bioremediation processes
	Dr. James L. Martin, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE Professor and Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. in Civil Environmental Engineering, Texas A & M University,College Station Texas, 1984 Water quality modeling
	Dr. Farshid Vahedifard, P.E. Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, 2011 Geotechnical Engineering
	Dr. Thomas D. White, P.E. Professor of Civil and Enviromental Engineering Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1981 Construction Materials Pavement Design, Evaluation, Maintenance and Management
	Dr. Li Zhang, P.E. Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2000 Transportation Engineering

Professors Emeriti

Dr. Harry A. Cole, P.E.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 1975
Structural Engineering

Oswald Rendon-Herrero, P.E., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972
Consulting Geoforensic Engineer

Dr. Ralph R. Sinno, P.E.

Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1968
Comprehensive analysis and design of civil engineering structural systems

Adjunct Faculty

	Dr. Imad Aleithawe, P.E., CPM Research Administration Engineer MDOT, Research Division P.O. Box 1850, 7th floor, Jackson, MS 39215-1850 ialeithawe@mdot.ms.gov Ph.D., in Civil Engineering (Construction Management), Mississippi State University, 2010 M.Sc., in Civil Engineering (Construction), Mississippi State University, 1999 M.Sc., in Civil Engineering (structural), Gdansk Technical University, Gdansk-Poland, 1988 B.Sc., Gdansk Technical University, Gdansk Poland, 1986
	Dr. Gary L. Anderton Chief, Airfields and Pavements Branch Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Gary.L.Anderton@usace.army.mil Ph.D., in Civil Engineering, University of Texas, 1997 M.S, in Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1991 B.S., in Petroleum Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1983
	Dr. Albert J. Bush, III, P.E., M.ASCE Director, ERDC Graduate Institute 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Albert.J.Bush@usace.army.mil Ph.D., in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987
	Dr. Dwain K. Butler, P.G. President, Applied Geophysics Consultancy LLC 211 Grinders Place, Vicksburg, MS 39180 agc.llc@bellsouth.net: www.agc-llc.net Ph.D., Geophysics (Minor Geology), Texas A&M University, 1983 M.S, Physics (Solid State), University of Maryland, 1971 B.S., Physics (Minors Mathematics and Geosciences), Lubbock, TX, 1968
	Dr. C. Kennan Crane, P.E. Research Structural Engineer US Army Engineer Research & Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Charles K. Crane@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010 M.S, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007 B.S., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005 B.A., English, Emory University, 2005
	Dr. Jairo N. Diaz-Ramirez, A.M.ASCE Director, Mississippi River Research Center Center for Ecology & Natural Resources 1000 ASU Drive, #209, Alcorn State, MS 39096 ecocenter@alcorn.edu : www.alcorn.edu/mrrc/ Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2007
	Dr. Jesse D. Doyle, P.E. Research Civil Engineer Airfields and Pavements Branch Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory US Army Engineer Research & Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, CEERD-GM-A, Vicksburg, MS 39180 jesse.d.doyle@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Mississippi University State, 2011
	Dr. Trudy Estes, P.E. Research Civil Engineer US Army Engineer Research & Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Trudy.j.estes@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, 2005 M.S, Chemical (Environmental) Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1996 B.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1992
	Dr. Robert Hall, P.E. Principal, Engineering Innovations, LLC 112 Rue Vernet, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Robert.L.Hall.Phd@gmail.com Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Oklahoma University, 1985 M.S, Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1976 B.S., Civil Engineering, Auburn University, 1971
	Dr. Billy Johnson, P.E. Research Civil Engineer US Army Engineer Research & Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Billy.E.Johnson@erdc.dren.mil Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1997 M.S, Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1993 B.S., Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1987
	Dr. William H. McAnally, P.E., D.CE, F.ASCE Northern Gulf Institute Mississippi State University Mail Stop: 9652, Miss. State, MS 39762 Physical Address: 2 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759 mcanally@ngi.msstate.edu Ph.D. Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida, 1999
	Dr. Paul F. Mlakar, P.E. Senior Research Scientist US Army Engineer Research & Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Paul.F.Mlakar@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Purdue, 1975 M.S, Purdue, 1968 B.S., West Point, 1966
	Dr. John J. Ramírez-Avila Postdoctoral Associate Geosystems Research Institute Mississippi State University 2 Research Boulevard, Box 9627, Mississippi State, MS 39762 jjr149@gri.msstate.edu: www2.msstate.edu/~jjr149/ Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Water Resources). Mississippi State University, 2011 M.S., Soils. University of Puerto Rico, 2005 B.S., Agricultural Engineering. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1999
	Dr. Jane McKee Smith, P.E., D.CE, M.ASCE Research Hydraulic Engineering US Army Engineer Research & Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 jane.m.smith@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, 1996 M.S, Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1986 B.S., Civil Engineering, South Dakota State University, 1983
	Dr. Richard L. Stockstill, P.E. Research Hydraulic Engineer US Army Engineer Research & Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Richard.L.Stockstill@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Washington, 1995
	Dr. Stanley C. Woodson, P.E. Research Structural Engineer US Army Engineer Research & Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Stanley.C.Woodson@usace.army.mil Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, 1996 M.S, Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1986 B.S., Civil Engineering, South Dakota State University, 1983