Faculty

The Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty shown below include professors, associate professors, and assistant professors with primary and joint appointments. To view additional faculty (courtesy, emeritus and visiting), select the "Find Faculty by Appointment" tab to filter results.

  • Negin Alemazkoor

    Assistant Professor
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    The overarching objective of my research is to develop sensing and computing methodologies for fast and reliable analysis of smart and interconnected infrastructure systems under uncertainty. My research is inherently multi-disciplinary and aims to advance reliability and resilience…
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  • Somayeh Asadi

    Professor
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    Somayeh Asadi is currently a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining UVA, she was an Associate Professor with the Department of Architectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She received M.Sc. and…

  • Larry Band

    Ernest H. Ern Professor of Environmental Science
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    I am an eco-hydrologist with research spanning the continuum of natural through urban watersheds. A goal is to develop and incorporate principles learned in unmanaged ecosystems as part of urban ecosystem restoration.
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  • Craig H. Benson

    Professor Emeritus
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    My practice in geoenvironmental engineering fits in four broad categories: (i) design and assessment of environmental containment systems for municipal, mining, radioactive, and hazardous wastes, (ii) sustainability assessment of engineering systems, (ii) recycling/upcycling of waste…
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  • Michelle D. Busby

    Director of Operations, Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair, Engineering School Staff Council Executive Committee, BFS-ERG Co-Director, Staff Senate Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, Membership Committee, NCCI
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  • T. Donna Chen

    Associate Professor
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    Dr. Chen joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia in August 2015.
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  • Andrés F. Clarens

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Director, Environmental Institute
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    Andrés Clarens is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UVA and Associate Director of the Pan-University Environmental Resilience Institute. His research is focused broadly on understanding anthropogenic carbon flows and the ways that CO2 is manipulated, reused, and sequestered in engineered systems.
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  • Teresa B. Culver

    Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Chair for Academic Programs
    Teresa B. Culver

    My lifelong love for the outdoors translated directly into the study of environmental and water resource engineering. At UVa, I have the honor of working with a new generation of engineers who will work to create a sustainable future.
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  • Michael Demetsky

    Emeritus Professor
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    Michael Demetsky served as the professor and chairman of the U.Va. Engineering School's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and received the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's 2008 S.S. Steinberg Outstanding Educator Award for his contribution to…

  • Nicole Dufalla

    Senior Lecturer, First Year Engineering Center Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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    Nicole Dufalla is a Lecturer in the First Year Engineering Center with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.