Dr. Amir H. Behzadan

Assistant Professor

Room: Engr II 301-J
Phone: (407) 823-2480
E-mail: amir.behzadan@ucf.edu

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Education

Research Areas of Specialty

• Urban infrastructure monitoring, protection, and management
• Construction engineering information technology
• Construction automation
• Modeling, simulation, and visualization of engineering operations
• Artificial intelligence and neural networks in construction
• Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Mobile computing and wireless communication in engineering and design

Education

Research Areas of Specialty

• Construction Automation.

• Solid Modeling In Construction and Design.

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

• Object-Oriented and Relational Databases.

• Simulation of Construction Operations.

• Global Positioning (GPS) System Applications.

• Design Structure Matrix in Design (DSM)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil & Environmental Engineering
2009 University of Maryland, College Park

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
2004 Purdue University, West Lafayette

Master of Science in Construction Management
2001 Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
2000 Bogazici University, Turkey

Teaching

CCE 4034 Construction Estimating and Scheduling (Fall 2011)

Research Areas of Specialty

• Environmental life cycle assessment
  
• Carbon and ecological footprint analyses
  
• Energy efficiency and eco-efficiency analyses
  
• Life cycle cost analysis and optimization
  
• Dynamic modeling of sustainable systems
  
• Decision modeling and analysis
  
• Sustainable infrastructure and energy systems
  
• Green buildings and sustainable construction

Education

Ph.D. in Environmental Systems Engineering, Cornell University, 1991

M.S.,in Environmental Systems Engineering, Cornell University , 1989.

B.S. in Civil Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University Taiwan, Republic of China , 1983

Teaching

Undergradutate

• Introduction to Environmental Engineering (Fall 2005, Spring/Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
• Hydraulics (Fall 2005, Spring/Fall 2006)
• Engineering Fluid Mechanics (Fall 2006, Summer 2006)
  
  

Graduate

• Advanced Hydrology (Spring 2007)
• Industrial Ecology (Summer 2007)
• Environmental and Water Resources Systems Analysis (Fall 2007)
• Groundwater Hydrology (Fall 2010)
• Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing (Spring 2011)
• Hydrological Modeling (Spring 2012)

Research Areas of Specialty

Environmental Sustainability

• Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Systems
  
• Ecological engineering
  
• Green Engineering
  
• Industrial Ecology
  
• Earth Systems Engineering
• Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing
  * Environmental Informatics and Decision Making
  * Environmental Cyberinfrastructure
  * Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
• Environmental Health Engineering
  * Health Informatics and Decision Making
  * Multimedia Pollutant Fate and Transport Modeling
  * Exposure Assessment and Risk Analysis
  

Resilient infrastructure Systems

• Decision Making for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
  
• Reliability Assessment Incorporating Sensor and Information Technologies
  
• Minimization of Operational Disruption of Infrastructure Systems due t Human Activities and Natural Disasters
  
• Post-disaster Recovery Planning
  
• Hazard Analysis and Mitigation

Education

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering - Clemson University , 1980

M.S. Chemical Engineering - Rice University , 1971.

B.S. Chemical Engineering - Clemson University, 1969

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses
ENV 3001 Introduction to Enviromental Engineering
ENV 4120 Air Pollution
ENV 4122 C Air Pollution Control Design

Graduate Courses
ENV 6106 Atomosphere Dispersion Modeling
ENV 6126 Design of Air Pollution Control
ENV 6347 Hazardous Waste Incineration

Research Areas of Specialty

Air Pollution Modeling
Incineration

Education

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL - 1990

M.S. Industrial Chemistry
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL - 1987

B.S. Chemistry
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - 1983

Research Areas of Specialty

1. Water quality chemistry.
2. Physico-chemical and microbiological processes:
   • Aeration and oxidation,
   • Membranes,
   • Activated carbon,
   • Ion-exchange,
   • Disinfection,
   • Stabilization,
   • Corrosion control,
   • Distribution system biofilms.
3. Desalination process operation troubleshooting and analysis. 
4. Water distribution system infrastructure.
5. Blending of alternative water supplies.

Education

Research Areas of Specialty

• Bacterial Regrowth in Water Distribution Systems : Member of UCF Membrane Treatment Focus Group
• Advanced Wastewater Treatment (Biological Nutrient Removal; EBPR/Polyhydroxyalkanoate Biosynthesis)
• Bioremediation (chlorinated solvents)
• Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries
• Industrial Pretreatment (trickling filter, TF/AS systems)

Education

PhD GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Atlanta, Georgia). Environmental Engineering, March 1989.
MS GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Atlanta, Georgia). M.S. in Sanitary Engineering, December 1980.
BS FLORIDA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Orlando, Florida). Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, June 1976.

ROLLINS COLLEGE (Winter Park, Florida). September 1972 through May 1974.

Teaching

EGN 3704 Engineering and the Environment
EES 4202  Chemical Process Control
ENV 4341 Solid Waste Management
ENV 5335* Hazardous Waste Management
ENV 6055* Subsurface Contaminant Transport
ENV 4800* Air and Waste Management Design

ENV4300* Solid Waste Design
EGN 1006 Introduction to Engineering
*Developed at UCF

Research Areas of Specialty

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Research

Education

Ph. D., Pennsylvania State University, 2005

M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000

B.S., Tsinghua University, 1998

Research Areas of Specialty

• Microbial energy systems for producing methane, H2, and biodiesel
  
• The role of human gut microbiota in metabolic syndrome

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering
State University of New York at Buffalo, February 1992.

M.S. Civil Engineering
State University of New York at Buffalo, June 1988.

B.E. Civil Engineering (with Honors)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, May 1985.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

• Engineering Mechanics
• Statics Honors Statics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Geotechnical Engineering (with Laboratory)
  
• Introduction to the Engineering Profession
  
  

Graduate Courses

• Geotechnical Engineering II
• Boundary Elements in Civil Engineering
• Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
• Foundation Engineering

Research Areas of Specialty

• Computational Methods : Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods
• Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction and Poroelasticity and Thermoelasticity
• Pervious Concrete Pavements
• Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
• Nonlinear Soil Consolidation and Stress Analysis
• Vibrations of Bridges subjected to Moving Loads
• Permeable Treatment Walls for In Situ Groundwater Remediation
• Stability of Sinkholes
• Soil Properties and Light Weight Fills

Education

University of Texas at Austin (2005 to 2010)
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Program
Supervisor: Kenneth H. Stokoe II
University of Texas at Austin (2003 to 2005)
M.S.E. in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Program
Supervisor: Kenneth H. Stokoe II
Kyunghee University, Korea (1996 to 2003, military service from 1997 to 1999)
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Teaching

CGN 3501C – Civil Engineering Materials, Fall 2011

Research Interests

• Subsurface characterization of geotechnical and pavement systems using noninvasive geophysical methods
  
• Laboratory evaluation of material properties (geotechnical, pavement, and recycled materials) by static and dynamic methods
  
• Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of civil infrastructures utilizing state-of-art sensor technologies
  
• Pavement monitoring and evaluation, management, and preservation
  
• Material fatigue characterization in geotechnical and pavement systems
  
• Mechanical behavior and properties of nanotechnology-based asphalt/concrete materials

Education

Post-Doctoral Research, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
M.S. in Structural Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Teaching

CES 6116 Finite Element Analysis
EGN 3310 Engineering Mechanics –STATICS
CES 5325 Bridge Engineering
CES 4101/5937 Matrix Analysis of Structures
CES 4100 Structural Analysis I
CES 6209 Dynamics of Structures

Research Areas of Specialty

• Analysis, Design and Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS)
  
• Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
  
• Structural Identification (St-Id)
  
• Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  
• Condition Evaluation of Constructed Facilities
  
• Disaster Mitigation and Management
  
• Analytical Simulation and Characterization
  
• Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Technologies
  
• Experimental Modal Analysis and Dynamics
  
• Bridge Engineering
  
• Engineering Education

Education

B.Eng. Civil Engineering from The Cooper Union, 12/1998

M.S. Structural Engineering from University of California Berkeley, 12/2000

PhD. Structural Engineering from University of California Berkeley, 10/2004

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

CES 4100 - Structural Analysis I

EGN 3310 - Engineering Mechanics - Statics

Graduate Courses

CES 6010 - Structural Reliability

CES 6220 - Wind and Earthquake Engineering

CES 6230 - Advanced Structural Mechanics

CES 6527 - Nonlinear Structural Analysis

Research Areas of Specialty

• Earthquake engineering
• Performance-based engineering
• Multiple-hazard assessment and design
• Structural reliability
• Structural dynamics
• Nonlinear analysis
• Bridge engineering
• High-performance materials and composites

Education

Ph. D., 2007
Civil Engineering, University of Southern California
M.S., 2002
Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S., 1996
Civil Engineering, Pusan National University

Research Areas of Specialty

• Nonlinear system identification and stochastic analysis
• Structural health monitoring and control
• Smart, remote and embedded sensing techniques, such as microelectromechanical system (MEMS), web-based infrastructure monitoring systems and remote experiments
• Non-destructive evaluation and test (NDE&T), especially using the spectroscopy techniques of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance image (MRI)

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), September 1995, University of California, Davis

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), July 1991
Alexandria University

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, June 1985
Alexandria University

Teaching

• Transportation Engineering (TTE4004)
• Transportation Safety Analysis (TTE6315)
• Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (TTE5805)
• Regional Planning (CGN6655)

FIELDS OF INTEREST

Traffic Safety Analysis, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Simulation, Transportation Demand Analysis, Transportation Planning Concepts and Methods, Computer, Statistical and Econometrics Applications in Transportation Engineering.

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering-Transportation Engineering, October 1991. University of California, Berkeley.
M.S. Civil Engineering-Transportation Engineering, December 1987. University of California, Berkeley.
B.S. Civil Engineering (with Honors)
Kuwait University, Kuwait.

Teaching

TTE4004: Transportation Engineering

TTE6205: Highway Capacity

TTE6256: Traffic Operations

TTE6270: Intelligent Transportation Systems

TTE6625: Mass Transit

Research Interests and Expertise

• Design and implementation of regional and statewide traffic information data warehouses.
  
• Development of Internet based applications to transportation systems.
  
• Modeling the impact of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS),
• Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS),
  
• Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), and Electronic Toll
• Collection and Traffic Management (ETTM) systems on congested transportation networks.
  
• Modeling the impact of ITS on air quality.
  
• Evaluation of remote sensing technologies (AUTOSENSE-III).
  
• Incident management and incident detection algorithms.
  
• Traffic simulation.
  
• Traffic prediction.
  
• Development of freight (truck/rail) planning and forecasting models for seaports.
  
• Driver simulators.
  
• Evaluation of Dynamic Message Signs
  
• Modeling of route choice behavior, using econometric software and modeling in transportation planning and engineering
  
• Designing, developing, and implementing regional and statewide traffic information data warehouses

• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  
• Traffic Operations
  
• IntelliDrive
  
• Heavy Truck Movement Forecasting
  
• Clean Energy
  
• Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS)
  
• Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)
  
• Electronic Toll Collection and Traffic Management Systems (ETTM)
  
• Traffic Incident Management
  
• Traffic Simulation Models
  
• Transportation Planning
  
• Air Quality Modeling

Education

Ph.D, Transportation Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, December 1978

M.S.C.E. Transportation Engineering
West Lafayette, Indiana, December 1976

B.S.C.E. Civil Engineering (With Highest Honors), July 1972, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Research Areas of Specialty

The use of driving simulators to conduct traffic engineering studies to enhance the operation and safety of highways and streets. Transportation evacuation under hurricane threats has gotten my attention in the last two years. I also conducted research in numerous transportation applications including Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), highway safety, computer simulation of traffic flow and operations, transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes including nuclear spent fuels, and regional freight transportation modeling.

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering - University of Notre Dame, 1998
B.S.E. with Honors in Civil Engineering - University of Iowa, 1993

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses
CWR 3201 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
ISC 2216 Applications of Calculus II

Graduate Courses
CWR 5205 Hydraulic Engineering
CWR 5515 Numerical Methods in CECE
CWR 6535 Modeling Water Resource Systems
CWR 6539 Finite Elements in Surface Water Modeling

Research Areas of Specialty

Coastal Hydroscience including:
Shallow Water Flows in the Coastal Margins
Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling
Watershed Modeling
Constituent Transport Modeling

Global Climate Change including:
Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Ecosystems and the Human-made Environment
Impacts of Changes to Rainfall Characteristics

Education

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis. 2009

Master of Water Resources, Water Resources Engineering Dept., Lund University, 2005

B.Sc., Civil Engineering-Hydraulic Engineering (with honors), University of Tabriz, .2003

Teaching

• CWR 6908- Advanced Water Resources Systems Analysis, Spring 2012, (Graduate Level)
  
• CWR 4633- Water Resources Engineering II, Spring 2012, (Undergraduate Level)
  
• CWR 3201- Fluid Mechanics, Fall 2011, (Undergraduate Level)
  
• CWR 4203- Hydraulics, Spring 2011, (Undergraduate Level)

Research Areas of Specialty

• Application of systems engineering, economics, systems analysis, optimization, risk analysis, simulation and modeling methods to hydro-environmental and energy resource problems at different scales
• Climate change impacts, mitigation, and adaptation
• Water, environmental, and energy policy and governance
• Socio-economic and political aspects of hydro-environmental and energy resource systems
• Sustainable development and system’s sustainability/resiliency evaluation
• Integrated hydro-environmental and energy resource planning and management
• Dynamic interactions of climate, food, energy, water, land, ecological, and socio-economic systems
• Footprints of energy resources and water-energy-land nexus
• Human behavior, negotiations, conflict resolution, game theory, decision-making, and bargaining
• Shared vision modeling and participatory planning
• Adaptive management and social learning
• Ecosystem service valuation and Habitat Equivalency Analysis
• System dynamics and causal thinking
• Cyberinfrastructure, social media, and online community development

Education

Ph.D. Water Resources Engineering
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, March 1992

B.E. Civil/Environmental Engineering. (1st Class Honors)
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. May 1981

Research Areas of Specialty

• Sediment Transport
• River Mechanics
• Watershed Management
• Stormwater Management
• Wetland Conservation
• Lake Restoration
• Potable Water Treatment and Distribution
• Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR)
• Groundwater systems under direct influence of surface water (GWUDI)

Education

Ph. D., 2009
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Specialization: Water Resources Engineering
 
 M.S., 2005
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Specialization: Water Resources Engineering
 
 B.S., 2001
Tongji University
Specialization: Environmental Engineering

TEACHING

Undergraduate

• CWR 4101- Hydrology (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)
• CWR 4632- Water Resources Engineering I (Fall 2011)

Graduate

• CWR 5937 – Water Resources in a Changing Environment (Fall 2011)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Watershed hydrology
  
• Water Resources Systems Analysis
  
• Human impacts (such as land use change and human water uses) on hydrologic systems
  
• Climate change impact on water resources (such as streamflow, water availability, agricultural and urban water demand)
  
• Sea level rise and climate change impact on flooding and ecosystem of coastal area
  
• Surface water and groundwater interaction
  
• GIS and remote sensing applications in water resources
  

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Dr. Amr Sallam

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John Swanson

Andy Williams

Dr. Ricardo Zaurin

Mr. Chris O'Riordan-Adjah

Dr. Peter Bacopoulos

Dr. Ammarin Daranpob

Dr. Mustafa Gul

Dr. William F. Carroll

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. John Dietz

Adjunct Associate Professor

Phone: (407) 823-5304
E-mail: John.Dietz@ucf.edu

Dr. J. Paul Hartman

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. Robert D. Kersten

Founding Dean,
College Of Engineering and
Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. David Jenkins

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. Shiou-San Kuo

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. Waldron McLellon

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. James Taylor

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. Martin Wanielista

Emeritus Professor of Engineering

Dr. Gour Tsyh Yeh

Emeritus Provost Professor
of Engineering

Dr. Yousef A. Yousef

Emeritus Professor of Engineering