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Faculty Directory

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Desmond Lawler

Professor

Nassir I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering


512-471-4595
Office Location: ECJ 8.202

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Clyde Lee

Professor Emeritus

Nasser I. Al-Rashid Centennial Professor Emeritus in Transportation Engineering


512-232-3100
Office Location: UTA 4.202

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Jun-Whan Lee

Assistant Professor

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering


Office Location: 4.722

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Fernanda Leite

Associate Dean for Research & Professor

Joe J. King Professorship in Civil Engineering

Construction Engineering and Project Management


512-471-2125
Office Location: ECJ 10.338

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Frasier Liljestrand

Lecturer

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Howard Liljestrand

Associate Chair for Environmental Engineering & Professor

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering


512-471-4604
Office Location: ECJ 9.102F

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Raymond Loehr

Professor Emeritus

Hussein M. Alharty Chair Emeritus in Civil Engineering


512-471-4624
Office Location: ECJ 9.102

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News

Helwig the Latest ‘King’ of Texas Engineering

Texas CAE Engineer Todd Helwig

Todd Helwig, professor in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for his advancements in bridge design.

Rankings: Top 10, Yet Again

The Engineering Education and Research center on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin

The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering remains one of the top graduate programs in the nation, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report.

3 Faculty Promoted to Associate Professor

Texas Engineers Blair Johnson, Krishna Kumar and Pawel Misztal

A trio of faculty members in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering are taking the next step in their careers.

Professor, Alumnus Selected for National Academy of Engineering

Texas Engineers Ellen Rathje and Jimmy Don Wiethorn

A faculty member and an alumnus from the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors in the engineering field.

Top Ranked Programs

Civil & Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked in the Top 10 in U.S. News and World Report Rankings

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#4

Graduate Civil Engineering Program

$72K+

Average Starting Salary of Our B.S. Graduates

#6

Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Program

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Texas CAEE Engineers Ellen Rathje and Jimmy Don Wiethorn

Professor, Alumnus Selected for National Academy of Engineering

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UT Establishes the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

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