Faculty
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Tara Cavalline
Co-Director
Professor, Civil Engineering Technology
704-687-5035
tcavalline@charlotte.edu
Personal Website
Research Expertise:
Portland Cement Concrete and Cementitious Materials
Sustainable Construction Materials
Masonry Materials
Bridge Management Systems
Pavement Management Systems
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Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Co-Director
Professor, Civil Engineering
704-687-1233
sspulugurtha@charlotte.edu
Personal Website
Research Expertise:
Transportation Planning / Modeling and Traffic Simulation
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Traffic Safety
Geographic Information Systems
Interdisciplinary Team
![Srinivas Akella](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2024/04/akella_srinivas-300x300.jpg)
![Don Chen](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/chen_don-300x300.jpg)
Professor
Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management
![Yuting (Tina) Chen](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/chen_yuting_3a.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management
![Suzanne Leland](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/leland_suzanne-300x300.jpg)
Professor; MPA Director
Political Science and Public Administration
![Vincent (Tobi) Ogunro](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/ogunro_vincent_3-300x300.jpg)
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
![Omid Shoghli](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/shoghli_omidreza_3-300x300.jpg)
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management
![Jake Smithwick](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/smithwick_jake_3-300x300.jpg)
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director, Construction and Facilities Engineering
Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management
![Brett Tempest](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/10/tempest_brett_3-300x300.jpg)
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
![Jean-Claude Thill](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2024/04/thill_jean-claude-300x300.jpg)
Knight Distinguished Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences
Geography and Earth Sciences
![Lei Zhu](https://air.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/819/2023/11/zhu_lei-300x300.jpg)