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College of Engineering (COE)
Research Areas

Faculty Member:
Research Area:

Baxter, Chris

Title: Associate Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 207A Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-6575
Email: baxter@egr.uri.edu
  • Ground Impovement
  • Stability of Submarine Slopes
  • Evaluation of Composite Piles in Marine environment
  • In Situ testing and Site Characterization Techniques
  • Dynamics Behavior of Rhode Island Silts

Craver, Vinca

Title: Assistant Research Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 213 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-2784
Email: craver@egr.uri.edu
  • Sustainable Water and Wastewater Purification
  • Transport & Containment of Existing Pollutants
  • Energetic & Environmental Sustainability of Water

Gindy, Mayrai

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 201 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-5587
Email: gindy@egr.uri.edu
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Non-Destructive testing, Sensors & Networks
  • Structural Safety and Reliability
  • Bridge Dynamics and Vibration

Hunter, Christopher

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 310 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-2818
Email: hunter@egr.uri.edu
  • Traffic and Transit System Operations
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Intermodal and or Multi-Modal transportation System Planning
  • Traffic Safety

Karamanlidis, Dimitrios

Title: Associate Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 302 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-2783
Email: karamand@egr.uri.edu
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Computer-Aided Analysis of Engineering Structure
  • Computer Aided Steel-Detailing

Lee, K. Wayne

Title: Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 212 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-2695
Email: lee@egr.uri.edu
  • Engineering Materials Design
  • Transportation Infrastructure Managment
  • Sustainable Transportation Systems

Thiem, Leon

Title: Associate Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 207 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-2693
Email: thiem@egr.uri.edu
  • Industrial Waste Treatment
  • Drinking Water Treatment
  • Groundwater Contamination Modeling/ Remediation
  • Adsorption Processes

Thomas, Natacha

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 311 Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-9353
Email: thomas@egr.uri.edu
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Traffic Flow Characteristics
  • Geometric Design of Highways
  • Airport Design
  • Traffic Safety

Tsiatas, George

Title: Chair & Professor
Department: Civil & Environmental
Office: 203A Bliss Hall
Phone: (401)874-5117
Email: tsiatas@egr.uri.edu
  • Bridge Engineering
  • Health Monitoring of Structures
  • Renewal Engineering
  • Management of Large Structural Systems