Our People

Washkewicz College of Engineering (WCE) is especially proud of its faculty and staff. Both are hands-on and accessible to students of every level. Faculty at Civil and Environmental Engineering are well-renowned for their expertise and research excellence. Drawn from academic institutions across the world, as well as being professionals with years of real-world experience, the faculty offer a unique blend of theory and application.

Faculty

(*) graduate faculty

Allena, Srinivas   Assistant Professor*

Structural Engineering/Advanced Infrastructure Materials

(216) 687-9259

 

 

Beheiry, Salwa   Nexus Professor

Director of Construction Management Program

Director of CSU Nexus Project Delivery Institute

(216) 687-2400

 

Duffy, Stephen   Interim Chair / Professor*

Structural Engineering/Engineering Mechanics

(216) 687-3874

 

 

Dural, Nilufer   Associate Professor

Environmental Engineering

(216) 687-3912

 

 

Jenkins, Jacqueline   Associate Professor*

Transportation Engineering

(216) 687-2190

 

 

Khan, Lutful   Associate Professor*

Foundation/Geotechnical Engineering

(216) 687-2231

 

 

Kidando, Emmanuel   Assistant Professor*

Transportation Engineering

(216) 687-2533

Home page: https://www.emmanuelkidando.com/

 

Kim, Ungtae   Associate Professor*

Hydrology/Water Resources Engineering

(216) 687-2599

 

 

Owusu-Danquah, Josiah   Assistant Professor*

Structural Engineering/High Temperature Materials

(216) 687-2597

 

 

Staff

Stephanie L McLeod, Administrative Assistant, (216) 687-2400

Advisory Committee

• Jeff Filarski (CSU BCE 1987), PE, Secretary - Treasurer, Engineer for Lyndhurst & Moreland Hills, Engineer & Building Official for Village of Bentleyville, Chagrin Valley Engineering, Ltd.
• Lita Laven, PE, Staff Engineer II, Northest Ohio Regional Sewer District
• George Palko (CSU BCE 1988, CSU MBA 1993), PE, President, CEO, The Great Lakes Construction Company
• Anthony Yacobucci (CSU BCE 1988, CSU MSCE 1992), Civil Vice President, Civil & Environmnetal Consultants, Inc.
• Brian Corrigan, PE, Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
• Sandy Iwaszko (CSU BCE 1983, CSU MSCE 1989), PE, Senior Project Engineer, Osborne
• Clyde Hadden (CSU BCE 1986), PE, PS, CFM, Transportation Division Director, CT Consultants, Inc.
• Nicholas Carino, Concrete Technology Consultant
• Richard Miller (CSU BCE 1982), PhD, PE, Professor, School of Advanced Structures, University of Cincinnati
• Charles Nmai, PhD, PE, Head of Engineering, Master Builders Solutions Admixtures US, LLC. President of American Concrete Institute (2022-2023)
• Ted Beltavski (CSU BCE 1982, CSU MSCE 1986), President & Chairman, R.E. Warner and Associates, Inc.
• Rick Weinmann (CSU MS Industrial Engineerng 1984), PE, Weinmann Enterprises
• Michael Dever, MPA, Director, Cuyahoga County Public Works