2013-2014 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Civil and Urban Engineering
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Head: Magued G. Iskander
Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering is to produce graduates capable of contributing to and advancing the practice of civil engineering and its sub-disciplines.
The Department
The Department of Civil and Urban Engineering mission involves its faculty in a wide variety of state-of-the-art research and in the development of innovative curricula for the civil engineers of the 21st century.
Research is focused on developing and implementing intelligent infrastructure-monitoring technologies, including smart materials, and optimizing infrastructure system planning, design, operation and management. Sustainability is a critical objective function and overarching theme.
Through the department’s involvement in local, regional and national issues, students are exposed to a daily laboratory of infrastructure issues and projects all around them. The department participates in four major interdisciplinary research centers: The Urban Infrastructure Institute, the Urban Utilities Institute, the Transportation Research Institute and the Urban Security Initiative. Department research covers a broad range of topics, including highway capacity and level of service, remote monitoring of infrastructure elements and use, management of urban utilities, intelligent transportation systems technologies, construction materials properties and monitoring, urban infrastructure security and construction operations.
Faculty members teach undergraduate and graduate courses. The curriculum exposes students to instructors in the forefront of their fields; men and women who frequently work on projects and topics of current interest, often within the region. The full-time faculty is augmented by excellent adjunct faculty who teach specialty courses in areas of their expertise, bringing a strong practical element to the classroom.
Programs are well-rounded and balanced. They combine all necessary theoretical elements with a strong emphasis on design and application. Graduates are well-versed in state-of-the-art techniques and develop the skills needed to become leaders in the profession. Among these skills are the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form and the ability to understand the context of civil engineering projects in a complex society.
Contact Information
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Six MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 260-3220
Fax: (718) 260-3433
E-mail: cue@poly.edu
Web: www.poly.edu/academics/departments/civil
Civil Engineering Profession
Civil engineers are responsible for planning, designing, constructing, maintaining and operating today’s infrastructure. These areas cover a wide range of urban and regional systems and functions, including buildings, roads, bridges, airports, rail systems, dams, irrigation systems, water supply systems, environmental ecosystems and solid- and liquid-waste treatment and disposal systems and processes. The civil engineer practices in a broad and exciting field with a major impact on society in general and on its infrastructure environment in particular.
Modern civil engineering also deals with rapidly expanding information technologies. These technologies monitor, control, operate and manage complex infrastructure systems. From smart buildings to remote monitoring of transportation, water supply, sewage and other infrastructures, the modern civil engineer applies information technologies to improve the quality of the infrastructure environment.
Degree Programs
The department’s undergraduate programs deliver a broad civil-engineering background to the engineer beginning a professional career. Graduate programs allow students to specialize in particular areas or sub-disciplines and to pursue general graduate work across several different areas. The department offers the following degree and certificate programs:
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Advanced Certificates
*Offered in conjunction with the Department of Management
Undergraduate Minor
Faculty
Professors
John C. Falcocchio, PE, Professor of Transportation Planning and Engineering, Executive Director of the Urban Intelligent Transportation Systems Center
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Travel demand forecasting, transportation system evaluation, planning and management
Fletcher H. (Bud) Griffis, F.ASCE, PE, Professor of Civil Engineering, Construction Management Program Director, Director of Center for Construction Management Technology
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Building Information Modeling (BIM), model-based simulation, applications of operations research principles to construction, magnetic levitation (Maglev) transportation systems, dredging and dredged material disposal, infrastructure design, construction and management, engineering economics
Magued G. Iskander, F.ASCE, PE, Department Head and Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Foundation engineering, modeling soil structure interaction and flow using transparent soils, long term behavior of sustrainable piling made of recycled polymers, marine geotechnology, pile foundations, alternative foundations, geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring
llan Juran, Professor of Civil Engineering, Executive Director of Urban Infrastructure Institute, Director of the Urban Utilities Center
PhD, DSc, University of Paris IV, École Nationale de Ponts et Chaussées (France)
Geotechnical engineering, soil improvement technologies, geosynthesis engineering, in-situ soil testing, urban systems engineering and management
Kaan Ozbey, Professor
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Transportation modeling for safety and emergency management operations, real-time traffic control, ITS technology, transportation network organization
Roger P. Roess, Professor of Transportation Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Highway capacity and level-of-service analysis, traffic control and operations, public transportation operations, transportation economics, engineering pedagogy
Industry Professors
Lawrence Chiarelli, F.ASCE, PE, Esq., Industry Professor of Construction Management, Director of Construction Management Program, Associate Director of the Center for Construction Management Technology
JD, Brooklyn Law School
MEng, The Cooper Union
Construction law, risk management, program and construction management; structural engineering and cost estimating
Weihua Jin, Industry Professor
PhD, Columbia Univesity
Sustainable cement-based materials, multi-scale materials mechanics, strutural and earthquake engineering
Anne Dudek Ronan, PE, Industry Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, Stanford University
Water resources engineering, groundwater flow and transport modeling, numerical modeling uncertainty, climate adaptation
Associate Professors
Masoud Ghandehari, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, Northwestern University
Mechanics of fracture, durability of concrete structures, structural materials
Elena S. Prassas, Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering, Director of Transportation Programs
PhD, Polytechnic University
Traffic engineering, software systems and simulation for transportation applications, transportation economics, AI application
Industry Associate Professors
Mohsen Hossein, Industry Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Coordinator of Graduate Progams in Civil Engineering
PhD, McGill University
Geotechnical engineering, environmental geotechnology, environmental impact assessment
José M. Ulerio, Industry Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering
MS, Polytechnic University
Transportation and traffic engineering; collection, handling and analysis of large-scale transportation data bases; highway capacity and quality of service analysis; travel demand forecasting; geometric design of highways
Research Faculty
Stephan Bless, Research Professor
ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Granular mechanics, soil structure interaction, ballistics
Mohammad Karamouz, F.ASCE, PE, Research Professor of Environmental Engineering
PhD, Purdue University
Environmental system management, surface and ground water hydrology, decision support systems (DSS), disaster management and urban water systems
Lecturer
Roula Maloof, Lecturer of Civil Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of New York
Non-destructive evaluation, fracture mechanics, finite element analysis, stress analysis
Adjunct Lecturers
Construction Management and Engineering
Peter Amato, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, John Jay College
President, Site Safety, LLC
Ralph D. Amicucci, CCIM, CPM, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, New York University
MBA, Iona College
Pooyan Aslani, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic University
Resource-constrained scheduling, building information modeling (BIM), risk analysis
Andrew J. Bates, Adjunct Lecturer for Construction Management, USAF Ret.
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Strategic planning and construction operations, risk analysis, statics
Anthony F. Caletka, PE, CCM, CFCC, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BS, Syracuse University
Managing Director, Capital Projects & Infrastructure, PricewaterhouseCoopers
John F. Caruso, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BS, City College of New York
Principal, John F. Caruso Consultant
Salvatore Castelli, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Manhattan College
Project Manager, G.S. Engineering, P.C.
March W. Chadwick, AIA, LEED AP
M.Arch., Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal, M.Arch Architects
Omar Elsherief, PE
PhD, Polytechnic University
President, Structuretech Engineering
Dominick J. Fickeria, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Manhattan College
Vice President, Director of Construction Management, URS Corp.
Robert N. Harvey, PE, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Executive Director, Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center
Omar Khair-Eldin, PE
CE, Columbia Unversity
Senior Supervising Engineer, Parsons PTG Engineers
Robert Maffia, PE, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MBA, Columbia University
Senior Director, Construction Management, Real Estate Development and Facilities, NYU Langone Medical Center
Michael P. Meehan, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, New York Institute of Technology
Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Ret.)
Lewis Mintzer, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MBA, Pace University
Director of Marketing, URS Corp.
Robert Otruba, PE, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BS, Syracuse University
University Director, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, FTI
Ronald J. Pennella, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Polytechnic University
Project Executive, StructureTone Inc.
Patrick Prancl, PE, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
PhD, City University of New York
Project Manager, El Sol Contracting and Construction Corp.
Salvador Rozenberg, RPA, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
EMBA, University of New Haven
Principal, Transaction Maintenance Company
Joel Sciascia, Esq., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering,
JD, Fordham Law School
MS, Arizona State University, Del Webb
School of Construction General Counsel, Pavarini McGovern LLC
Jeffrey S. Seigel, Esq., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
JD, Pace University School of Law
Director Business Development and Marketing, Pavarini/StructureTone
Jerome White, PE, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering
BS, Polytechnic University
President, Jerome B. White PC
James Vandezande, AIA, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BS, New York Institute of Technology
Senior Associate, HOK
Exec 21 Program in Construction Management
Mark A. Bloom, Esq., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
JD, Fordham University School of Law
Partner, Arent Fox LLP
Albert DiBernardo, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Polytechnic University
Principal, Weidlinger Associates
Peter M. Chorman, AIA, LEED AP, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BS, New York Institute of Technology
Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle America’s, Inc.
Joseph M. Giglio, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, Northeastern University
Senior Academic Specialist; Executive Professor of General Management Northeastern University Vice-chairman, Hudson Institute
Francis J. Lombardi, PE, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Columbia University
Chief Engineer, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Ret.)
John E. Osborne, Esq., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
JD, University of South Carolina Law Center
Partner, John E. Osborne, PC
Raymond R. Savino, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MBA, Bernard Baruch College
Chief Financial Officer, The DeMatteis Organizations
Luis M. Tormenta, PE, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BCE, Manhattan College
Vice-chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LiRo Group
Louis A. Tucciarone, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MSCE, University of California at Berkeley
Senior Vice-President, URS Corp.
Lou Venech, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
BA, Columbia College
General Manager, Transportation Policy & Planning, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Raoul Cardenas Jr., Adjunct Professor of Environmental Engineering
PhD, New York University
Joon Om, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic University
Haralambos V. Vasiliadis, PE, DEE, D.WRE, CIH, Adjunct Professor
PhD, Polytechnic University
Senior Civil and Environmental Engineer and Technical Advisor, EPM
Sungho Yoon, Research Scientist, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic University
Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
Walid Aboumoussa, PE, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Partner, Antonucci & Associates, Architects & Engineers, LLP
J. Jong Lou, PE, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering
PhD, Northwestern University
President, J.J. Lou Associates LLPC
Alfonso Whu, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil Engineering
MS, Polytechnic University
Transportation and Highway Engineering
Andrew Bata, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering
MS, Northwestern University
New York City Transit Authority
Philip A. Habib, PE, Adjunct Professor of Transportation Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of New York
President, Philip A. Habib Associates
Michael Horodniceanu, PE, Adjunct Professor of Transportation Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic Institute of New York
President, MTA Capital Construction Company
Richard Malchow, Adjunct Professor of Transportation Engineering
MS, Union College
Vice President, Management and Budget, Urbitran Associates
Raman Patel, Adjunct Professor of Transportation Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic University
Genaro Sansone, Adjunct Lecturer of Transportation Engineering
MBA, Iona College
New York City Transit Authority
Faculty Emeriti
Alvin S. Goodman, PE, Professor Emeritus
PhD, New York University
Alan H. Molof, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Michigan
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