CHRS Directory
CHRS Affiliated Faculty
Soroosh Sorooshian, Ph.D.
Director of CHRS
Distinguished Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Distinguished Professor, Earth System Science
Faculty Profile, Engineering Faculty Profile
| Office: | (949) 824-8825 |
| Fax: | (949) 824-8831 |
| Email: | soroosh@uci.edu |
| Address: | The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering zotcode 2175 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2175 |
Kuo-lin Hsu, Ph.D.
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faculty Profile, Engineering Faculty Profile, Publications
| Office: | (949) 824-8826 |
| Fax: | (949) 824-8831 |
| Email: | kuolinh@uci.edu |
| Address: | The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering zotcode 2175 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2175 |
Phu Nguyen, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering Faculty Profile
| Office: | (949) 824-3865 |
| Fax: | (949) 824-8831 |
| Email: | ndphu@uci.edu |
| Address: |
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering zotcode 2175 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2175 |
Bita Analui, Ph.D.
Specialist, CHRS, University of California, Irvine
| Office: | (949) 824-1952 |
| Fax: | (949) 824-8831 |
| Email: | bita.analui@uci.edu |
| Address: | The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering zotcode 2175 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2175 |
Amir Aghakouchak, Ph.D.
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering Faculty Profile
| Office: | (949) 824-9350 |
| Fax: | (949) 824-2117 |
| Email: | amir.a@uci.edu |
| Address: | The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering zotcode 2175 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2175 |
Xiaogang Gao, Ph.D.
Emeritus Adjunct Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faculty Profile
| Office: | (949) 824-8822 |
| Fax: | (949) 824-8831 |
| Email: | gaox@uci.edu |
| Address: | The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering zotcode 2175 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2175 |
Research & Administrative Staff
| Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Braithwaite | (949) 824-8823 | dbraithw@uci.edu |
| Diane Hohnbaum | (949) 824-8821 | dhohnbau@uci.edu |
Graduate Students
Graduate Students Office Phone: (949)-824-9350| Name | Degree | Dept. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ai-Ling Jiang | Ph.D. | CEE | jiangal@uci.edu |
| Claudia Jimenez Arellano | Ph.D. | CEE | claudij@uci.edu |
| Eric J. Shearer | Ph.D. | CEE | eshearer@uci.edu |
| Mohammed Omer Ombadi | Ph.D. | CEE | mombadi@uci.edu |
| Mojtaba Sadeghi | Ph.D. | CEE | mojtabas@uci.edu |
| Vesta Afzali Gorooh | Ph.D. | CEE | vafzalig@uci.edu |
| Vu Dao | Ph.D. | CEE | vndao1@uci.edu |
| Nazak Rouzegari | Ph.D. | CEE | nrouzega@uci.edu |
| Mohammad Bolboli Zadeh | Ph.D. | CEE | bolbolim@uci.edu |
CEE Dept. CHRS Alumni
Hamid Moradkhani, Ph.D. (2004)Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Email: hamidm@cecs.pdx.edu
Website: https://pdx.edu/cee/profile/hamid-moradkhani
Huiling Yuan, Ph.D. (2005)
Professor
Nanjing University School of Atmospheric Sciences
and Key Laboratory of Mesoscale Severe Weather/Ministry of Education
Nanjing, P.R.China
Email: yuanhl@nju.edu.cn
Gi-hyeon Park, Ph.D. (2006)
Senior Engineer
Riverside Technology Inc.
2950 E Harmony Road, Suite 390
Fort Collins, CO 80528
Office Phone: (970) 484-7573
Fax: (970) 484-7593
(Cell): (949) 246-5846
Email: tonypark87@gmail.com
Kristie Franz, Ph.D. (2006)
Associate Professor
Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Iowa State University
Email: kfranz@iastate.edu
Website: https://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/people/faculty/kristie-franz/
Newsha Khodatalab Ajami, Ph.D. (2006)
Director of Urban Water Policy
NSF ERC Ctr, Stanford University, CA
Email: newsha.ajami@gmail.com
Hun Kyun Bae, Ph.D. (2007)
Associate Professor
Dept. of Global Environment
Keimyung University, South Korea
Email: hunkyunbae@kmu.ac.kr
Farid Ishak-Boushaki, Ph.D. (2007)
Senior Water Resources and Planning Engineer
Riverside Public Utilities
City of Riverside, CA
Email: fboushaki@riversideca.gov
Marc Ferrer Capdevila, M.S. (2007)
Logistics Director, Frigicoll
Barcelona, Spain
Email: marcferrerc@gmail.com
Prashant R. Kuranjekar, M.S. (2007)
Sr. Geospatial Solution Architect
BEM Systems, Inc.
Greater New York City Area
Email: prashant.kuranjekar@gmail.com
MBA, University of South Florida
Ali Behrangi, Ph.D. (2009)
Research Scientist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
(Cell): (949) 302-3688
Email: ali.behrangi@jpl.nasa.gov
Wei Chu, Ph.D. (2009)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Bloomsky Inc.
1295 El Camino Real, Suite A
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Email: wei@bloomsky.com
Behnaz Khakbaz, Ph.D. (2010)
Lead Hydraulic Engineer
Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
Email: behnaz@idmodeling.com
Ali Zahraei, Ph.D. (2011)
Data Scientist
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
San Diego, CA
Email: ali.zahraei@bd.com
Rebeka Sultana, Ph.D. (2011)
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
California State University, Long Beach
Email: rsultana@csulb.edu
Qing "Alex" Xia, Ph.D. (2011)
Software Engineer
Facebook Inc.
Menlo Park, CA
Email: qxia@uci.edu
Tsou Chun "Joey" Jaw, Ph.D. (2011)
Principal
Irvine Engineering Consulting Firm, Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan
Email: joejaw@gmail.com
Jingjing Li, Ph.D. (2012)
Associate Professor
California State University, Los Angeles
Office: KH-D4045
Office Telephone: (323) 343-2224
(Cell): (949) 648-8540
Email: jli104@calstatela.edu
Nasrin Nasrollahi, Ph.D. (2014)
Senior Engineer
Orange County Sanitation District
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: nnasrollahi@ocsd.com
Hamed Ashouri, Ph.D. (2014)
Data Scientist | Applied Machine Learning Engineer
TikTok
San Francisco, CA
Email: h.ashouri@uci.edu
Scott Sellars, Ph.D. (2014), M.S. (2012)
Science and Technology Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
Email: scottsellars@ucsd.edu
Phu Dinh Nguyen, Ph.D. (2014)
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept
University of California, Irvine
Email: ndphu@uci.edu
Liu Hao, Ph.D. (2015)
Engineer/Designer
VCA Engineer Inc.
Alhambra, Los Angeles, CA
Email: liuh1@uci.edu
Sepideh Sarachi, Ph.D. (2015)
Water Resources Engineer
TRC Companies, Inc.
Irvine, CA
Email: ssarachi@uci.edu
Andrea Thorstensen Jackson, Ph.D. (2016)
Adjunct Professor
Atmospheric and hydrologic Sciences, SCSU
Hydrologist
NOAA/NWS North Central River Forecast Center
St. Cloud, MN
Email: andrea.thorstensen@noaa.gov
Tiantian Yang, Ph.D. (2016)
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
Email: Tiantian.Yang@ou.edu
Negar Karbalaee, Ph.D. (2017)
Civil Engineer
Design Branch, Caltrans District 12
California Department of Transportation
Email: nkarbala@uci.edu
Yumeng Tao, Ph.D. (2017), M.S. (2016)
Software Engineering Manager
Instagram Search Team
Facebook, Inc.
New York, NY
Email: yumengt@uci.edu
Hoang Viet Tran, Ph.D. (2018)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Email: htranvie@uci.edu
Matin Rahnamay Naeini, Ph.D. (2019)
Data Scientist
Carparts.com
Torrance, CA
Email: rahnamam@uci.edu
Raied Alharbi, Ph.D. (2019)
Assistant Professor
King Saud University
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email: rsalharbi@ksu.edu.sa
Baoxiang Pan, Ph.D. (2019)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
Email: baoxianp@uci.edu
Ata Akbari Asanjan, Ph.D. (2019)
Research Scientist
University Space Research Association (USRA)
Mountain View, CA
Email: aakbaria@uci.edu
Mohammed "Pooya" Faridzad, Ph.D. (2019)
Water Resources Engineer
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Email: mfaridza@uci.edu
Negin Hayatbini, Ph.D. (2020)
Machine Learning Postdoctoral Scholar
Scripps Institute for Oceanography, UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
Email: nhayatbi@uci.edu
