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.
Associate 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 |
Amir Aghakouchak, Ph.D.
Chancellor's 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Hohnbaum | (949) 824-8821 | dhohnbau@uci.edu |
| Thanh Tu Ung | (657) 726-6922 | ungtt@uci.edu |
Graduate Students
Graduate Students Office Phone: (949)-824-9350| Name | Degree | Dept. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Jimenez Arellano | Ph.D. | CEE | claudij@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 |
| Jingyang Li | Ph.D. | CEE | jinyal4@uci.edu |
| Kritan Subedi | Ph.D. | CEE | subedik@uci.edu |
| Naif Aljehani | Ph.D. | CEE | naljehan@uci.edu |
CEE Dept. CHRS Alumni
Hamid Moradkhani, Ph.D. (2004)Alton N. Scott Professor of Engineering
Director for the Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa AL 35487
Email: hmoradkhani@ua.edu
Website: https://eng.ua.edu/centers/center-for-complex-hydrosystems-research/
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
Distinguished Professor, Ministry of Education of 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)
Professor and Smith Family Foundation Chair of the 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)
Chief Development Officer for Research, Operations Dept
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Email: newsha@lbl.gov
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)
Principle Engineer
Riverside Public Utilities, Water Resources & Planning
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)
University Distinguished Scholar and Professor, Dept. of Hydrology
and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Arizona
Email: behrangi@arizona.edu
Wei Chu, Ph.D. (2009)
Applied Scientist at Amazon
GenAI, LLMs, Computer Vision, and Cyber Security
San Francisco Bay Area CA
Behnaz Khakbaz, Ph.D. (2010)
Technical Leader
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN)
Tucson, AZ
Ali Zahraei, Ph.D. (2011)
Civil Engineer
Caltrans District 12
California Department of Transportation
Email: ali.zahraei@bd.com
Rebeka Sultana, Ph.D. (2011)
Part time Lecturer
College of Engineering
Cal State, Long Beach
Email: rebeka.sultana@csulb.edu
Qing "Alex" Xia, Ph.D. (2011)
AI Engineering at Meta
Greater Boston area
Email: xia.q.alex@gmail.com
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 Science Lead
San Francisco Bay Area
Email: h.ashouri@uci.edu
Scott Sellars, Ph.D. (2014), M.S. (2012)
U.S. Diplomat
Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies,
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
Email: scottlsellars@gmail.com
Phu Dinh Nguyen, Ph.D. (2014)
Associate 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)
Sr. Project Engineer
TransSystems
Irvine, CA
Email: ssarachi@uci.edu
Andrea Thorstensen Jackson, Ph.D. (2016)
Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering and Hydrology
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
Office: (320) 308-3248
Email: arthorstensen@stcloudstate.edu
Tiantian Yang, Ph.D. (2016)
Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
Email: Tiantian.Yang@ou.edu
Negar Karbalaee, Ph.D. (2017)
Civil Engineer
Caltrans District 12
California Department of Transportation
Email: nkarbala@uci.edu
Yumeng Tao, Ph.D. (2017), M.S. (2016)
Engineering Manager
WhatNot
New York City Metropolitan Area
Email: yumengt@uci.edu
Hoang Viet Tran, Ph.D. (2018)
Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Richland, Washington, United States
Email: htranvie@uci.edu
Matin Rahnamay Naeini, Ph.D. (2019)
Chief Data Scientist
CARiD
Los Angeles Metropolitan area, CA
Email: rahnamam@uci.edu
Raied Alharbi, Ph.D. (2019)
Associate Professor
King Saud University
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email: rsalharbi@ksu.edu.sa
Baoxiang Pan, Ph.D. (2019)
Associate Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
Email: panbaoxiang@lasg.iap.ac.cn
Ata Akbari Asanjan, Ph.D. (2019)
Interdisciplinary Data Scientist at NASA Ames
Mountain View, CA
Email: aakbaria@uci.edu
Mohammed "Pooya" Faridzad, Ph.D. (2019)
Transportation Engineer, Caltrans
Orange County, CA
Email: mfaridza@uci.edu
Negin Hayatbini, Ph.D. (2020)
AI Labs Lead - Gen AL & Computer Vision
Apple
Cupertino, CA
Email: nhayatbi@uci.edu
Mohammed Omer Ombadi, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Climate and Space
University of Michigan
Email: ombadi@umich.edu
Mojtaba Sadeghi, Ph.D. (2021)
Senior Data Scientist
Kettle Ltd., Irvine CA
Email: mojtabas@uci.edu
Eric J. Shearer, Ph.D., (2022)
Research Hydraulic Engineer, Coastal & Hydraulics Lab
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center and
Visiting Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Diego CA
Email: Eric.J.Shearer@erdc.dren.mil
Vesta Afzali Gorooh, Ph.D. (2022)
Machine Learning Scientist
CW3E, Scripps Institute
University of California, San Diego
Email: mojtabas@uci.edu
Ai-Ling Jiang, Ph.D. (2022)
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Irvine
Email: jiangal@uci.edu
