Civil & Environmental Engineering Advising Resources
Graduate advising is done similar to undergraduate advising. Each specialty area has specific degree requirements and a designated advisor for graduate studies. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Office, located in the Dwight Look Engineering Building (DLEB) Room 101, can provide a wealth of information to help you through the graduate degree process.
The staff handles student records information, course substitution requests, and degree evaluation for graduation. They can also assist students with course registration and force requests for civil engineering courses. Our office ensures all policies and procedures, academic progress and sanctions, technical requirements, prerequisites and other related issues are properly addressed.
For specific questions related to your area of study, please contact your Area Graduate Coordinators:
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Ali Mostafavi
- Zachry Career Development Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 808I
- Phone: 979-845-4856
- Email: amostafavi@civil.tamu.edu

Automation in Civil Infrastructure
Petros Sideris
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 701C
- Phone: 979-845-2708
- Email: petros.sideris@tamu.edu

Coastal Engineering
Kuang-An Chang
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering
- Office: DLEB 304
- Phone: 979-845-4504
- Email: kchang@civil.tamu.edu

Construction Engineering and Management
John Walewski
- Associate Professor of Practice, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Academic Professional Track Faculty
- Office: DLEB 802D
- Phone: 979-862-5673
- Email: jwalewski@civil.tamu.edu

Environmental Engineering
Xingmao "Samuel" Ma
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 405F
- Phone: 979-862-1772
- Email: xma@civil.tamu.edu

Future Cities
Yong-Rak Kim
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Beavers Charitable Trust/William F. Urban ‘41 Professor
- Office: DLEB 503H
- Phone: 979-847-7366
- Email: yong-rak.kim@tamu.edu

Geotechnical Engineering
Marcelo Sanchez
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Fred J. Benson Chair
- Office: DLEB 808U
- Phone: 979-862-6604
- Email: msanchez@civil.tamu.edu

Materials Engineering
Nasir Gharaibeh
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 501H
- Phone: 979-845-3362
- Email: ngharaibeh@civil.tamu.edu

Structural Engineering
Joseph Bracci
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 702B
- Phone: 979-845-3750
- Email: bracci@civil.tamu.edu

Sustainable and Resilient Natural and Built Environments
Huilin Gao
- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 410A
- Phone: 979-845-2875
- Email: hgao@civil.tamu.edu

Garrett McKay
- Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 411C
- Phone: 979-458-6540
- Email: gmckay@tamu.edu

Transportation Engineering
Luca Quadrifoglio
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- E.B. Snead ‘25 Associate Professor
- Office: DLEB 301I
- Phone: 979-458-4171
- Email: lquadrifoglio@civil.tamu.edu

Water Resources Engineering
Francisco Olivera
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: DLEB 404F
- Phone: 979-845-1404
- Email: folivera@civil.tamu.edu

Graduate Advising Staff
Juan Rodriguez
- Assistant Director
- Graduate Programs
- Office: DLEB 101D
- Phone: 979-862-6302
- Email: j.rodriguez@tamu.edu

Chris Grunkemeyer
- Academic Advisor III
- Graduate Student Services
- Office: DLEB 101C
- Phone: 979-845-2498
- Email: cgrunk@civil.tamu.edu

Laura Byrd
- Program Specialist I
- Graduate Student Services
- Office: DLEB 101B
- Phone: 979-845-2498
- Email: lbyrd@civil.tamu.edu
