Department Directory
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Mark Patterson
Professor,
jointly appointed in
Marine and Environmental Sciences & Civil and Environmental Engineering
Development of autonomous underwater robots for civil infrastructure and marine sensing; decision support tools for gray/green infrastructure like tide gates; environmental fluid mechanics; biomechanics and mass transfer in living systems
- m.patterson@northeastern.edu
- 781.581.7370 x313
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Kelsey Pieper
Assistant Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering Applied environmental chemistry; corrosion; drinking water quality, treatment, and infrastructure; post-disaster drinking water recovery; public health engineering
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Nathan Post
Associate Research Professor,
jointly appointed in
Civil and Environmental Engineering & Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
optimization of structures and components for a circular economy and climate resilience with a focus on composite materials, advanced manufacturing, uncertainty analysis, and applied AI; applications include the wind industry, energy-efficient construction, managing extreme weather events, orthopedic implants.
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Taryn June Quiroa Sullivan
Director for Operations and Business Management,
Civil and Environmental Engineering - t.sullivan@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.4114
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Rozanna Riley
Operations Manager,
Civil and Environmental Engineering - r.riley@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.8146
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Nora Salmon
Assistant Co-op Coordinator,
Cooperative Education - n.salmon@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3720
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Mehrdad Sasani
Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering Progressive collapse of structures; earthquake engineering; structural integrity and reliability; building and community resilience
- sasani@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.5222
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Daniel Schuch
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Civil and Environmental Engineering - d.schuch@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2444
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Kathryn Schulte Grahame
Teaching Professor and Associate Director,
First Year Engineering Program Service-learning in engineering, first year engineering success, sustainable urban design; alternative energy sources; green roof technology; soil-liquid infiltration physics
- k.schulte@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.2854
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Cristina Schultz
Foley Family Assistant Professor,
jointly appointed in
Marine and Environmental Sciences & Civil and Environmental Engineering
Influence of long-term climate change and of climate variability on ocean biogeochemistry
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Thomas C. Sheahan
Executive Vice Provost,
Office Of The Provost Soft ground engineering, coastal adaptation, education and training for engineers and scientists
- t.sheahan@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3995
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Craig Shillaber
Associate Teaching Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering Geotechnical subsurface characterization through in-situ and laboratory methods; quantification of construction energy and carbon; sustainable geotechnics
- c.shillaber@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3825
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Michael B. Silevitch
Robert D. Black Professor, COE Distinguished Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Subsurface sensing and imaging systems, detection of explosives-related anomalies, engineered system development and engineering leadership
- m.silevitch@northeastern.edu
- 617.373.3033