Department Head
![Craig-N.png](../_assets/images/Craig-N.png)
Department Head and Ed Foreman Professor
Structural Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 208
(575) 64 6-3820
newtson@nmsu.edu
Professors
![David Jauregui](../_assets/images/nmsu-4820-1-e1456872057608.jpg)
Interim Dean
Structural Engineering
Goddard Hall, Room 202
(575) 646-2912
jauregui@nmsu.edu
![P.Bandini_01.jpg](../_assets/images/P.Bandini_01.jpg)
Wells-Hatch Professor, and NMSU Lead of the Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Geotechnical Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 244
(575) 646-2471
paola@nmsu.edu
![Nirmala Khandan](../_assets/images/nkhandan.jpg)
Professor
Environmental Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 212
(575) 646-5378
nkhandan@nmsu.edu
![Lambis Papelis](../_assets/images/papelis.jpg)
Lambis Papelis, Ph.D.
Director of the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center (CEMRC)
Environmental Engineering
(575) 234-5555
lpapelis@nmsu.edu
![lakshmi_reddi_web.jpg](../_assets/images/lakshmi_reddi_web.jpg)
Interim Provost and still Ed & Harold Foreman Endowed Chair
Geotechnical Engineering
(575) 646-3647
engrdean@nmsu.edu
![Zohrab Samani](../_assets/images/PeiXu.jpg)
PESCO Endowed Professor and C. Herb Ward Family Endowed Interdisciplinary Chair
Environmental Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 233
(575) 646-5870
pxu@nmsu.edu
Associate Professors
![Paola Bandini](../_assets/images/Salim.jpg)
Associate Professor, Associate Department Head
Water Resources Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 234
(575) 646-6044
abawazir@nmsu.edu
![Huidae-Cho_web.jpg](../_assets/images/Huidae-Cho_web.jpg)
Huidae Cho, Ph.D., P.E., CFM, GISP
Associate Professor
Water Resources Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 230
(575) 646-5377
hcho@nmsu.edu
![Craig Newtson](../_assets/images/Cortes.jpg)
Harold Foreman Associate Professor
Geotechnical Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 248
(575) 646-6012
dcortes@nmsu.edu
![Niri.Ehsan_web.jpg](../_assets/images/Huiyao.png)
Associate Professor
Materials Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 214
(575) 646-2979
huiyao@nmsu.edu
![Zhang.Yanyan_01_web.jpg](../_assets/images/Zhang.Yanyan_01_web.jpg)
John Clark Associate Professor
Environmental Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 232
(575) 646-5246
zhangy@nmsu.edu
Assistant Professors
![Dr.-Umaima-Al-Aqtash_web.jpg](../_assets/images/Dr.-Umaima-Al-Aqtash_web.jpg)
College Assistant Professor
Civil and Architectural Engineering
Goddard Hall Room 106c
(575) 64 6-3172
umaimaq@nmsu.edu
![Choe.Doeun.1.jpg](../_assets/images/Choe.Doeun.1.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 213
(575) 646-1167
dchoe@nmsu.edu
![Dr.-Gloria-Zhang_web.jpg](../_assets/images/Dr.-Gloria-Zhang_web.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 211
(575) 646-3492
qianyunz@nmsu.edu
![Eusebio-Faculty.jpg](../_assets/images/Eusebio-Faculty.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Water Resources Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 246
(575) 64 6-2904
Professor Emeritus
![Ken White](../_assets/images/white_ken.jpg)
Ken White, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus and Consulting Engineer
Hernandez Hall, Room 204
krwhite@nmsu.edu
Zohrab Samani
zsamani@nmsu.edu
Adjunct Professors
![Finley.jpg](../_assets/images/Finley.jpg)
Finley Charney, Ph.D., P.E.
College Professor at NMSU
Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech
Structural Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 210
(575) 646-3514
fcharney@nmsu.edu
![John-C-Lommler.jpg](../_assets/images/John-C-Lommler.jpg)
John C. Lommler, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE
College Professor
Geotechnical / Structural Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 209
(575) 646-3801
jlommler@nmsu.edu
![Jorge-Garcia.jpg](../_assets/images/Jorge-Garcia.jpg)
Jorge Garcia, Ph.D., P.E., CGPM
College Professor
Water Resources Engineering
Hernandez Hall, Room 230
(575) 646-3801
jag8920@nmsu.edu
Administrative Assistant
![Alexandra Jimenez](../_assets/images/Alexandra-Jimenez-Faculty-Photo.jpeg)
Staff
![Christopher Sims](../_assets/images/Chris-Sims-Faculty-Photo.jpg)
Bridge Inspection Program
Phone: (575) 646-3134
Program Coordinator
Hernandez Hall, Room 217, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-3134
samurill@nmsu.edu