Emeritus Faculty

David M. Bayer, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D. Structural Mechanics, Vanderbilt University, 1968 M.S. Structural Mechanics, Vanderbilt University, 1966 B.S. Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1963 Research: Structural Analysis Structural Steel Design Cooperative Education

James D. Bowen, Ph.D.
Personal Website Website Education Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990 M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1983 B.A. Botany, Duke University, 1979 Research Water quality and eutrophication modeling Numerical modeling of wastewater treatment plants Greenhouse gas emission assessments for wastewater treatment plants Effects of microscale fluid motions around phytoplankton cells Predicting harmful […]


Janos Gergely, Ph.D., S.E. (IL), P.E.
Research Structural rehabilitation using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites Advanced construction materials Seismic design and analysis of structures Nonlinear analysis of buildings and bridges


Helene A. Hilger, Ph.D., P.E.
Education: Ph.D., Civil Engineering , North Carolina State University, 1998 M.S., Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1984 B.S., Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1980 B.A., Biology, Rutgers, The State University – New Jersey, 1970 Research: Sustainable engineering planning, design and management Microbiology applications to pollution prevention and abatement Landfill methane emissions […]

Rajaram Janardhanam, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, USA M.S. Civil Engineering (with distinction), Annamalai University, India B.S. Civil Engineering (with honors), Annamalai University, India Research: Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction of Soils Pollution Migration Through Soils Flowable Flyash Roller Compacted Concrete Constuction Material and Engineering Research Grants: Improvement […]

Martin R. Kane, Ph.D., P.E.
Education: Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, Ph.D. Civil/Transportation Engineering, July, 1995 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, M.S., Civil Engineering, December, 1991 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, B.S. Civil Engineering, August, 1990 Research: Traffic Engineering Highway & Traffic Safety Public Transportation Driver Performance Traffic Control Devices Intelligent Transportation Systems

L. Ellis King, Ph.D.
Research: Transportation Engineering Traffic Engineering Traffic Operations Human Factors Driver and Pedestrian Behavior Highway Lighting Night Visibility Highway Signing and Marking

David T. Young, Ph.D., P.E.
Classes: Advanced Structural Analysis Forensic Engineering Power Plan Design Biography: Dr. David T. Young, P.E., is a professor in the UNC Charlotte Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which he chaired for 18 years. Until recently he served as the director of the IDEAS (Sustainability) Center and the director of the INES PhD Program, and […]