Leadership and Governance

Associate Chairs

Staff Leadership

Executive committee

Provide assistance and advice to the Chair in the management and operation of the Department

CEE Standing Committees

Curriculum Committee

Evaluate proposed changes to Civil and Environmental Engineering program curricula to ensure compliance with ABET guidelines, College of Engineering policies and program needs; review and modify course scheduling in accordance with guidelines established by the Registrar’s Office. Annually verify that the course and undergraduate program descriptions on the website are up to date. Manage course approval forms including guiding course and program approvals with the College of Engineering curriculum committee.

• Avery Demond
• Roman Hryciw (Chair)
• Henry Liu
• Nancy Love
• Vineet Kamat
• Annie Winkler (Supporting Staff)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Cultivate a creative community of scholars with diverse interests, knowledge and backgrounds; undertake social activities aimed at nurturing an inclusive environment in department; administer recruiting programs to recruit a diverse set of faculty, students and staff; administer diversity-focused student programs (e.g., Pelham Scholars Program); members also liaison with other standing committees to ensure coordination between Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and other department committees.

• See the DEI Committee page for membership list

Graduate Committee

Facilitate the review of graduate applications by department groups; recommend applicants to the department and Rackham for admission; recommend fellowship and Graduate Student Research Assistant funding decisions and review petitions as needed; review and define policies pertaining to graduate programs, enrollment, and current students. Organize visitation weekend(s) on campus for prospective students. Develop recruiting program for Master and PhD programs.

• Jeremy Bricker
• Lisabeth Bylina
• Evgueni Filipov
• F. Estefan Garcia
• Joshua Jack
• Victor Li
• Neda Masoud
• Carol Menassa
• Jeff Scruggs (Master’s Chair)
• Alex Szczuka
• Krista Rule Wigginton (Chair)

Honors and Awards Committee

Nominate and prepare nomination supporting material for members of the CEE community (students, faculty, and staff) for awards and other honors (internal: college and university; external); make decisions on CEE or College of Engineering undergraduate scholarship awards (June/July/August, depending when information from the College of Engineering is distributed).

• Matt Blank
• Glen Daigger (Chair)
• Nancy Love
• Photios Ioannou
• Sherif El-Tawil
• SangHyun Lee
• Valeriy Ivanov
• Amy Shepherd

Information Technology and Communications Committee

Provide guidance for the maintenance and improvement of the computing climate and web identity of the department; Recommend communications strategies for the department; Yearly coordinate with the Undergraduate Committee, Curriculum Committee and Graduate Committee to ensure web content for all programs and curricula are up to date.

• Sherif El-Tawil (Chair)
• F. Estefan Garcia
• Photios G. Ioannou
• Valeriy Ivanov
• Michele Santillan
• F. Atiyya Shaw
• He Zhu

Safety Committee

Ensure CEE compliance with all College of Engineering and Environmental Health and Safety Department safety standards and enforce these standards; inform department of safety concerns; ensure that all facilities users are trained and well-educated in laboratory safety; update safety information and protocols on website on an annual basis.

• Michelle Ammerman
• Herek L. Clack
• Will Hansen (Chair)
• Justin Roelofs
• Thomas (Tom) Yavaraski
• Wentao Wang

Strategic Implementation Committee

Implement new programs aimed at enhancing department pursuit of strategic directions in research, education and outreach; invest in laboratory upgrades to enhance capabilities to pursue strategic directions; track metrics associated with the impacts of each department strategic direction.

• Patricia Brainard
• Brian Ellis
• Evgueni Filipov
• Joshua Jack
• Joyce Kennedy
• Branko Kerkez
• SangHyun Lee (Chair)
• Rachel O’Brien
• Michele Santillan

Undergraduate Committee

Evaluate and modify Civil and Environmental Engineering undergraduate curricula for compliance with ABET-established guidelines, College of Engineering policies and program needs. Maintain curriculum assessment records for periodic review; keep up with changes in the accreditation requirements; make recommendations as needed to maintain accreditation compliance and help in the preparation of for ABET reviews; perform periodic curriculum assessment; guide and lead student recruitment program for CEE. Make decisions on CEE or CoE undergraduate scholarship awards (June/July/August, depending when information from CoE is distributed).

• Enrica Bernardini
• Aline Cotel
• Avery Demond
• Roman D. Hryciw
• Christian Lastoskie
• Lissa MacVean
• Jason McCormick (Chair)
• Carol C. Menassa
• Rachel O’Brien
• Seymour Spence
• Annie Winkler (Supporting Staff)

Ad hoc committees

Richart-Woods Lecture

Select annual Richart Lecturer and organize Richart Lecture during Winter semester; develop plan for additional invited speakers as part of a broader Richart Lecture Series for CEE.

• Nancy Love
• Yafeng Yin (Chair)
• Amy Shepherd

Undergraduate Recruitment Committee

Develop new and improve undergraduate recruitment initiatives, coordinate CEE message and messaging about undergraduate programs, and develop retention strategies to enhance undergraduate enrollments; host open houses to describe department undergraduate program to prospective students.

• Aline Cotel
• Katie Crawford
• F. Estéfan T. Garcia
• Carol C. Menassa (Chair)
• Neda Masoud

Harris Lecture

Select annual Harris Lecturer and organize Harris Lecture for fall; develop plan for additional invited speakers as part of a broader Harris Lecture Series for CEE.

• Photios G. Ioannou (Chair)
• Joyce Kennedy