Harvey Gullicks, Ph.D., PE
Title:  Associate Professor
Areas of Interest:  Water and Wastewater Treatment and Contaminated Media Remediation
Office:  Upson II 260P
Phone: (701)777-3779
E-Mail:  harveygullicks@mail.und.edu
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Sukhvarsh Jerath, Ph.D., PE
Title:  Professor
Areas of Interest:  Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics
Office:  Upson II 260B
Phone: (701) 777-3564
E-Mail:  sukhvarshjerath@mail.und.edu
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Yeo Howe Lim, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering
Office: Upson II 260D
Phone: (701) 777- 3998
Email: howelim@mail.und.edu
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Iraj H.P. Mamaghani, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Title: Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics
Office: Upson II 260E
Phone: (701) 777-3563
Email: irajmamaghani@mail.und.edu
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Charles Moretti, Ph.D., PE
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Areas of Interest:  Environmental Engineering
Office:  Upson II 260A
Phone:  (701) 777-5150
E-Mail:  charlesmoretti@mail.und.edu
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Nabil Suleiman, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Geotechnical and Transportation
Office:  Upson II 260C
Phone: (701) 777-3997
E-Mail: nabilsuleiman@mail.und.edu
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Mary Jo Rasmussen
Title:  Administrative Secretary
Office:  Upson II 260
Phone:  (701)777-3562
Fax: (701)777-3782
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HARVEY GULLICKS, PE
Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental Emphasis with Minor in Chemical Engineering) Iowa State University, Ames, IA May, 1987
Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Environmental Emphasis) University of  North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND August, 1979

Research Interests
Water and wastewater treatment
Contaminated Media Remediation

Recent Grants
Phase 1 - Multiple Integrated Membrane Grant From City of Grand Forks for Water Treatment (1997)
Phase 0 - Technology Research into Commercialization Grant for Wastewater Treatment Process (1997)
Acquisition of a Multi-Disciplinary Water Quality Laboratory (1994)
Utilization of Waste Lime Piles as Anaerobic Wastewater Reactors (1993)

Recent Publications
H. A. Gullicks, Bar Graph Method Water Softening Chemistry for Operators and the Practicing Engineer, (2001), Available from the Dept. of Civil Engineering, Box 8115, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8115
H. A. Gullicks, J.L. Cleasby, "Closure to Discussion of: Nitrification performance of a pilot-scale trickling filter, H.A. Gullicks, J.L. Cleasby, 62, 40 (1990), and Cold-climate nitrifying biofilters: design and operation considerations, H.A. Gullicks, J.L. Cleasby, 62, 50 (1990); discussion by B.E. Logan, D.S. Parker, 62, 933 (1990)., " Water Environment Research, 65, 900 (1993)
H. A. Gullicks, J.L. Cleasby, "Cold-climate nitrifying biofilters: design and operation considerations," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, 62, 50 (1990)
H. A. Gullicks, J.L. Cleasby, "Nitrification Performance of a pilot-scale trickling filter," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, 62, 40 (1990)

Membership
Registered professional engineer in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Iowa.
Member of: Water Environment Federation, North Dakota Water Environment Association, American Water Works Association(AWWA), North Dakota Section of AWWA, American Society of Civil Engineers (also Student Chapter Advisor and Secretary-Treasurer of N.D. Section ASCE), National Water Well Association, National Society of Professional Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Order of the Engineer, Advisor for UND Student Chapter of AWWA/WEA.

Courses Taught at UND
C.E. 431,432, and 531, Environmental Engineering I, II, and III
C.E. 435/535, Hazardous Waste
C.E. 434, Environmental Engineering Laboratory
C.E. 490, Capstone Design, C.E. 303, Civil Engineering Laboratory, and
C.E. 313, General Surveying

General Information
Senior Environmental Engineer, Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., Grand Forks, ND
More than 17 years of professional engineering consulting experience in the areas of municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, site assessment and remediation.  Received official proclamation of commendation for outstanding design contribution to the new water pollution control plant from the Mayor and City Council of Ames, Iowa (1989).
Co-author of "Effects on groundwater of fly ash and FGD waste disposal in lignite surface mine pits in north dakota," University of North Dakota Engineering Experiment Station, EPA Grant No. R805459, (1977-1979).
Areas of special research interest and expertise: biological nitrification and denitrification, bioremediation, and water and wastewater treatment processes.

SUKHVARSH JERATH, PE
Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, September 1977
M.S. Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah, August 1972

Research Interests
Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Stability of Cylindrical Shells and Storage Tanks, Use of fly ash, silica fume, and superplasticizers in high strength concrete, Computer aided analysis and design, Nonlinear finite element analysis. 

Recent Grants
Nonlinear Finite Element Dynamic Analysis of Cylindrical Shells, NSF EPSCOR-ASEND, October 1, 1992 to August 31, 1995. $23,650.
Experimental Investigation of Light Transmitting Panels Subjected to Gravity, Uplift, and Walkability, Star Building Systems, Oklahoma City, OK. September 1999 to December 2000. $8337 (Co-P.I.)
Development of a Systematic Mix Design Procedure for Construction of Durable Concrete Pavement Using Dense Graded Aggregates, North Dakota Department of Transportation. July 2000 - July 2001. $68,182 (Co-P.I.)

Recent Publications
"A Data Base for Aging of Structural Materials." Proceedings for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Techology (SMiRT 12) Conference, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, August 1993.
"Finite Element Large Deflection Analysis of Cylindrical Shells With and Without Different Types of Cutouts." Proceedings Ninth ASCE-EMD Specialty Conference, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, May 1992, 912-915.
"Mechanical Properties and Workability of Superplasticized Concrete." American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Journal of Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, 9(1), 1987, 12-19.

Membership
Member - American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi

Courses taught at UND
Engr 201 Statistics
Engr 202 Dynamics
Engr 203 Mechanics of Materials
CE 351 Structural Mechanics
CE 451 Steel Design
CE 453 Reinforced Concrete
CE 482 and 483
CE 501 Mechanics of Materials II
CE 502 Structural Stability
ME 529 Finite Element Methods
CE 555 Prestressed Concrete - Analysis and Design
CE 556 Numerical and Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis

Registration and Professional Activities
Professional Engineer - Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota
President, North Dakota Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, (1992-94);
Chair, District 8 Council, American Society of Civil Engineers, (1992-93);
Director, Dakota Chapter, American Concrete Institute, (1987-91);
Vice Chairperson, Red River Group, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
1997-2000)
Member of the Stability Committee, Engineering Mechanics Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, (1984-92)
Life Member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association

YEO HOWE LIM
Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada, May, 2003
Master in Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, May, 1984

Research Interests
Water resources engineering, design flood estimation, flood frequency analysis, flood management, hydrologic modeling, data mining, stochastic hydrology, open channel hydraulics, and environmental hydraulics. Special Interest: Wavelets-based methods in hydraulics and hydrologic engineering.

Recent Grants
“Hydraulic Modeling of Open Channels and Control Structures,” Faculty Research Seed Money Council, UND-Office of Research, 2005-2007. Amount $ 40,000
“Hydraulic Model Study for McVille Dam Spillway,” North Dakota State Water Commission, 2005-2006. Amount: $10,000.
“Red River Riparian Project - Phase III/319 Non Point Implementation - Subcontract II,” Red River Regional Council, 2005-2006. Amount $ 31,842.
“Regional Flood Frequencies and Risks of the Red River Basin in Relation to the Implementation of Waffle Project by EERC” –Subcontract - Research Project. UND-EERC –Waffle Project, 2005. Amount: $10,320.
“Red River Riparian Project-Phase III/319 Non Point Implementation Subcontract, Red River Regional Council, 2004-2005. Amount $ 30,223.
“Enhancing Flood Risk Analysis and Flood Protection on the Red River,” ND EPSCOR-EPA Seed Grant, 2003-2004. Amount $ 33,722.

Recent Publications
Lim, Y.H. (2007). “Regional Flood Frequency Analysis of the Red River Basin Using L-moments Approach.” In: Kabbes KC. Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2007; 2007 May 15-19; Tampa, Florida. Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Lim, Y.H., Kurz, B.A., and Wang, X. (2006). “Regional Flood Frequencies of the Red River Basin – A Risk Assessment for the EERC Waffle Project.” Research Report, Waffle Project, EERC.
Lim, Y.H. and Lye, L.M. (2004). Wavelet Analysis of Tide-Affected Low Streamflows Series. Journal of Data Science, 2(2), pp 149-163.
Lim, Y.H. (2004). Trend Analysis of Devils Lake Levels and the Related Environmental Parameters. Proceedings of the 1st Water and Environment Specialty Conference of the 32nd Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, June 2-5, 2004, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Lim Y.H. and Lye L.M. (2003). Regional Flood Estimation for Ungauged Basins in Sarawak, Malaysia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 48(1): 79-94.
Lim, Y.H. and L.M. Lye (2003). Alternative Design Flood Estimation Methods in Tidal Rivers. Proceedings of the 1st Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Engineering, Specialty Conference of the 31st Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, June 4 – 7, 2003, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Lim, Y.H. and Lye, L.M. (2003). De-noising of Streamflow Series Affected by Tides Using Wavelet Methods. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), June 5 – 8, 2002, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lim, Y.H. and Lye, L.M. (2002). De-noising of Streamflow Series Affected by Tides Using Wavelet Methods. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), June 5 – 8, 2002, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lim, Y.H. and Lye, L.M. (2002). Design Flood Estimation Methods in Tidal Interaction Zones. Proceedings of the 2nd World Engineering Congress, Water Engineering and Geomatics Vol., Kuching, Malaysia, July 22-25, 2002.
Lim, Y.H.and Sharp, J.J. (2001). “Operational Aspects of a Barrage in Extreme Climatic Conditions.” In: R.A. Falconer, and W. R. Blain, editors, River Basin Management, Progress in Water Resources Series, Vol. 5. Wessex Institute of Technology, United Kingdom. pp. 349-358, (Paper DOI: 10.2495/RM010321)
Lim Y.H. and Lye L.M. (2001). Developing Temporal Patterns of Design Storms For A Rainforest City. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), May 30 – June 2, 2001, Victoria, British Colombia, Canada.
Sharp J.J. and Lim Y.H. (2000). The Sarawak River Barrage – Hydrotechnical and Geotechnical Aspects. Water and Maritime Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineering ( UK), Vol. 142, June, pp87-96. (Award –winning paper: Overseas Prize Award, June 2001, by The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), London, UK)
Lim Y.H. and Sharp J.J. (2000). Aspects of Sarawak River Regulation Scheme. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), June 7-10, 2000, London, Ontario, Canada.
Lim Y.H. and Lye L.M. (2000). Selection of a Regional Flood Frequency Distribution for Western Sarawak, East Malaysia. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), June 7-10, 2000, London, Ontario, Canada.

Conference Presentations
“Hydraulic Model Study of a Short Stilling Basin”. International Conference on Hydraulic Measurements & Experimental Methods 2007 (HMEM 2007), EWRI-ASCE, 2007 Sept 10-12, Lake Placid, New York, USA.
“Regional Flood Frequency Analysis of the Red River Basin Using L-moments Approach”. World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2007, Session on Risk, Reliability and Uncertainty in Hydrologic Analyses, 2007 May 18, Tampa Marriott Waterside, Tampa, Florida, USA.
“Application of Regional Flood Frequency Analysis Using L-moments Approach to the Red River Basin for Project Evaluations”. Third International Water Conference - Research and Education in an International Watershed: Implications for Decision-Making, 2007 March 13-15, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
“Bioengineering Approach to Riparian Restoration Design in a Cold Region”. American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2006 Annual Water Resources Conference, 2006 November 6 - 9, Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
“Soft Tools for Regional Flood Frequency Analysis of the Red River Basin of the North”. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 2005 December 5-9, Moscone Center West, San Francisco, CA, USA.
“Flood Frequency Analysis Using Wavelet Transform”. AWRA 2004 Annual Water Resources Conference, 2004 Nov 1-4, Sheraton World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA.
“A New Dimension in flood Frequency Analysis”. World Water and Environmental Resources Congress- Critical Transitions in Water and Environmental Resources Management, EWRI, ASCE, 2004 June 27-July 1, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
“Alternative Design Flood Estimation Methods in Tidal Rivers”. 1st Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Engineering, Specialty Conference of the 31st Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2003 June 4 – 7, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
“De-noising of Streamflow Series Affected by Tides Using Wavelet Methods”. 30th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2002 June 5 – 8, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
“Design Flood Estimation Methods in Tidal Interaction Zones”. 2nd World Engineering Congress- Water Engineering and Geomatics, Crowne Plaza Hotel Riverside, 2002 July 22-25, Kuching, Malaysia.
“Operational Aspects of a Barrage in Extreme Climatic Conditions”. International Conference on River Basin Management- Progress in Water Resources, Cardiff University, 2001 Sept 10-13, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
“Developing Temporal Patterns of Design Storms for a Rainforest City”. 29th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), 2001 May 30 – June 2, Victoria, British Colombia, Canada.
“Selection of a Regional Flood Frequency Distribution for Western Sarawak, East Malaysia”. 28th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), 2000 June 7-10, London, Ontario, Canada.
“Aspects of Sarawak River Regulation Scheme”. 28th Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), 2000 June 7-10, London, Ontario, Canada.

Membership
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)

Professional Activities
Secretary-Treasurer, American Society of Civil Engineers, North Dakota Section, 2005-2006.

Courses Taught at UND
CiEn/ME 306 Fluid Mechanics
CiEn 421 Hydrology
CiEn 423 Hydraulic Engineering
CiEn 523 Applied Hydraulics
CiEn 524 Open Channel Hydraulics
CiEn 525 Surface Hydrology

Iraj H.P. Mamaghani, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Education
Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.), Nagoya University, Nagoya/Japan, March 1996
Master of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya/Japan, March 1993
Bachelor Science in Engineering (Honor), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul/Turkey, July 1989

Employment History
08/2002 to present, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND/USA, Assistant Professor
08/2000 to 07/2002, University of Toronto, Toronto/Canada, Visiting Assistant Professor
08/2001 to 07/2002, NCK Engineering Ltd., Toronto/Canada, Civil Engineer (R&D Division)
04/1999 to 07/2000, Advanced Constructive, Toyama/Japan, Head of the Research & Designing Ltd.(ACD) Development Division
04/1999 to 07/2000, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa/Japan, Research Fellow
04/1996 to 03/1999, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa/Japan, Assistant Professor
04/1993 to 03/1996, Nagoya University, Nagoya/Japan, Teaching Assistant
10/1990 to 01/1991, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul/Turkey, Teaching Assistant

Research Interests
Nonlinear finite element analysis of steel and composite structures; plasticity modeling of steels under cyclic loading; strength and ductility evaluation of steel structures, steel and partially concrete-filled steel bridge piers under cyclic/seismic loading; development of limit states design methods for concrete-filled steel tubular columns; rehabilitation and retrofitting of reinforced concrete structures using fiber reinforced polymers; modeling and numerical analysis of masonry structures under static and seismic loading; design and analysis of rock suspending systems; rock sheds and high energy absorbing rock fences; design and analysis of high energy absorbing highway guard fence systems; and computational mechanics and software development.

Courses Taught at UND
CE 351 Structural Mechanics

Membership
Member- Professional Engineering of Ontario
Member- Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE)
Member- Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering
Member- Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

Registration and Professional Activities
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)-Ontario, Canada

Journal Reviewer
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Language Ability
English, Japanese, Persian, Turkish, and Azari

Grants
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Kanazawa/Japan Apr. 1997~Mar. 1999, Ministry of Education of Japan (Monbusho), Grant No. 09650520
Tsurukame Cooperation Scholarship, Nagoya/Japan, Oct. 1994
Sankei Grants the Sixth Scholarship, Tokyo/Japan, Mar. 1994
Nissho Iwai Foundation Scholarship, Tokyo/Japan, Apr. 1993~Mar. 1995
Japanese Government (Monbusho) Scholarship, Nagoya/Japan, Jan. 1991~Mar. 1993
Prize of Turk Ytong Sanayi A.S., Istanbul/Turkey, Jul. 10, 1989
1961 Graduates' Prize of Faculty of Civil, Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul/Turkey, Jul. 10, 1989
Highest Honor Student Prize of the Dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering, ITU, Istanbul/Turkey, Jul. 10, 1989
Scholarship from Iranian Ministry of Education and Culture, Tabriz/Iran, Sept. 1974 to Aug. 1978

Publications
"Effect of the Constitutive Law on Cyclic Behavior of Steel Members," 4th Structural Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montréal, Québec, Canada, s72, June 2002.
"Inelastic Behavior of Partially Concrete-Filled Steel Hollow Sections", 4th Structural Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montréal, Québec, Canada, s71, June 2002.
"The World Trade Center Collapse: A Defensive-design Perspectives," 4th Structural Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montréal, Québec, Canada, s70, June 2002.
"State-of-the-art on Application of FRP Composite Materials in Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Structures in Canada," The Third International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Tokyo, Japan, 69-72, August 2001.
"A Stability Analysis of Masonry Walls by Discrete Finite Element Method (DFEM)". Proc. of the 10th Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG'01), Tucson, Arizona, USA, January 2001.
"Cyclic Elasto-plastic Analysis of Steel Members," The 3rd Int. Conference STESSA 2000, Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Montreal, Canada, Mazzolani & Tremblay (eds), 47-54 August 2000.
"Stability Analysis of Slopes by Discrete Finite Element Method". GeoEng 2000, Melbourne, Australia, November 2000.
"A Method for Dynamic Analysis of Rock Fences (Beam & cable net systems) under impact of rockfalls." Proc. of the second International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Tokyo, Japan, 27-40, July 2000.
"Analysis of Masonry Structures under Static and Dynamic Loading by Discrete Finite Element Method." Journal of Structural Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Japan, No. 626/I-48, Vol. 16, 75s-86s, 1999.
"Cyclic Elastoplastic Large Deflection Analysis of Thin Steel Plates." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, USA, Vol. 124, No. 4, 363-370, 1998.
"Hysteretic Behavior of Compact Steel Box Beam-Columns." Journal of Structural Engineering, JSCE, Japan, Vol. 43A, 187-194, 1997.
"The Stability of a Rock Block on an Incline by Discrete Finite Element Method (DFEM)". Proc. of the Ninth Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG'97), China, 523-528, 1997.
"Cyclic Elastoplastic Large Displacement Behaviour of Steel Compression Members." Journal of Structural Engineering, JSCE, Japan, Vol. 42A, 135-145, 1996.
"Inelastic Large Deflection Analysis of Structural Steel Members Under Cyclic Loading." Engineering Structures, UK, Elsevier Science, 18( 9), 659-668, 1996.
"Applications of Discrete Finite Element Method (DFEM) to Rock Engineering Structures." NARMS'96, 2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium Tools and Techniques in Rock Mechanics, Canada, 2039-2046, 1996.
"Cyclic Behavior of Structural Steels. I: Experiments." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, USA, Vol.121, No.11,1158-1164, 1995.
"Cyclic Behavior of Structural Steels. II: Theory." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, USA, Vol.121, No.11,1165-1172, 1995.
"A Proposal for Check of Ultimate Earthquake Resistance of Partially Concrete Filled Steel Bridge Piers." Journal of Structural Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, JSCE, Japan, No. 525/I-33, 69-82, (In Japanese), 1995.
"Discrete Finite Element Method for Blocky Systems." Proc. of the Eighth Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG, May 22-28, 94)}, Morgantown, West Virginia/USA / Vol. 1, 843-850, 1994.

Book Contributions
"Structural Stability Design, Steel and Composite Structures." Edited by Fukumoto, Y., Pergamon Press, Elsevier Science, Great Britain, 1997.
"Interim Guidelines and New Technologies for Seismic Design of Steel Structures." In Usami, T. (eds), Committee on New Technology for Steel Structures, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Japan, 1996.

CHARLES MORETTI, PE
Education
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, December, 1984
Master of Science in Civil Engineering University of Pittsburgh, June, 1982

Research Interests 
Environmental Engineering #1, Water Treatment #2

Recent Grants
Title: Evaluation of Point-of-Use, Reverse Osmosis Systems for Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water in Small Communities, Principal Investigator: Charles Moretti, Funding Source: Montana University Systems Water Center, Funding Period: 2001 - 2002 (funds pending) Amount: $96,000
Title: Evaluation of Membrane Technology for Water Treatment in Small Communities in North Dakota Principal Investigator: Charles Moretti, Funding Source: Montana University Systems Water Center, Funding Period: 1998 – 1999, Amount: $64,000
Title: Environmental Science Workshop for the North Dakota Tribal Community Colleges, Principal Investigator:Charles Moretti, Funding Source: North Dakota EPSCoR, Funding Period: Summer 1998, Amount: $24,000

Recent Publications
Moretti, C.J., and Meyer, G., "Use of Reverse Osmosis Systems to Treat Drinking Water in North Dakota", submitted for publication in the Official Bulletin of the North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference, Sept., 2000.
Moretti, C.J., "Evaluation of Membrane Technology for Water Treatment in Small Communities in North Dakota," Final project report submitted to the Montana University Water System Center, PO Box 172690, Bozeman, MT, October 1999.
Moretti, C.J., and Lacher, C.P., "Use of Granular Activated Carbon to Remove THM Precursers from High-TOC River Water," published in the Official Bulletin of the North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference, Vol. 79, No. 10, 11, 12, April-June, 1996, pp.18-25.

Courses taught at UND
CE 533 Industrial Waste
CE 532 Environmental Engineering 4
CE 300 Analytical Mechanics (Statics)
CE 306 Fluid Mechanics

NABIL SULEIMAN, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering (Civil Engineering with Emphasis on Pavements, Geotechnical, and Transportation) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, December 2001
M.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation Emphasis) South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, August 1993
B.S. in Civil Engineering, West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV December 1986

Research Interests
Pavement Data Collection, Analysis, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Management; Finite Element Applications in Pavement Engineering and Highway Materials; and Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Membership
American Society of Civil Engineers, Associate Member; Institute of Transportation Engineers, Member

Courses Taught at UND
CE 416, Transportation Engineering
CE 412, Soil Mechanics
CE 414, Foundation Engineering

Recent Grants
Support for New Geotechnical Engineering Faculty to Sustain Research Excellence in the Civil Engineering Department, North Dakota EPSCoR, 2002-2003, $50,000
Triaxial Testing of Pavement Materials, School of Engineering and Mines, 2002, $12,500
A State-of-the-Art Review of Cold in-Place Recycling of Asphalt Pavements in the Northern Plains Region, North Dakota Department of Transportation, summer 2002, $15,000.

Recent Presentations and Workshops
The TRB 81st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 2002
The Geotechnical Instrumentation Workshop, Washington, D.C., January 2002
Technical Workshop on Airport Concrete Pavements, Fargo, ND, November 2001
The FHWA workshop on use of Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) data for pavement design and evaluation. University of Minnesota, Summer 1998.

Recent Publications
Suleiman, N. and Varma, A., “ A Methodology to Assess Impacts of Alternative Truck Configurations on Flexible Highway Pavement Systems,” Paper Presented at the 81st Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting and Accepted for publication in the Journal of Transportation Research Board (TRR), Washington, D.C., January 2002.
Suleiman, N., A Methodology for Assessing Alternative Truck Configurations on Flexible Highway Pavement Systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, December 2001.
Suleiman, N. and Varma, A., “NDSUPAVE: A 3D-FEM based Approach to Assess Impacts of Alternative Truck Configurations on Highway Infrastructure,” 9th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) in Seoul, South Korea, July 22-27, 2001.
Varma, A., Ollerman, F., Haag, T., and Suleiman, N. “Airport Pavement Management: State-of-the-Art,” 5th Annual Meeting of Air Transport Research Group (ATRG), Cheju Island, South Korea, July 19-22, 2001.
Suleiman, N. and Varma, A. “North American Trucking Standards Harmonization: An Examination”, Paper No. 981371, Proceedings, and also presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 78th Annual Meeting, January 1998.
Varma, A. and Suleiman, N. “NAFTA and Truck Configurations: A Framework for Assessments,” Proceedings of Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Winnipeg, Manitoba, p.p.: 642-662, May 26-29, 1996.