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Staff
Mike Ward    DingXin Cheng    R. Gary Hicks    Tanya Komas    Denny Gier    Dragos Andrei    Shadi Saadeh   

Mike WardTop of Page

Dean, College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management
Chair of Board of Directors, California Pavement Preservation Center 
Department or College Affiliation:College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management 
Office:O'Connell 410 
Campus Zip:003 
Phone: (530) 898-4888 
Fax:(530) 898-4070 
E-mail:mward@csuchico.edu 

Education
  • PH.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University (1983)
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis (1975)
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis (1973)
Work History / Academic Positions

2008 - Present  Interim Dean, College Of Engineering, Computer Science, And Construction Management CSU, Chico
2001 - 2008      Associate Dean, College Of Engineering, Computer Science & Construction Management
1994 - 2000      Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing
1994 - 1996      Campus WASC Accreditation Team Chair
1992 - 1994      Interim Dean, College Of Engineering, Computer Science, And Technology
1990 - 1992      Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing
1990 - Present  Professor, Mechanical Engineering
1985 - 1988      Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
1981                Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering
1978 - 1982      Senior Research Engineer - Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Space Systems
1975 - 1978      Engineer - General Electric, Nuclear Energy Division

DingXin ChengTop of Page

Interim Director, California Pavement Preservation Center
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department
Department:College of ECC
Office:Langdon 209H and 25 Main 202E
Campus Zip: 930 (Civil) or 603 (CP2C)
Phone: (530) 898-5114
Webpage:http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~dxcheng/
E-mail: dxcheng@csuchico.edu
  

Education
  • Ph.D.     Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2002
  • M.S.     Civil Engineering, University of Toledo, 1999
  • M.S.     Northeastern University of China, 1994
  • B.S.     Northeastern University of China, 1991


Positions
  • Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-Present
  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, California State University, Chico, 2006-2010
  • Transportation Engineer, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc. Houston, TX 2003-2006


Fields of Specialization
  • Pavement Materials
  • Pavement Design, Evaluation, and Management
  • Pavement Preservation
  • Soil Mechanics


R. Gary HicksTop of Page

Project Manager, California Pavement Preservation Center
Adjunct Professor, Civil Engineering Department
Department or College Affiliation:College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management
Office:25 Main Street, Ste. 202D
Campus Zip: 603
Phone: (530) 898-3685
Fax:(530) 898-6021
E-mail: rghicks@csuchico.edu

Education
  • B.S.,       Civil Engineering, University of California, 1963
  • M.S.,       Civil Engineering, University of California, 1965
  • Ph.D.,     Civil Engineering, University of California, 1970
Academic Positions
  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971-1974
  • Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1974-1975
  • Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1975-1979
  • Director, Transportation Research Institute, Oregon State University, 1977-1989
  • Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1979-1997
  • Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering, Oregon State University, 1990-1997
  • Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1997-present
  • Research Professor, California, Chico, 2006-present
Fields of Specialization
  • Transportation Materials
  • Pavement Design, Evaluation, and Management
  • Construction and Maintenance of Transportation Facilities
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Pavement Preservation

Tanya KomasTop of Page

Director, Concrete Industry Management Program and Senior Pavement Preservation Engineer
Department or College Affiliation:College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management
Office:O'Connell Technology Center 410
Campus Zip: 95929-0003
Phone: (530) 898-4073
Webpage:CIM Program website
E-mail: tkomas@csuchico.edu
Curriculum Vitae 
  


Denny GierTop of Page

Associate Professor, Construction Management Department and senior pavement preservation engineer
Department:College of ECC 
Office:OCNL 324 
Phone:(530) 898-4008 
Web page:http://cm.csuchico.edu/Faculty/gier.htm 
E-mail:dgier@csuchico.edu 
Curriculum Vitae  
   


Dragos AndreiTop of Page


Associate Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and senior pavement preservation engineer
Department:Civil Engineering 
Office:Building 17, Room 2673, CSU, Pomona 
Phone:(909) 869-2487 
Web page:http://www.csupomona.edu/~ce/Faculty/Andrei.html#Andrei 
E-mail:dandrei@csupomona.edu 
Curriculum Vitae  

Shadi SaadehTop of Page


Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach, and senior pavement preservation engineer
Department:Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management Department 
Office:VEC-205 
Phone:(562) 985-4147 
Web page:http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/coe/cecem/views/personnel/fulltime/shaadeh.shtml 
E-mail:ssaaddeh@csulb.edu  
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