Education:

BS in Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, China, 1998

MS in Structural Engineering, Tianjin University, China, 2001

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006

Research Interests:
Soil-Structure Interaction in Bridges and Buildings, Constitutive Modeling of Infrastructure Materials, Finite Element Analysis, Soil Liquefaction, and Seismic Behavior of Bridges.

Amanda Bao, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department.  She joined RIT in 2010.  Prior to her position at RIT, she was a bridge structural engineer at Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and Michael Baker Corporation.  She is a licensed professional engineer in Colorado, United States.  At RIT, she teaches structural engineering courses including structural analysis, dynamics, structural loads and systems, steel design, reinforced concrete design and timber design.  Her research interests include experimental and numerical modeling of infrastructure materials, soil-structure interaction, seismic behavior of bridges and soil liquefaction.  She is an active member in American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Research interests include: Development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative teaching methods and tools.

Harry G. Cooke, Ph.D., has been an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department since 2005. His research interests include the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative teaching methods and tools; the use of numerical modeling methods for geotechnical design and construction and the investigation of innovative uses of ground improvement in geotechnical design and construction. Cooke is an active member of many professional organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers - Associate Member; Geo-Institute, ASCE, the American Society of Engineering

Education: Professional Member—and the American Concrete Pavement Association.

Research interests include: Studying evolving trends in construction cost estimating, scheduling, and project delivery systems along with their implications on undergraduate education.

Todd Dunn is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. He has been teaching at RIT for the past 17 years. His research interests include studying evolving trends in construction cost estimating, scheduling, and project delivery systems along with their implications on undergraduate education. Dunn is the Associate Director, ASC (Associated Schools of Construction) Region 1, and a member of ASEE (American Association for Engineering Education) and NYETA (New York Engineering Technology Association).

Current interest: Online learning.

J. Grant Esler is certified in Industrial Hygiene, Safety and in Ergonomics. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan with a Master of Public Health degree in Industrial Hygiene he worked for nearly 30 years at Eastman Kodak Company as Industrial Hygiene Group Leader, Manager of Health, Safety and Environmental Training and Education, Business Unit HSE Manager, and Ergonomics Function Leader.  Since leaving Kodak he has worked as an individual health and safety consultant, powerplant Sr. EHS Spcialist for Duke Energy and Director of Health and Safety for a regional asbestos abatement and building demolition firm, Environmental Remediation Services Inc.  He has been active with the AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) as Chair of the Training and Communication Methods technical committee and member of the Construction committee and the Ergonomics committee at the national level and President of the local section.  On many occasions he has spoken and conducted workshops for the AIHA on training management systems and health and safety metrics.

Research interests include: Open channel flow (turbulence characteristics) including effect of seepage and ice cover, two and three dimensional scour studies including scour by impinging jets and hydraulic model wave study of open and closed cell cable concrete block mats.

Md Abdullah Al Faruque, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Previously, he was a lecturer in the department and joined RIT in 2008. His areas of interest in addition to teaching, design and research include open channel flow (turbulence characteristics) including effect of seepage and ice cover, two and three dimensional scour studies including scour by impinging jets and hydraulic model wave study of open and closed cell cable concrete block mats. He is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada and is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education
Engineering in training (EIT), Michigan, United States.

Research Interests include: Developing curriculum and teaching courses in a growing department. Techniques for active learning include lectures, demonstrations, multimedia presentation, calculation practice sessions, computer and field laboratory sessions.

Joshua Goldowitz is a professor and the Undergraduate Program Coordinator for Environmental Management in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Goldowitz joined RIT in 1993 and previously worked for the H&A of New York in Rochester as a senior hydrogeologist/project manager. His research interests include developing curriculum and teaching courses in a growing department. Techniques for active learning include lectures, demonstrations, multimedia presentation, calculation practice sessions, computer and field laboratory sessions. Goldowitz is also President for the Hydro-Logic Corporation in Rochester, NY.

Research interests include: embedding organizational and societal value in corporate environmental management systems, and investigating methods for incorporating social responsibility as a measure of organizational excellence

Lisa Greenwood is a lecturer in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. She has been at RIT since 2007 and was previously the International Environment, Health & Safety Standards Manager at United Technologies/Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division. Her research foci relate to embedding organizational and societal value in corporate environmental management systems, and investigating methods for incorporating social responsibility as a measure of organizational excellence. Greenwood serves as the RIT representative on U.S. Technical Advisory Group to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 207 (environmental management); U.S. delegate to ISO TC 207; RIT Alternate Representative Member of U.S. Technical Advisory Group on Social Responsibility; Circle Nursery School Board of Directors; Member Genesee Valley Chapter of Air & Waste Management Association and New York Water Environment Association. During the 2007-2008 academic year, Greenwood was a finalist for Exemplary Online Faculty Award.

Degrees/Credentials/from what university?

B.Sc.: in Civil Engineering, Engineering College, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
M.Sc.: in Civil Engineering, Engineering College, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Ph. D.: in Civil Engineering, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Current Role/Title/Years at RIT:

Associate Professor/ First Year at RIT
I taught several course such as: Land Use Planning, Contracts and Specifications, Civil 3D, Transportation engineering, Civil Graphics, Labor Relations, Route Surveying, Statics and Dynamics, Engineering Drawing, Descriptive Geometry, Construction Methods and Equipments.

Previous Role:

I have over 30 years of experience in Civil Engineering Design and Construction Projects such as Highways & Roads, Subdivisions, Commercial and Industrial Developments. I owned Engineering & Surveying firm for 12 years.
I developed a computer simulation model to simulate traffic behavior at Merges on Expressways and Highways. The model was calibrated and validated using field data. The simulation model has been applied to develop regression models to predict delay and capacity at freeway and highway merges.
I taught at the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Basra-Iraq. I have compiled Civil Engineering Specifications in Iraq.

Areas of Interest, Scholarly Work, Research

Study the safety and efficiency of transportation systems, and the effect on traffic and pedestrians.

Professional Website: EnvironmentalManager.org

Research interests include: As a profession, environmental management is still young. Up until recently, it has been a very reactive discipline, reacting to new regulations and emergencies. More recently, it has become more proactive, but its goals are still very modest and set too low to protect human health and the environment. While the profession has evolved through several manifestations, it is clearly time for another evolutionary jump. The developing role of the environmental manager is a principal research area, specifically focusing on fostering sustainability in our economic, environmental, and social systems.

John Morelli, Ph.D., is a professor, Russell C. McCarthy Chair and the Chair of the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Morelli joined RIT in 1991. To capture his research interests, Morelli writes, "As a profession, environmental management is still young. Up until recently, it has been a very reactive discipline, reacting to new regulations and emergencies. More recently, it has become more proactive, but its goals are still very modest and set too low to protect human health and the environment. While the profession has evolved through several manifestations, it is clearly time for another evolutionary jump. The developing role of the environmental manager is a principal research area, specifically focusing on fostering sustainability in our economic, environmental, and social systems." Morelli is the Founder/Director, Environmental Management Leadership Initiative and currently holds the Russell C. McCarthy Chair.

Research Interests include: Performance assessment and evaluation of critical infrastructures, construction, operations, and maintenance of critical infrastructures, technology assessment in developing countries.

Jeffrey W. Rogers, Ph.D., joined RIT in 2009 and is now an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Previously he was a research scientist and adjunct faculty at the University of Virginia. Rogers's research interests include performance assessment and evaluation of critical infrastructures, construction, operations, and maintenance of critical infrastructures, technology assessment in developing countries. He is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, American Water Resources Association, Inland Waterways Association, American Solar Energy Society and the Association for Facilities Engineering.

Research Interests include: The design, implementation and effectiveness of integrated environmental health and safety management systems in industry.

Joseph M. Rosenbeck is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Chair of the Environmental, Health and Safety Management Program in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Previously, he was the Responsible Care Manager for Environmental, Health and Safety for Arch Chemicals Inc. Rosenbeck's research is focused on the design, implementation and effectiveness of integrated environmental health and safety management systems in industry. He is a board certified safety professional, and an active member the Air and Waste Management Association.

Dr. Schneider’s research interests include critical infrastructure (community resiliency & sustainability), Hazardous Materials/Process Safety, and Risk and Decision-making.

Dr. Schneider is a full professor and the Russell C. McCarthy endowed chair in CAST.  She joined RIT full time in fall 1997, creating and teaching courses in corporate EHS management system design, occupational health &  safety and risk management. She previously served CAST as the faculty associate for scholarly affairs, guiding scholarship & research with CAST.  She is the Region 2 OSHA Ed center  Technical PI, and is a member of the NIH peer review for her health and risk expertise.  She has served on the NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health NORA (research agenda) review committee, testified before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure concerning infrastructure risk management, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Offshore Windfarm Safety & Health.  She also serves as treasurer of the Genesee Valley Safety Conference Board, and is a former chemist for the local hazmat team.

Previous to RIT, Dr. Schneider was the Director of EHS for ITT/Goulds Engineered products (Fluids) Division, Safety & Health Manager for Mobil, and an Environmental Engineer for ITCorp/ Eastman Kodak Company.  She earned her doctorate (Sc.D.) from UMASS Lowell, her MS in Industrial Hygiene from University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, and her BA in Comprehensive Science: Chemistry & Biology from Roberts Wesleyan College. Her recognitions include being the only person to certify three separate facilities to OSHA VPP STAR status (best in class), Commendation for meritorious service for hazmat response, NYS Pollution Prevention award, ITT excellence in engineering award and multiple nominations for the Eisenhart Award.

Research interests:  incorporating ecosystem impacts into environmental sustainability practices, improving the management of water resources, and determining water footprints. 

Gretchen L. Wainwright is a lecturer in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. She has been at RIT since 2011 and previously managed the Water Pollution Program at Xerox Corporation. Prior to that, Wainwright spent over 20 years as a wastewater treatment process engineer at Eastman Kodak, where she participated in the design and construction of three new WWTPs, and process improvements at several others.  Wainwright also spent several years (as the Director of Conservation Programs for) at the Central & Western NY Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. At RIT, she teaches water and wastewater management, Social Responsibility & Environmental Sustainability and solid/hazardous waste management.  Wainwright is a Six Sigma Black Belt practitioner and a member of the New York State Water Environment Association.

Education:

BS in Civil Engineering, State University of NY at Buffalo, 1987.

MS in Professional Studies, RIT

Research interest:
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications in civil engineering and related fields; green building design, construction and operation, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Teresa Wolcott is a lecturer in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. She joined RIT as an adjunct instructor in 2002 and became a full-time lecturer in 2010. Teresa is a member of the Board of Directors of Women in Technology at RIT, coordinates the civil engineering technology surveying program, and is a member of the faculty/student LEED team.

Research interests include: critical infrastructure as it relates to storm water management and aqueous treatment systems.

Scott Wolcott is a professor in the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. He also serves at the Civil Engineering Technology Program Chair and has been teaching at RIT since 1997. Prior to joining RIT, Wolcott was a Senior Civil/Environmental Engineer working for engineering consulting firms in Buffalo, New York. Wolcott's foci are currently in the area of critical infrastructure as it relates to storm water management and aqueous treatment systems.  He is also heavily invested in the development of the environmental management profession.  Currently, his work involves the establishment of a standardized undergraduate program for environmental management for certification/licensure requirements. Wolcott is an active member of the ASEE, the New York State Technology Educators Association and the American Water Works Association. He served as president for the SUNY Buffalo chapter of Chi Epsilon and is a member of Tau Beta Pi.