Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

New Faces

Below are the following faculty and staff who joined the CCEE department or were given new appointments this fall.

Jennifer Shane, associate professor, has joined the construction engineering faculty. Shane most recently worked as an engineering associate for Kansas Department of Transportation. She received her PhD from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2006. Shane’s research interests are alternative project delivery systems and cost estimating.

Mark Hunacek, lecturer, was hired for a temporary appointment. He has expertise in the legal aspects of construction.

Matt Rouse, Tom Stout, and Muhannad Suleiman received new three-year appointments as lecturers. Rouse is with the structures division, Stout teaches in the transportation division, and Suleiman works in the geotechnical area.
Steven Spencer, systems support specialist, was hired by the College of Engineering and will provide technical support services to the CCEE department.

Dana Schmidt, communications specialist, joined the CCEE staff in November. She’ll edit newsletters and update the department’s Web site, among other duties. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State. She also works with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.