Meet Our Esteemed Faculty & Staff Members

Led by Dr. Sunanda Dissanayake, our department is home to a dedicated team of faculty and staff committed to advancing education and innovation in civil and environmental engineering. Explore our academic programs, connect with advisors below, and meet our accomplished full-time and part-time faculty who are shaping the future of engineering.

Photo of Sunanda Dissanayake, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

Sunanda Dissanayake, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Marietta GA 30060

Phone: (470) 578-2471 
Email: sdissan1@kennesaw.edu 

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Academic Advisors

Civil Engineering

  • Forrest Burks
  • Lynne Murray
  • Dorothy Elangwe
  • Nautica Carlers

Environmental Engineering

  • Forrest Burks
  • Lynne Murray
  • Dorothy Elangwe

Full Time Faculty and Staff

Name
Position

  • Mahyar Amirgholy - Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    mamirgho@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5090
    M 162C

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  • Parth Bhavsar - Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    pbhavsar@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5095
    G 235

  • Shirnett Campbell - Office Manager

    Office Manager

    scampb60@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Amy Gruss - Associate Professor

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    agruss@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7262
    L 158

    Faculty Web Page

  • Hosain Haddad Kolour - Lecturer of Civil Engineering

    Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    hhaddadk@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7294
    G 214

  • Da Hu - Assistant Professor

    Assistant Professor of Engineering in Smart Infrastructure

    dhu3@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5079
    L 115

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  • M. Jonaidi Jonaidi - Assistant Professor

    Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    mjonaidi@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6831
    L 155

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  • Adam Kaplan - Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    akaplan8@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5084
    L 157

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  • Jayhyun Kwon - Associate Professor

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    jkwon9@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5080
    L 112

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  • Limited Term Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    hmusty@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Limited Term Instructor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    knawar@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Metin Oguzmert - Professor of Civil Engineering and Graduate Program Coordinator

    Professor of Civil Engineering

    moguzmer@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5083
    M 162A

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  • Adrijana Savic - Lecturer of Civil Engineering

    Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    asavic@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5723
    M 162D

  • Reza Sedaghat Shirazinejad - Lecturer of Civil Engineering

    Lecturer of Civil Engineering

    rshirazi@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7801
    L 152A

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  • Youngguk Seo - Associate Professor

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    yseo2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5496
    L 111

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  • Sabina Shahnaz - Lecturer of Civil Engineering

    Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    sshahnaz@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5497
    G 234

  • Roneisha Worthy - Assistant Chair & Associate Professor

    Assistant Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    rworthy@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5089
    L 159

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  • Tien Yee - Professor of Civil Engineering

    Professor of Civil Engineering

    tyee@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5091
    M 162B

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Part Time Faculty

Name
Position

  • Part-Time Instructor of Civil Engineering

    abindja@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Instructor of Transportation Engineering

    pemmanue@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    ggenccel@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Instructor of Civil Engineering

    akabbar2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    skavous1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Instructor of Transportation Engineering

    gmistry@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    vravisan@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Instructor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    dstanciu@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Instructor of Civil Engineering

    jtovar4@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101

  • Part-Time Instructor of Civil Engineering

    rturne73@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5076
    L 101