Department Faculty

Charles Berryman

Charles Berryman, Ph.D., CPC

Department Chair

Chair of the Contractors Educational Trust Fund
(CETF) Professorship

Phone: 225-578-6986

Email: cberryman@lsu.edu

Dr. Arup Bhattacharya

Arup Bhattacharya, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Phone: 225-578-7129

Email: arupb@lsu.edu 

Dr. Gerrad Delatte

Gerrad Delatte, Ph.D.

Professional in Residence

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225-578-0785

Email: gdelatte@lsu.edu 

Dr. Mahmoud Habibnezhad

Mahmoud Habibnezhad, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225 578-2569

Email: mhabibnezhad@lsu.edu 

Dr. Marwa Hassan

Marwa Hassan, Ph.D., PE Civil (VA), 
LEED AP BD+C, ASCE Fellow

CETF Distinguished Professor

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering

Director, Tran-SET Regional University Transportation Center

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225-578-9189

Email: marwa@lsu.edu 

Kirby Hebert

Kirby Hebert, M.S., P.E.

Professional in Residence

Certified Online Instructor

Phone: 225-578-5339

Email: khebe31@lsu.edu 

Stephanie Heumann, MBA

Stephanie Heumann, MBA

Professional In Residence, Undergraduate Coordinator

Recipient of the CETF Educator of Practice Award Certified

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225-578-8856

Email: sheumann@lsu.edu 

Amirhosein Jafari, Ph.D.

Amirhosein Jafari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

BuQuet & Leblanc, INC Distinguished 
Professor of Commercial Construction Certified

Certified Online Educator 

Phone: 225-578-5496

Email: ajafari1@lsu.edu 

Ali Kazemian, Ph.D.

 

Ali Kazemian, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Certified Online Educator 

Holder of the J.W. "Billy" and Janice Maxey Guitreau Professorship

Phone: 225-578-3798

Email: kazemian1@lsu.edu 

 

Yongcheol Lee, Ph.D., LEED AP, FMP

Yongcheol Lee, Ph.D., LEED AP, FMP

Associate Professor

Holder of the Roland and Kay Toups Professorship

Holder of the McCollister Family Professorship

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225-578-5483

Fax: 225-578-5109

Email: yclee@lsu.edu 

Zhihong Pang, Ph.D.

Zhihong Pang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Phone: 225-578-1155

Email: zpang@lsu.edu  

Charles Pecquet, Ph.D., COSS

Charles Pecquet, Ph.D., COSS

Professional in Residence, OSHA OTIEC Coordinator

Certified Online Educator

Recipient of the CETF Educator of Practice Award

Phone: 225-578-7790

Email: cpecquet@lsu.edu 

Carolina Barbosa Resende, Ph.D.

Carolina Barbosa Resende, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Holder of the ISC Constructors, LLC Professorship in Construction Management

Phone: 225-578-0131

Email: cresende@lsu.edu 

Tyson D. Rupnow, PhD., P.E.

Tyson D. Rupnow, PhD., P.E.

Adjunct Instructor

Certified Online Instructor 

Phone: 225-767-9124

Email: trupnow@lsu.edu 

Jonathan (Jingsheng) Shi, Ph.D., P.E.

Jonathan (Jingsheng) Shi, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor

Holder of the Art E. Favre Industrial Construction Chair

Certified Online Educator 

Phone: 225-578-1255

Email: jshi@lsu.edu 

Chao Wang, Ph.D.

Chao Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Advisor

Holder of the Eddie Rispone 
Professorship in Construction Management

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225-578-9175

Email: chaowang@lsu.edu 

Dr. Yanyu Wang

Yanyu Wang,  Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Phone: 225-578-5668

Email: yanyuwang@lsu.edu

Dr. Kim Williams

Kimberley Williams, Ph.D.

Professional in Residence

Recipient of the CETF Educator of Practice Award

Certified Online Educator

Certified Quality Matters Peer Course Reviewer

Phone: 225-578-8759

Email: kimwilliams@lsu.edu 

Dr. Yimin Zhu

Yimin Zhu, Ph.D.

Professor

Holder of the Pulte Homes Endowed Professorship in Construction Management

Certified Online Educator

Phone: 225-578-5373

Email: yiminzhu@lsu.edu