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2025-2026 University Catalog
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School of Engineering

Director: Alan Harris, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Director, School of Engineering
Phone: (904) 620-1390
Fax: (904) 620-1391

Civil Engineering Program

Civil Engineers design the built environment - the structures, roads, water supply systems, and much more - that surrounds us. The profession is broad and encompasses several technical areas including structures, transportation, geotechnics, water resources, coastal, and environmental protection. Employment opportunities are plentiful in design, construction, management, teaching and research. Employers include consulting firms, industrial companies, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Civil Engineering at UNF offers an ABET accredited BS degree, as well as Master's degrees. Our alumni find success in top tier companies and graduate schools across the country.

Accreditation

The BS degree in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Academic Programs:

  •  BS Degree Civil Engineering
  • MS Degree Civil Engineering
  • MS Degree Coastal and Port Engineering

Civil Engineering Faculty

Christopher Brown, Ph.D., P.E., Professor

William Dally, Ph.D., P.E., Professor

Adel El-Safty, Ph.D., P.E., Professor

Ryan Shamet, PhD., P.E., Assistant Professor

Thobias Sando, Ph.D., P.E., Professor

Raphael Crowley, Ph.D., P.E., Professor

Cigdem Akan, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Ramin Shabanpour, PhD., Assistant Professor

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Electrical Engineering Program

Electrical engineers harness electrical energy for the benefit of humankind. The profession is broad and encompasses areas from communications to electric power and energy use to those for our current "Information Age." Employment opportunities range over product design, development, manufacturing, sales, management, teaching, and research. Employers include industrial companies, consulting firms, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Electrical Engineering at UNF offers an ABET accredited BS degree, as well as Master's degrees. Our alumni find success in top tier companies and graduate schools across the country.

Accreditation

The BS Degree in Electrical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Academic Programs:

  •  BS Degree Electrical Engineering
  • MS Degree Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering Faculty

Juan Aceros, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Alan Harris, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Patrick Kreidl, Ph.D., Professor

Touria El Mezyani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Hemani Kaushal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Mona Nasseri, PhD., Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering Program

Mechanical Engineering (ME) is concerned with energy and its transformations and the design of objects and structures that move. Mechanical engineers are responsible for conceiving, designing, modelling, manufacturing, testing, and marketing devices such as engines and energy systems, machines and robotics among countless other devices. Typical careers involve product design, development, manufacturing, sales, management, teaching, and research. Mechanical Engineering at UNF offers an ABET accredited BS degree, as well as Master's degrees. Our alumni find success in top tier companies and graduate schools across the country.

Accreditation

The BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Academic Programs:

  • BS Degree Mechanical Engineering
  • MS Degree Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Osama Jadaan, PhD., Professor

Paul D. Eason, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Associate Dean

Alexandra Schönning, Ph.D., Professor

James H. Fletcher, Ph.D., Associate Professor

John Nuszkowski, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Grant Bevill, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor

Jutima Simsiriwong, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Brooke Sanford, PhD., Instructor

Steve Andrepont, M.S., Instructor and Fabrication Lab Manager