Professor and Chair
Department
of Environmental and Civil Engineering
B.S.E.,
Civil and Urban Engineering,
M.S.,
Environmental Engineering,
Ph.D.,
Environmental Engineering,
Contact Information
214-768-1991
Research
Concentrations
Natural and Technological Disasters
Urban Infrastructure and
Sustainability
Water quality modeling
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental statistics
Diffusion of Technological Innovation
Research
Accomplishments and Activities
Faculty Scholar: Critical
Infrastructure Protection Group, Science and Technology Division, Department of
Homeland Security, 2005-2006
Member: Science Advisory Board
(Drinking Water Committee),
Member: Infrastructure and
Environmental Subcommittee, Urban Planning Committee, Bring
Associate Editor: American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE) Natural Hazards Review, 2005- present
Editorial Board: The Berkeley
Electronic Press, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2003 –
present
Numerous published articles and
research grants
Research
Philosophy
The goal of environmental and civil
engineering education is to create engineers who are technologically
proficient, think deeply about the way people live, and design projects that
benefit the communities in which they are built. In doing so, it is important
for engineers to consider how people will interact with these projects and to
be sensitive to the local culture and environment.
Recent
Publications
Steinberg, Laura J., “Making Good
Project Design Choices: Critical Decisions Contributing to the Failure of the New
Orleans Levees,” Loyola University Law
Review (invited), Vol. 52, Winter 2006.
G.B. Arhonditsis,
C.A. Stow, L.J. Steinberg, M.A. Kenney, S.J. McBride, K.H. Reckhow,
“Exploring Ecological patterns with Structural Equation Modeling and Bayesian
Analysis,” Ecological Modeling, Vol.
192, No. 3-4, Feb. 2006.
Cruz, Ana Maria, Laura J. Steinberg,
and Ana Lisa Vetere Arellano “Emerging Issues in Natech Disaster Risk Management in
Piringer, Gerhard and Laura J. Steinberg,
“Re-Evaluation of Energy Use in Average Wheat Production in the U.S,” Journal of Industrial Ecology, Winter 2006, Vol. 10, No. 1-2.
Cruz, Ana M. and Laura J. Steinberg,
“Industry Preparedness for Hazardous Materials Accidents During
the Kocaeli Earthquake,” Earthquake Spectra, May 2005, Vol. 21, No. 2.
Steinberg, Laura J, Victoria Basolo, Raymond Burby, Joyce
Levine, and Ana M. Cruz, “Earthquake-Induced Technological Disasters: A Case
Study of Possible Effects and Emergency Response in the Urban Environment,” Natural Hazards Review, November 2004
Vol. 5, No. 4, pp.159-169.