Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Civil and Construction Engineering Technology,
Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences & Engineering

Contact Information

Courses

  • Concrete Structures
  • Steel Structures
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Foundation Design
  • Advanced Concrete Design
  • Advanced Steel Design
  • Environmental and Land Use Planning

Research

Microwave and SAR Remote Sensing, GIS, Hydrology, ground measurement information in geoscience and earth system sciences, environmental studies, estimation of landscape freeze/thaw states, surface water inundation dynamics.

Education

  • PhD, Civil Engineering, The City University of New York, Graduate Center, 2011

Academic Profile

Marzi Azar, Assistant Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering Technology, earned her PhD. from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Her professional experience includes design of concrete structures as well as modeling ground surface water and designing facilities for flood control. Dr. Azar is faculty advisor of Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Steel Bridge chapters.

Awards and Honors:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers-EXcellence in Civil Engineering Education (ASCE-ExCEED) Workshop Fellowship recipient and participant. 2016, US Military Academy, West Point, NY.
  • NASA’s External Grant “A Multi-Sensor Calibration Algorithm for Improving Emissivity Retrieval by Integrating Microwave Brightness Temperature Diurnal Cycle” , Institutional PI/Co-PI, Total funding $363k, FDU budget $70k, 2016-2019.
  • American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Steel Educator Workshop Fellowship recipient and participant, 2015, Chicago, IL.

Membership in learned and professional societies:

  • Registered Professional Engineer in State of Texas, 2011 – present. License Number: 108142
  • Member of ASCE, 2014- Present.
  • Member of American Geosciences Union (AGU), 2009 – present.
  • Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015- Present.

Marzi Azar, Assistant professor of Civil and Construction Engineering Technology programs, earned her PhD. from Graduate Center of the City University of New York.  Her professional experience includes design of concrete structures as well as modeling ground surface water and designing facilities for flood control. Dr. Azar’sis a faculty advisor of Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Steel Bridge chapters.

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