Civil Engineering and Applied
Mechanics
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Chair: Stephen Gadomski
Jacaranda Hall (JD) 4507
(818) 677-2166
www.csun.edu/~ceam
Staff:
Betsy Jones (Office Manager)
Faculty:
Nazaret Dermendjian, Roger DiJulio, Edward Dombourian, Richard
Ehrgott, Stephen Gadomski, Amine Ghanem, Mohamed Hegab, Miguel
Macias, S. T. Mau
Adjunct Faculty:
Edward Larson, Vincent Lee, Maria Todorovska, and Mihailo Trifunac
Emeritus Faculty:
James Roberts and Leonard Spunt
Programs
Undergraduate
B.S., Civil Engineering
B.S., Construction Management Technology
Minor in Construction Management Technology
Graduate
M.S., Engineering with Option in Structural Engineering
Mission Statement
To provide our students with a sound basic civil engineering education
and to prepare them for entry into the professional practice of civil
engineering, as well as to inculcate in them a recognition that civil
engineering is a people serving profession. In keeping with these goals,
we aim to develop in them an understanding that a successful profes-
sional career is one that addresses the needs of society and requires a
lifetime of learning and leadership.
The Major
Department faculty provide instruction in statics and strength of mate-
rials, dynamics and mechanics lab, as well as our degree programs.
Civil Engineers design the infrastructure of our world, from bridges
and freeways, to sewer systems and libraries. Their work touches nearly
every facet of our society’s every-day lives, including but not limited to
structures, water supply, waste management, materials, construction,
geotechnical, the environment and transportation. Their work is vital,
particularly in Southern California, where environmental, transporta-
tion, and water issues are of major importance and where structural
problems, especially related to earthquakes, demand sound engineer-
ing solutions.
Civil Engineering majors at Cal State Northridge receive a solid,
broad-based education. During the first two years and into the