Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan-Amman, 1996
Biography
Constantine Tarawneh is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) where he worked since 2003. He obtained his MS and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in 1999 and 2003, respectively. He founded the University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) in 2013 and the NSF CREST Center for Multidisciplinary Research Excellence in Cyber-Physical Infrastructure System (MECIS) in 2021 and serves as the Founding Director for both Centers. He also serves as the Sr. Associate Dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science since 2016. His various research and educational activities have resulted in $43.4 Million in funding from federal, industry, state, private, and local sources. He has more than 22 years of experience conducting a variety of railroad research with emphasis on advanced bearing condition monitoring technologies. He received 36 teaching, mentoring, and research awards highlighted by the UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2009. In Fall of 2017, he was appointed as the Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Endowed Professor in Engineering, and in Fall 2023, he was inducted into the UTRGV Academy of Distinguished Teachers. To date, he has mentored and supervised over 1500 undergraduate and graduate students.
Founding Director
Email:
constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu ENGR 1.294D
Phone: 956-665-2607
