Navid Jafari

Navid Jafari is an Associate Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on geotechnical challenges related to coastal and environmental systems, natural hazards, and earth structure design. Contact: njafari@tamu.edu, Phone: 979-862-5659, Office: DLEB 802B.

Educational Background

• Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2015)
• M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2011)
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Memphis (2010)

Research Interests

Dr. Jafari investigates:

• Coastal geotechnics and interactions between natural and built environments
• Geoenvironmental engineering solutions for sustainable infrastructure
• Risk assessment and mitigation of natural hazards, including subaerial and submarine landslides
• Innovative use of dredged materials in earth structure design

His work bridges geotechnical engineering with climate resilience and disaster management.