Udaya B. Halabe, Ph.D., P.E., joined Arizona State University (ASU) in January 2023 as a Teaching Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE). He served as the Friends of Civil and Environmental Engineering (FOCEE) Capstone Faculty Fellow at SSEBE-ASU during 2023-2026. In May 2026, Dr. Halabe retired from ASU and received the title of Adjunct Professor. In December 2022, he retired from his long-time position as a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU), Morgantown, WV and subsequently received the title of Professor Emeritus. Dr. Halabe received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil (Structural) Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1988 and 1990, respectively. He also received a Master's degree in Management from MIT's Sloan School of Management in 1990. He has 40+ years of research and field testing experience in the area of nondestructive testing (NDT) of civil engineering structures and materials, and taught graduate level NDT course at both WVU and ASU. He has authored/co-authored over 125 technical papers, over 50 research reports, and 3 book chapters on the application of infrared thermography, ground penetrating radar (GPR), digital tap testing, ultrasonic technique, seismic wave propagation technique, or vibration based testing for nondestructive condition assessment of concrete, steel, soil, asphalt, wood, and fiber reinforced polymer composites. For his numerous contributions, he has been recognized as Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), and the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). He is also a member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He has received numerous teaching awards at the Department and College levels at WVU for excellence in teaching courses in structural engineering and nondestructive testing. He also received the 2012 James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award presented by Chi Epsilon, the National Civil Engineering Honor Society. In 2016, Dr. Halabe received Outstanding Civil Engineering Educator of the Year Award from West Virginia Section of ASCE. Dr. Halabe also received Outstanding Advisor Award from WVU's Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources in 2016 and 2017, and Outstanding Educator Award in 2022. In May 2026, Dr. Halabe received Exemplary Leadership and Excellence Award from SSEBE-Arizona State University. Dr. Halabe is a member of two honorary societies, Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi. Dr. Halabe is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arizona and West Virginia.