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University of Central Florida

Engineering Geoscience Property and Construction Civil Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering

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Manoj Chopra is a professor of engineering at the University of Central Florida in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, where he serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He joined the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering in 1993 as an Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1998, and to Professor in 2014. Chopra earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1992, his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the same institution in 1988, and his B.E. in Civil Engineering with honors from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, in 1985. His extensive career includes leadership roles such as Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies (2014-2015), Provost Faculty Fellow developing the Faculty Cluster Initiative (2014-2016), Chair of the UCF Faculty Senate (2005-2009), member of the UCF Board of Trustees (2005-2009), faculty representative on the Florida Board of Governors (2012-2014), Executive Director and Director of the UCF Stormwater Management Academy (2009-2014), NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative since 2013, Campus Lead on Research Space (2016-2019), and Assistant Chair of the department (1998-2003). He also serves as a program evaluator for ABET.