2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

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Mo Abdallah, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., 2010
Computer Engineering

Riyad S. Aboutaha, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1994
Structural design, evaluation, and rehabilitation; structural concrete and composites; infrastructure renewal

Jeongmin Ahn, Full Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2006
Energy Conversion, Combustion, Thermal Management, PowerMEMS

Benjamin Akih-Kumgeh, Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director of Aerospace Engineering
PhD, McGill University, Canada, 2011
Combustion Physics & Chemistry; Fuel Technology
 
Jackie Anderson, Associate Teaching Professor
Program Director of Engineering Management
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2011
Air Management Systems, HVAC, Engineering Management
 
Christian Aponte-Rivera, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2017
Polymer composites, disordered proteins, and materials for energy applications
 
Ethan Arnault, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Duke University, 2022
Intersection of quantum materials, nanosclae devices, and light-matter interactions

Ercument Arvas, Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1983
RF/Microwave devices and circuits, electromagnetic scattering

Michael Blatchley, Assistant Professor
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, August 2019
4D Biomaterials, Organoids, Vascularization, Extracellular Matrix, Tissue Morphogenesis

Michelle Blum, Teaching Professor
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
PhD, University of Notre Dame, May 2012
Orthopedic implant development, polymer characterization and simulation of tribological contacts

Edward A. Bogucz Jr., Associate Professor
Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1985
Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, numerical methods

Jesse Q. Bond, Professor, Gustav A. Mezger Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison 2009
Heterogeneous catalysis, Kinetics, Reaction engineering, and Alternative resource utilization

Katie D. Cadwell, Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Program Director
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison 2007
Development of engineering faculty attitudes and pedagogy; Development of engineering student professional skills, K-12 engineering outreach

Yue Cao, Assistant Teaching Faculty
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2024, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Robotics and AI

Elizabeth K. Carter, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
Disaster response and mitigation; Hydrometerology and hydroclimatology; Space/time statistics; Machine learning/artificial intelligence; High-performance computing

Biao Chen, John E. and Patricia A. Breyer Professor in Electrical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1999
Signal processing, Communication and Information Theory

C.Y. Roger Chen, Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1987
CAD for VLSI physical synthesis and multimedia information technologies

Ruth Chen, Professor of Practice
Ph.D., MPH, University of Michigan
Risk assessment; Environmental regulation; Injurious effect of environmental chemicals; Aerosol delivery of chemo-preventive agents; Alternative energy; Environmental education; Metabolism of hepatotoxic aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons

Andria Costello Staniec, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Department Chair
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999
Engineering education, access and retention in STEM, applied environmental microbiology

John F. Dannenhoffer, Associate Professor
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
Computational fluid dynamics, modeling and analysis in industry, collaborative education

Rodrick Kuate Defo, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Harvard University, 2020
Development of ab-initio solid-state materials theory for improved accuracy of first-principles material-property predictions

Alexander Deyhim, Kenneth and Mary Ann Shaw Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurial Leadership
MBA, Cornell University, 1998
MEng, Cornell University, 1993
Entrepreneurship, Engineering Design, Innovation

Bing Dong, Professor
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2010
Urban scale building energy modeling, modeling and simulation of occupant behavior in smart buildings and connected communities, control and optimization of smart building system, buildings-to-grid integration, building information modeling (BIM) and its application to smart building operation

Charles T. Driscoll Jr., University Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1979
Aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry, environmental modeling

Victor H. Duenas, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2018
Nonlinear Control and Adaptive Control, Robotics and Cyber-physical Systems, Rehabilitation Engineering, Machine Learning Techniques in Biomedical Applications

Sara Eftekharnejad, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Arizona State University, 2012
Power system operations planning; State estimation; Transmission expansion planning

Ehat Ercanli, Associate Teaching Professor, Associate Chair of Education and Operations
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1997
Design automation for embedded systems, computer architecture, database systems, system verification and testing

Matthew Erdman, Assistant Teaching Professor
P.h.D Florida State University, 2020
High speed flows

Fabrizio Sabba, Assistant Professor
P.h.D., University of Notre Dame, 2017
Bioprocesses for Wastewater Engineering, Applied Environmental Microbiology, Environmental biotechnology, Microbial Ecology of Engineered and Impacted natural systems, Microbial nitrogen and phosphorus cycling, Sustainable biological wastewater treatment, Resource and Energy Recovery from Waste, Microbial Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Biofilms and Biofilm Reactors, Mathematical Modeling of Bioprocesses

Makan Fardad, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006
Convex optimization; Design and optimal control complex networks; Synchronization and consensus in multi-agent systems

Zhenyu Gan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2018
Computational multibody dynamics, design and control of legged systems
 
Venkata Gandikota, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2017
Coding Theory, Sublinear algorithms, Foundations of data science

Natarajan Gautam, Professor, Operations Research and Systems Analytics Master’s Program Director
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997
Performance modeling, analytics, control and optimization, queues and networks, applied probability

Nadeem Ghani, Assistant Teaching Professor; Program Coordinator, Computer Science MS
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995
Software Engineering and design

Prasanta Ghosh, Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1986
Microelectronics, solid state devices, optoelectronics, thin film processes, power engineering

Jennifer Graham, Associate Teaching Professor
Ph.D. Syracuse University, 2012
Electromagnetic wave behavior in complex media; Antenna design and characterization; RF and microwave design; Radar systems engineering.

Mustafa Cenk Gursoy, Professor
Ph.D. Princeton University, 2004
Wireless Communications, Information Theory, Communication Networks, and Signal Processing.

Moamer (Mo) Hasanovic, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D. Syracuse University, 2006
Electromagnetics and RF

James H. Henderson, Professor, Director, BioInspired Institute 
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2004
Biomaterials/Tissue engineering; Mechanobiology; Biomechanics

Endadul Hoque, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Computer Science, Purdue University, 2015
Security of computer networks and systems, IoT systems security, program analysis, software testing and verification, and vulnerability detection

Ian Hosein, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University, 2009
Sustainable energy, Materials synthesis and processing, Spontaneous process in materials, Device fabrication and measurements

Can Isik, Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1985
Applications of Artificial Intelligence; Controls; Medical Instrumentation; Environmental Control System

Era Jain, Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology, India, 2011
Drug Delivery, Biomaterials, Translational animal models, Musculoskeletal Tissue engineering
 
Pankaj K. Jha, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2012
Quantum information science, quantum sensing and metrology, quantum nano- and meta-photonics, bio-inspired materials, bio-nano interfaces, and machine learning

Chris E. Johnson, Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Environmental geochemistry, soil chemistry, statistical modeling

Alex K. Jones, Klaus Schroder Professor of Engineering; Department Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2002
Computer architecture and compilers

Dennis Joyce, Adjunct Professor

Garrett Ethan Katz, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Maryland, 2017
Artificial Intelligence, neural networks, robotics
 
Lance S. Ketcham, Adjunct Faculty
M.S. Syracuse University, 1990 P.E.
Engineering design, construction, site investigation, construction materials, geotechnical engineering, engineering ethics and technical communications
 
Bryan Kim, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Data storage systems, devices, and technologies, data-intensive applications and systems, and file systems and database management systems
 
Saman Priyantha Kumarawadu, Associate Teaching Professor, Program Director, Computer Science Undergraduate Programs in EECS
Ph.D., Saga University, Japan, 1998
Software engineering and implementation, systems programming, machine learning and data mining

Kasey Laurent, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2022
Atmospheric turbulence on flight, flight performance of eagles and unmanned aerial vehicles

Andrew Chung-Yeung Lee, Assistant Teaching Professor; Program Coordinator, Systems and Information Science BS
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1998
Algorithms and data structures; artificial intelligence; computer science education; cryptography; history of computing; theory of computing

Min Liu, Professor and Abdallah H. Yabroudi Endowed Professor in Sustainable Civil Infrastructure
Ph.D. in Engineering Project Management, University of California Berkeley, 2007
Lean Construction; Work module development for Digital Twin design; data mining and machine learning approaches for intelligent construction planning

Xiyuan Liu, Associate Teaching Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2017
Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Electrochemistry, Wearable Biosensor, Computational Simulation
 
Yizhi Liu, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2023
AI and construction robotics, smart infrastructure, data-driven risk analysis, construction safety, and project management and control.

Eric M. Lui, Associate Professor, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, Structural Engineering, 1985
Numerical modeling, steel-design, structural stability, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering

Aoyi Luo, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 2020
Mechanics, materials and computational methods for design, manufacturing and robotics.

Juntao Luo, Affiliate Professor
PhD, NanKai University, 2003
Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering, Gene Delivery and Gene Therapy

Zhen Ma, Associate Professor, Samuel & Carol Nappi Research Scholar, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Graduate Program Director
Ph.D., Clemson University
Developmental biology and tissue morphogenesis, cardiac tissue engineering
and regenerative medicine, stem cell engineering

Sinead Mac Namara, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University 2007
Innovation and creativity in structural engineering education; structural art; community engaged design-build; and the structural performance of shell structures

Shalabh Maroo, Full Professor, MAE Graduate Program Director
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2009
Multi-scale transport phenomenon, Thermal Management and Bio-mechanical Systems

Jean-Daniel Medjo Me Biomo, Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Program Director
Ph.D., Carleton University, 2019
Mobile ad hoc networks, Satellite networks, Artificial intelligence, and 5G-and-beyond networks
Kristopher Micinski, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland at College Park
Programming Languages, static analysis, formal methods, foundations of computer security and privacy

Chilukuri K. Mohan, Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988
Machine learning, neural networks, evolutionary algoriths, bioinformatics, anomaly detection

Mary Beth Monroe, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2013
Biomaterials, Wound Healing, and Tissue Engineering

Young Bai Moon, William J. Smith Professor in Manufacturing Enterprises; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Chair
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1988
Cyber-manufacturing systems, manufacturing security, machine learning applications

Shikha Nangia, Professor; Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Department Chair
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2006
Multiscale computational modeling of nanomaterials and targeted cancer drug delivery

Dawit Negussey, Professor and Graduate Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion
Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1985
Geotechnical and transportation engineering, sustainable and adaptive infrastructures, innovative sensors and forensic investigations, properties and applications of geofoam, diversity and inclusion in STEM

Jae C. Oh, David G. Edelstein Professor for Broadening Participation; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Academic Initiatives, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2000
Cooperation in multi-agent systems, application of game theory and artificial intelligence techniques to the Internet and distributed computer systems, evolutionary algorithms, game theory, search and optimization algorithms, machine learning algorithms

Susan Older, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1996
Semantics of programming languages, concurrency, fairness, logics of programs, formal methods

Gabriel Silva de Oliveira, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2024, Computer Science
Computer Science Education

Joao Paulo Oliveira Marum, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2021
Reactive Programming, Self-adjusting Computation, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Software Engineering, Multi-paradigm programming, Programming Patterns, Data Structures

Anupam Pandey, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Twente, 2018
Programmable soft surfaces, flexible metamaterials, elasto-fluidic composites, ultra-soft gels

Vir V. Phoha, Professor
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1992
Cyber Security - Cyber offense and defense; Machine Learning; Smart phones and tablets security; Biometrics - network based and standalone

Peter W. Plumley, Research Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1984
Paleomagnetism and Displacement of Tectonic Terranes, Engineering Materials, Structures and Materials, Mechanics of Solids

Jason Pollack, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2017
Quantum Information, thermalization and decoherence, quantum gravity

Chae Woon Jeong-Potter, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2021
Carbon capture and utilization, direct air capture, carbon dioxide removal, decarbonization, heterogeneous catalysis, electrified processes (e.g., plasma, induction, joule-heating), energy justice, science and engineering education

Quinn Qiao, Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Research
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006
Solar cells, batteries, biomedical sensors, precision agriculture, micro/nano fabrication
 
Zhao Qin, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013
Multiscale Material Modeling and Simulations; Engineering Materials; Structures and Materials; Mechanics of Solids

Qinru Qiu, Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern California 2001
Neuromorphic Computing; Cyber Physical Systems; Dynamic Power; Thermal and Performance Management; Real-time Embedded Machine Intelligence; Computer Aided Design Automation

Younes Ra’di, Assistant Professor 
Sc.D., Aalto University, 2015 
Theoretical and Applied Electromagnetics, RF and Microwave Engineering, Antennas and Propagation, Electromagnetics of Artificial Materials and Surfaces

Farzana Rahman, Associate Teaching Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science, Marquette University, 2013
Mobile and pervasive heath technologies, internet-of-things, computer science education, impact of active learning pedagogy in CS course, and broadening participation of women and underrepresented students in CS

Philip A. Rice, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1963

Utpal Roy, Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1989
Computer-integrated design and manufacturing, development and application of operations research, finite-element methods, geometric modeling, computational geometry, artificial intelligence techniques

Baris Salman, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2010
Infrastructure Asset Management, Construction Engineering and Project Management, Sustainable Development, Information Technology and Visualization

Ashok Sangani, Professor
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 1982
Complex fluids, soft condensed matter, rheology; Molecular biotechnology; Multiple phase systems; Mathematical and numerical analysis

Amit K. Sanyal, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2004
Dynamics, robotics and control
 
Mehmet Sarimurat, Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2008
Multi-physics Simulations, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Design

Fred Schlereth, Research Associate Professor
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1969
Past research interests include: Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer, Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer, Quartz Crystal Vacuum Deposition Monitor, Halogen Gas Leak Detector; Analog and Digital Signal Processing and Circuit Design, VLSI Circuit Design; Architecture, Algorithms and Hardware for Parallel Computation; VLSI Cellular Array Computer; Distribution-free Detection Theory, Imaging in Dispersive Media; Neural Networks for Financial Applications. Current research interests include: design of VLSI Signal Processing Circuits for Software Defined Radio

Roger Schmidt, Traugott Distinguished Professor
Energy Sources, conversion, and conservation
 
Paulo Shakarian, K.G. Tan Endowed Chair, Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 2011
Fusion of symbolic AI and machine learning
 
Wanliang Shan, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University, 2012
Solid mechanics, materials engineering, thermophysics, machine learning, soft robotics
 
Andrea Shen, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D.,University of Wisconsin, 2024
Greenhouse gases, novel alternative fuels, gasoline surrogate compositions

Ian Shapiro, Professor of Practice
M.S. Columbia University 1983
Heat pumps, decarbonization, green building design.

Yilei Shi, Associate Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Civil Engineering Program Director
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Florida International University; Concentration: Structural Engineering, 2009
Transportation resilience; Sustainable construction materials, Structural behavior under extreme loading conditions
 
Cynthia Smith, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2005
Bioinstrumentation, Sports Engineering

J. Cole Smith, Professor and Dean
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2000
Operations research; combinatorial optimization; non-convex programming

Pranav Soman, Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Bioprinting, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Additive manufacturing (3D printing)

Sucheta Soundarajan, Associate Professor, Program Director, Graduate Programs in EECS
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2013
Developing algorithms for large scale complex and social network analysis, including algorithms for network data collection and exploration, measuring and improving fairness in network structure and network analysis, and characterizing hierarchy and resilience in network structure

Yiyang Sun, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2017
Computational fluid dynamics, flow control. Unsteady aerodynamics, modal/non-modal analysis, data science

Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1996
Complex fluids, Soft condensed matter, Rheology, Multiple phase systems, Nanotechnology, Sustainable energy production, Systems biology/metabolic engineering, Mathematical and numerical analysis

Yuzhe Tang, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Ph.D., Computer Science, Georgia Tech
Cyber-security; Distributed Systems; Measurement; Blockchain; Security education

Svetoslava Todorova, Professor of Practice, Program Director, Environmental Engineering
MPA, Syracuse University, 2011; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2012
Nutrients and Metals in Freshwater Ecosystems; Smart Water Monitoring; Sustainable Urban Infrastructure

John Trimmer, Assistant Teaching Professor 
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
Water and sanitation in resource-constrained communities; Sustainability analysis of water, sanitation, and resource systems

Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor; Research Director, NY State Center for Advanced Technology in Computer Applications and Software Engineering (CASE)
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1976
Data/information fusion; Wireless communications; Signal processing; Statistical inference; Cybersecurity; Machine learning and Human-machine teaming

Senem Velipasalar, Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University, 2007
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Video/Image Processing, Mobile Camera Applications, Embedded Smart Cameras, Distributed Multi-Camera Systems, Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing and Information Theory

Joseph J. Waclawski, Assistant Teaching Professor
MS, Syracuse University, 1994, Computer Engineering
GC, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2021, Systems Engineering of Embedded Cyber-Physical Systems
 
Theodore Walker, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2019
Catalytic technologies for upcycling solid waste resources
 
Li Wang, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.S., Computer Science, Louisiana Tech University
 
Yeqing Wang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2016
Mechanics of composite materials, modeling of laser/plasma material processing, uncertainty quantification and design optimization, finite element analysis, model verification and validation

Yaoying Wu, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2014
Immunoengineering, polymer engineering, biomaterials

Kun-Hao Yu, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2022
Engineering Materials, Mechanics of Materials, Solid Mechanics, Structural Design, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainable and Bio-Inspired Materials, Engineered Living Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and 3D Printing

Pun To (Douglas) Yung, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008
MEMS and microfluidics, biosensor development, microbial engineering, astrobiology

Reza Zafarani, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2014
Big data, mainly in the order of billions, analyzing human behavior at scale using social media, and mining large-scale social media sites

Teng Zeng, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2012
Occurrance and fate of organic contaminants, Formation and control of disinfection byproducts, Public health implications of water reuse, Environmental impacts of energy production

Jianshun S. Zhang, Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1991
Building environmental and mechanical systems, materials emissions and indoor air quality, room air and contaminant distributions, multizone air and air contaminant transports in buildings, building energy efficiency, integrated computer simulation tools for building environmental and mechanical system design, system analysis and optimization

Dr. Junzhe Zhang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2023, Computer Science
Causal Reinforcement Learning

Teng Zhang, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Brown University, 2015
Solid Mechanics and materials

Yi Zheng, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2014
Stem cell-based microengineered systems

Fernando Zigunov, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Florida State University 2020
High-speed flows