Newly-hired faculty
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering continues to expand its teaching and research enterprise in new and emerging areas and broadening educational programs to meet the needs of a diverse and growing student body.
We are happy to welcome some of the best and brightest teachers and researchers from around the world.
*indicates a joint appointment
2020-2021
Nicole Ang-Wanek
Lecturer
Academic and Student Affairs
MS, Arizona State University
Mayra S. Artiles
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
PhD, Virginia Tech
Jedidiah Crandall *
Associate Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, University of California, Davis
Thomas Czerniawski
Assistant Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Gennaro De Luca
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
PhD, Arizona State University
Mahmut Selim Ersan
Assistant Research Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, Clemson University
Zhaoyang (Frank) Fan
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, Northwestern University
Sergi Garcia-Segura
Assistant Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Yoon Hwa
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, Seoul National University
Mohammadreza Imani
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, University of Michigan
Ashif Sikandar Iquebal
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Texas A&M University
Zilin Jiang
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Kailong Jin
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, Northwestern University
Timothy E. Long *
Center Director and Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, Virginia Tech
Edmund Lorenzen
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
MS, Arizona State University
Nicolò Michelusi
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, University of Padova, Italy
Duong Nguyen
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Gokul Pathikonda
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ni Trieu
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Oregon State University
Olcay Unver
Professor of Practice
The Polytechnic School
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Dina Verdín
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
PhD, Purdue University
Zhe Xu
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sui Yang
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of California at Berkeley
2019-2020
Apollo Arquiza
Lecturer
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Benjamin Bartelle
Assistant Professor
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
PhD, New York University
Scott Beeman
Assistant Professor
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
PhD, Arizona State University
Dimitri Bertsekas
Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mackenzie Boyer
Lecturer
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, University of Florida
Maria Chavez-Echeagaray
Lecturer
Academic and Student Affairs
PhD, Arizona State University
Michael A Cirillo
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
PhD, University of Maryland University College – MBA
Ivan Sanchez Esqueda
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, Arizona State University
Deliang Fan
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, Purdue University
Michael Findler
Lecturer
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Wright State University
Samira Ghayekhloo
Lecturer
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
Mark Huerta
Lecturer
Academic and Student Affairs
PhD, Arizona State University
Wonmo Kang
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ali Can Kucukozyigit
Lecturer
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Old Dominion University
Barry T Kutz
Lecturer
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, Arizona State University – Master’s
Leila Ladani
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Heewook Lee*
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Indiana University
Xiangjia (Cindy) Li
Assistant Professor (ABD)
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Southern California
Michael Machas
Lecturer
Academic and Student Affairs
PhD, Arizona State University
Ayan Mallik
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Troy McDaniel
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
PhD, Arizona State University
Steven Millman
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, Stanford University
Alexandra Navrotsky*
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Chicago
Hasan Ozer
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aikaterini Stefanaki
Lecturer
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo
Vijay B. Suthar
Lecturer
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Stanford University
Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang
Assistant Professor
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
PhD, University of California, San Diego
Tianfang Xu
Assistant Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yingzhen Yang
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ruijie Zeng
Assistant Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jia Zou
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Tsinghua University
2018-2019
Abhinav Acharya
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Florida
Renu Balyan
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
PhD, IIT Delhi
Tiffany Bao
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Tyler Baron
Lecturer
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Arizona State University
Chris Bryan
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, University of California, Davis
Xiangfan Chen
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
PhD, Northwestern University
Wanda Dalla Costa*
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
MDesR, Southern California Institute of Architecture
Gautam Dasarathy
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Mohamed Elhoseiny
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Rutgers University
Elham (Ellie) Fini
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel Frank
Lecturer
Engineering Academic and Student Affairs
PhD, University of Florida
Robert Gutzwiller
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
PhD, Colorado State University
Kevin Hadley
Lecturer Sr.
Engineering Academic and Student Affairs
PhD, Vanderbilt University
Kerry Hamilton
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, Drexel University
John Hentges
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
MS, DePaul University
Kirk Jalbert*
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mohamed Housse Kasbaoui
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, Cornell University
Beomjin Kwon
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Katina Michael*
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, University of Wollongong, Australia
Ariane Middel*
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
Ryan Milcarek
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, Syracuse University
Prescott Perez-Fox
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
MA, University of the Creative Arts
Sung-Min Sohn
Assistant Professor
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
PhD, University of Minnesota
George Stephanopoulos*
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
PhD, University of Florida
Dinesh Sthapit
Lecturer
The Polytechnic School
MS, Rochester Institute of Technology
Junliang Tao
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Ruoyu Wang
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jessica Weaver
Assistant Professor
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
PhD, University of Miami
Saeed Zeinolabedinzadeh
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology