New Faculty and Staff
The school welcomed eleven new faculty members: Dr. Amir Danesh-Yazdi, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Dr. Tarek Elarabi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Richard Zhao, assistant professor of computer science and software engineering; Dr. Adriano Cavalcanti, visiting assistant professor of computer science and software engineering; Anne Gohn, research associate; Dr. Guang Zhang, lecturer in computer science and software engineering; Dr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah, lecturer in electrical engineering; Dr. Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei, lecturer in mechanical engineering; Dr. Azize Akcayoglu, lecturer in mechanical engineering technology; Dr. Young-Man Kim, lecturer in electrical and computer engineering technology; and Dr. Alex Wouden, lecturer in mechanical engineering technology.
Award Recipients
Five faculty members were recognized with college awards in 2016:
- Dr. Chetan Nikhare, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Excellence in Research Award;
- Melanie Ford, lecturer in computer science and software engineering, Excellence in Outreach Award;
- Lucy Lenhardt, research assistant, Excellence in Service Award;
- Dr. Gary Smith, assistant professor of engineering, Excellence in Teaching Award;
- Brian Young, associate professor of engineering, Excellence in Advising Award.
Promotions
- Dr. Eugene George Walters received tenure and was promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.
- Dean Lewis was promoted to senior lecturer in mechanical engineering.
- Jason Williams was promoted to senior lecturer in engineering.
- Dr. Gregory Dillon was promoted to professor of engineering.