Apr 18, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Graduate Faculty: College of Technology


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Ahmed Abdelhadi. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology.

Kamran Alba. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S.M.E., Iran University of Science and Technology; M.E., University of Western Ontario, Canada; Ph.D., University of British Columbia.

Enrique Barbieri. Chair and Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Farouk G. Attia. Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E., Cairo University, Egypt;  Ph.D., University of Houston.

Venkatesh Balan. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology; B.Sc. and M.Sc., Madras University, India; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology.

Burak Basaran. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., Osmangazi University, Turkey; M.S., Gazi University, Turkey; M.S. and Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Driss Benhaddou. Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., University of Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco; M.S and Ph.D., University of Montpellier, France; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Amina Bose. Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S, and M.S., Rajshahi University; M.S., Georgetown University; Ph.D., Kent State University.

Chris Bronk. Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity; B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S. and Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Lila Carden. Instructional Assistant Professor, Construction Management; B.B.A. and Ph.D., Texas A&M University; M.B.A., University of Houston.

Wm. Arthur Conklin. Director for the Center for Information Technology Security Research and Education (CISRE), Program Coordinator and  Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; M.S.E.E. and E.E., Naval Postgraduate School; M.B.A. and Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio.

Zia Din. Assistant Professor, Construction Management; B.E., University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan; M.S. Hanyang University , South Korea; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Neil Eldin. Professor, Construction Management; P.E., C.P.C., and B.S., Cairo University, Egypt; M.S., Concordia University; M.S., McGill University, Canada; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Medhat El Nahas. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., and M.S., Cairo University, Egypt; M.M.E., Rice University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

Jerry Evans. Instructional Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.A., University of Houston; M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., The Union Institute and University.

Shirley Ezell. Associate Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.S., Baylor University; M.S. and Ph.D., Texas Women’s University.

Zheng Fan. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology; B.A., Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China; M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Albert Flavier. Instructional Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., University of the Philippines; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Lu Gao. Associate Professor, Construction Management; B.E., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; M.S. and Ph.D., The University of Texas.

Sivakumar Ganapathy. Program Coordinator Biotechnology and Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology.

Carole E. Goodson. Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.S., M.Ed., and Ed.D., University of Houston.

Tomika Greer. Assistant Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.S., North Carolina State University; M.Ed., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Deniz Gürkan. Associate Professor, Engineering Technology and Computer Science; B.S. and M.S., Bilkent University, Turkey; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Andrew Hines. Program Coordinator of Foresight and Assistant Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.A., M.S., and Ph.D., Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.

Ron Hopkins. Program Coordinator and Instructional Associate Professor, Construction Management; B.A., M.S., and Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

Holly M. Hutchins. Chair and Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of North Texas.

Rupa Iyer. Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., St. Xavier’s University, Mumbai; M.S., Mumbai University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Olivia Johnson. Assistant Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.S., Florida A&M University; M.S. and Ph.D., Auburn University.

Denise Kinsey. Assistant Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.B.A, University of Toledo; Ph.D., Northwestern Polytechnical University, China.

Jamison V. Kovach. Professor, Construction Management; B.S.T.E., North Carolina State University; M.S.T.T., Institute of Textile Technology; Ph.D., Clemson University.

Amaury Lendasse. Associate Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.S., MS., and Ph.D., Universitè Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

Ricardo Lent. Program Coordinator of Network Communication and Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., Ricardo Palma University; M.S., Universidad National de Ingenieria; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Central Florida.

Peggy Lindner. Assistant Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.S. and M.S., Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany; Ph.D., Stuttgart University, Germany.

Heidar A. Malki. Associate Dean and Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Fatima Merchant.  Program Coordinator of Computational Health Informatics and Associate Professor, Engineering Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering; B.E., University of Bombay; M.S. and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

Mequanint Moges. Interim Chair and Instructional Professor, Engineering Technology; B.Sc., Addis Ababa University; M.Eng.Sc., University of New South Wales; Ph.D., Stony Brook University.

Marcella L. Norwood. Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.S. and M.E., San Jose State University; M.E., Colorado State University; Ed.D., Auburn University.

Jamie Ortiz. Associate Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.Sc., University of Chile; M.A., Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Netherlands; Ph.D., Virginia Tech University.

Daiane Polesello. Instructional Assistant Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.B.A, Faculdades Decisao Borges de Mendonca, Brazil; Professional M.BA., Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil; M.B.A, University of Blumenau (FURB), Brazil, and Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Luca Pollonini. Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering; B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., University of Brescia, Italy.

Francisco Robles Hernandez. Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S. and M.S., National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico; Ph.D., University of Windsor, Canada.

Ahmed Senouci. Associate Professor, Construction Management; B.S.C.E., National Polytechnic School of Algiers; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Wajiha Shireen. Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S.E.E., Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology; M.S.E.E. and Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Lingguang Song. Chair and Professor, Construction Management; B.E. and M.E., Tianjin University, China; Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada.

Barbara L. Stewart. Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; C.F.C.S., B.A., and Ed.D., Brigham Young University; M.S., Utah State University.

Consuelo Waight. Program Director, Human Resource Development Executive Master’s; Program Coordinator, Human Resource Development; Associate Professor, Human Development and Consumer Sciences; B.A., University College of Belize; M.Ed. and Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Weihang Zhu. Program Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S. and M.S., Zhejiang University, China; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

Xiaojing Yuan. Associate Professor, Engineering Technology; B.S., Hefei University; M.S., University of Science and Technology of China; M.S. and Ph.D., Tulane University.

Xuqing (Jason) Wu.  Assistant Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.S., University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China; M.Sc., University of Alberta, Canada; Ph.D., University of Houston.

Zhang, Yunpeng (Jack). Assistant Professor, Information and Logistics Technology; B.S., M.Sc., and Ph.D., Northwestern Polytechnical University, China.

George Zouridakis. Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies and Professor, Engineering Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering;  B.S., University of Rome, Italy; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Houston.