Kate Gleason College of Engineering - Graduate Faculty

Harvey J. Palmer, BS, University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Washington, PE—Dean; Professor

Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Steven J. Weinstein, BS, University of Rochester; MS, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Department Head; Professor, Interfacial Transport Processes, Hydrodynamic Wave Phenomena, Applied Mathematics

Thomas R. Gaborski, BS, Cornell University; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Assistant Professor, Nanomaterials, Separations, Cellular Mechanics

Behnaz Ghoraani, B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology (Iran), M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran), Ph.D., Ryerson University (Canada)—Assistant Professor, Biomedical Signal Analysis, Pattern Recognition in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Biomedical Instrumentation

Karuna Koppula, B. Tech, Andhra University (India); MS, University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., Michigan State University—Lecturer

Brian J. Landi, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Associate Professor, Carbon Nanotubes, Batteries, Wires

Blanca Lapizco-Encinas, BS, MS, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora (Mexico), Ph.D., University of Cincinnati—Associate Professor, Microfluidics, Microscale Electrokinetics and Bioseparations

Harvey J. Palmer, BS, University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Washington, PE—Dean; Professor, Micro-fluidic Transport, Hydrodynamic Stability

Daniel B. Phillips, BS, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Director, Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor, Biomedical Instrumentation, Signal Processing and Visualization

Christiaan Richter, BA, BSc, University of Pretoria (South Africa); MS, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Ph.D., Northeastern University—Assistant Professor, Solar Energy, Nanomaterials, Terahertz Spectroscopy

Reginald E. Rogers, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS, Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Michigan—Assistant Professor, Carbon Nanotubes, Adsorption, Batteries

Kenneth J. Ruschak, BS, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota—Research Professor, Die Manifold Design, Interfacial Transport

Patricia Taboada-Serrano, BS, Mayor de San Andres University (Bolivia); MS, Simon Bolivar University (Bolivia); Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology—Assistant Professor

Computer Engineering

Shanchieh J. Yang, BS, National Chiao-Tung University (Taiwan); MS, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin—Department Head; Associate Professor, Network Modeling, Network Security, Cyber Situation and Threat Assessment

Adriana Becker-Gomez, BS, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico); MS, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas—Lecturer, Electronics and Mixed Signal Systems

Juan C. Cockburn, BS, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (Peru); MS, Ph.D., University of Minnesota—Associate Professor, Robust Control Systems, Active Vision

Amlan Ganguly, B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology (India); MS, Ph.D., Washington State University—Assistant Professor, Wireless Network on Chip, Dependable Multi-core Systems

Kenneth Hsu, BS, National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan); MS, Ph.D., Marquette University; PE—Professor, VLSI Design, System- on-Chip Design, Embedded Systems Verification

Dhireesha Kudithipudi, BS, Nagarjuna University (India); MS, Wright State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio—Associate Professor, Nanoscale Circuits and Systems, Low-power Systems, Nontraditional CMOS Technologies

Andres Kwasinski, M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park—Associate Professor, Wireless Networks, Digital Signal Processing, Cognitive Networks, and Networks for Sustainable Systems

Sonia Lopez Alarcon, BS, Ph.D., Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)—Assistant Professor, Heterpgeneous Computing, High Performance Computing and Architecture

Marcin Lukowiak, MS, Ph.D., Poznan University (Poland)—Associate Professor, Reconfigurable Computing, Cryptographic Engineering

Roy W. Melton, B.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology—Senior Lecturer, Computer Architecture, Mobile and Cloud Computing

Andreas Savakis, BS, MS, Old Dominion University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Professor, Department Head; Digital Image Processing, Computer Vision

Muhammed E. Shaaban, BS, MS, University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia); Ph.D., University of Southern California—Associate Professor, Computer Architecture, Parallel High Performance Computing

Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

Sohail A. Dianat, BS, Aria-Mehr University of Technology; MS, Ph.D., George Washington University—Department Head; Professor, Control Systems, Communications, Signal/Image Processing

Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, BS, Tripoli University (Libya); MS, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology—Professor, Micro-optical Systems, Micro- and Nano-photonic Devices

Vincent J. Amuso Sr., BS, Western New England College; MS, Syracuse University; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Associate Professor, Communications/Signal Processing

David Borkholder, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., Stanford University—Bausch and Lomb Professor, Associate Professor, Biosensors (electromagnetic and chemical), Biomedical Instrumentation MEMS Fabrication, Systems Engineering

Robert J. Bowman, BS, Pennsylvania State University; MS, San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of Utah—Professor, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, Semiconductor Physics, Biomedical Instrumentation

Edward E. Brown, Jr., BS, University of Pennsylvania; MS, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University—Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Robotics, Control Systems, Biomechatronics

William W. Destler, BS, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University—President, RIT; Professor, high power microwave sources, advanced accelerator concepts

Dale E. Ewbank, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Lecturer, Microlithography, Optics, Design of Experiments, Electro-optic Microsystems

Lynn F. Fuller, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Professor, IC Design, Semiconductor Manufacturing, MEMS and Microsystems

Karl D. Hirschman, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Director, Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory; Associate Professor, Semiconductor Process Integration, Photonic Devices

Christopher R. Hoople, BS, Union College; Ph.D., Cornell University—Lecturer, Power Electronics, Device Physics

Mark Hopkins, BS, Southern Illinois University; MS, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute— Associate Professor, Control Systems, System Identification

Michael A. Jackson, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Associate Professor, Solid State Devices, IC Metrology, Electronic Materials and Processing, Photovoltaics

Santosh Kurinec, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Delhi (India)—Professor, Electronic Materials and Devices, IC Processing, Quantum and Nanoscale Devices, Non Volatile Memory, Photovoltaics

Sergey Lyshevski, MS, Ph.D., Kiev Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine)—Professor, Microsystems

Athimoottil V. Mathew, BEE, Jadavpur University (India); M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); Ph.D., Queen’s University—Professor, Control Systems, Robotic Vision

James Moon, BS, Carnegie Mellon University; MBA, University of Rochester; MS, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley—Associate Professor, Semiconductor and Solid State Physics, Integrated Circuit Design, Microfluidic MEMS

P. R. Mukund, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Tennessee—Professor, VLSI Design, Electronic Devices and Circuit Design

Dorin Patru, BS, MS, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania); Ph.D., Washington State University— Associate Professor, Mixed-Signal and Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems

Robert E. Pearson, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Microelectronic Engineering Program Director, Associate Professor, Advanced Device and Process Modeling, VLSI Design and Parameter Extraction

Daniel B. Phillips, BS, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Associate Professor, Biomedical Instrumentation, Signal Processing and Visualization, and Embedded Systems

Ivan Puchades, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Research Assistant Professor

Sean L. Rommel, BS, Ph.D., University of Delaware—Associate Professor, Emerging Semiconductor Devices, Photonic Devices, Integration

Eli Saber, BS, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Gleason Professor in Electrical Engineering, Professor, Signal Image and Video Processing, Communications, Biomedical Imaging, Computer Vision

Ferat E. Sahin, BS, Istanbul Technical University (Turkey); MS, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute—Associate Professor, Artificial Intelligence, Control Systems, Robotics

Gill R. Tsouri, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Ben-Gurion University (Isreal)—Assistant Professor, MIMO, OFDM/OFDMA Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Diversity Methods

Jayanti Venkataraman, BS, MS, Bangalore University (India); Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science (India)—Professor, Electromagnetics

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Scott E. Grasman, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Department Head, Professor, Operations Research, Production/Logistics

Andres L. Carrano, BS, Universidad Catolica Andrés Bello (Venezuela); MS, Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Associate Profesor, Manufacturing, Sustainable Product Design and Material Handling

Denis R. Cormier, BS, University of Pennsylvania; MS, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Earl W. Brinkman Professor, Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping

Marcos Esterman, BS, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Stanford University—Associate Professor, Systems Engineering, Product Development

Michael E. Kuhl, BS, Bradley University; MS, Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Professor, Systems Simulation

Matthew M. Marshall, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Associate Professor, Biomechanics, Ergonomics, Human Factors

Jacqueline Reynolds Mozrall, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Associate Dean; Professor, Industrial Engineering, Human Factors, Ergonomics

Nabil Z. Nasr, BS, Helwan University (Egypt); M.Eng., Pennsylvania State University; MS, Ph.D., Rutgers University—Assistant Provost and Director, Golisano Institute for Sustainability and CIMS; Professor, Sustainable Production, Remanufacturing, Life-cycle Engineering

Ruben A. Proaño, BS, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador); MS, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Assistant Professor, Operations Research, Logistics/Supply Chain Management

Brian K. Thorn, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology—Associate Professor, Applied Statistics, Sustainable Design and Development, Life Cycle Assessment and Costing

Mechanical Engineering

Edward C. Hensel, BS, Clarkson University; Ph.D., P.E., New Mexico State University, PE—Department Head; Professor, Numerical Simulation of Diffusion-based Systems, Multidisciplinary Design

Margaret Bailey, BS, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, PE—Professor, Energy Systems, Thermodynamics, Building Systems

Stephen Boedo, BA, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., Cornell University— Associate Professor, Tribology and Lubrication

Agamemnon L. Crassidis, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Graduate Director, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Nonlinear Dynamics and Controls

Steven Day, BS, Ph.D., University of Virginia—Associate Professor, Bioengineering, Implantable Devices, Fluids in Biosystems

Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, BS, Duke University; MS, Ph.D., Purdue University—Associate Professor, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, Materials Performance

Hany A. Ghoneim, BS, MS, Cairo University (Egypt); Ph.D., Rutgers University—Professor, Finite Elements, Vibrations

Amitabha Ghosh, B.Tech., M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); Ph.D., Mississippi State University—Professor, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Aerospace Engineering

Mario W. Gomes, BsE, Cornell University; MS, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University—Assistant Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems

Surendra K. Gupta, B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); MS, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Professor, Materials Science, Computer Software, Image Processing

Satish G. Kandlikar, BE, Marathwada University (India); M.Tech., Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (India)—James E. Gleason Professor; Professor, Thermal Systems and Energy

Mark Kempski, BS, Purdue University; MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Professor, Biomechanics, Bioengineering, Systems and Controls

Jason R. Kolodziej, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Assistant Professor, Hybrid Vehicle Technology and Renewable Energy

Margaretha J. Lam, BS, MS, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University—Senior Lecturer, Vibrations, Optimization

Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MS, Ph.D., Drexel University—Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Multi-physics Systems Modeling

Alexander Liberson, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of Aerospace Technology (Moscow)—Lecturer, Multiphase Flow, Combustion

Alan H. Nye, BS, MS, Clarkson College; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Associate Department Head for Outreach; Professor, Automotive Engineering, Design of Systems

Ali Ogut, B.Ch.E., Hacettepe University (Turkey); MS, Ph.D., University of Maryland—Professor, Fluid Mixing, Thermal Fluid Sciences, Energy and Environment

Risa J. Robinson, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Education; Professor, Bioengineering, Aerosol Transport in Biological Systems

Michael Schrlau, BS, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Assistant Professor, Bioengineering and Microsystems

Frank Sciremammano Jr., BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester, PE—Professor, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Environmental Engineering

Robert Stevens, BS, Swarthmore College; MS, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Virginia—Associate Professor, Energy and Environment, MEMS, Thermal Properties, Energy Conversion, Thermoelectrics

Benjamin Varela, BS, Institute of Technology of Juarez (Mexico); MS, Ph.D., New Mexico State University—Associate Professor, Innovative Materials, Automation and Fluid Power, Dynamics

Panchapakesan Venkataraman, B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); MS, Ph.D., Rice University—Associate Professor, Optimal Control, Fluid Mechanics, Optimal Design, Aerospace Engineering

Wayne W. Walter, BS, State University of New York Maritime College; MS, Clarkson College; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PE—Professor, Applied Mechanics, Robotics, Vibrations

The John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics

Donald D. Baker, BA, Trinity College; M.Ed., MBA, Ed.D., University of Rochester—Director; Professor; Quality Standards, Quality Management and Problem Solving, Lean Six Sigma

Peter Bajorski, MS, University of Wroclaw (Poland); Ph.D., Technical University of Wroclaw (Poland)—Associate Professor, Regression Models, Multivariate Analysis, Nonparametrics, Imaging Science Applications

Ernest Fokoue, Maitrise B.Sc., University of Yaounde (Cameroon); M.Sc., Aston University (United Kingdom); Ph.D., University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)—Associate Professor, Statistical Machine Learning and Data Mining

Steven M. LaLonde, BA, State University College at Potsdam; MBA, University of Rochester; MA, Ph.D., Syracuse University—Associate Professor, Multivariate Analysis, Survey Design and Analysis, Statistical Computing, Educational and Psychological Measurement

Daniel R. Lawrence, BA, BS, University of Akron; MA, Ball State University; MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Toronto (Canada)—Professor, Multivariate Analysis (categorical data), Qualitative Measurement, Psychometrics, Survey Design and Analysis

Robert J. Parody, BS, Clarkson University; MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of South Carolina—Associate Professor, Experimental Design, Response Surface Methods, Quality Control and Improvement

Joseph G. Voelkel, BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MS, Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison—Chair; Professor; Experimental Design, Process Modeling and Improvement, Multivariate Analysis, Reliability, Nonparametrics

Microsystems Engineering

Bruce W. Smith, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Director; Professor, Microlithography, Nanopatterning and Nanomaterials, Thin Films Materials and Processes

Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, BS, Tripoli University (Libya); MS, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology—Professor, Micro-optical Systems, Micro- and Nano-photonic Devices

David Borkholder, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., Stanford University—Bausch and Lomb Professor, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering; Biosensors (electromagnetic and chemical), Biomedical Instrumentation MEMS Fabrication, Systems Engineering

Robert J. Bowman, BS, Pennsylvania State University; MS, San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of Utah—Professor, Electrical Engineering; Analog Integrated Circuit Design, Semiconductor Physics, Biomedical Instrumentation

Christopher Collison, BS, Ph.D., Imperial College of London (United Kingdom)—Associate Professor, Chemistry; Physical Chemistry: polymer chemistry

Denis R. Cormier, BS, University of Pennsylvania; MS, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., North Carolina State University— Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Screw Machine Technology; Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering

Lynn F. Fuller, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Professor, Microelectronic Engineering; IC Design, Semiconductor Manufacturing, MEMS and Microsystems

Thomas R. Gaborski, BS, Cornell University; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Assistant Professor, Nanomaterials, Separations, Cellular Mechanics

Behnaz Ghoraani, B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology (Iran); M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran); Ph.D., Ryerson University (Canada)—Assistant Professor, Biomedical Signal Analysis, Pattern Recognition in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Biomedical Instrumentation

Wei Guo, B.S., Peking University (China); Ph.D., Brown University—Assistant Professor, Epitaxial Crystal Growth and Characterization, Nanomaterials, Photovoltaic and Semiconductor Devices, Thin Films

Karl D. Hirschman, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Director, Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory; Associate Professor, Microelectronic Engineering; Semiconductor Process Integration, Photonic Devices

Seth M. Hubbard, BS, Drexel University; MS, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., University of Michigan—Associate Professor, Physics, Epitaxial Crystal Growth, Growth and Characterization of Nanomaterials, High-efficiency Photovoltaic Devices, Semiconductor Device Design and Fabrication, Thin Films

Satish G. Kandlikar, BE, Marathwada University (India); M.Tech., Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (India)—James E. Gleason Professor; Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Thermal Systems and Energy

Santosh Kurinec, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Delhi (India)—Professor, Microelectronic Engineering; Electronic Materials and Devices, IC Processing, Quantum and Nanoscale Devices

Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MS, Ph.D., Drexel University—Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Multi-physics Systems Modeling

Brian J. Landi, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Carbon Nanotubes, Batteries, Wires

Blanca Lapizco-Encinas, B.S., M.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora (Mexico), Ph.D., University of Cincinnati—Associate Professor, Microfluidics, Microscale Electrokinetics and Bioseparations

Zhaolin Lu, BS, Changqing University (China); MS, Michigan Technological University; Ph.D., University of Delaware—Associate Professor, Photonics and Metamaterials, Electromagnetics, and Nanoelectronics

Stefan Preble, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University—Associate Professor, Nanophotonics, Silicon Photonics, and Optics

Ryne Raffaelle, BS, MS, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla—Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Professor

Sean L. Rommel, BS, Ph.D., University of Delaware—Associate Professor, Microelectronic Engineering; Emerging Semiconductor Devices, Photonic Devices, Integration

Ferat E. Sahin, BS, Istanbul Technical University (Turkey); MS, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute—Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering; Artificial Intelligence, Control Systems, Robotics

Michael Schrlau, BS, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Assistant Professor, Bioengineering and Microsystems

Thomas W. Smith, BS, John Carroll University; Ph.D., University of Michigan—Professor, Chemistry; Organic/Polymer Chemistry: synthesis and device applications of block copolymer systems and nano composites

Jiandi Wan, BS, MS, Wuhuan University (China); Ph.D., Boston University—Assistant Professor, Microfluidics, Signaling Dynamics of the Microvascular System, Microemulsion-based Functional Materials, Photocatalytic Multiphase Reactions

Programs of Study