Harvey J. Palmer, BS, University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Washington, PE—Dean; Professor
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
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Steven J. Weinstein, BS, University of Rochester; MS, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Department Head; Professor
Thomas R. Gaborski, BS, Cornell University; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Assistant Professor
Behnaz Ghoraani, B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology (Iran); M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran); Ph.D., Ryerson University (Canada)—Assistant Professor
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
Blanca Lapizco-Encinas, BS, MS, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora (Mexico); Ph.D., University of Cincinnati—Associate Professor
Harvey J. Palmer, BS, University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Washington, PE—Dean; Professor
Daniel B. Phillips, BS, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Director, Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor
Christiaan Richter, BA, BSc, University of Pretoria; MS, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Ph.D., Northeastern University—Assistant Professor
Reginald Rogers, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS, Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Michigan—Assistant Professor
Kenneth J. Ruschak, BS, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota—Research Professor
Patricia Taboada-Serrano, BS, Mayor de San Andres University (Bolivia); MS, Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela); 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
Adriana Becker-Gomez, BS, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico); MS, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas—Lecturer
Juan C. Cockburn, BS, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (Peru); MS, Ph.D., University of Minnesota—Associate Professor
Amlan Ganguly, B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology (India); MS, Ph.D., Washington State University—Assistant Professor
Kenneth W. Hsu, BS, National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan); MS, Ph.D., Marquette University; PE—Professor
Dhireesha Kudithipudi, BS, Nagarjuna University (India); MS, Wright State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio—Assistant Professor
Andrés Kwasinski, M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park—Associate Professor
Sonia Lopez Alarcon, BS, Ph.D., Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)—Assistant Professor
Marcin Lukowiak, M.Sc., Ph.D., Poznan University of Technology (Poland)—Assistant Professor
Roy W. Melton, B.Sc, M.Sc., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology—Senior Lecturer
Andreas E. Savakis, BS, MS, Old Dominion University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Professor
Muhammad E. Shaaban, BS, MS, University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia); Ph.D., University of Southern California—Associate Professor
Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Sohail A. Dianat, BS, Aria-Mehr University of Technology (Iran); MS, Ph.D., George Washington University—Department Head; Professor
Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, BS, Tripoli University (Libya); MS, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology—Professor
Vincent J. Amuso Sr., BS, Western New England College; MS, Syracuse University; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Associate Professor
David A. Borkholder, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., Stanford University—Associate Professor
Robert J. Bowman, BS, Pennsylvania State University; MS, San Jose State University; Ph.D. (Bioengineering), Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), University of Utah—Professor
Edward E. Brown, Jr., BS, University of Pennsylvania; MS, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University—Associate Professor
William W. Destler, BS, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University—President, RIT; Professor
Dale E. Ewbank, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Lecturer
Lynn F. Fuller, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Professor
Karl D. Hirschman, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Micron Technology Professor; Associate Professor
Christopher R. Hoople, BS, Union College; Ph.D., Cornell University—Lecturer
Mark A. Hopkins, BS, Southern Illinois University; MS, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University—Associate Professor
Michael A. Jackson, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Associate Professor
Santosh K. Kurinec, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Delhi (India)—Professor
Sergey E. Lyshevski, MS, Ph.D., Kiev Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine)—Professor
Athimoottil V. Mathew, BEE, Jadavpur University (India); M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Queens University (Canada)—Professor
James E. Moon, BS, Carnegie Mellon University; MBA, University of Rochester; MS, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley—Associate Professor
P. R. Mukund, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Tennessee—Professor
Dorin Patru, BS, MS, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania); Ph.D., Washington State University—Associate Professor
Robert E. Pearson, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Director, Microelectronic Engineering Program; Associate Professor
Daniel B. Phillips, BS, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Associate Professor
Ivan Puchades, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Research Assistant Professor
Sean L. Rommel, BS, Ph.D., University of Delaware—Associate Professor
Eli Saber, BS, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Professor
Ferat E. Sahin, BS, Istanbul Technical University (Turkey); MS, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute—Associate Professor
George B. Slack, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, University of Rochester—Lecturer
Gill R. Tsouri, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Ben-Gurion University (Israel)—Assistant Professor
Jayanti Venkataraman, BS, MS, Bangalore University (India); Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science (India)—Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Scott E. Grasman, BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Department Head; Professor
Robin R. Borkholder, BS, MS, State University of New York at Buffalo—Lecturer
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
Marcos Esterman, BS, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Stanford University—Associate Professor
John T. Kaemmerlen, BS, ME, Rochester Institute of Technology—Lecturer
Michael E. Kuhl, BS, Bradley University; MS, Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Professor
Matthew M. Marshall, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Associate Professor
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
Nabil Z. Nasr, BS, Helwan University (Egypt); MS, Rutgers University; M.Eng., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Rutgers University—Assistant Provost and Director, Golisano Institute for Sustainability and CIMS; Professor
Rubén A. Proaño, BS, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador); MS, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Assistant Professor
Brian K. Thorn, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology—Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Edward C. Hensel, BS, Clarkson University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University; PE—Department Head; Professor
Margaret B. Bailey, BS, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, PE—Professor
Stephen Boedo, BA, State University of New York at Buffalo; MS, Ph.D., Cornell University—Associate Professor
Agamemnon L. Crassidis, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Graduate Director, Associate Professor
Steven Day, BS, Ph.D., University of Virginia—Associate Professor
Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, BS, Duke University; MS, Ph.D., Purdue University—Associate Professor
Hany A. Ghoneim, BS, MS, Cairo University (Egypt); Ph.D., Rutgers University—Professor
Amitabha Ghosh, B.Tech., M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); Ph.D., Mississippi State University—Professor
Mario W. Gomes, BsE, Cornell University; MS, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University—Assistant Professor
Surendra K. Gupta, B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); MS, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Professor
William A. Humphrey, BS, MS, Case Western Reserve University—Lecturer
Satish G. Kandlikar, BE, Marathwada University (India); M.Tech., Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (India)—James E. Gleason Professor
Mark H. Kempski, BS, Purdue University; MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Professor
Jason R. Kolodziej, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo— Assistant Professor
Margaretha J. Lam, BS, MS, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University—Senior Lecturer
Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MS, Ph.D., Drexel University—Associate Professor
Timothy P. Landschoot, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MBA, University of Rochester—Senior Lecturer
Kate Leipold, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology—Senior Lecturer
Alexander Liberson, BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of Aerospace Technology (Moscow)—Lecturer
Alan H. Nye, BS, MS, Clarkson College; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Associate Department Head for Outreach; Professor
Ali Ogut, B.Ch.E., Hacettepe University (Turkey); MS, Ph.D., University of Maryland—Professor
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
Michael Schrlau, BS, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Assistant Professor
Frank Sciremammano Jr., BS, MS, Ph.D., University of Rochester, PE—Professor
Robert J. Stevens, BS, Swarthmore College; MS, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Virginia—Associate Professor
Benjamin Varela, BS, Institute of Technology of Juarez (Mexico); MS, Ph.D., New Mexico State University— Associate Professor
Panchapakesan Venkataraman, B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (India); MS, Ph.D., Rice University—Associate Professor
Wayne W. Walter, BE, State University of New York Maritime College; MS, Clarkson College; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; PE—Professor
John D. Wellin, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, University of Rochester—Senior Lecturer
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
Peter Bajorski, MS, University of Wroclaw (Poland); Ph.D., Technical University of Wroclaw (Poland)—Associate Professor
Ernest Fokoué, Maitrise B.Sc., University of Yaoundé (Cameroon); M.Sc., Aston University (England); Ph.D., University of Glasgow (Scotland)—Associate Professor
Steven M. LaLonde, BA, State University College at Potsdam; MBA, University of Rochester; MA, Ph.D., Syracuse University—Associate Professor
Daniel R. Lawrence, BA, BS, University of Akron; MA, Ball State University; MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Toronto (Canada)—Professor
Robert J. Parody, BS, Clarkson University; MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of South Carolina—Associate Professor
Joseph G. Voelkel, BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MS, Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison—Chair; Professor
Microsystems Engineering
Bruce W. Smith, BS, MS, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology—Director; Intel Professor of Research and Technology; Professor
David Borkholder, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D, Stanford University—Bausch and Lomb Associate Professor of Microsystems Engineering
Zhaolin Lu, BS, Changqing University (China); MS, Michigan Technological University; Ph.D., University of Delaware—Associate Professor
Stefan F. Preble, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University—Associate Professor
Jiandi Wan, BS, Wuhan University; Ph.D., Boston University—Assistant Professor
Distinguished Professorships
Bausch and Lomb Professorship
James E. Gleason Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
Established: 1967
Donor: Estate of James E. Gleason
Purpose: To provide a permanent memorial for Mr. Gleason, who was president of Gleason Works from 1922-1947 and was awarded 36 patents for his many inventions in bevel gear design and manufacturing. Mr. Gleason served on the RIT Board of Trustees for 65 years (1899 until 1964), including 20 years as chairman, and was an enthusisastic supporter of the mover of RIT to the Henrietta campus. The professorship is targeted to strengthen RIT in the field in which he received his education.
Held by: Satish G. Kandlikar
Gleason Professor in Electrical Engineering
Established: 1993
Donor: Gleason Memorial Fund
Purpose/History: To provide support for a faculty member who will provide leadership in research and development in electrical engineering.
Held by: Eli S. Saber
Kate Gleason Endowed Chair
Established: 1999
Donor: The Gleason Foundation
Purpose/History: To build upon the tradition of Kate Gleason as a role model for women in engineering by supporting the College's continuing committment to diveristy, its stratigic goals and overall mission. Among her many notable achievements, kate Gleason was the first woman admitted to study engineering at Cornell Univesity, the first woman elected to full lmembership in ASME, the first woman bank president in the US.
Held by: Open
Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Machining and Manufacturing
Established: 1995
Donor: Brinkman Family Charitable Trust and an anonymous foundation
Purpose: To support an endowed professorship in engineering and create a lasting memorial to Earl W. Brinkman, an innovative leader in the screw machine industry. Mr. Brinkman started in the industry at the age of 17, worked his way up the ranks to become Chief Engineer of the Davenport Machine Company in Rochester, N.Y., in 1937, and became president of the company from 1996 until his retirement in 1979, after devoting 53 years to the company.
Held by: Denis R. Cormier
Bausch and Lomb Professorship
Established: 2007
Donor: Bausch and Lomb Foundation
Purpose: To support and endowed professorhsip in Microsystems Engineering. This may include, but is not limited to, aiding in the development of microsystems technologies for biomedical applications to enhance the quality of life for future generations.
Held by: David A. Borkholder