New faculty
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University will welcome more than 50 new faculty members during the 2022–23 academic year.
These talented professionals bring skills and insights from top universities, leading laboratories and innovative industry sectors across the nation and around the world. As they help to grow America’s largest university engineering program, they also enhance the scope and impact of the educational and research enterprise at the Fulton Schools.
These experts in biomedical, chemical, computer, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical and other engineering disciplines will augment an already remarkable community of students, researchers and entrepreneurs. Simultaneously, they will advance ASU’s collective efforts to address the great challenges of our time and transform society for the better.
“Academic and research excellence by our faculty is a central goal, and one that is effectively a journey requiring tremendous dedication by the faculty and support by FSE,” says Kyle Squires, dean of the Fulton Schools and ASU’s vice provost for engineering, computing and technology. “Our faculty not only make an impact within their disciplines but also foster an environment and a culture that promotes excellence. We always benefit from more gifted minds and articulate voices to broaden the impacts that we have all come to expect from the Fulton Schools. So, please join me in extending an enthusiastic welcome to these impressive scholars.”
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
- School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- The Polytechnic School
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Heather Clark
School Director and Professor, Biomedical engineering
Nanosensors, probes for chemical imaging in the body
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Ali Altunkaya
Lecturer, Computer science and engineering
Network science, graph algorithms, sequence analysis
Lynn Robert Carter
Professor of Practice, Computer science and engineering
Software engineering in mission-critical, life-critical, infrastructure-critical and business-critical domains
YooJung Choi
Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering
Probabilistic reasoning and learning and trustworthy artificial intelligence
Nakul Gopalan
Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering
Natural language grounding, robot learning, planning, reinforcement learning
Hannah Kerner
Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering
Machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, remote sensing, Earth observations, geospatial data analysis, space systems
Hasti Seifi
Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering
Human-computer interaction, haptics and social robotics
Xusheng Xiao
Associate Professor, Computer science and engineering
Computer science with a focus on software engineering and computer security
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Chris Bailey
Professor, Electrical engineering
Electronics packaging, multi-physics modeling, reliability
Umberto Celano
Associate Professor, Electrical engineering
Nanoelectronics, materials characterization, semiconductor metrology
Krishnendu Chakrabarty
Fulton Professor of Microelectronics
Integrated circuit/system design, design for test, emerging semiconductor technologies, hardware security, AI accelerators, microfluidic biochips, AI for health care
Vidya Chhabria
Assistant Professor, Electrical engineering
Computer-aided design for very large-scale integrated systems, circuit design and machine learning for electronic design automation
Houqiang Fu
Assistant Professor, Electrical engineering
Next-generation power electronics, radio frequency electronics, ultraviolet photonics, devices designed to work in extreme environments
Josh Hihath
Professor, electrical engineering and director, Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors
Nano-bioelectronics, biosensors, physical electronics, nanomaterials
Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal
Assistant Professor, Electrical engineering
Epitaxial growth and device engineering of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconductors
Amarsagar Reddy Ramapuram Matavalam
Assistant Professor, Electrical engineering
Power systems, machine learning, dynamical systems
James McDonald
Professor of Practice, Electrical engineering
Semiconductors, mixed signal circuit design, hardware design
Jeff (Jun) Zhang
Assistant professor, Electrical engineering
Domain-specific computing, computer systems and architecture, VLSI chip design
School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
Ehsan Dehghan-Niri
Associate Professor, Manufacturing engineering
Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing (NDE/T), additive manufacturing quality control, robotic sensing and inspection, infrastructure monitoring
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Gary Barras
Beavers – Ames Lecturer in Heavy Construction
Project management of heavy construction projects, heavy construction equipment, construction methods and materials, microcomputer applications for construction
Kristen Hurtado
Lecturer, Construction management
Construction management, project management, project planning, software and optimization
Saurav Kumar
Assistant Professor, Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering
Hydrology, water system modeling, hydroinformatics, aerial and satellite remote sensing
Ravi Kiran Yellavajjala
Associate Professor, Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering
Experimental and theoretical mechanics,damage mechanics, data-driven structural engineering
The Polytechnic School
Tessa Etzioni
Lecturer, Graphic information technology
Photography, web design and development, curriculum development
Jamie Gorman
Professor, Human systems engineering
Modeling and measuring coordination dynamics in human and human-machine teams
Joy Griffin
Lecturer, Technological entrepreneurship and management
High-tech entrepreneurship, strategic business planning, business model innovation, global marketing, business-to-business markets
Derex Griffin
Lecturer, Information technology
Project management, information technology, supply chain management
Heejin Jeong
Assistant Professor, Human systems engineering
Human factors engineering, human performance modeling, human-computer interaction, human-automation interaction
Heather C. Lum
Assistant professor, Human systems engineering
Human factors psychology with an emphasis on human-technology interactions
Kurt Paterson
School Director and Professor, Engineering
Engineering diplomacy, climate mitigation, air pollution, engineering education, higher education leadership
Dinesh Sthapit
Lecturer, Information technology
Information technology in electronic content management
Li Tan
Assistant Professor, engineering education systems and design
Academic pathways, engineering education, K-12 education, quantitative research methods
Junfeng Zhao
Assistant professor, engineering programs
Connected and automated vehicles, battery electric vehicles, smart mobility
Academic and Student Affairs
Suzan Allaham
Lecturer, Academic and student affairs
Engineering education, civil environmental engineering, infrastructure project management, water resources planning
Adwith Malpe
Lecturer, Academic and student affairs
Computer engineering (computer systems) and machine learning