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College of Engineering Faculty

Last Name
First Name
Degree
Degree Year
Degree Major
Degree School
Dean’s Office
Fronk Thomas PhD 1991 Organic Chemistry Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Hu Rose PhD 1998 Electrical Engineering University of Kansas
Kaluarachchi Jagath PhD 1988 Environmental Sciences and Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Biological Engineering
Department Head
Roper Keith PhD 1994 Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor
Agblevor Foster PhD 1988 Chemical Engineering University of Toronto
Sims Ronald PhD 1982 Biological and Agricultural Engineering North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Zhan Jixun PhD 2003 Biochemical Engineering East China University of Science And Technology And Peking University
Associate Professor
Britt David PhD 2000 Bioengineering University of Utah
Miller Charles PhD 1994 Biochemistry North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Zhou Anhong PhD 2000 Biosensor Hunan University
Assistant Professor
Huang Yu PhD 2011 Materials Science Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison
Vargis Elizabeth PhD 2012 Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University
Professional Practice Professor
Taylor Timothy PhD 1993 Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of California - Davis
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Department Head
Barr Paul PhD 2000 Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington
Professor
Doucette William PhD 1985 Water Chemistry University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dupont Robert PhD 1982 Environmental Health Engineering University of Kansas Main Campus
Halling Marvin PhD 1995 Applied Mechanics California Institute Of Technology
McKee Mac PhD 1985 Civil, Construction & Transportation Engin Utah State University
McNeill Laurie PhD 2000 Civil Engineering Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University
Peralta Richard PhD 1979 Agricultural (Water Resources) Engineering Oklahoma State University
Rahmeyer William PhD 1980 Civil Engineering Colorado State University
Stevens David PhD 1983 Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Wisconsin - Madison
Tarboton David SCD 1990 Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Tullis Blake PhD 1996 Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Associate Professor
Allen Lee PhD 1991 Civil Engineering University of Idaho
Bay James PhD 1997 Civil/Geotechnical Engineering The University of Texas At Austin
Caliendo Joseph PhD 1986 Civil Engineering Utah State University
McFarland Michael PhD 1987 Agricultural and Biological Engineering Cornell University
Neilson Bethany PhD 2006 Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University
Rice John PhD 2007 Civil and Environmental Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Rosenberg David PhD 2008 Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California-Davis
Urroz Gilberto PhD 1988 Civil and Envrionmental Engineering

University of Iowa
Research Professor
Barfuss Steven MS 1987 Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University
Johnson Michael PhD 1996 Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University
McLean Joan MS 1978 Soil Chemistry University of California, Davis
Research Associate Professor
Martin Randal PHD 1992 Civil Engineering Washington State University
Sims Judith MS
MS		 1973
1981		 Environmental Science
Soil Science		 Univeristy of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Assistant Professor
Horsburgh Jeffery PhD 2009 Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University
Maguire Marc PhD 2013 Civil Engineering Virginia Tech
Song Ziqi PhD 2011 Civil and Coastal Engineering University of Florida
Sorensen Andrew PhD 2009 Engineering Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Computer Science
Department Head
Watson Daniel PhD 1993 Computer and Information Science, General Purdue University
Professor
Cheng Heng-Da PhD 1985 Electrical Engineering Purdue University
Qi Xiaojun PhD 2001 Computer Science Louisiana State University
Associate Professor
Allan Vicki PhD 1986 Computer Science Colorado State University
Clyde Stephen PhD 1993 Computer and Information Science, General Brigham Young University
Dyreson Curtis PhD 1994 Computer Science University of Arizona
Flann Nicholas PhD 1992 Computer Science Oregon State University
Jiang Minghui PhD 2005 Computer and Information Science, General Montana State University
Kulyukin Vladimir PhD 1998 Computer Science University of Chicago
Assistant Professor
Hughes Amanda PhD 2012 Computer Science University of Colorado-Boulder
Lee Kyumin PhD 2013 Computer Science Texas A&M University
Nguyen Tung PhD 2013 Computer Engineering Iowa State University
Wang Haitao PhD 2010 Computer Science University of Notre Dame
Lecturer
Mano Chad PhD 2006 Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame
Mathias Dean PhD 2012 Computer Science Utah State University
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Department Head
Gunther Jacob PhD 1998 Electrical Engineering Brigham Young University
Professor
Baker Doran PhD 1960 Electrical Engineering University of Utah
Cetiner Bedri PhD 1999 Electronics & Communications Engineering Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Hinton H. Scott MS 1982 Electrical Engineering Purdue University
Hu Rose PhD 1998 Electrical Engineering University of Kansas
Moon Todd PhD 1991 Electrical Engineering University of Utah
Swenson Charles PhD 1992 Electrical Engineering Cornell University
Zane Regan PhD 1999 Electrical Engineering University of Colorado At Boulder
Associate Professor
Baktur Reyhan PhD 2005 Electrical Engineering Clemson University
Budge Scott PhD 1990 Electrical Engineering Brigham Young University
Chakraborty Koushik PhD 2008 Computer Science University of Wisconsin-Madison
Roy Sanghamitra PhD 2008 Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison
Winstead Chris PhD 2005 Electrical Engineering University of Alberta
Assistant Professor
Davidson Ryan PhD 2011 Physics University of Texas At Dallas
Pantic Zeljko PhD 2013 Electrical Engineering North Carolina State University
Professional Practice Professor
Cripps Donald PhD 2003 Electrical Engineering Utah State University
Engineering Education
Intermin Department Head
Fang Ning PhD 1994 Mechanical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Professor
Becker Kurt PhD 1988 Industrial Teacher Education Texas A&M University - College Station
Fang Ning PhD 1994 Mechanical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Associate Professor
Lawanto Oenardi PhD 2008 Human Resource Education University of Illinois At Urbana
Assistant Professor
Goodridge Wade PhD 2009 Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University
Minichiello Angela PhD 2016 Engineering Education Utah State University
Villanueva Idalis PhD 2009 Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado-Boulder
Principal Lecturer
Scheaffer Melissa MS 1993 Information Systems and Education Utah State University
Lecturer
Halling Shelly MS 2015 American Studies/English Utah State University
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Department Head
Spall Robert PhD 1987 Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Old Dominion University
Professor
Ban Heng PhD 1994 Mechanical Engineering University of Kentucky
Smith Barton PhD 1999 Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute Of Technology
Whitmore Stephen PhD 1989 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Eng University of California - Los Angeles
Associate Professor
Folkman Steven PhD 1990 Mechanical Engineering Utah State University
Fronk Thomas PhD 1991 Mechanical Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Geller David PhD 1999 Space Physics and Astronomy Rice University
Truscott Tadd PhD 2009 Hydrodynamics The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor
Berke Ryan PhD 2013 Mechanical Engineering The Ohio State University
Hunsaker Douglas PhD 2011 Mechanical Engineering Utah State University
Liu Ling PhD 2010 Mechanics and Materials Columbia University
Quinn Jason PhD 2011 Mechanical Engineering Colorado State University
Richards Geordie PhD 2012 Mathematics University of Toronto
Roberts Nicholas PhD 2010 Mechanical Engineering Vanderbilt University
Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Graham Jackson MS 2014 Mechanical Engineering University of Florida
Wendell Spencer MS 2006 Mechanical Engineering Utah State University