Jun 05, 2023  
Graduate 2021-2023 
    
Graduate 2021-2023

Graduate Faculty


Architectural Engineering

Catherine Armwood-Gordon, Associate Professor 
B.S., 2007, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2014, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Wentao Wu, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2005, Harbin Institute of Technology; M.S. 2008, Harbin Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 2012, Aarbus University

Civil Engineering

Deo Chimba, Professor; B. Sc., 2002, University of Dares
Salaam; M.S. 2004 Florida State University; Ph.D. 2008, University of Miami

Andrea Gardiner, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2000, California Polytechnic State University; M.S., 2001, Colorado School of Mines; Ph.D., 2020, Vanderbilt University

Lin Li, Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1991, Zhongshan University; M.S., 1994, Zhongshan University; Ph.D., 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ranganathan Parthasarathy, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2005, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras; M.S., 2007, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., 2013, University of Kansas

Roger Painter, Professor
B.S., 1986, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1989, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Ph.D., 1992, Tennessee Technological University

Computer Science

Swastik Brahma, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2005, West Bengal University of Technology ; M.S., 2008, University of Central Florida; Ph.D., 2011, University of Central Florida.

Wei Chen, Professor
B.S., 1982, Shanghai Marine Institute; M.S., 1991, Osaka University; Ph.D., 1994, Osaka University

Erdem Erdemir, Assistant Professor
B.S., Bogazici University (Turkey); M.S., Bogazici University (Turkey); Ph.D., 2012, Vanderbilt University

Kamal Al Nasr, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2003, Yarmouk University (Jordan); M.S., 2009, New Mexico University; Ph.D., 2012, Old Dominion University

Tamara Rogers, Associate Professor
B.S., 1993, Vanderbilt University, M.S., 1995, Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., 2003, Vanderbilt University

Manar Samad, Assistant Professor
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S., University of Calgary; Ph.D., 2016, Old Dominion University.

Ali Sekmen, Professor and Chair
B.S., 1995, M.S., 1997, Bilkent University (Turkey); Ph.D., 2000,Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., 2012, Vanderbilt University.

Fenghui Yao, Professor
B.A., 1984, Dalian Maritime University (China); M.E., 1988, Ph.D., 1992, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan).

Electrical Engineering

Charles D. McCurry, Associate Professor
B.S., 1995, M.E., 2005, Ph.D. 2011, Tennessee State University

Frances R. Williams, Professor
B.S., 1994, M.S., 1996, North Carolina A&T State University., Ph.D., 2003, Georgia Institute of Technology

Kamrul Hasan, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 2006, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, M.S., 2016, Tennessee State University, Ph.D., 2020, Old Dominion University

Lee Keel, Professor
B.S., 1978, Korea University (Korea); M.S. 1982, Ph.D. 1986, Texas A & M University

Liang Hong, Professor
B.S., 1994, M.S., 1997 Southeast University, Ph.D., 2002, University of Missouri-Columbia

Mohamed Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Professor and Department Chair
B.S., 1979, University of Aleppo; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Vanderbilt University

Mohammad Bodruzzaman, Professor and Biomedical Engineering Concentration-Program Coordinator
B.S., 1977, M.S., 1979, Jahangrinager University; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University

Sagnika Ghosh, Assistant Professor
B.Sc. 2010, West Bengal University of Technology, India, M.S., 2014, University of Memphis, Ph.D., 2018, University of Memphis

Yi-Chung Chen, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2006, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, M.S., 2011, New York University, Ph.D., 2014, University of Pittsburgh

Mechanical Engineering

Muhammad Akbar, Associate Professor,
B.Sc., 1995, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.Sc., 2001, University of Alabama; Ph.D., 2004, Georgia Institute of Technology

Leitao Chen, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2006, East China University, (China), M.S., 2009, Tongji University (China), Ph.D., 2016, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg PA

Abiodun Fasoro, Assistant Professor  
B.S., 1992, Obafemi Awolowo University-Nigeria, M.S., 1996, University of Lagos-Nigeria, M. Phil, 1999, University of Birmingham-England, Ph.D., 2008, University of Texas, Arlington 

Mohammad Habibi, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1989, Aligarh Muslim University, India, M.S., 2003, Ph.D., 2014, Tennessee State University

Hamid R. Hamidzadeh, Professor
B.Sc., 1974, Arya Meher University of Tehran; M.Sc., D.I.C.,1975, Ph.D., 1978, University of London Imperial College of Science and Technology

S. Keith Hargrove, Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering
B.S., 1985, Tennessee State University, M.S., 1987, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Ph.D., 1993, University of Iowa

Landon C. Onyebueke, Professor and Interim Chair
B.S. 1982, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1989, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (France)

Amir Shirkhodaie, Professor 
B.S., 1983, M.S., 1985, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1989, University of Cincinnati