Jul 11, 2025  
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Engineering (Faculty & Staff)


Lin Li, Ph.D., PE, Dean and Professor
Catherine Armwood, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Associate Professor

Applied and Industrial Technologies

Ivan T. Mosley Sr, Ph.D., Department Chair

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Carlos D. Beane, Associate Professor
B.S, 1996, Southern University and A&M College; M.S., 1999; PhD 2010, Tennessee State University

Ivan T. Mosley Sr, Professor
B.S, 1991, North Carolina A&T State University; M.S., 1996, University of Central Missouri; PhD, 1999, Ohio State University

Phyllis Hayes, Assistant Professor
B.S, 2016, Tennessee State University; PhD, 2023, Tennessee State University

Jing Yan, Associate Professor
B.S, 2005, Yangzhou University; PhD, 2018, Jackson State University

Civil and Architectural Engineering

Deo Chimba, Ph.D, P.E, PTOE, Interim Department Chair

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

Deo Chimba, P.E, PTOE, Professor
B. S, 2002, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: M.S., 2004, Florida State University: Ph.D, 2008, University of Miami

Youngjae Choi, Assistant Professor
B. S, 2007, Dong-Eui University; M.S., 2009, Pusan National University; Ph.D, 2018, University of Texas at Arlington

Kang Du, Instructor
B.S, 2012, Hebei University of Architecture; M.S., 2019, Jackson State University

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, P.E, Professor and Dean 
B. S, 1991, Zhongshan University: M.S., 1994, Zhongshan University: Ph.D, 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Shihui Liu, Assistant Professor
B. S, 2012, Hebei University of Architecture; M.S., 2016, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Ph.D, 2020, Jackson State University

Lijian Ma, Assistant Professor
B.S, 2012, Polytechnic University of Turin; M.S., 2015, Polytechnic University of Turin; Ph.D, 2022, Illinois Institute of Technology

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

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

Amber Spear, Assistant Professor
B.S, 2008, University of Michigan, M.S., 2014, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D, 2024, Jackson State University

Zufen Wang, Assistant Professor
B.S, 2016, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; M.S., 2018, Harbin Institute of Technology; Ph.D, 2022, University of Miami

Computer Science

Tamara Rogers, Ph.D., Department Chair

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

Chenchutta Jackson, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2000, Mississippi Valley State University; M.S., 2004, University of Mississippi; Ph.D., 2012, University of Mississippi

Heh Miao, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1982, Zhongshan University, PRC (China), M.S., 1997, University of Arkansas

Kamal Al Nasr, Associate  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, Associate Professor
B.S., 2007, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S., 2011, University of Calgary; Ph.D., 2016, Old Dominion University

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

Guifeng Shao, Associate Professor
B.A., 1986, Wuhan University of Technology on Surveying and Mapping, M.E., 1991, Ph.D., 1995, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)

Caleb Vatral, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2019, Eastern Nazarene College; Ph.D., 2024, Vanderbilt University

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

Electrical and Computer Engineering

M. Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Ph.D., Department Chair

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Mohammad Bodruzzaman, Professor
B.Sc. (Hons) Physics, 1977, M.Sc., 1979, Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh); M.S.,1984, Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University

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

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

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

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

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

Shazzad Rassel, Assistant Professor
B.S. 2008, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; M.S., 2013, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., 2018, University of Oklahoma

Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Professor
B.S., 1979, University of Aleppo (Syria); M.S., 1986; Ph.D., 1991, Vanderbilt University.

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Muhammad Akbar, Ph.D., P.E., Interim Department Chair 

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Muhammad Akbar, Professor and Interim Department Chair
B.Sc., 1995, M.Sc.,1998, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh), M.S., 2001, University of Alabama; Ph.D., 2004, Georgia Institute of Technology

Abiodun Fasoro, Associate Professor 

B.S., 1992, Obafemi Awolowo University-Nigeria, 1996, M.S., 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, Z. H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India; M.S., 2003,  Ph.D., 2014, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.

Hamid R. Hamidzadeh, Professor 
B.Sc., 1974, Arya Meher University (Iran); M.Sc., 1975; Ph.D., 1978, University of London

Aung Myat, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2004, Yangon Technological University (Myanmar); M.S., 2006, National University of Singapore; Ph.D., 2012, National University of Singapore

Landon C. Onyebueke, Professor 
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., 1984, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1989, University of Cincinnati